Grand Prix Story 2 vs Melon Sandbox

Grand Prix Story 2

Kairosoft
Google Play
$6.9K/mo
~$82.7K/yr · 1.1M installs
VS

Melon Sandbox

playducky.com
Google Play
$378.4K/mo
~$4.54M/yr · 99.2M installs
Revenue winner Melon Sandbox wins +5391% vs other
Installs winner Melon Sandbox wins +8853% vs other
MAU winner Melon Sandbox wins +5303% vs other
Rating winner Melon Sandbox wins +7% vs other

Why Melon Sandbox is winning

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

  1. Melon Sandbox earns roughly 55× more per month than Grand Prix Story 2 - $378.4K vs $6.9K.
  2. Premium pricing. Melon Sandbox charges $11.29/mo vs Grand Prix Story 2's $6.52/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
  3. Bigger install base. Melon Sandbox has ~99.2M lifetime installs vs Grand Prix Story 2's ~1.1M - 89.5× the funnel top.
  4. Better app store reviews. Melon Sandbox sits at 4.64★ vs 4.34★ - 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.

Grand Prix Story 2
vs
Melon Sandbox
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$6.9K
$378.4K
Annual revenue (est.)
$82.7K
$4.54M
Lifetime installs (est.)
1.1M
99.2M
Monthly active users (est.)?
64K
3.5M
App Store rating
4.34★
4.64★
Total ratings
30K
1.1M
US grossing rank
-
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Cheapest monthly sub
$6.52
$11.29
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
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0 tiers

Grand Prix Story 2

Kairosoft
Google Play
Category
Simulation
Price
Free
Released
Jul 3, 2017
Last updated
Jan 22, 2026
File size
-
Content rating
Everyone
Version
2.7.1
Languages
-
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Melon Sandbox

playducky.com
Google Play
Category
Simulation
Price
Free
Released
Dec 23, 2022
Last updated
May 8, 2026
File size
-
Content rating
Teen
Version
35.4
Languages
-
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Grand Prix Story 2 or Melon Sandbox? v
Melon Sandbox earns about $378.4K per month, while Grand Prix Story 2 earns about $6.9K. That is a 54.9× revenue gap (~$371.5K more per month for Melon Sandbox). Annual revenue: Grand Prix Story 2 ≈ $82.7K/year, Melon Sandbox ≈ $4.54M/year. Estimates are derived from public Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Grand Prix Story 2 or Melon Sandbox? v
Melon Sandbox leads with about 99.2M estimated downloads vs 1.1M for Grand Prix Story 2 - a 89.5× gap. Grand Prix Story 2 reports 1,000,000+ installs on Google Play. Melon Sandbox reports 50,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Grand Prix Story 2 and Melon Sandbox in the same Google Play category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Simulation 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 Grand Prix Story 2 and Melon Sandbox offer? v
Grand Prix Story 2: IAP range $0.99 - $42.99 per item. Melon Sandbox: IAP range $0.49 - $259.99 per item. Grand Prix Story 2 runs a "Free game · IAP-driven (0 packs, ~$0.30/MAU)" monetization model; Melon Sandbox runs "Free game · IAP-driven (0 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, Grand Prix Story 2 or Melon Sandbox? v
Melon Sandbox edges ahead with ★ 4.6 vs ★ 4.3 (gap of 0.3 stars). Rating volume: Grand Prix Story 2 2K ratings, Melon Sandbox 48K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Grand Prix Story 2 vs Melon Sandbox revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $6.9K for Grand Prix Story 2 and $378.4K for Melon Sandbox are derived from Google Play grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Simulation) - 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 Grand Prix Story 2 or Melon Sandbox to a different Google Play app? v
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