Match 3D vs SteamWorld Heist
Match 3D
Lion Studios Plus
App Store
$655.1K/mo
~$7.86M/yr · 145.5M installs
VS
SteamWorld Heist
Image & Form International AB
App Store
$4.8K/mo
~$57.2K/yr · 36K installs
Revenue winner
Match 3D wins
+13652% vs other
Installs winner
Match 3D wins
+406246% vs other
MAU winner
Match 3D wins
+176298% vs other
Rating winner
Match 3D 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 138× more per month than SteamWorld Heist - $655.1K vs $4.8K.
- Subscription model. Match 3D runs a $9.99/mo subscription that compounds; SteamWorld Heist relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. Match 3D has ~145.5M lifetime installs vs SteamWorld Heist's ~36K - 4063.5× 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.
Match 3D
vs
SteamWorld Heist
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$655.1K
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$4.8K
Annual revenue (est.)
$7.86M
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$57.2K
Lifetime installs (est.)
145.5M
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36K
Monthly active users (est.)?
8.1M
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5K
App Store rating
4.79★
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4.64★
Total ratings
970K
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716
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
$9.99
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
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0 tiers
- 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
- Category
- Games
- Price
- USD4.99
- Released
- Nov 9, 2016
- Last updated
- Nov 14, 2016
- File size
- 231.4 MB
- Content rating
- 9+
- Version
- 1.1
- Languages
- English
Match 3D trajectory
SteamWorld Heist trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Match 3D or SteamWorld Heist? v
Match 3D earns about $655.1K per month, while SteamWorld Heist earns about $4.8K. That is a 137.5× revenue gap (~$650.4K more per month for Match 3D). Annual revenue: Match 3D ≈ $7.86M/year, SteamWorld Heist ≈ $57.2K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Match 3D or SteamWorld Heist? v
Match 3D leads with about 145.5M estimated downloads vs 36K for SteamWorld Heist - a 4063.5× gap. Match 3D's App Store downloads are estimated from 970K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. SteamWorld Heist's App Store downloads are estimated from 716 ratings.
Are Match 3D and SteamWorld Heist 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 Match 3D and SteamWorld Heist offer? v
Match 3D: IAP range 10 tiers detected. SteamWorld Heist: no IAP detected on the public listing. Match 3D runs a "Free casual game · ads + tiny sub take (~$0.08/MAU)" monetization model; SteamWorld Heist runs "Paid app ($4.99)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Match 3D or SteamWorld Heist? v
Match 3D edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.2 stars). Rating volume: Match 3D 970K ratings, SteamWorld Heist 716 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Match 3D vs SteamWorld Heist revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $655.1K for Match 3D and $4.8K for SteamWorld Heist 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 Match 3D or SteamWorld Heist to a different App Store app? v
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