Earn to Die vs Exploding Kittens® 2

Earn to Die

Not Doppler
App Store
$7.7K/mo
~$92.3K/yr · 291K installs
VS

Exploding Kittens® 2

Marmalade Game Studio
App Store
$35.0K/mo
~$419.5K/yr · 263K installs
Revenue winner Exploding Kittens® 2 wins +355% vs other
Installs winner Earn to Die wins +11% vs other
MAU winner Exploding Kittens® 2 wins +38% vs other
Rating winner Earn to Die wins +1% vs other

Why Exploding Kittens® 2 is winning

Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Exploding Kittens® 2 earns roughly 5× more per month than Earn to Die - $35.0K vs $7.7K.
  2. Subscription model. Exploding Kittens® 2 runs a $9.99/mo subscription that compounds; Earn to Die relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. More monetization surfaces. Exploding Kittens® 2 runs 10 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.

Earn to Die
vs
Exploding Kittens® 2
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$7.7K
$35.0K
Annual revenue (est.)
$92.3K
$419.5K
Lifetime installs (est.)
291K
263K
Monthly active users (est.)?
38K
53K
App Store rating
4.78★
4.75★
Total ratings
4K
3K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
$9.99
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
10 tiers

Earn to Die

Not Doppler
App Store
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
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Exploding Kittens® 2

Marmalade Game Studio
App Store
Category
Games
Price
USD4.99
Released
Aug 12, 2024
Last updated
Apr 23, 2026
File size
443.4 MB
Content rating
9+
Version
1.0.0
Languages
English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Earn to Die or Exploding Kittens® 2? v
Exploding Kittens® 2 earns about $35.0K per month, while Earn to Die earns about $7.7K. That is a 4.5× revenue gap (~$27.3K more per month for Exploding Kittens® 2). Annual revenue: Earn to Die ≈ $92.3K/year, Exploding Kittens® 2 ≈ $419.5K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Earn to Die or Exploding Kittens® 2? v
Earn to Die leads with about 291K estimated downloads vs 263K for Exploding Kittens® 2 - a 1.1× gap. Earn to Die's App Store downloads are estimated from 4K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Exploding Kittens® 2's App Store downloads are estimated from 3K ratings.
Are Earn to Die and Exploding Kittens® 2 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 Earn to Die and Exploding Kittens® 2 offer? v
Earn to Die: no IAP detected on the public listing. Exploding Kittens® 2: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Earn to Die runs a "Paid app ($0.99)" monetization model; Exploding Kittens® 2 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, Earn to Die or Exploding Kittens® 2? v
Earn to Die edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.7 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: Earn to Die 4K ratings, Exploding Kittens® 2 3K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Earn to Die vs Exploding Kittens® 2 revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $7.7K for Earn to Die and $35.0K for Exploding Kittens® 2 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 Earn to Die or Exploding Kittens® 2 to a different App Store app? v
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