Grand Theft Auto III vs Hitman: Absolution

Grand Theft Auto III

Rockstar Games
Google Play
$134.8K/mo
~$1.62M/yr · 2.3M installs
VS

Hitman: Absolution

Feral Interactive
Google Play
$8.8K/mo
~$105.3K/yr · 49K installs
Revenue winner Grand Theft Auto III wins +1436% vs other
Installs winner Grand Theft Auto III wins +4514% vs other
MAU winner Grand Theft Auto III wins +2020% vs other
Rating winner Hitman: Absolution wins +31% vs other

Why Grand Theft Auto III is winning

Top 2 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Grand Theft Auto III earns roughly 15× more per month than Hitman: Absolution - $134.8K vs $8.8K.
  2. Bigger install base. Grand Theft Auto III has ~2.3M lifetime installs vs Hitman: Absolution's ~49K - 46.1× the funnel top.

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Side-by-side metrics

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

Grand Theft Auto III
vs
Hitman: Absolution
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$134.8K
$8.8K
Annual revenue (est.)
$1.62M
$105.3K
Lifetime installs (est.)
2.3M
49K
Monthly active users (est.)?
205K
10K
App Store rating
3.48★
4.56★
Total ratings
114K
5K
US grossing rank
-
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
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0 tiers

Grand Theft Auto III

Rockstar Games
Google Play
Category
Action
Price
USD4.99
Released
Dec 14, 2011
Last updated
Mar 9, 2026
File size
-
Content rating
Mature 17+
Version
1.10.106
Languages
-
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Hitman: Absolution

Feral Interactive
Google Play
Category
Action
Price
USD14.99
Released
Oct 13, 2025
Last updated
May 14, 2026
File size
-
Content rating
Mature 17+
Version
1.3.1RC19
Languages
-
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Grand Theft Auto III or Hitman: Absolution? v
Grand Theft Auto III earns about $134.8K per month, while Hitman: Absolution earns about $8.8K. That is a 15.4× revenue gap (~$126.0K more per month for Grand Theft Auto III). Annual revenue: Grand Theft Auto III ≈ $1.62M/year, Hitman: Absolution ≈ $105.3K/year. Estimates are derived from public Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Grand Theft Auto III or Hitman: Absolution? v
Grand Theft Auto III leads with about 2.3M estimated downloads vs 49K for Hitman: Absolution - a 46.1× gap. Grand Theft Auto III reports 1,000,000+ installs on Google Play. Hitman: Absolution reports 10,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Grand Theft Auto III and Hitman: Absolution in the same Google Play category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Action 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 Theft Auto III and Hitman: Absolution offer? v
Grand Theft Auto III: IAP range $4.99 per item. Hitman: Absolution: no IAP detected on the public listing. Grand Theft Auto III runs a "Paid app ($4.99)" monetization model; Hitman: Absolution runs "Paid app ($14.99)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Grand Theft Auto III or Hitman: Absolution? v
Hitman: Absolution edges ahead with ★ 4.6 vs ★ 3.5 (gap of 1.1 stars). Rating volume: Grand Theft Auto III 23K ratings, Hitman: Absolution 203 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Grand Theft Auto III vs Hitman: Absolution revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $134.8K for Grand Theft Auto III and $8.8K for Hitman: Absolution are derived from Google Play grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Action) - 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 Theft Auto III or Hitman: Absolution to a different Google Play app? v
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