Melon Sandbox vs This War of Mine
Melon Sandbox
playducky.com
Google Play
$378.4K/mo
~$4.54M/yr · 99.2M installs
VS
This War of Mine
11 bit studios
Google Play
$170.5K/mo
~$2.05M/yr · 1.0M installs
Revenue winner
Melon Sandbox wins
+122% vs other
Installs winner
Melon Sandbox wins
+9674% vs other
MAU winner
Melon Sandbox wins
+6479% vs other
Rating winner
Melon Sandbox wins
+60% vs other
Why Melon Sandbox is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Melon Sandbox earns roughly 2× more per month than This War of Mine - $378.4K vs $170.5K.
- Subscription model. Melon Sandbox runs a $11.29/mo subscription that compounds; This War of Mine relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. Melon Sandbox has ~99.2M lifetime installs vs This War of Mine's ~1.0M - 97.7× the funnel top.
- Better app store reviews. Melon Sandbox sits at 4.65★ vs 2.91★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
Melon Sandbox
vs
This War of Mine
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$378.4K
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$170.5K
Annual revenue (est.)
$4.54M
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$2.05M
Lifetime installs (est.)
99.2M
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1.0M
Monthly active users (est.)?
3.5M
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53K
App Store rating
4.65★
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2.91★
Total ratings
1.1M
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39K
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
$11.29
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
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0 tiers
- Category
- Simulation
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Dec 23, 2022
- Last updated
- May 8, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Teen
- Version
- 35.4
- Languages
- -
- Category
- Simulation
- Price
- USD13.99
- Released
- Jul 14, 2015
- Last updated
- Sep 23, 2025
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Mature 17+
- Version
- 1.6.9
- Languages
- -
Melon Sandbox trajectory
This War of Mine trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Melon Sandbox or This War of Mine? v
Melon Sandbox earns about $378.4K per month, while This War of Mine earns about $170.5K. That is a 2.2× revenue gap (~$208.0K more per month for Melon Sandbox). Annual revenue: Melon Sandbox ≈ $4.54M/year, This War of Mine ≈ $2.05M/year. Estimates are derived from public Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Melon Sandbox or This War of Mine? v
Melon Sandbox leads with about 99.2M estimated downloads vs 1.0M for This War of Mine - a 97.7× gap. Melon Sandbox reports 50,000,000+ installs on Google Play. This War of Mine reports 1,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Melon Sandbox and This War of Mine in the same Google Play category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Simulation 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 Melon Sandbox and This War of Mine offer? v
Melon Sandbox: IAP range $0.49 - $259.99 per item. This War of Mine: IAP range $2.99 per item. Melon Sandbox runs a "Free game · IAP-driven (0 packs, ~$0.30/MAU)" monetization model; This War of Mine runs "Paid app ($13.99)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Melon Sandbox or This War of Mine? v
Melon Sandbox edges ahead with ★ 4.6 vs ★ 2.9 (gap of 1.7 stars). Rating volume: Melon Sandbox 48K ratings, This War of Mine 3K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Melon Sandbox vs This War of Mine revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $378.4K for Melon Sandbox and $170.5K for This War of Mine are derived from Google Play grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Simulation) - 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 Melon Sandbox or This War of Mine to a different Google Play app? v
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