Dead Cells vs Poppy Playtime Chapter 2

Dead Cells

Playdigious
Google Play
$182.4K/mo
~$2.19M/yr · 1.9M installs
VS

Poppy Playtime Chapter 2

Mob Entertainment
Google Play
$33.8K/mo
~$405.0K/yr · 564K installs
Revenue winner Dead Cells wins +440% vs other
Installs winner Dead Cells wins +237% vs other
MAU winner Dead Cells wins +179% vs other
Rating winner Dead Cells wins +18% vs other

Why Dead Cells is winning

Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Dead Cells earns roughly 5× more per month than Poppy Playtime Chapter 2 - $182.4K vs $33.8K.
  2. Subscription model. Dead Cells runs a $1.98/mo subscription that compounds; Poppy Playtime Chapter 2 relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. Dead Cells has ~1.9M lifetime installs vs Poppy Playtime Chapter 2's ~564K - 3.4× the funnel top.
  4. Better app store reviews. Dead Cells sits at 4.82★ vs 4.09★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.

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Side-by-side metrics

Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.

Dead Cells
vs
Poppy Playtime Chapter 2
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$182.4K
$33.8K
Annual revenue (est.)
$2.19M
$405.0K
Lifetime installs (est.)
1.9M
564K
Monthly active users (est.)?
192K
69K
App Store rating
4.82★
4.09★
Total ratings
129K
22K
US grossing rank
-
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Cheapest monthly sub
$1.98
No sub
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
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0 tiers

Dead Cells

Playdigious
Google Play
Category
Action
Price
USD7.99
Released
Jun 2, 2020
Last updated
Sep 8, 2025
File size
-
Content rating
Teen
Version
3.5.9
Languages
-
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Poppy Playtime Chapter 2

Mob Entertainment
Google Play
Category
Action
Price
USD4.99
Released
Aug 11, 2022
Last updated
Oct 28, 2024
File size
-
Content rating
Teen
Version
1.42
Languages
-
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Dead Cells or Poppy Playtime Chapter 2? v
Dead Cells earns about $182.4K per month, while Poppy Playtime Chapter 2 earns about $33.8K. That is a 5.4× revenue gap (~$148.6K more per month for Dead Cells). Annual revenue: Dead Cells ≈ $2.19M/year, Poppy Playtime Chapter 2 ≈ $405.0K/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 Poppy Playtime Chapter 2? v
Dead Cells leads with about 1.9M estimated downloads vs 564K for Poppy Playtime Chapter 2 - a 3.4× gap. Dead Cells reports 1,000,000+ installs on Google Play. Poppy Playtime Chapter 2 reports 500,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Dead Cells and Poppy Playtime Chapter 2 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 Poppy Playtime Chapter 2 offer? v
Dead Cells: IAP range $0.49 - $7.99 per item. Poppy Playtime Chapter 2: no IAP detected on the public listing. Dead Cells runs a "Paid app ($7.99)" monetization model; Poppy Playtime Chapter 2 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 Poppy Playtime Chapter 2? v
Dead Cells edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.1 (gap of 0.7 stars). Rating volume: Dead Cells 6K ratings, Poppy Playtime Chapter 2 2K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Dead Cells vs Poppy Playtime Chapter 2 revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $182.4K for Dead Cells and $33.8K for Poppy Playtime Chapter 2 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 Poppy Playtime Chapter 2 to a different Google Play app? v
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