Merchant of the Skies vs Red's First Flight

Merchant of the Skies

Astral Ride
App Store
$1.6K/mo
~$19.3K/yr · 9K installs
VS

Red's First Flight

Rovio Entertainment Oyj
App Store
$222.0K/mo
~$2.66M/yr · 8.4M installs
Revenue winner Red's First Flight wins +13717% vs other
Installs winner Red's First Flight wins +93249% vs other
MAU winner Red's First Flight wins +61974% vs other
Rating winner Red's First Flight wins +6% 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 138× more per month than Merchant of the Skies - $222.0K vs $1.6K.
  2. Bigger install base. Red's First Flight has ~8.4M lifetime installs vs Merchant of the Skies's ~9K - 933.5× the funnel top.

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Side-by-side metrics

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

Merchant of the Skies
vs
Red's First Flight
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$1.6K
$222.0K
Annual revenue (est.)
$19.3K
$2.66M
Lifetime installs (est.)
9K
8.4M
Monthly active users (est.)?
2K
1.1M
App Store rating
4.52★
4.78★
Total ratings
106
76K
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
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0 tiers

Merchant of the Skies

Astral Ride
App Store
Category
Games
Price
USD6.69
Released
Apr 14, 2026
Last updated
Jul 1, 2026
File size
293.0 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
1.6.06
Languages
English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean +6 more
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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 of the Skies or Red's First Flight? v
Red's First Flight earns about $222.0K per month, while Merchant of the Skies earns about $1.6K. That is a 138.2× revenue gap (~$220.4K more per month for Red's First Flight). Annual revenue: Merchant of the Skies ≈ $19.3K/year, Red's First Flight ≈ $2.66M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Merchant of the Skies or Red's First Flight? v
Red's First Flight leads with about 8.4M estimated downloads vs 9K for Merchant of the Skies - a 933.5× gap. Merchant of the Skies's App Store downloads are estimated from 106 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Red's First Flight's App Store downloads are estimated from 76K ratings.
Are Merchant of the Skies 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.
Do Merchant of the Skies and Red's First Flight have in-app purchases? v
Merchant of the Skies does not appear to offer in-app purchases on its public listing. Red's First Flight does not appear to offer in-app purchases. Monetization model: Merchant of the Skies runs "Paid app ($6.69)", Red's First Flight runs "Paid app ($0.99)".
Which has better ratings, Merchant of the Skies or Red's First Flight? v
Red's First Flight edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.5 (gap of 0.3 stars). Rating volume: Merchant of the Skies 106 ratings, Red's First Flight 76K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Merchant of the Skies vs Red's First Flight revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $1.6K for Merchant of the Skies and $222.0K 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 of the Skies or Red's First Flight to a different App Store app? v
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