Gambonanza vs X-Plane Flight Simulator
Gambonanza
Stray Fawn Studio
App Store
$22.0K/mo
~$264.5K/yr · 138K installs
VS
X-Plane Flight Simulator
Laminar Research
App Store
$213.8K/mo
~$2.57M/yr · 2.7M installs
Revenue winner
X-Plane Flight Simulator wins
+870% vs other
Installs winner
X-Plane Flight Simulator wins
+1841% vs other
MAU winner
X-Plane Flight Simulator wins
+1717% vs other
Rating winner
Gambonanza wins
+22% vs other
Why X-Plane Flight Simulator is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- X-Plane Flight Simulator earns roughly 10× more per month than Gambonanza - $213.8K vs $22.0K.
- Subscription model. X-Plane Flight Simulator runs a $12.99/mo subscription that compounds; Gambonanza relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. X-Plane Flight Simulator has ~2.7M lifetime installs vs Gambonanza's ~138K - 19.4× the funnel top.
- More monetization surfaces. X-Plane Flight Simulator 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
X-Plane Flight Simulator
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$22.0K
▶
$213.8K
Annual revenue (est.)
$264.5K
▶
$2.57M
Lifetime installs (est.)
138K
▶
2.7M
Monthly active users (est.)?
28K
▶
509K
App Store rating
4.90★
◀
4.03★
Total ratings
920
▶
24K
US grossing rank
-
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Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
▶
$12.99
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
▶
10 tiers
- 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
- Category
- Games
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Dec 17, 2014
- Last updated
- Jul 22, 2025
- File size
- 1.01 GB
- Content rating
- 9+
- Version
- 12.3.6
- Languages
- English
Gambonanza trajectory
X-Plane Flight Simulator trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Gambonanza or X-Plane Flight Simulator? v
X-Plane Flight Simulator earns about $213.8K per month, while Gambonanza earns about $22.0K. That is a 9.7× revenue gap (~$191.8K more per month for X-Plane Flight Simulator). Annual revenue: Gambonanza ≈ $264.5K/year, X-Plane Flight Simulator ≈ $2.57M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Gambonanza or X-Plane Flight Simulator? v
X-Plane Flight Simulator leads with about 2.7M estimated downloads vs 138K for Gambonanza - a 19.4× gap. Gambonanza's App Store downloads are estimated from 875 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. X-Plane Flight Simulator's App Store downloads are estimated from 24K ratings.
Are Gambonanza and X-Plane Flight Simulator 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 X-Plane Flight Simulator offer? v
Gambonanza: no IAP detected on the public listing. X-Plane Flight Simulator: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Gambonanza runs a "Paid app ($5.99)" monetization model; X-Plane Flight Simulator runs "Subscription (~$12.99/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Gambonanza or X-Plane Flight Simulator? v
Gambonanza edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 4.0 (gap of 0.9 stars). Rating volume: Gambonanza 875 ratings, X-Plane Flight Simulator 24K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Gambonanza vs X-Plane Flight Simulator revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $22.0K for Gambonanza and $213.8K for X-Plane Flight Simulator 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 X-Plane Flight Simulator to a different App Store app? v
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