Magic Sort! vs Merchant of the Skies

Magic Sort!

Grand Games A.Ş.
App Store
$959.4K/mo
~$11.51M/yr · 78.0M installs
VS

Merchant of the Skies

Astral Ride
App Store
$1.6K/mo
~$19.3K/yr · 9K installs
Revenue winner Magic Sort! wins +59604% vs other
Installs winner Magic Sort! wins +865533% vs other
MAU winner Magic Sort! wins +439308% vs other
Rating winner Magic Sort! wins +5% vs other

Why Magic Sort! is winning

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

  1. Magic Sort! earns roughly 597× more per month than Merchant of the Skies - $959.4K vs $1.6K.
  2. Subscription model. Magic Sort! runs a $21.68/mo subscription that compounds; Merchant of the Skies relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. Magic Sort! has ~78.0M lifetime installs vs Merchant of the Skies's ~9K - 8656.3× the funnel top.
  4. More monetization surfaces. Magic Sort! runs 10 IAP tiers vs 0 - 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.

Magic Sort!
vs
Merchant of the Skies
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$959.4K
$1.6K
Annual revenue (est.)
$11.51M
$19.3K
Lifetime installs (est.)
78.0M
9K
Monthly active users (est.)?
7.8M
2K
App Store rating
4.73★
4.52★
Total ratings
520K
106
US grossing rank
#89
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$21.68
No sub
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
0 tiers

Magic Sort!

Grand Games A.Ş.
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
May 28, 2024
Last updated
Jun 30, 2026
File size
563.3 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
27.29
Languages
Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese +5 more
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Merchant of the Skies

Astral Ride
App Store
Category
Games
Price
USD6.69
Released
Apr 14, 2026
Last updated
Jul 1, 2026
File size
293.0 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
1.6.06
Languages
English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean +6 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Magic Sort! or Merchant of the Skies? v
Magic Sort! earns about $959.4K per month, while Merchant of the Skies earns about $1.6K. That is a 597.0× revenue gap (~$957.8K more per month for Magic Sort!). Annual revenue: Magic Sort! ≈ $11.51M/year, Merchant of the Skies ≈ $19.3K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Magic Sort! or Merchant of the Skies? v
Magic Sort! leads with about 78.0M estimated downloads vs 9K for Merchant of the Skies - a 8656.3× gap. Magic Sort!'s App Store downloads are estimated from 520K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Merchant of the Skies's App Store downloads are estimated from 106 ratings.
Are Magic Sort! and Merchant of the Skies 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 Magic Sort! and Merchant of the Skies offer? v
Magic Sort!: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Merchant of the Skies: no IAP detected on the public listing. Magic Sort! runs a "Free casual game · ads + tiny sub take (~$0.08/MAU) · calibrated by US grossing rank #89" monetization model; Merchant of the Skies runs "Paid app ($6.69)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Magic Sort! or Merchant of the Skies? v
Magic Sort! edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.5 (gap of 0.2 stars). Rating volume: Magic Sort! 520K ratings, Merchant of the Skies 106 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Magic Sort! vs Merchant of the Skies revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $959.4K for Magic Sort! and $1.6K for Merchant of the Skies 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 Magic Sort! or Merchant of the Skies to a different App Store app? v
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