Merge Dragons! vs Seaside Escape®: Merge & Story

Merge Dragons!

Gram Games
App Store
$502.4K/mo
~$6.03M/yr · 62.8M installs
VS

Seaside Escape®: Merge & Story

Microfun Limited
App Store
$12.7K/mo
~$152.1K/yr · 3.2M installs
Revenue winner Merge Dragons! wins +3864% vs other
Installs winner Merge Dragons! wins +1883% vs other
MAU winner Merge Dragons! wins +902% vs other
Rating winner Merge Dragons! wins +2% vs other

Why Merge Dragons! is winning

Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Merge Dragons! earns roughly 40× more per month than Seaside Escape®: Merge & Story - $502.4K vs $12.7K.
  2. Subscription model. Merge Dragons! runs a $9.99/mo subscription that compounds; Seaside Escape®: Merge & Story relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. Merge Dragons! has ~62.8M lifetime installs vs Seaside Escape®: Merge & Story's ~3.2M - 19.8× the funnel top.
  4. More monetization surfaces. Merge Dragons! runs 10 IAP tiers vs 9 - more chances to convert users at the right price.

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Side-by-side metrics

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

Merge Dragons!
vs
Seaside Escape®: Merge & Story
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$502.4K
$12.7K
Annual revenue (est.)
$6.03M
$152.1K
Lifetime installs (est.)
62.8M
3.2M
Monthly active users (est.)?
6.3M
627K
App Store rating
4.71★
4.61★
Total ratings
419K
29K
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
$9.99
No sub
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
9 tiers

Merge Dragons!

Gram Games
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Jun 28, 2017
Last updated
Apr 28, 2026
File size
378.2 MB
Content rating
9+
Version
13.5.0
Languages
Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese +7 more
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Seaside Escape®: Merge & Story

Microfun Limited
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Nov 24, 2022
Last updated
Apr 29, 2026
File size
266.8 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
1.96.0
Languages
English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Chinese +1 more
View full Seaside Escape®: Merge & Story report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, Merge Dragons! or Seaside Escape®: Merge & Story? v
Merge Dragons! earns about $502.4K per month, while Seaside Escape®: Merge & Story earns about $12.7K. That is a 39.6× revenue gap (~$489.8K more per month for Merge Dragons!). Annual revenue: Merge Dragons! ≈ $6.03M/year, Seaside Escape®: Merge & Story ≈ $152.1K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Merge Dragons! or Seaside Escape®: Merge & Story? v
Merge Dragons! leads with about 62.8M estimated downloads vs 3.2M for Seaside Escape®: Merge & Story - a 19.8× gap. Merge Dragons!'s App Store downloads are estimated from 419K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Seaside Escape®: Merge & Story's App Store downloads are estimated from 29K ratings.
Are Merge Dragons! and Seaside Escape®: Merge & Story 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 Merge Dragons! and Seaside Escape®: Merge & Story offer? v
Merge Dragons!: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Seaside Escape®: Merge & Story: IAP range 9 tiers detected. Merge Dragons! runs a "Free casual game · ads + tiny sub take (~$0.08/MAU)" monetization model; Seaside Escape®: Merge & Story runs "Free casual game · ad-supported (~$0.04/MAU)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Merge Dragons! or Seaside Escape®: Merge & Story? v
Merge Dragons! edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: Merge Dragons! 419K ratings, Seaside Escape®: Merge & Story 29K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Merge Dragons! vs Seaside Escape®: Merge & Story revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $502.4K for Merge Dragons! and $12.7K for Seaside Escape®: Merge & Story 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 Merge Dragons! or Seaside Escape®: Merge & Story to a different App Store app? v
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