FINAL FANTASY VII vs Fire Emblem Heroes

FINAL FANTASY VII

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App Store
$22.3K/mo
~$267.5K/yr · 105K installs
VS

Fire Emblem Heroes

Nintendo Co., Ltd.
App Store
$1.20M/mo
~$14.41M/yr · 19.5M installs
Revenue winner Fire Emblem Heroes wins +5287% vs other
Installs winner Fire Emblem Heroes wins +18555% vs other
MAU winner Fire Emblem Heroes wins +29897% vs other
Rating winner Fire Emblem Heroes wins +15% vs other

Why Fire Emblem Heroes is winning

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

  1. Fire Emblem Heroes earns roughly 54× more per month than FINAL FANTASY VII - $1.20M vs $22.3K.
  2. Subscription model. Fire Emblem Heroes runs a $9.49/mo subscription that compounds; FINAL FANTASY VII relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. Fire Emblem Heroes has ~19.5M lifetime installs vs FINAL FANTASY VII's ~105K - 186.5× the funnel top.
  4. More monetization surfaces. Fire Emblem Heroes 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.

FINAL FANTASY VII
vs
Fire Emblem Heroes
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$22.3K
$1.20M
Annual revenue (est.)
$267.5K
$14.41M
Lifetime installs (est.)
105K
19.5M
Monthly active users (est.)?
13K
3.9M
App Store rating
4.13★
4.76★
Total ratings
1K
130K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
$9.49
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
10 tiers

FINAL FANTASY VII

SQUARE ENIX
App Store
Category
Games
Price
USD7.99
Released
Aug 20, 2015
Last updated
Jan 26, 2016
File size
1.81 GB
Content rating
12+
Version
1.0.5
Languages
English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish
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Fire Emblem Heroes

Nintendo Co., Ltd.
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Feb 2, 2017
Last updated
May 7, 2026
File size
115.1 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
10.5.0
Languages
English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese +2 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, FINAL FANTASY VII or Fire Emblem Heroes? v
Fire Emblem Heroes earns about $1.20M per month, while FINAL FANTASY VII earns about $22.3K. That is a 53.9× revenue gap (~$1.18M more per month for Fire Emblem Heroes). Annual revenue: FINAL FANTASY VII ≈ $267.5K/year, Fire Emblem Heroes ≈ $14.41M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, FINAL FANTASY VII or Fire Emblem Heroes? v
Fire Emblem Heroes leads with about 19.5M estimated downloads vs 105K for FINAL FANTASY VII - a 186.5× gap. FINAL FANTASY VII's App Store downloads are estimated from 1K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Fire Emblem Heroes's App Store downloads are estimated from 130K ratings.
Are FINAL FANTASY VII and Fire Emblem Heroes 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 FINAL FANTASY VII and Fire Emblem Heroes offer? v
FINAL FANTASY VII: no IAP detected on the public listing. Fire Emblem Heroes: IAP range 10 tiers detected. FINAL FANTASY VII runs a "Paid app ($7.99)" monetization model; Fire Emblem Heroes runs "Subscription (~$9.49/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, FINAL FANTASY VII or Fire Emblem Heroes? v
Fire Emblem Heroes edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.1 (gap of 0.6 stars). Rating volume: FINAL FANTASY VII 1K ratings, Fire Emblem Heroes 130K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these FINAL FANTASY VII vs Fire Emblem Heroes revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $22.3K for FINAL FANTASY VII and $1.20M for Fire Emblem Heroes 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 FINAL FANTASY VII or Fire Emblem Heroes to a different App Store app? v
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