Merchant RPG vs Red's First Flight

Merchant RPG

Retora Game Studios
App Store
$422/mo
~$5.1K/yr · 14K installs
VS

Red's First Flight

Rovio Entertainment Oyj
App Store
$212.6K/mo
~$2.55M/yr · 8.1M installs
Revenue winner Red's First Flight wins +50291% vs other
Installs winner Red's First Flight wins +59127% vs other
MAU winner Red's First Flight wins +60045% vs other
Rating winner Red's First Flight wins +3% vs other

Why Red's First Flight is winning

Top 2 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Red's First Flight earns roughly 504× more per month than Merchant RPG - $212.6K vs $422.
  2. Bigger install base. Red's First Flight has ~8.1M lifetime installs vs Merchant RPG's ~14K - 592.3× the funnel top.

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Side-by-side metrics

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Merchant RPG
vs
Red's First Flight
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$422
$212.6K
Annual revenue (est.)
$5.1K
$2.55M
Lifetime installs (est.)
14K
8.1M
Monthly active users (est.)?
2K
1.1M
App Store rating
4.63★
4.78★
Total ratings
272
73K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$12.99
No sub
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
0 tiers

Merchant RPG

Retora Game Studios
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Jun 9, 2016
Last updated
Dec 1, 2023
File size
67.2 MB
Content rating
9+
Version
3.094
Languages
English
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Red's First Flight

Rovio Entertainment Oyj
App Store
Category
Games
Price
USD0.99
Released
Mar 31, 2022
Last updated
Jun 19, 2023
File size
229.0 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
1.3.1
Languages
Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian +8 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Merchant RPG or Red's First Flight? v
Red's First Flight earns about $212.6K per month, while Merchant RPG earns about $422. That is a 503.9× revenue gap (~$212.2K more per month for Red's First Flight). Annual revenue: Merchant RPG ≈ $5.1K/year, Red's First Flight ≈ $2.55M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Merchant RPG or Red's First Flight? v
Red's First Flight leads with about 8.1M estimated downloads vs 14K for Merchant RPG - a 592.3× gap. Merchant RPG's App Store downloads are estimated from 272 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Red's First Flight's App Store downloads are estimated from 73K ratings.
Are Merchant RPG and Red's First Flight 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 Merchant RPG and Red's First Flight offer? v
Merchant RPG: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Red's First Flight: no IAP detected on the public listing. Merchant RPG runs a "Free game · IAP-driven (8 packs + 2 sub, ~$0.30/MAU)" monetization model; Red's First Flight runs "Paid app ($0.99)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Merchant RPG or Red's First Flight? v
Red's First Flight edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: Merchant RPG 272 ratings, Red's First Flight 73K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Merchant RPG vs Red's First Flight revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $422 for Merchant RPG and $212.6K for Red's First Flight 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 Merchant RPG or Red's First Flight to a different App Store app? v
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