Exploding Kittens® 2 vs Gambonanza

Exploding Kittens® 2

Marmalade Game Studio
App Store
$34.7K/mo
~$417.0K/yr · 261K installs
VS

Gambonanza

Stray Fawn Studio
App Store
$20.1K/mo
~$240.9K/yr · 126K installs
Revenue winner Exploding Kittens® 2 wins +73% vs other
Installs winner Exploding Kittens® 2 wins +108% vs other
MAU winner Exploding Kittens® 2 wins +105% vs other
Rating winner Gambonanza wins +3% vs other

Why Exploding Kittens® 2 is winning

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

  1. Exploding Kittens® 2 earns roughly 2× more per month than Gambonanza - $34.7K vs $20.1K.
  2. Subscription model. Exploding Kittens® 2 runs a $9.99/mo subscription that compounds; Gambonanza relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. Exploding Kittens® 2 has ~261K lifetime installs vs Gambonanza's ~126K - 2.1× the funnel top.
  4. 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.

Exploding Kittens® 2
vs
Gambonanza
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$34.7K
$20.1K
Annual revenue (est.)
$417.0K
$240.9K
Lifetime installs (est.)
261K
126K
Monthly active users (est.)?
52K
26K
App Store rating
4.74★
4.91★
Total ratings
3K
838
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$9.99
No sub
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
0 tiers

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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Gambonanza

Stray Fawn Studio
App Store
Category
Games
Price
USD5.99
Released
May 1, 2026
Last updated
May 1, 2026
File size
166.7 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
1.0.13
Languages
English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Polish +5 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Exploding Kittens® 2 or Gambonanza? v
Exploding Kittens® 2 earns about $34.7K per month, while Gambonanza earns about $20.1K. That is a 1.7× revenue gap (~$14.7K more per month for Exploding Kittens® 2). Annual revenue: Exploding Kittens® 2 ≈ $417.0K/year, Gambonanza ≈ $240.9K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Exploding Kittens® 2 or Gambonanza? v
Exploding Kittens® 2 leads with about 261K estimated downloads vs 126K for Gambonanza - a 2.1× gap. Exploding Kittens® 2's App Store downloads are estimated from 3K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Gambonanza's App Store downloads are estimated from 729 ratings.
Are Exploding Kittens® 2 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 Exploding Kittens® 2 and Gambonanza offer? v
Exploding Kittens® 2: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Gambonanza: no IAP detected on the public listing. Exploding Kittens® 2 runs a "Paid app ($4.99)" 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, Exploding Kittens® 2 or Gambonanza? v
Gambonanza edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 4.7 (gap of 0.2 stars). Rating volume: Exploding Kittens® 2 3K ratings, Gambonanza 729 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Exploding Kittens® 2 vs Gambonanza revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $34.7K for Exploding Kittens® 2 and $20.1K 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 Exploding Kittens® 2 or Gambonanza to a different App Store app? v
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