Kick the Buddy vs Match 3D Saga

Kick the Buddy

Playgendary Limited
App Store
$787.8K/mo
~$9.45M/yr · 177.6M installs
VS

Match 3D Saga

Games Vessel Pte. Ltd.
App Store
$7.7K/mo
~$92.8K/yr · 1.9M installs
Revenue winner Kick the Buddy wins +10087% vs other
Installs winner Kick the Buddy wins +9086% vs other
MAU winner Kick the Buddy wins +2389% vs other
Rating winner Match 3D Saga wins +8% vs other

Why Kick the Buddy is winning

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

  1. Kick the Buddy earns roughly 102× more per month than Match 3D Saga - $787.8K vs $7.7K.
  2. Premium pricing. Kick the Buddy charges $19.99/mo vs Match 3D Saga's $6.99/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
  3. Bigger install base. Kick the Buddy has ~177.6M lifetime installs vs Match 3D Saga's ~1.9M - 91.9× the funnel top.
  4. More monetization surfaces. Kick the Buddy runs 10 IAP tiers vs 8 - 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.

Kick the Buddy
vs
Match 3D Saga
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$787.8K
$7.7K
Annual revenue (est.)
$9.45M
$92.8K
Lifetime installs (est.)
177.6M
1.9M
Monthly active users (est.)?
9.8M
392K
App Store rating
4.58★
4.95★
Total ratings
1.0M
18K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$19.99
$6.99
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
8 tiers

Kick the Buddy

Playgendary Limited
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Nov 2, 2017
Last updated
Jun 24, 2026
File size
343.0 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
2.6.1
Languages
English
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Match 3D Saga

Games Vessel Pte. Ltd.
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Mar 8, 2024
Last updated
Jun 30, 2026
File size
439.8 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
7.4.3
Languages
English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish
View full Match 3D Saga report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, Kick the Buddy or Match 3D Saga? v
Kick the Buddy earns about $787.8K per month, while Match 3D Saga earns about $7.7K. That is a 101.9× revenue gap (~$780.1K more per month for Kick the Buddy). Annual revenue: Kick the Buddy ≈ $9.45M/year, Match 3D Saga ≈ $92.8K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Kick the Buddy or Match 3D Saga? v
Kick the Buddy leads with about 177.6M estimated downloads vs 1.9M for Match 3D Saga - a 91.9× gap. Kick the Buddy's App Store downloads are estimated from 1.0M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Match 3D Saga's App Store downloads are estimated from 18K ratings.
Are Kick the Buddy and Match 3D Saga 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 Kick the Buddy and Match 3D Saga offer? v
Kick the Buddy: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Match 3D Saga: IAP range 8 tiers detected. Kick the Buddy runs a "Free casual game · ads + tiny sub take (~$0.08/MAU)" monetization model; Match 3D Saga 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, Kick the Buddy or Match 3D Saga? v
Match 3D Saga edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.4 stars). Rating volume: Kick the Buddy 1.0M ratings, Match 3D Saga 18K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Kick the Buddy vs Match 3D Saga revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $787.8K for Kick the Buddy and $7.7K for Match 3D Saga 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 Kick the Buddy or Match 3D Saga to a different App Store app? v
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