Merchant vs Star Traders RPG Elite
Merchant
Retora Games LLC
Google Play
$112.2K/mo
~$1.35M/yr · 2.2M installs
VS
Star Traders RPG Elite
Trese Brothers
Google Play
$4.4K/mo
~$52.8K/yr · 123K installs
Revenue winner
Merchant wins
+2450% vs other
Installs winner
Merchant wins
+1675% vs other
MAU winner
Merchant wins
+1255% vs other
Rating winner
Star Traders RPG Elite wins
+5% vs other
Why Merchant is winning
Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Merchant earns roughly 26× more per month than Star Traders RPG Elite - $112.2K vs $4.4K.
- Premium pricing. Merchant charges $2.81/mo vs Star Traders RPG Elite's $2.22/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
- Bigger install base. Merchant has ~2.2M lifetime installs vs Star Traders RPG Elite's ~123K - 17.8× the funnel top.
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Side-by-side metrics
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Merchant
vs
Star Traders RPG Elite
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$112.2K
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$4.4K
Annual revenue (est.)
$1.35M
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$52.8K
Lifetime installs (est.)
2.2M
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123K
Monthly active users (est.)?
126K
◀
9K
App Store rating
4.55★
▶
4.78★
Total ratings
53K
◀
16K
US grossing rank
-
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Cheapest monthly sub
$2.81
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$2.22
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
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0 tiers
- Category
- Role Playing
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Dec 19, 2014
- Last updated
- Mar 25, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Everyone
- Version
- 3.21
- Languages
- -
- Category
- Role Playing
- Price
- USD2.99
- Released
- Nov 19, 2010
- Last updated
- Mar 8, 2025
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Everyone
- Version
- 6.2.11
- Languages
- -
Merchant trajectory
Star Traders RPG Elite trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Merchant or Star Traders RPG Elite? v
Merchant earns about $112.2K per month, while Star Traders RPG Elite earns about $4.4K. That is a 25.5× revenue gap (~$107.8K more per month for Merchant). Annual revenue: Merchant ≈ $1.35M/year, Star Traders RPG Elite ≈ $52.8K/year. Estimates are derived from public Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Merchant or Star Traders RPG Elite? v
Merchant leads with about 2.2M estimated downloads vs 123K for Star Traders RPG Elite - a 17.8× gap. Merchant reports 1,000,000+ installs on Google Play. Star Traders RPG Elite reports 100,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Merchant and Star Traders RPG Elite in the same Google Play category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Role Playing 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 Merchant and Star Traders RPG Elite offer? v
Merchant: IAP range $0.99 - $7.99 per item. Star Traders RPG Elite: IAP range $0.99 - $4.99 per item. Merchant runs a "Subscription (~$2.81/mo)" monetization model; Star Traders RPG Elite 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, Merchant or Star Traders RPG Elite? v
Star Traders RPG Elite edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.2 stars). Rating volume: Merchant 5K ratings, Star Traders RPG Elite 4K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Merchant vs Star Traders RPG Elite revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $112.2K for Merchant and $4.4K for Star Traders RPG Elite are derived from Google Play grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Role Playing) - 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 Merchant or Star Traders RPG Elite to a different Google Play app? v
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