Merge Dragons! vs Slay the Spire
Merge Dragons!
Gram Games
App Store
$4.06M/mo
~$48.66M/yr · 62.8M installs
VS
Slay the Spire
Humble Bundle
App Store
$66.4K/mo
~$797.2K/yr · 249K installs
Revenue winner
Merge Dragons! wins
+6005% vs other
Installs winner
Merge Dragons! wins
+25101% vs other
MAU winner
Merge Dragons! wins
+26015% vs other
Rating winner
Merge Dragons! wins
+11% vs other
Why Merge Dragons! is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Merge Dragons! earns roughly 61× more per month than Slay the Spire - $4.06M vs $66.4K.
- Subscription model. Merge Dragons! runs a $9.99/mo subscription that compounds; Slay the Spire relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. Merge Dragons! has ~62.8M lifetime installs vs Slay the Spire's ~249K - 252.0× the funnel top.
- More monetization surfaces. Merge Dragons! runs 10 IAP tiers vs 0 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
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Side-by-side metrics
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Merge Dragons!
vs
Slay the Spire
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$4.06M
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$66.4K
Annual revenue (est.)
$48.66M
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$797.2K
Lifetime installs (est.)
62.8M
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249K
Monthly active users (est.)?
12.6M
◀
48K
App Store rating
4.71★
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4.24★
Total ratings
419K
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3K
US grossing rank
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=
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Cheapest monthly sub
$9.99
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
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0 tiers
- 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
- Category
- Games
- Price
- USD9.99
- Released
- Jun 13, 2020
- Last updated
- Aug 5, 2025
- File size
- 889.5 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 2.6.0
- Languages
- English
Merge Dragons! trajectory
Slay the Spire trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Merge Dragons! or Slay the Spire? v
Merge Dragons! earns about $4.06M per month, while Slay the Spire earns about $66.4K. That is a 61.0× revenue gap (~$3.99M more per month for Merge Dragons!). Annual revenue: Merge Dragons! ≈ $48.66M/year, Slay the Spire ≈ $797.2K/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 Slay the Spire? v
Merge Dragons! leads with about 62.8M estimated downloads vs 249K for Slay the Spire - a 252.0× gap. Merge Dragons!'s App Store downloads are estimated from 419K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Slay the Spire's App Store downloads are estimated from 3K ratings.
Are Merge Dragons! and Slay the Spire 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 Slay the Spire offer? v
Merge Dragons!: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Slay the Spire: no IAP detected on the public listing. Merge Dragons! runs a "Subscription (~$9.99/mo)" monetization model; Slay the Spire runs "Paid app ($9.99)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Merge Dragons! or Slay the Spire? v
Merge Dragons! edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.2 (gap of 0.5 stars). Rating volume: Merge Dragons! 419K ratings, Slay the Spire 3K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Merge Dragons! vs Slay the Spire revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $4.06M for Merge Dragons! and $66.4K for Slay the Spire 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 Slay the Spire to a different App Store app? v
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