Merge Hotel Empire－Design Game vs Very Little Nightmares

Merge Hotel Empire－Design Game

Moon Active
App Store
$80.9K/mo
~$970.8K/yr · 10.1M installs
VS

Very Little Nightmares

BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe
App Store
$40.3K/mo
~$483.9K/yr · 216K installs
Revenue winner Merge Hotel Empire－Design Game wins +101% vs other
Installs winner Merge Hotel Empire－Design Game wins +4575% vs other
MAU winner Merge Hotel Empire－Design Game wins +5300% vs other
Rating winner Very Little Nightmares wins +1% vs other

Why Merge Hotel Empire－Design Game is winning

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

  1. Merge Hotel Empire－Design Game earns roughly 2× more per month than Very Little Nightmares - $80.9K vs $40.3K.
  2. Subscription model. Merge Hotel Empire－Design Game runs a $9.99/mo subscription that compounds; Very Little Nightmares relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. Merge Hotel Empire－Design Game has ~10.1M lifetime installs vs Very Little Nightmares's ~216K - 46.7× the funnel top.
  4. More monetization surfaces. Merge Hotel Empire－Design Game runs 7 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 Hotel Empire－Design Game
vs
Very Little Nightmares
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$80.9K
◀
$40.3K
Annual revenue (est.)
$970.8K
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$483.9K
Lifetime installs (est.)
10.1M
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216K
Monthly active users (est.)?
1.5M
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28K
App Store rating
4.62★
▶
4.65★
Total ratings
92K
◀
3K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$9.99
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
7 tiers
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0 tiers

Merge Hotel Empire－Design Game

Moon Active
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Mar 19, 2022
Last updated
Jun 7, 2026
File size
285.9 MB
Content rating
17+
Version
1.1.40
Languages
Arabic, Dutch, English, French, Italian, Japanese +8 more
View full Merge Hotel Empire－Design Game report →

Very Little Nightmares

BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe
App Store
Category
Games
Price
USD6.99
Released
May 29, 2019
Last updated
Feb 5, 2021
File size
1.64 GB
Content rating
9+
Version
1.2.0
Languages
Catalan, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese +6 more
View full Very Little Nightmares report →

Merge Hotel Empire－Design Game trajectory

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Related app pages

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FAQ

Which makes more money, Merge Hotel Empire－Design Game or Very Little Nightmares? v
Merge Hotel Empire－Design Game earns about $80.9K per month, while Very Little Nightmares earns about $40.3K. That is a 2.0× revenue gap (~$40.6K more per month for Merge Hotel Empire－Design Game). Annual revenue: Merge Hotel Empire－Design Game ≈ $970.8K/year, Very Little Nightmares ≈ $483.9K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Merge Hotel Empire－Design Game or Very Little Nightmares? v
Merge Hotel Empire－Design Game leads with about 10.1M estimated downloads vs 216K for Very Little Nightmares - a 46.7× gap. Merge Hotel Empire－Design Game's App Store downloads are estimated from 92K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Very Little Nightmares's App Store downloads are estimated from 3K ratings.
Are Merge Hotel Empire－Design Game and Very Little Nightmares 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 Hotel Empire－Design Game and Very Little Nightmares offer? v
Merge Hotel Empire－Design Game: IAP range 7 tiers detected. Very Little Nightmares: no IAP detected on the public listing. Merge Hotel Empire－Design Game runs a "Free casual game · ads + tiny sub take (~$0.08/MAU)" monetization model; Very Little Nightmares runs "Paid app ($6.99)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Merge Hotel Empire－Design Game or Very Little Nightmares? v
Very Little Nightmares edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: Merge Hotel Empire－Design Game 92K ratings, Very Little Nightmares 3K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Merge Hotel Empire－Design Game vs Very Little Nightmares revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $80.9K for Merge Hotel Empire－Design Game and $40.3K for Very Little Nightmares 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 Hotel Empire－Design Game or Very Little Nightmares to a different App Store app? v
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