Gambonanza vs Sword of Shadows

Gambonanza

Stray Fawn Studio
App Store
$22.0K/mo
~$264.5K/yr · 138K installs
VS

Sword of Shadows

Snail Games USA Inc.
App Store
$625/mo
~$7.5K/yr · 14K installs
Revenue winner Gambonanza wins +3427% vs other
Installs winner Gambonanza wins +922% vs other
MAU winner Gambonanza wins +975% vs other
Rating winner Gambonanza wins +16% vs other

Why Gambonanza is winning

Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Gambonanza earns roughly 35× more per month than Sword of Shadows - $22.0K vs $625.
  2. Bigger install base. Gambonanza has ~138K lifetime installs vs Sword of Shadows's ~14K - 10.2× the funnel top.
  3. Better app store reviews. Gambonanza sits at 4.90★ vs 4.23★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.

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Side-by-side metrics

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

Gambonanza
vs
Sword of Shadows
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$22.0K
$625
Annual revenue (est.)
$264.5K
$7.5K
Lifetime installs (est.)
138K
14K
Monthly active users (est.)?
28K
3K
App Store rating
4.90★
4.23★
Total ratings
920
270
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
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No sub
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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Sword of Shadows

Snail Games USA Inc.
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Mar 21, 2017
Last updated
Mar 30, 2026
File size
2.35 GB
Content rating
17+
Version
23.0.0
Languages
English
View full Sword of Shadows report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, Gambonanza or Sword of Shadows? v
Gambonanza earns about $22.0K per month, while Sword of Shadows earns about $625. That is a 35.3× revenue gap (~$21.4K more per month for Gambonanza). Annual revenue: Gambonanza ≈ $264.5K/year, Sword of Shadows ≈ $7.5K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Gambonanza or Sword of Shadows? v
Gambonanza leads with about 138K estimated downloads vs 14K for Sword of Shadows - a 10.2× gap. Gambonanza's App Store downloads are estimated from 875 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Sword of Shadows's App Store downloads are estimated from 270 ratings.
Are Gambonanza and Sword of Shadows 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 Sword of Shadows offer? v
Gambonanza: no IAP detected on the public listing. Sword of Shadows: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Gambonanza runs a "Paid app ($5.99)" monetization model; Sword of Shadows runs "Free game · IAP-driven (10 packs, ~$0.30/MAU)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Gambonanza or Sword of Shadows? v
Gambonanza edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 4.2 (gap of 0.7 stars). Rating volume: Gambonanza 875 ratings, Sword of Shadows 270 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Gambonanza vs Sword of Shadows revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $22.0K for Gambonanza and $625 for Sword of Shadows 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 Sword of Shadows to a different App Store app? v
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