Merge Magic! vs Slay the Spire
Merge Magic!
Gram Games
App Store
$80.0K/mo
~$960.2K/yr · 10.0M installs
VS
Slay the Spire
Humble Bundle
App Store
$66.4K/mo
~$797.2K/yr · 249K installs
Revenue winner
Merge Magic! wins
+20% vs other
Installs winner
Merge Magic! wins
+3911% vs other
MAU winner
Merge Magic! wins
+3017% vs other
Rating winner
Merge Magic! wins
+12% vs other
Why Merge Magic! is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Subscription model. Merge Magic! runs a $12.99/mo subscription that compounds; Slay the Spire relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. Merge Magic! has ~10.0M lifetime installs vs Slay the Spire's ~249K - 40.1× the funnel top.
- More monetization surfaces. Merge Magic! runs 8 IAP tiers vs 0 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
- Better app store reviews. Merge Magic! sits at 4.76★ vs 4.24★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
Merge Magic!
vs
Slay the Spire
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$80.0K
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$66.4K
Annual revenue (est.)
$960.2K
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$797.2K
Lifetime installs (est.)
10.0M
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249K
Monthly active users (est.)?
1.5M
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48K
App Store rating
4.76★
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4.24★
Total ratings
91K
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3K
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
$12.99
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
8 tiers
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0 tiers
- 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
- 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 Magic! trajectory
Slay the Spire trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Merge Magic! or Slay the Spire? v
Merge Magic! earns about $80.0K per month, while Slay the Spire earns about $66.4K. That is a 1.2× revenue gap (~$13.6K more per month for Merge Magic!). Annual revenue: Merge Magic! ≈ $960.2K/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 Magic! or Slay the Spire? v
Merge Magic! leads with about 10.0M estimated downloads vs 249K for Slay the Spire - a 40.1× gap. Merge Magic!'s App Store downloads are estimated from 91K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Slay the Spire's App Store downloads are estimated from 3K ratings.
Are Merge Magic! 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 Magic! and Slay the Spire offer? v
Merge Magic!: IAP range 8 tiers detected. Slay the Spire: no IAP detected on the public listing. Merge Magic! runs a "Free casual game · ads + tiny sub take (~$0.08/MAU)" 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 Magic! or Slay the Spire? v
Merge Magic! edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.2 (gap of 0.5 stars). Rating volume: Merge Magic! 91K ratings, Slay the Spire 3K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Merge Magic! vs Slay the Spire revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $80.0K for Merge Magic! 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 Magic! or Slay the Spire to a different App Store app? v
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