Balatro vs Match 3D
Balatro
Playstack Ltd
App Store
$4.01M/mo
~$48.14M/yr · 15.1M installs
VS
Match 3D
Lion Studios Plus
App Store
$9.44M/mo
~$113.28M/yr · 145.4M installs
Revenue winner
Match 3D wins
+135% vs other
Installs winner
Match 3D wins
+866% vs other
MAU winner
Match 3D wins
+856% vs other
Rating winner
Balatro wins
+3% vs other
Why Match 3D is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Match 3D earns roughly 2× more per month than Balatro - $9.44M vs $4.01M.
- Subscription model. Match 3D runs a $9.99/mo subscription that compounds; Balatro relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. Match 3D has ~145.4M lifetime installs vs Balatro's ~15.1M - 9.7× the funnel top.
- More monetization surfaces. Match 3D 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.
Balatro
vs
Match 3D
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$4.01M
▶
$9.44M
Annual revenue (est.)
$48.14M
▶
$113.28M
Lifetime installs (est.)
15.1M
▶
145.4M
Monthly active users (est.)?
3.1M
▶
29.2M
App Store rating
4.96★
◀
4.79★
Total ratings
100K
▶
970K
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
▶
$9.99
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
▶
10 tiers
- Category
- Games
- Price
- USD9.99
- Released
- Sep 26, 2024
- Last updated
- Jun 5, 2025
- File size
- 93.5 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 1.3
- Languages
- Dutch, English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian +8 more
- Category
- Games
- Price
- Free
- Released
- May 5, 2020
- Last updated
- Apr 22, 2026
- File size
- 926.2 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 1245.97.0
- Languages
- English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Chinese +2 more
Balatro trajectory
Match 3D trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Balatro or Match 3D? v
Match 3D earns about $9.44M per month, while Balatro earns about $4.01M. That is a 2.4× revenue gap (~$5.43M more per month for Match 3D). Annual revenue: Balatro ≈ $48.14M/year, Match 3D ≈ $113.28M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Balatro or Match 3D? v
Match 3D leads with about 145.4M estimated downloads vs 15.1M for Balatro - a 9.7× gap. Balatro's App Store downloads are estimated from 100K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Match 3D's App Store downloads are estimated from 970K ratings.
Are Balatro and Match 3D 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 Balatro and Match 3D offer? v
Balatro: no IAP detected on the public listing. Match 3D: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Balatro runs a "Paid app ($9.99)" monetization model; Match 3D runs "Subscription (~$9.99/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Balatro or Match 3D? v
Balatro edges ahead with ★ 5.0 vs ★ 4.8 (gap of 0.2 stars). Rating volume: Balatro 100K ratings, Match 3D 970K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Balatro vs Match 3D revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $4.01M for Balatro and $9.44M for Match 3D 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 Balatro or Match 3D to a different App Store app? v
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