Magic Research vs Match 3D
Magic Research
Matias Ezequiel Colotto
App Store
$995/mo
~$11.9K/yr · 9K installs
VS
Match 3D
Lion Studios Plus
App Store
$655.1K/mo
~$7.86M/yr · 145.5M installs
Revenue winner
Match 3D wins
+65742% vs other
Installs winner
Match 3D wins
+1555766% vs other
MAU winner
Match 3D wins
+435542% vs other
Rating winner
Match 3D wins
+1% vs other
Why Match 3D is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Match 3D earns roughly 658× more per month than Magic Research - $655.1K vs $995.
- Subscription model. Match 3D runs a $9.99/mo subscription that compounds; Magic Research relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. Match 3D has ~145.5M lifetime installs vs Magic Research's ~9K - 15558.7× 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.
Magic Research
vs
Match 3D
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$995
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$655.1K
Annual revenue (est.)
$11.9K
▶
$7.86M
Lifetime installs (est.)
9K
▶
145.5M
Monthly active users (est.)?
2K
▶
8.1M
App Store rating
4.75★
▶
4.79★
Total ratings
187
▶
970K
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
▶
$9.99
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
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10 tiers
- Category
- Games
- Price
- USD3.99
- Released
- Feb 19, 2023
- Last updated
- Aug 17, 2025
- File size
- 25.3 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 1.15.9
- Languages
- English
- Category
- Games
- Price
- Free
- Released
- May 5, 2020
- Last updated
- Jun 20, 2026
- File size
- 951.0 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 1245.99.0
- Languages
- English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Chinese +2 more
Magic Research trajectory
Match 3D trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Magic Research or Match 3D? v
Match 3D earns about $655.1K per month, while Magic Research earns about $995. That is a 658.4× revenue gap (~$654.1K more per month for Match 3D). Annual revenue: Magic Research ≈ $11.9K/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, Magic Research or Match 3D? v
Match 3D leads with about 145.5M estimated downloads vs 9K for Magic Research - a 15558.7× gap. Magic Research's App Store downloads are estimated from 187 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Match 3D's App Store downloads are estimated from 970K ratings.
Are Magic Research 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 Magic Research and Match 3D offer? v
Magic Research: no IAP detected on the public listing. Match 3D: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Magic Research runs a "Paid app ($3.99)" 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, Magic Research or Match 3D? v
Match 3D edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.8 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: Magic Research 187 ratings, Match 3D 970K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Magic Research vs Match 3D revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $995 for Magic Research and $655.1K 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 Magic Research or Match 3D to a different App Store app? v
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