DRAGON QUEST IV vs Shadow Fight 4: Arena

DRAGON QUEST IV

SQUARE ENIX Co.,Ltd.
Google Play
$9.6K/mo
~$115.4K/yr · 53K installs
VS

Shadow Fight 4: Arena

NEKKI
Google Play
$339.3K/mo
~$4.07M/yr · 88.8M installs
Revenue winner Shadow Fight 4: Arena wins +3428% vs other
Installs winner Shadow Fight 4: Arena wins +165930% vs other
MAU winner Shadow Fight 4: Arena wins +50431% vs other
Rating winner Shadow Fight 4: Arena wins +8% vs other

Why Shadow Fight 4: Arena is winning

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

  1. Shadow Fight 4: Arena earns roughly 35× more per month than DRAGON QUEST IV - $339.3K vs $9.6K.
  2. Subscription model. Shadow Fight 4: Arena runs a $8.57/mo subscription that compounds; DRAGON QUEST IV relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. Shadow Fight 4: Arena has ~88.8M lifetime installs vs DRAGON QUEST IV's ~53K - 1660.3× the funnel top.
  4. Better app store reviews. Shadow Fight 4: Arena sits at 4.68★ vs 4.34★ - 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.

DRAGON QUEST IV
vs
Shadow Fight 4: Arena
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$9.6K
$339.3K
Annual revenue (est.)
$115.4K
$4.07M
Lifetime installs (est.)
53K
88.8M
Monthly active users (est.)?
6K
3.1M
App Store rating
4.34★
4.68★
Total ratings
2K
1.8M
US grossing rank
-
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
$8.57
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
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0 tiers

DRAGON QUEST IV

SQUARE ENIX Co.,Ltd.
Google Play
Category
Role Playing
Price
USD14.99
Released
Aug 6, 2014
Last updated
Oct 3, 2025
File size
-
Content rating
Everyone 10+
Version
1.1.6
Languages
-
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Shadow Fight 4: Arena

NEKKI
Google Play
Category
Role Playing
Price
Free
Released
Nov 3, 2020
Last updated
Apr 28, 2026
File size
-
Content rating
Teen
Version
1.9.70
Languages
-
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FAQ

Which makes more money, DRAGON QUEST IV or Shadow Fight 4: Arena? v
Shadow Fight 4: Arena earns about $339.3K per month, while DRAGON QUEST IV earns about $9.6K. That is a 35.3× revenue gap (~$329.7K more per month for Shadow Fight 4: Arena). Annual revenue: DRAGON QUEST IV ≈ $115.4K/year, Shadow Fight 4: Arena ≈ $4.07M/year. Estimates are derived from public Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, DRAGON QUEST IV or Shadow Fight 4: Arena? v
Shadow Fight 4: Arena leads with about 88.8M estimated downloads vs 53K for DRAGON QUEST IV - a 1660.3× gap. DRAGON QUEST IV reports 50,000+ installs on Google Play. Shadow Fight 4: Arena reports 50,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are DRAGON QUEST IV and Shadow Fight 4: Arena in the same Google Play category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Role Playing 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 DRAGON QUEST IV and Shadow Fight 4: Arena offer? v
DRAGON QUEST IV: no IAP detected on the public listing. Shadow Fight 4: Arena: IAP range $0.49 - $149.99 per item. DRAGON QUEST IV runs a "Paid app ($14.99)" monetization model; Shadow Fight 4: Arena runs "Free game · IAP-driven (0 packs, ~$0.30/MAU)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, DRAGON QUEST IV or Shadow Fight 4: Arena? v
Shadow Fight 4: Arena edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.3 (gap of 0.3 stars). Rating volume: DRAGON QUEST IV 301 ratings, Shadow Fight 4: Arena 14K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these DRAGON QUEST IV vs Shadow Fight 4: Arena revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $9.6K for DRAGON QUEST IV and $339.3K for Shadow Fight 4: Arena are derived from Google Play grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Role Playing) - 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 DRAGON QUEST IV or Shadow Fight 4: Arena to a different Google Play app? v
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