Dead Cells vs Grand Theft Auto III
Dead Cells
Playdigious
Google Play
$182.4K/mo
~$2.19M/yr · 1.9M installs
VS
Grand Theft Auto III
Rockstar Games
Google Play
$134.8K/mo
~$1.62M/yr · 2.3M installs
Revenue winner
Dead Cells wins
+35% vs other
Installs winner
Grand Theft Auto III wins
+18% vs other
MAU winner
Grand Theft Auto III wins
+7% vs other
Rating winner
Dead Cells wins
+38% vs other
Why Dead Cells is winning
Top 2 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Subscription model. Dead Cells runs a $1.98/mo subscription that compounds; Grand Theft Auto III relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Better app store reviews. Dead Cells sits at 4.82★ vs 3.48★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.
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Side-by-side metrics
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Dead Cells
vs
Grand Theft Auto III
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$182.4K
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$134.8K
Annual revenue (est.)
$2.19M
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$1.62M
Lifetime installs (est.)
1.9M
▶
2.3M
Monthly active users (est.)?
192K
▶
205K
App Store rating
4.82★
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3.48★
Total ratings
129K
◀
114K
US grossing rank
-
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
$1.98
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
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0 tiers
- Category
- Action
- Price
- USD7.99
- Released
- Jun 2, 2020
- Last updated
- Sep 8, 2025
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Teen
- Version
- 3.5.9
- Languages
- -
- Category
- Action
- Price
- USD4.99
- Released
- Dec 14, 2011
- Last updated
- Mar 9, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Mature 17+
- Version
- 1.10.106
- Languages
- -
Dead Cells trajectory
Grand Theft Auto III trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Dead Cells or Grand Theft Auto III? v
Dead Cells earns about $182.4K per month, while Grand Theft Auto III earns about $134.8K. That is a 1.4× revenue gap (~$47.6K more per month for Dead Cells). Annual revenue: Dead Cells ≈ $2.19M/year, Grand Theft Auto III ≈ $1.62M/year. Estimates are derived from public Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Dead Cells or Grand Theft Auto III? v
Grand Theft Auto III leads with about 2.3M estimated downloads vs 1.9M for Dead Cells - a 1.2× gap. Dead Cells reports 1,000,000+ installs on Google Play. Grand Theft Auto III reports 1,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Dead Cells and Grand Theft Auto III in the same Google Play category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Action category, which means they compete directly for the same paying users and category-level wallet share. Direct competitors, head-to-head.
What in-app purchases and subscription pricing do Dead Cells and Grand Theft Auto III offer? v
Dead Cells: IAP range $0.49 - $7.99 per item. Grand Theft Auto III: IAP range $4.99 per item. Dead Cells runs a "Paid app ($7.99)" monetization model; Grand Theft Auto III runs "Paid app ($4.99)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Dead Cells or Grand Theft Auto III? v
Dead Cells edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 3.5 (gap of 1.3 stars). Rating volume: Dead Cells 6K ratings, Grand Theft Auto III 23K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Dead Cells vs Grand Theft Auto III revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $182.4K for Dead Cells and $134.8K for Grand Theft Auto III are derived from Google Play grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Action) - net of the 15-30% Apple/Google store cut. Real revenue depends on country mix, retention, refunds and ad fill rate, none of which Apple or Google publish.
How do I compare Dead Cells or Grand Theft Auto III to a different Google Play app? v
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