Circle vs Lucky Defense!

Circle

Ketchapp
App Store
$1.7K/mo
~$21.0K/yr · 437K installs
VS

Lucky Defense!

111%
App Store
$5.1K/mo
~$61.2K/yr · 1.3M installs
Revenue winner Lucky Defense! wins +192% vs other
Installs winner Lucky Defense! wins +192% vs other
MAU winner Lucky Defense! wins +199% vs other
Rating winner Lucky Defense! wins +8% vs other

Why Lucky Defense! is winning

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

  1. Lucky Defense! earns roughly 3× more per month than Circle - $5.1K vs $1.7K.
  2. Bigger install base. Lucky Defense! has ~1.3M lifetime installs vs Circle's ~437K - 2.9× the funnel top.
  3. Better app store reviews. Lucky Defense! sits at 4.62★ vs 4.27★ - 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.

Circle
vs
Lucky Defense!
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$1.7K
$5.1K
Annual revenue (est.)
$21.0K
$61.2K
Lifetime installs (est.)
437K
1.3M
Monthly active users (est.)?
85K
254K
App Store rating
4.27★
4.62★
Total ratings
5K
12K
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

Circle

Ketchapp
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Oct 17, 2014
Last updated
Nov 10, 2025
File size
324.2 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
2.0.3
Languages
English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean +4 more
View full Circle report →

Lucky Defense!

111%
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
May 26, 2024
Last updated
Jun 18, 2026
File size
1.47 GB
Content rating
12+
Version
2.0.3
Languages
English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Chinese +2 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Circle or Lucky Defense!? v
Lucky Defense! earns about $5.1K per month, while Circle earns about $1.7K. That is a 2.9× revenue gap (~$3.4K more per month for Lucky Defense!). Annual revenue: Circle ≈ $21.0K/year, Lucky Defense! ≈ $61.2K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Circle or Lucky Defense!? v
Lucky Defense! leads with about 1.3M estimated downloads vs 437K for Circle - a 2.9× gap. Circle's App Store downloads are estimated from 5K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Lucky Defense!'s App Store downloads are estimated from 12K ratings.
Are Circle and Lucky Defense! 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.
Do Circle and Lucky Defense! have in-app purchases? v
Circle does not appear to offer in-app purchases on its public listing. Lucky Defense! does not appear to offer in-app purchases. Monetization model: Circle runs "Free casual game · ad-supported (~$0.04/MAU)", Lucky Defense! runs "Free casual game · ad-supported (~$0.04/MAU)".
Which has better ratings, Circle or Lucky Defense!? v
Lucky Defense! edges ahead with ★ 4.6 vs ★ 4.3 (gap of 0.4 stars). Rating volume: Circle 5K ratings, Lucky Defense! 12K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Circle vs Lucky Defense! revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $1.7K for Circle and $5.1K for Lucky Defense! 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 Circle or Lucky Defense! to a different App Store app? v
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