Gambonanza vs Magic: The Gathering Arena

Gambonanza

Stray Fawn Studio
App Store
$21.3K/mo
~$255.9K/yr · 134K installs
VS

Magic: The Gathering Arena

Wizards of the Coast
App Store
$177.1K/mo
~$2.13M/yr · 22.1M installs
Revenue winner Magic: The Gathering Arena wins +731% vs other
Installs winner Magic: The Gathering Arena wins +16482% vs other
MAU winner Magic: The Gathering Arena wins +12071% vs other
Rating winner Gambonanza wins +6% vs other

Why Magic: The Gathering Arena is winning

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

  1. Magic: The Gathering Arena earns roughly 8× more per month than Gambonanza - $177.1K vs $21.3K.
  2. Subscription model. Magic: The Gathering Arena runs a $9.99/mo subscription that compounds; Gambonanza relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. Magic: The Gathering Arena has ~22.1M lifetime installs vs Gambonanza's ~134K - 165.8× the funnel top.
  4. More monetization surfaces. Magic: The Gathering Arena 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.

Gambonanza
vs
Magic: The Gathering Arena
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$21.3K
$177.1K
Annual revenue (est.)
$255.9K
$2.13M
Lifetime installs (est.)
134K
22.1M
Monthly active users (est.)?
27K
3.3M
App Store rating
4.90★
4.60★
Total ratings
890
148K
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
$9.99
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
10 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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Magic: The Gathering Arena

Wizards of the Coast
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Mar 25, 2021
Last updated
Apr 28, 2026
File size
1.19 GB
Content rating
12+
Version
2026.58.20
Languages
English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean +3 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Gambonanza or Magic: The Gathering Arena? v
Magic: The Gathering Arena earns about $177.1K per month, while Gambonanza earns about $21.3K. That is a 8.3× revenue gap (~$155.8K more per month for Magic: The Gathering Arena). Annual revenue: Gambonanza ≈ $255.9K/year, Magic: The Gathering Arena ≈ $2.13M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Gambonanza or Magic: The Gathering Arena? v
Magic: The Gathering Arena leads with about 22.1M estimated downloads vs 134K for Gambonanza - a 165.8× gap. Gambonanza's App Store downloads are estimated from 875 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Magic: The Gathering Arena's App Store downloads are estimated from 148K ratings.
Are Gambonanza and Magic: The Gathering Arena 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 Gambonanza and Magic: The Gathering Arena offer? v
Gambonanza: no IAP detected on the public listing. Magic: The Gathering Arena: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Gambonanza runs a "Paid app ($5.99)" monetization model; Magic: The Gathering Arena runs "Free casual game · ads + tiny sub take (~$0.08/MAU)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Gambonanza or Magic: The Gathering Arena? v
Gambonanza edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.3 stars). Rating volume: Gambonanza 875 ratings, Magic: The Gathering Arena 148K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Gambonanza vs Magic: The Gathering Arena revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $21.3K for Gambonanza and $177.1K for Magic: The Gathering Arena 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 Magic: The Gathering Arena to a different App Store app? v
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