Gambonanza vs SimCity BuildIt

Gambonanza

Stray Fawn Studio
App Store
$20.3K/mo
~$243.5K/yr · 127K installs
VS

SimCity BuildIt

Electronic Arts
App Store
$493.3K/mo
~$5.92M/yr · 8.9M installs
Revenue winner SimCity BuildIt wins +2331% vs other
Installs winner SimCity BuildIt wins +6887% vs other
MAU winner SimCity BuildIt wins +6474% vs other
Rating winner Gambonanza wins +20% vs other

Why SimCity BuildIt is winning

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

  1. SimCity BuildIt earns roughly 24× more per month than Gambonanza - $493.3K vs $20.3K.
  2. Subscription model. SimCity BuildIt runs a $8.99/mo subscription that compounds; Gambonanza relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. SimCity BuildIt has ~8.9M lifetime installs vs Gambonanza's ~127K - 69.9× the funnel top.
  4. More monetization surfaces. SimCity BuildIt 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
SimCity BuildIt
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$20.3K
$493.3K
Annual revenue (est.)
$243.5K
$5.92M
Lifetime installs (est.)
127K
8.9M
Monthly active users (est.)?
26K
1.7M
App Store rating
4.91★
4.11★
Total ratings
847
81K
US grossing rank
-
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Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
$8.99
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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SimCity BuildIt

Electronic Arts
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Dec 17, 2014
Last updated
Apr 28, 2026
File size
293.0 MB
Content rating
9+
Version
1.77.2
Languages
Arabic, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German +11 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Gambonanza or SimCity BuildIt? v
SimCity BuildIt earns about $493.3K per month, while Gambonanza earns about $20.3K. That is a 24.3× revenue gap (~$473.0K more per month for SimCity BuildIt). Annual revenue: Gambonanza ≈ $243.5K/year, SimCity BuildIt ≈ $5.92M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Gambonanza or SimCity BuildIt? v
SimCity BuildIt leads with about 8.9M estimated downloads vs 127K for Gambonanza - a 69.9× gap. Gambonanza's App Store downloads are estimated from 729 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. SimCity BuildIt's App Store downloads are estimated from 81K ratings.
Are Gambonanza and SimCity BuildIt 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 SimCity BuildIt offer? v
Gambonanza: no IAP detected on the public listing. SimCity BuildIt: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Gambonanza runs a "Paid app ($5.99)" monetization model; SimCity BuildIt runs "Subscription (~$8.99/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Gambonanza or SimCity BuildIt? v
Gambonanza edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 4.1 (gap of 0.8 stars). Rating volume: Gambonanza 729 ratings, SimCity BuildIt 81K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Gambonanza vs SimCity BuildIt revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $20.3K for Gambonanza and $493.3K for SimCity BuildIt 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 SimCity BuildIt to a different App Store app? v
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