Folium vs Sword And Scale
Folium
Jarrod Norwell
App Store
$3.3K/mo
~$39.3K/yr · 41K installs
VS
Sword And Scale
Incongruity, LLC
Google Play
$12.4K/mo
~$148.5K/yr · 87K installs
Revenue winner
Sword And Scale wins
+278% vs other
Installs winner
Sword And Scale wins
+112% vs other
MAU winner
Sword And Scale wins
+139% vs other
Rating winner
Sword And Scale wins
+59% vs other
Why Sword And Scale is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Sword And Scale earns roughly 4× more per month than Folium - $12.4K vs $3.3K.
- Subscription model. Sword And Scale runs a $38.69/mo subscription that compounds; Folium relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. Sword And Scale has ~87K lifetime installs vs Folium's ~41K - 2.1× the funnel top.
- Better app store reviews. Sword And Scale sits at 3.85★ vs 2.42★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.
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Side-by-side metrics
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Folium
vs
Sword And Scale
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$3.3K
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$12.4K
Annual revenue (est.)
$39.3K
▶
$148.5K
Lifetime installs (est.)
41K
▶
87K
Monthly active users (est.)?
10K
▶
24K
App Store rating
2.42★
▶
3.85★
Total ratings
821
▶
3K
US grossing rank
-
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
▶
$38.69
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
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0 tiers
- Category
- Entertainment
- Price
- USD2.99
- Released
- May 31, 2024
- Last updated
- Mar 18, 2026
- File size
- 66.7 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 1.38
- Languages
- English
- Category
- Entertainment
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Aug 6, 2020
- Last updated
- Apr 23, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Everyone 10+
- Version
- 2.35.0
- Languages
- -
Folium trajectory
Sword And Scale trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Folium or Sword And Scale? v
Sword And Scale earns about $12.4K per month, while Folium earns about $3.3K. That is a 3.8× revenue gap (~$9.1K more per month for Sword And Scale). Annual revenue: Folium ≈ $39.3K/year, Sword And Scale ≈ $148.5K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store / Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Folium or Sword And Scale? v
Sword And Scale leads with about 87K estimated downloads vs 41K for Folium - a 2.1× gap. Folium's App Store downloads are estimated from 821 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Sword And Scale reports 50,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Folium and Sword And Scale in the same App Store category on each store and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Entertainment 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 Folium and Sword And Scale offer? v
Folium: no IAP detected on the public listing. Sword And Scale: IAP range $4.99 - $299.99 per item. Folium runs a "Paid app ($2.99)" monetization model; Sword And Scale runs "Subscription (~$38.69/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Folium or Sword And Scale? v
Sword And Scale edges ahead with ★ 3.8 vs ★ 2.4 (gap of 1.4 stars). Rating volume: Folium 821 ratings, Sword And Scale 1K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Folium vs Sword And Scale revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $3.3K for Folium and $12.4K for Sword And Scale are derived from App Store grossing rank / Google Play install ranges, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Entertainment) - 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 Folium or Sword And Scale to a different App Store app? v
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