Fallout Shelter vs Hearthstone

Fallout Shelter

Bethesda
App Store
$2.02M/mo
~$24.28M/yr · 84.0M installs
VS

Hearthstone

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
App Store
$72.3K/mo
~$867.9K/yr · 18.1M installs
Revenue winner Fallout Shelter wins +2698% vs other
Installs winner Fallout Shelter wins +365% vs other
MAU winner Fallout Shelter wins +223% vs other
Rating winner Fallout Shelter wins +15% vs other

Why Fallout Shelter is winning

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

  1. Fallout Shelter earns roughly 28× more per month than Hearthstone - $2.02M vs $72.3K.
  2. Subscription model. Fallout Shelter runs a $21.68/mo subscription that compounds; Hearthstone relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. Fallout Shelter has ~84.0M lifetime installs vs Hearthstone's ~18.1M - 4.6× the funnel top.
  4. More monetization surfaces. Fallout Shelter runs 10 IAP tiers vs 9 - 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.

Fallout Shelter
vs
Hearthstone
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$2.02M
$72.3K
Annual revenue (est.)
$24.28M
$867.9K
Lifetime installs (est.)
84.0M
18.1M
Monthly active users (est.)?
8.4M
2.6M
App Store rating
4.77★
4.15★
Total ratings
560K
121K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$21.68
No sub
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
9 tiers

Fallout Shelter

Bethesda
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Jun 15, 2015
Last updated
Jun 1, 2026
File size
644.1 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
2.4.1
Languages
English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish
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Hearthstone

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Apr 16, 2014
Last updated
Jun 30, 2026
File size
556.0 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
36.0.245258
Languages
English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean +6 more
View full Hearthstone report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, Fallout Shelter or Hearthstone? v
Fallout Shelter earns about $2.02M per month, while Hearthstone earns about $72.3K. That is a 28.0× revenue gap (~$1.95M more per month for Fallout Shelter). Annual revenue: Fallout Shelter ≈ $24.28M/year, Hearthstone ≈ $867.9K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Fallout Shelter or Hearthstone? v
Fallout Shelter leads with about 84.0M estimated downloads vs 18.1M for Hearthstone - a 4.6× gap. Fallout Shelter's App Store downloads are estimated from 560K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Hearthstone's App Store downloads are estimated from 121K ratings.
Are Fallout Shelter and Hearthstone 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 Fallout Shelter and Hearthstone offer? v
Fallout Shelter: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Hearthstone: IAP range 9 tiers detected. Fallout Shelter runs a "Free game · IAP-driven (9 packs + 1 sub, ~$0.30/MAU)" monetization model; Hearthstone runs "Free casual game · ad-supported (~$0.04/MAU)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Fallout Shelter or Hearthstone? v
Fallout Shelter edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.1 (gap of 0.6 stars). Rating volume: Fallout Shelter 560K ratings, Hearthstone 121K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Fallout Shelter vs Hearthstone revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $2.02M for Fallout Shelter and $72.3K for Hearthstone 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 Fallout Shelter or Hearthstone to a different App Store app? v
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