Dead Cells vs Shadow Fight 2 Special Edition

Dead Cells

Playdigious
Google Play
$179.7K/mo
~$2.16M/yr · 1.9M installs
VS

Shadow Fight 2 Special Edition

NEKKI
Google Play
$111.4K/mo
~$1.34M/yr · 1.9M installs
Revenue winner Dead Cells wins +61% vs other
Installs winner Dead Cells wins +1% vs other
MAU winner Dead Cells wins +2% vs other
Rating winner Dead Cells wins +5% vs other

Why Dead Cells is winning

Top 2 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Dead Cells earns roughly 2× more per month than Shadow Fight 2 Special Edition - $179.7K vs $111.4K.
  2. Aggressive pricing. Dead Cells undercuts at $1.98/mo vs $7.67/mo - converts a higher % of free users.

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Side-by-side metrics

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

Dead Cells
vs
Shadow Fight 2 Special Edition
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$179.7K
$111.4K
Annual revenue (est.)
$2.16M
$1.34M
Lifetime installs (est.)
1.9M
1.9M
Monthly active users (est.)?
112K
110K
App Store rating
4.81★
4.60★
Total ratings
126K
91K
US grossing rank
-
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
$1.98
$7.67
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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Shadow Fight 2 Special Edition

NEKKI
Google Play
Category
Action
Price
USD4.99
Released
Aug 17, 2017
Last updated
Mar 30, 2026
File size
-
Content rating
Teen
Version
3.0.2
Languages
-
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Dead Cells or Shadow Fight 2 Special Edition? v
Dead Cells earns about $179.7K per month, while Shadow Fight 2 Special Edition earns about $111.4K. That is a 1.6× revenue gap (~$68.2K more per month for Dead Cells). Annual revenue: Dead Cells ≈ $2.16M/year, Shadow Fight 2 Special Edition ≈ $1.34M/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 Shadow Fight 2 Special Edition? v
Dead Cells leads with about 1.9M estimated downloads vs 1.9M for Shadow Fight 2 Special Edition - a 1.0× gap. Dead Cells reports 1,000,000+ installs on Google Play. Shadow Fight 2 Special Edition reports 1,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Dead Cells and Shadow Fight 2 Special Edition 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 Shadow Fight 2 Special Edition offer? v
Dead Cells: IAP range $0.49 - $7.99 per item. Shadow Fight 2 Special Edition: IAP range $0.49 - $119.99 per item. Dead Cells runs a "Paid app ($7.99)" monetization model; Shadow Fight 2 Special Edition 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 Shadow Fight 2 Special Edition? v
Dead Cells edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.2 stars). Rating volume: Dead Cells 6K ratings, Shadow Fight 2 Special Edition 5K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Dead Cells vs Shadow Fight 2 Special Edition revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $179.7K for Dead Cells and $111.4K for Shadow Fight 2 Special Edition 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 Shadow Fight 2 Special Edition to a different Google Play app? v
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