Gambonanza vs Solar Smash

Gambonanza

Stray Fawn Studio
App Store
$21.0K/mo
~$251.6K/yr · 131K installs
VS

Solar Smash

PARADYME LIMITED
App Store
$454.9K/mo
~$5.46M/yr · 56.9M installs
Revenue winner Solar Smash wins +2070% vs other
Installs winner Solar Smash wins +43225% vs other
MAU winner Solar Smash wins +21456% vs other
Rating winner Gambonanza wins +2% vs other

Why Solar Smash is winning

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

  1. Solar Smash earns roughly 22× more per month than Gambonanza - $454.9K vs $21.0K.
  2. Subscription model. Solar Smash runs a $17.34/mo subscription that compounds; Gambonanza relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. Solar Smash has ~56.9M lifetime installs vs Gambonanza's ~131K - 433.3× the funnel top.
  4. More monetization surfaces. Solar Smash runs 3 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
Solar Smash
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$21.0K
$454.9K
Annual revenue (est.)
$251.6K
$5.46M
Lifetime installs (est.)
131K
56.9M
Monthly active users (est.)?
27K
5.7M
App Store rating
4.90★
4.82★
Total ratings
875
379K
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
$17.34
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
3 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
View full Gambonanza report →

Solar Smash

PARADYME LIMITED
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Jan 22, 2020
Last updated
Apr 27, 2026
File size
523.6 MB
Content rating
9+
Version
2.6.7
Languages
English
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Gambonanza or Solar Smash? v
Solar Smash earns about $454.9K per month, while Gambonanza earns about $21.0K. That is a 21.7× revenue gap (~$434.0K more per month for Solar Smash). Annual revenue: Gambonanza ≈ $251.6K/year, Solar Smash ≈ $5.46M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Gambonanza or Solar Smash? v
Solar Smash leads with about 56.9M estimated downloads vs 131K for Gambonanza - a 433.3× gap. Gambonanza's App Store downloads are estimated from 875 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Solar Smash's App Store downloads are estimated from 379K ratings.
Are Gambonanza and Solar Smash 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 Solar Smash offer? v
Gambonanza: no IAP detected on the public listing. Solar Smash: IAP range 3 tiers detected. Gambonanza runs a "Paid app ($5.99)" monetization model; Solar Smash 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 Solar Smash? v
Gambonanza edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 4.8 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: Gambonanza 875 ratings, Solar Smash 379K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Gambonanza vs Solar Smash revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $21.0K for Gambonanza and $454.9K for Solar Smash 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 Solar Smash to a different App Store app? v
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