Free Fire: 9th Anniversary vs PUBG MOBILE

Free Fire: 9th Anniversary

GARENA INTERNATIONAL I PRIVATE LIMITED
App Store
$993.8K/mo
~$11.93M/yr · 52.4M installs
VS

PUBG MOBILE

Tencent Mobile International Limited
App Store
$2.70M/mo
~$32.41M/yr · 271.5M installs
Revenue winner PUBG MOBILE wins +172% vs other
Installs winner PUBG MOBILE wins +418% vs other
MAU winner PUBG MOBILE wins +69% vs other
Rating winner PUBG MOBILE wins +8% vs other

Why PUBG MOBILE is winning

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

  1. PUBG MOBILE earns roughly 3× more per month than Free Fire: 9th Anniversary - $2.70M vs $993.8K.
  2. Bigger install base. PUBG MOBILE has ~271.5M lifetime installs vs Free Fire: 9th Anniversary's ~52.4M - 5.2× the funnel top.
  3. Better app store reviews. PUBG MOBILE sits at 4.32★ vs 3.99★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.
  4. Charts placement. PUBG MOBILE ranks #27 on the US grossing chart vs Free Fire: 9th Anniversary at #29 - chart placement is a self-reinforcing flywheel.

→ Find more apps with this revenue gap · Full PUBG MOBILE report

Side-by-side metrics

Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.

Free Fire: 9th Anniversary
vs
PUBG MOBILE
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$993.8K
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$2.70M
Annual revenue (est.)
$11.93M
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$32.41M
Lifetime installs (est.)
52.4M
▶
271.5M
Monthly active users (est.)?
5.0M
▶
8.4M
App Store rating
3.99★
▶
4.32★
Total ratings
349K
▶
1.6M
US grossing rank
#29
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#27
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
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0 tiers

Free Fire: 9th Anniversary

GARENA INTERNATIONAL I PRIVATE LIMITED
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Dec 8, 2017
Last updated
Jun 24, 2026
File size
1.34 GB
Content rating
12+
Version
1.126.1
Languages
Arabic, BN, MY, English, French, Hindi +11 more
View full Free Fire: 9th Anniversary report →

PUBG MOBILE

Tencent Mobile International Limited
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Mar 19, 2018
Last updated
May 12, 2026
File size
3.64 GB
Content rating
12+
Version
4.4.0
Languages
Arabic, English, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian +7 more
View full PUBG MOBILE report →

Free Fire: 9th Anniversary trajectory

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Related app pages

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FAQ

Which makes more money, Free Fire: 9th Anniversary or PUBG MOBILE? v
PUBG MOBILE earns about $2.70M per month, while Free Fire: 9th Anniversary earns about $993.8K. That is a 2.7× revenue gap (~$1.71M more per month for PUBG MOBILE). Annual revenue: Free Fire: 9th Anniversary ≈ $11.93M/year, PUBG MOBILE ≈ $32.41M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Free Fire: 9th Anniversary or PUBG MOBILE? v
PUBG MOBILE leads with about 271.5M estimated downloads vs 52.4M for Free Fire: 9th Anniversary - a 5.2× gap. Free Fire: 9th Anniversary's App Store downloads are estimated from 349K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. PUBG MOBILE's App Store downloads are estimated from 1.6M ratings.
Are Free Fire: 9th Anniversary and PUBG MOBILE 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.
Do Free Fire: 9th Anniversary and PUBG MOBILE have in-app purchases? v
Free Fire: 9th Anniversary does not appear to offer in-app purchases on its public listing. PUBG MOBILE does not appear to offer in-app purchases. Monetization model: Free Fire: 9th Anniversary runs "Free game · whale-driven IAP economy (~$0.25/MAU)", PUBG MOBILE runs "Free game · whale-driven IAP economy (~$0.40/MAU)".
Which has better ratings, Free Fire: 9th Anniversary or PUBG MOBILE? v
PUBG MOBILE edges ahead with ★ 4.3 vs ★ 4.0 (gap of 0.3 stars). Rating volume: Free Fire: 9th Anniversary 349K ratings, PUBG MOBILE 1.6M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Free Fire: 9th Anniversary vs PUBG MOBILE revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $993.8K for Free Fire: 9th Anniversary and $2.70M for PUBG MOBILE 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 Free Fire: 9th Anniversary or PUBG MOBILE to a different App Store app? v
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