Gambonanza vs Kick the Buddy
Gambonanza
Stray Fawn Studio
App Store
$52.9K/mo
~$635.3K/yr · 331K installs
VS
Kick the Buddy
Playgendary Limited
App Store
$393.9K/mo
~$4.73M/yr · 177.6M installs
Revenue winner
Kick the Buddy wins
+644% vs other
Installs winner
Kick the Buddy wins
+53478% vs other
MAU winner
Kick the Buddy wins
+14488% vs other
Rating winner
Gambonanza wins
+7% vs other
Why Kick the Buddy is winning
Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Kick the Buddy earns roughly 7× more per month than Gambonanza - $393.9K vs $52.9K.
- Subscription model. Kick the Buddy runs a $19.99/mo subscription that compounds; Gambonanza relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. Kick the Buddy has ~177.6M lifetime installs vs Gambonanza's ~331K - 535.8× 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
Kick the Buddy
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$52.9K
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$393.9K
Annual revenue (est.)
$635.3K
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$4.73M
Lifetime installs (est.)
331K
▶
177.6M
Monthly active users (est.)?
67K
▶
9.8M
App Store rating
4.89★
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4.58★
Total ratings
2K
▶
1.0M
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
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$19.99
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
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0 tiers
- Category
- Games
- Price
- USD5.99
- Released
- May 1, 2026
- Last updated
- Jun 12, 2026
- File size
- 172.4 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 1.2.0
- Languages
- English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Polish +5 more
- Category
- Games
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Nov 2, 2017
- Last updated
- Jun 24, 2026
- File size
- 343.0 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 2.6.1
- Languages
- English
Gambonanza trajectory
Kick the Buddy trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Gambonanza or Kick the Buddy? v
Kick the Buddy earns about $393.9K per month, while Gambonanza earns about $52.9K. That is a 7.4× revenue gap (~$341.0K more per month for Kick the Buddy). Annual revenue: Gambonanza ≈ $635.3K/year, Kick the Buddy ≈ $4.73M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Gambonanza or Kick the Buddy? v
Kick the Buddy leads with about 177.6M estimated downloads vs 331K for Gambonanza - a 535.8× gap. Gambonanza's App Store downloads are estimated from 2K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Kick the Buddy's App Store downloads are estimated from 1.0M ratings.
Are Gambonanza and Kick the Buddy 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 Kick the Buddy have in-app purchases? v
Gambonanza does not appear to offer in-app purchases on its public listing. Kick the Buddy does not appear to offer in-app purchases. Monetization model: Gambonanza runs "Paid app ($5.99)", Kick the Buddy runs "Free casual game · ad-supported (~$0.04/MAU)".
Which has better ratings, Gambonanza or Kick the Buddy? v
Gambonanza edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.3 stars). Rating volume: Gambonanza 2K ratings, Kick the Buddy 1.0M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Gambonanza vs Kick the Buddy revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $52.9K for Gambonanza and $393.9K for Kick the Buddy 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 Kick the Buddy to a different App Store app? v
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