Dead Cells vs Earn to Die
Dead Cells
Playdigious
App Store
$317.3K/mo
~$3.81M/yr · 1.3M installs
VS
Earn to Die
Not Doppler
App Store
$7.7K/mo
~$92.4K/yr · 292K installs
Revenue winner
Dead Cells wins
+4024% vs other
Installs winner
Dead Cells wins
+354% vs other
MAU winner
Dead Cells wins
+597% vs other
Rating winner
Dead Cells wins
+0% vs other
Why Dead Cells is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Dead Cells earns roughly 41× more per month than Earn to Die - $317.3K vs $7.7K.
- Subscription model. Dead Cells runs a $17.34/mo subscription that compounds; Earn to Die relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. Dead Cells has ~1.3M lifetime installs vs Earn to Die's ~292K - 4.5× the funnel top.
- 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
Earn to Die
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$317.3K
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$7.7K
Annual revenue (est.)
$3.81M
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$92.4K
Lifetime installs (est.)
1.3M
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292K
Monthly active users (est.)?
266K
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38K
App Store rating
4.80★
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4.78★
Total ratings
12K
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4K
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
$17.34
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
4 tiers
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0 tiers
- 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
- Category
- Games
- Price
- USD0.99
- Released
- Sep 20, 2012
- Last updated
- Sep 21, 2017
- File size
- 58.4 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 1.0.24
- Languages
- English
Dead Cells trajectory
Earn to Die trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Dead Cells or Earn to Die? v
Dead Cells earns about $317.3K per month, while Earn to Die earns about $7.7K. That is a 41.2× revenue gap (~$309.6K more per month for Dead Cells). Annual revenue: Dead Cells ≈ $3.81M/year, Earn to Die ≈ $92.4K/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 Earn to Die? v
Dead Cells leads with about 1.3M estimated downloads vs 292K for Earn to Die - a 4.5× gap. Dead Cells's App Store downloads are estimated from 12K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Earn to Die's App Store downloads are estimated from 4K ratings.
Are Dead Cells and Earn to Die 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 Earn to Die offer? v
Dead Cells: IAP range 4 tiers detected. Earn to Die: no IAP detected on the public listing. Dead Cells runs a "Paid app ($8.99)" monetization model; Earn to Die 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 Earn to Die? v
Dead Cells edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.8 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: Dead Cells 12K ratings, Earn to Die 4K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Dead Cells vs Earn to Die revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $317.3K for Dead Cells and $7.7K for Earn to Die 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 Earn to Die to a different App Store app? v
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