AFK Journey vs Merge Magic!

AFK Journey

Farlight Games
App Store
$430.7K/mo
~$5.17M/yr · 7.9M installs
VS

Merge Magic!

Gram Games
App Store
$80.0K/mo
~$960.2K/yr · 10.0M installs
Revenue winner AFK Journey wins +438% vs other
Installs winner Merge Magic! wins +26% vs other
MAU winner AFK Journey wins +7% vs other
Rating winner AFK Journey wins +2% vs other

Why AFK Journey is winning

Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. AFK Journey earns roughly 5× more per month than Merge Magic! - $430.7K vs $80.0K.
  2. Aggressive pricing. AFK Journey undercuts at $9.99/mo vs $12.99/mo - converts a higher % of free users.
  3. More monetization surfaces. AFK Journey runs 10 IAP tiers vs 8 - 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.

AFK Journey
vs
Merge Magic!
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$430.7K
$80.0K
Annual revenue (est.)
$5.17M
$960.2K
Lifetime installs (est.)
7.9M
10.0M
Monthly active users (est.)?
1.6M
1.5M
App Store rating
4.83★
4.76★
Total ratings
72K
91K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$9.99
$12.99
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
8 tiers

AFK Journey

Farlight Games
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Mar 27, 2024
Last updated
May 1, 2026
File size
1.52 GB
Content rating
12+
Version
1.6.3.2
Languages
English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese +10 more
View full AFK Journey report →

Merge Magic!

Gram Games
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Sep 17, 2019
Last updated
Apr 16, 2026
File size
353.6 MB
Content rating
9+
Version
9.7.0
Languages
Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese +6 more
View full Merge Magic! report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, AFK Journey or Merge Magic!? v
AFK Journey earns about $430.7K per month, while Merge Magic! earns about $80.0K. That is a 5.4× revenue gap (~$350.7K more per month for AFK Journey). Annual revenue: AFK Journey ≈ $5.17M/year, Merge Magic! ≈ $960.2K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, AFK Journey or Merge Magic!? v
Merge Magic! leads with about 10.0M estimated downloads vs 7.9M for AFK Journey - a 1.3× gap. AFK Journey's App Store downloads are estimated from 72K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Merge Magic!'s App Store downloads are estimated from 91K ratings.
Are AFK Journey and Merge Magic! 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 AFK Journey and Merge Magic! offer? v
AFK Journey: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Merge Magic!: IAP range 8 tiers detected. AFK Journey runs a "Subscription (~$8.33/mo)" monetization model; Merge Magic! runs "Free casual game · ads + tiny sub take (~$0.08/MAU)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, AFK Journey or Merge Magic!? v
AFK Journey edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.8 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: AFK Journey 72K ratings, Merge Magic! 91K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these AFK Journey vs Merge Magic! revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $430.7K for AFK Journey and $80.0K for Merge Magic! 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 AFK Journey or Merge Magic! to a different App Store app? v
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