Flow Free vs Match 3D

Flow Free

Big Duck Games LLC
App Store
$235.1K/mo
~$2.82M/yr · 58.8M installs
VS

Match 3D

Lion Studios Plus
App Store
$654.9K/mo
~$7.86M/yr · 145.4M installs
Revenue winner Match 3D wins +179% vs other
Installs winner Match 3D wins +147% vs other
MAU winner Match 3D wins +39% vs other
Rating winner Match 3D wins +0% vs other

Why Match 3D is winning

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

  1. Match 3D earns roughly 3× more per month than Flow Free - $654.9K vs $235.1K.
  2. Subscription model. Match 3D runs a $9.99/mo subscription that compounds; Flow Free relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. Match 3D has ~145.4M lifetime installs vs Flow Free's ~58.8M - 2.5× the funnel top.

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Side-by-side metrics

Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.

Flow Free
vs
Match 3D
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$235.1K
$654.9K
Annual revenue (est.)
$2.82M
$7.86M
Lifetime installs (est.)
58.8M
145.4M
Monthly active users (est.)?
5.9M
8.1M
App Store rating
4.78★
4.79★
Total ratings
392K
970K
US grossing rank
-
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
$9.99
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
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10 tiers

Flow Free

Big Duck Games LLC
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Jun 7, 2012
Last updated
Jan 16, 2026
File size
66.4 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
4.9
Languages
English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean +5 more
View full Flow Free report →

Match 3D

Lion Studios Plus
App Store
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
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Flow Free or Match 3D? v
Match 3D earns about $654.9K per month, while Flow Free earns about $235.1K. That is a 2.8× revenue gap (~$419.8K more per month for Match 3D). Annual revenue: Flow Free ≈ $2.82M/year, Match 3D ≈ $7.86M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Flow Free or Match 3D? v
Match 3D leads with about 145.4M estimated downloads vs 58.8M for Flow Free - a 2.5× gap. Flow Free's App Store downloads are estimated from 392K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Match 3D's App Store downloads are estimated from 970K ratings.
Are Flow Free 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 Flow Free and Match 3D offer? v
Flow Free: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Match 3D: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Flow Free runs a "Free casual game · ad-supported (~$0.04/MAU)" monetization model; Match 3D runs "Free casual game · ads + tiny sub take (~$0.08/MAU)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Flow Free or Match 3D? v
Match 3D edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.8 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: Flow Free 392K ratings, Match 3D 970K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Flow Free vs Match 3D revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $235.1K for Flow Free and $654.9K 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 Flow Free or Match 3D to a different App Store app? v
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