Gambonanza vs Hyper Light Drifter

Gambonanza

Stray Fawn Studio
App Store
$20.8K/mo
~$249.3K/yr · 130K installs
VS

Hyper Light Drifter

Abylight S.L.
App Store
$28.2K/mo
~$338.5K/yr · 532K installs
Revenue winner Hyper Light Drifter wins +36% vs other
Installs winner Hyper Light Drifter wins +309% vs other
MAU winner Hyper Light Drifter wins +164% vs other
Rating winner Gambonanza wins +1% vs other

Why Hyper Light Drifter is winning

Top 1 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Bigger install base. Hyper Light Drifter has ~532K lifetime installs vs Gambonanza's ~130K - 4.1× the funnel top.

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Side-by-side metrics

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

Gambonanza
vs
Hyper Light Drifter
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$20.8K
$28.2K
Annual revenue (est.)
$249.3K
$338.5K
Lifetime installs (est.)
130K
532K
Monthly active users (est.)?
26K
70K
App Store rating
4.91★
4.87★
Total ratings
867
7K
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
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0 tiers

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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Hyper Light Drifter

Abylight S.L.
App Store
Category
Games
Price
USD1.99
Released
Jul 25, 2019
Last updated
Oct 30, 2021
File size
812.6 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
1.1.7
Languages
English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean +6 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Gambonanza or Hyper Light Drifter? v
Hyper Light Drifter earns about $28.2K per month, while Gambonanza earns about $20.8K. That is a 1.4× revenue gap (~$7.4K more per month for Hyper Light Drifter). Annual revenue: Gambonanza ≈ $249.3K/year, Hyper Light Drifter ≈ $338.5K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Gambonanza or Hyper Light Drifter? v
Hyper Light Drifter leads with about 532K estimated downloads vs 130K for Gambonanza - a 4.1× gap. Gambonanza's App Store downloads are estimated from 729 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Hyper Light Drifter's App Store downloads are estimated from 7K ratings.
Are Gambonanza and Hyper Light Drifter 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 Gambonanza and Hyper Light Drifter have in-app purchases? v
Gambonanza does not appear to offer in-app purchases on its public listing. Hyper Light Drifter does not appear to offer in-app purchases. Monetization model: Gambonanza runs "Paid app ($5.99)", Hyper Light Drifter runs "Paid app ($1.99)".
Which has better ratings, Gambonanza or Hyper Light Drifter? v
Gambonanza edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 4.9 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: Gambonanza 729 ratings, Hyper Light Drifter 7K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Gambonanza vs Hyper Light Drifter revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $20.8K for Gambonanza and $28.2K for Hyper Light Drifter 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 Gambonanza or Hyper Light Drifter to a different App Store app? v
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