Hero Clash vs Matching Story
Hero Clash
9z Games(HK)
App Store
$2.9K/mo
~$34.7K/yr · 723K installs
VS
Matching Story
VERTEX GAMES PTE. LTD.
App Store
$182.4K/mo
~$2.19M/yr · 22.8M installs
Revenue winner
Matching Story wins
+6203% vs other
Installs winner
Matching Story wins
+3052% vs other
MAU winner
Matching Story wins
+2357% vs other
Rating winner
Matching Story wins
+13% vs other
Why Matching Story is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Matching Story earns roughly 63× more per month than Hero Clash - $182.4K vs $2.9K.
- Subscription model. Matching Story runs a $9.99/mo subscription that compounds; Hero Clash relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. Matching Story has ~22.8M lifetime installs vs Hero Clash's ~723K - 31.5× the funnel top.
- Better app store reviews. Matching Story sits at 4.90★ 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.
Hero Clash
vs
Matching Story
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$2.9K
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$182.4K
Annual revenue (est.)
$34.7K
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$2.19M
Lifetime installs (est.)
723K
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22.8M
Monthly active users (est.)?
141K
▶
3.5M
App Store rating
4.34★
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4.90★
Total ratings
9K
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152K
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
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$9.99
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
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10 tiers
- Category
- Games
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Nov 25, 2022
- Last updated
- Dec 8, 2025
- File size
- 738.7 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 1.1.66
- Languages
- English, Chinese
- Category
- Games
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Nov 8, 2023
- Last updated
- Jun 30, 2026
- File size
- 557.1 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 1.68.02
- Languages
- English
Hero Clash trajectory
Matching Story trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Hero Clash or Matching Story? v
Matching Story earns about $182.4K per month, while Hero Clash earns about $2.9K. That is a 63.0× revenue gap (~$179.5K more per month for Matching Story). Annual revenue: Hero Clash ≈ $34.7K/year, Matching Story ≈ $2.19M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Hero Clash or Matching Story? v
Matching Story leads with about 22.8M estimated downloads vs 723K for Hero Clash - a 31.5× gap. Hero Clash's App Store downloads are estimated from 9K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Matching Story's App Store downloads are estimated from 152K ratings.
Are Hero Clash and Matching Story 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 Hero Clash and Matching Story offer? v
Hero Clash: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Matching Story: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Hero Clash runs a "Free casual game · ad-supported (~$0.04/MAU)" monetization model; Matching Story runs "Free casual game · ads + tiny sub take (~$0.08/MAU)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Hero Clash or Matching Story? v
Matching Story edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 4.3 (gap of 0.6 stars). Rating volume: Hero Clash 9K ratings, Matching Story 152K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Hero Clash vs Matching Story revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $2.9K for Hero Clash and $182.4K for Matching Story 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 Hero Clash or Matching Story to a different App Store app? v
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