Idle Universe vs Red's First Flight

Idle Universe

Dominik Stallmann
App Store
$2.8K/mo
~$33.7K/yr · 121K installs
VS

Red's First Flight

Rovio Entertainment Oyj
App Store
$222.0K/mo
~$2.66M/yr · 8.4M installs
Revenue winner Red's First Flight wins +7815% vs other
Installs winner Red's First Flight wins +6857% vs other
MAU winner Red's First Flight wins +4622% vs other
Rating winner Red's First Flight wins +12% vs other

Why Red's First Flight is winning

Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Red's First Flight earns roughly 79× more per month than Idle Universe - $222.0K vs $2.8K.
  2. Bigger install base. Red's First Flight has ~8.4M lifetime installs vs Idle Universe's ~121K - 69.6× the funnel top.
  3. Better app store reviews. Red's First Flight sits at 4.78★ vs 4.26★ - 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.

Idle Universe
vs
Red's First Flight
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$2.8K
$222.0K
Annual revenue (est.)
$33.7K
$2.66M
Lifetime installs (est.)
121K
8.4M
Monthly active users (est.)?
23K
1.1M
App Store rating
4.26★
4.78★
Total ratings
2K
76K
US grossing rank
-
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
$8.99
No sub
IAP tiers detected
7 tiers
0 tiers

Idle Universe

Dominik Stallmann
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Jan 23, 2017
Last updated
Jul 2, 2026
File size
108.4 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
v1.420
Languages
English, German, Spanish
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Red's First Flight

Rovio Entertainment Oyj
App Store
Category
Games
Price
USD0.99
Released
Mar 31, 2022
Last updated
Jun 19, 2023
File size
229.0 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
1.3.1
Languages
Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian +8 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Idle Universe or Red's First Flight? v
Red's First Flight earns about $222.0K per month, while Idle Universe earns about $2.8K. That is a 79.2× revenue gap (~$219.2K more per month for Red's First Flight). Annual revenue: Idle Universe ≈ $33.7K/year, Red's First Flight ≈ $2.66M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Idle Universe or Red's First Flight? v
Red's First Flight leads with about 8.4M estimated downloads vs 121K for Idle Universe - a 69.6× gap. Idle Universe's App Store downloads are estimated from 2K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Red's First Flight's App Store downloads are estimated from 76K ratings.
Are Idle Universe and Red's First Flight 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 Idle Universe and Red's First Flight offer? v
Idle Universe: IAP range 7 tiers detected. Red's First Flight: no IAP detected on the public listing. Idle Universe runs a "Free game · IAP-driven (4 packs + 3 sub, ~$0.15/MAU)" monetization model; Red's First Flight runs "Paid app ($0.99)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Idle Universe or Red's First Flight? v
Red's First Flight edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.3 (gap of 0.5 stars). Rating volume: Idle Universe 2K ratings, Red's First Flight 76K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Idle Universe vs Red's First Flight revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $2.8K for Idle Universe and $222.0K for Red's First Flight 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 Idle Universe or Red's First Flight to a different App Store app? v
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