Dead Cells vs Red's First Flight

Dead Cells

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

Red's First Flight

Rovio Entertainment Oyj
App Store
$221.5K/mo
~$2.66M/yr · 8.4M installs
Revenue winner Dead Cells wins +43% vs other
Installs winner Red's First Flight wins +534% vs other
MAU winner Red's First Flight wins +313% vs other
Rating winner Dead Cells wins +1% vs other

Why Dead Cells is winning

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

  1. Subscription model. Dead Cells runs a $17.34/mo subscription that compounds; Red's First Flight relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  2. 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
Red's First Flight
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$317.3K
$221.5K
Annual revenue (est.)
$3.81M
$2.66M
Lifetime installs (est.)
1.3M
8.4M
Monthly active users (est.)?
266K
1.1M
App Store rating
4.80★
4.78★
Total ratings
12K
76K
US grossing rank
-
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-
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
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Red's First Flight

Rovio Entertainment Oyj
App Store
Category
Games
Price
USD0.99
Released
Mar 31, 2022
Last updated
Jun 19, 2023
File size
229.0 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
1.3.1
Languages
Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian +8 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Dead Cells or Red's First Flight? v
Dead Cells earns about $317.3K per month, while Red's First Flight earns about $221.5K. That is a 1.4× revenue gap (~$95.8K more per month for Dead Cells). Annual revenue: Dead Cells ≈ $3.81M/year, Red's First Flight ≈ $2.66M/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 Red's First Flight? v
Red's First Flight leads with about 8.4M estimated downloads vs 1.3M for Dead Cells - a 6.3× gap. Dead Cells's App Store downloads are estimated from 12K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Red's First Flight's App Store downloads are estimated from 76K ratings.
Are Dead Cells and Red's First Flight 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 Red's First Flight offer? v
Dead Cells: IAP range 4 tiers detected. Red's First Flight: no IAP detected on the public listing. Dead Cells runs a "Paid app ($8.99)" monetization model; Red's First Flight runs "Paid app ($0.99)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Dead Cells or Red's First Flight? v
Dead Cells edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.8 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: Dead Cells 12K ratings, Red's First Flight 76K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Dead Cells vs Red's First Flight revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $317.3K for Dead Cells and $221.5K for Red's First Flight 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 Red's First Flight to a different App Store app? v
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