Match 3D vs The Past Within
Match 3D
Lion Studios Plus
App Store
$654.9K/mo
~$7.86M/yr · 145.4M installs
VS
The Past Within
Rusty Lake
App Store
$45.0K/mo
~$540.4K/yr · 565K installs
Revenue winner
Match 3D wins
+1354% vs other
Installs winner
Match 3D wins
+25648% vs other
MAU winner
Match 3D wins
+10907% vs other
Rating winner
The Past Within wins
+2% vs other
Why Match 3D is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Match 3D earns roughly 15× more per month than The Past Within - $654.9K vs $45.0K.
- Subscription model. Match 3D runs a $9.99/mo subscription that compounds; The Past Within relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. Match 3D has ~145.4M lifetime installs vs The Past Within's ~565K - 257.5× 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
The Past Within
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$654.9K
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$45.0K
Annual revenue (est.)
$7.86M
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$540.4K
Lifetime installs (est.)
145.4M
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565K
Monthly active users (est.)?
8.1M
◀
74K
App Store rating
4.79★
▶
4.87★
Total ratings
970K
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7K
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
- Apr 22, 2026
- File size
- 926.2 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 1245.97.0
- Languages
- English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Chinese +2 more
- Category
- Games
- Price
- USD2.99
- Released
- Nov 2, 2022
- Last updated
- May 6, 2024
- File size
- 379.0 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 1.4
- Languages
- Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French +15 more
Match 3D trajectory
The Past Within trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Match 3D or The Past Within? v
Match 3D earns about $654.9K per month, while The Past Within earns about $45.0K. That is a 14.5× revenue gap (~$609.9K more per month for Match 3D). Annual revenue: Match 3D ≈ $7.86M/year, The Past Within ≈ $540.4K/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 The Past Within? v
Match 3D leads with about 145.4M estimated downloads vs 565K for The Past Within - a 257.5× gap. Match 3D's App Store downloads are estimated from 970K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. The Past Within's App Store downloads are estimated from 7K ratings.
Are Match 3D and The Past Within 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 The Past Within offer? v
Match 3D: IAP range 10 tiers detected. The Past Within: no IAP detected on the public listing. Match 3D runs a "Free casual game · ads + tiny sub take (~$0.08/MAU)" monetization model; The Past Within runs "Paid app ($2.99)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Match 3D or The Past Within? v
The Past Within edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 4.8 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: Match 3D 970K ratings, The Past Within 7K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Match 3D vs The Past Within revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $654.9K for Match 3D and $45.0K for The Past Within 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 The Past Within to a different App Store app? v
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