Matching Story vs Merge County

Matching Story

VERTEX GAMES PTE. LTD.
App Store
$172.1K/mo
~$2.07M/yr · 21.5M installs
VS

Merge County

Microfun Limited
App Store
$21.2K/mo
~$255.0K/yr · 2.7M installs
Revenue winner Matching Story wins +710% vs other
Installs winner Matching Story wins +710% vs other
MAU winner Matching Story wins +513% vs other
Rating winner Matching Story wins +3% vs other

Why Matching Story is winning

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

  1. Matching Story earns roughly 8× more per month than Merge County - $172.1K vs $21.2K.
  2. Aggressive pricing. Matching Story undercuts at $9.99/mo vs $21.68/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
  3. Bigger install base. Matching Story has ~21.5M lifetime installs vs Merge County's ~2.7M - 8.1× the funnel top.

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Side-by-side metrics

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

Matching Story
vs
Merge County
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$172.1K
$21.2K
Annual revenue (est.)
$2.07M
$255.0K
Lifetime installs (est.)
21.5M
2.7M
Monthly active users (est.)?
3.3M
534K
App Store rating
4.90★
4.76★
Total ratings
143K
24K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$9.99
$21.68
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
=
10 tiers

Matching Story

VERTEX GAMES PTE. LTD.
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Nov 8, 2023
Last updated
Apr 27, 2026
File size
520.0 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
1.64.01
Languages
English
View full Matching Story report →

Merge County

Microfun Limited
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Nov 19, 2021
Last updated
Apr 28, 2026
File size
2.65 GB
Content rating
4+
Version
v3.33.0
Languages
English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean +4 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Matching Story or Merge County? v
Matching Story earns about $172.1K per month, while Merge County earns about $21.2K. That is a 8.1× revenue gap (~$150.9K more per month for Matching Story). Annual revenue: Matching Story ≈ $2.07M/year, Merge County ≈ $255.0K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Matching Story or Merge County? v
Matching Story leads with about 21.5M estimated downloads vs 2.7M for Merge County - a 8.1× gap. Matching Story's App Store downloads are estimated from 143K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Merge County's App Store downloads are estimated from 24K ratings.
Are Matching Story and Merge County 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 Matching Story and Merge County offer? v
Matching Story: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Merge County: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Matching Story runs a "Free casual game · ads + tiny sub take (~$0.08/MAU)" monetization model; Merge County 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, Matching Story or Merge County? v
Matching Story edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 4.8 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: Matching Story 143K ratings, Merge County 24K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Matching Story vs Merge County revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $172.1K for Matching Story and $21.2K for Merge County 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 Matching Story or Merge County to a different App Store app? v
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