Dead Cells vs Gambonanza

Dead Cells

Playdigious
App Store
$317.3K/mo
~$3.81M/yr · 1.3M installs
VS

Gambonanza

Stray Fawn Studio
App Store
$52.5K/mo
~$630.6K/yr · 329K installs
Revenue winner Dead Cells wins +504% vs other
Installs winner Dead Cells wins +302% vs other
MAU winner Dead Cells wins +300% vs other
Rating winner Gambonanza wins +2% vs other

Why Dead Cells is winning

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

  1. Dead Cells earns roughly 6× more per month than Gambonanza - $317.3K vs $52.5K.
  2. Subscription model. Dead Cells runs a $17.34/mo subscription that compounds; Gambonanza relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. Dead Cells has ~1.3M lifetime installs vs Gambonanza's ~329K - 4.0× the funnel top.
  4. More monetization surfaces. Dead Cells runs 4 IAP tiers vs 0 - more chances to convert users at the right price.

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Side-by-side metrics

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

Dead Cells
vs
Gambonanza
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$317.3K
$52.5K
Annual revenue (est.)
$3.81M
$630.6K
Lifetime installs (est.)
1.3M
329K
Monthly active users (est.)?
266K
66K
App Store rating
4.80★
4.89★
Total ratings
12K
2K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$17.34
No sub
IAP tiers detected
4 tiers
0 tiers

Dead Cells

Playdigious
App Store
Category
Games
Price
USD8.99
Released
Jul 17, 2019
Last updated
Dec 5, 2025
File size
1.78 GB
Content rating
12+
Version
3.5.9
Languages
English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean +6 more
View full Dead Cells report →

Gambonanza

Stray Fawn Studio
App Store
Category
Games
Price
USD5.99
Released
May 1, 2026
Last updated
Jun 12, 2026
File size
172.4 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
1.2.0
Languages
English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Polish +5 more
View full Gambonanza report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, Dead Cells or Gambonanza? v
Dead Cells earns about $317.3K per month, while Gambonanza earns about $52.5K. That is a 6.0× revenue gap (~$264.7K more per month for Dead Cells). Annual revenue: Dead Cells ≈ $3.81M/year, Gambonanza ≈ $630.6K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Dead Cells or Gambonanza? v
Dead Cells leads with about 1.3M estimated downloads vs 329K for Gambonanza - a 4.0× gap. Dead Cells's App Store downloads are estimated from 12K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Gambonanza's App Store downloads are estimated from 2K ratings.
Are Dead Cells and Gambonanza in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Games 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 Gambonanza offer? v
Dead Cells: IAP range 4 tiers detected. Gambonanza: no IAP detected on the public listing. Dead Cells runs a "Paid app ($8.99)" monetization model; Gambonanza runs "Paid app ($5.99)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Dead Cells or Gambonanza? v
Gambonanza edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 4.8 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: Dead Cells 12K ratings, Gambonanza 2K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Dead Cells vs Gambonanza revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $317.3K for Dead Cells and $52.5K for Gambonanza are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Games) - 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 Gambonanza to a different App Store app? v
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