Minecraft: Play with Friends! vs Star Traders 4X Empires Elite

Minecraft: Play with Friends!

Mojang
App Store
$22.64M/mo
~$271.68M/yr · 121.5M installs
VS

Star Traders 4X Empires Elite

Trese Brothers
App Store
$146/mo
~$1.8K/yr · 1K installs
Revenue winner Minecraft: Play with Friends! wins +15506592% vs other
Installs winner Minecraft: Play with Friends! wins +11041536% vs other
MAU winner Minecraft: Play with Friends! wins +4600582% vs other
Rating winner Star Traders 4X Empires Elite wins +9% vs other

Why Minecraft: Play with Friends! is winning

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

  1. Minecraft: Play with Friends! earns roughly 155067× more per month than Star Traders 4X Empires Elite - $22.64M vs $146.
  2. Subscription model. Minecraft: Play with Friends! runs a $3.99/mo subscription that compounds; Star Traders 4X Empires Elite relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. Minecraft: Play with Friends! has ~121.5M lifetime installs vs Star Traders 4X Empires Elite's ~1K - 110416.4× the funnel top.
  4. More monetization surfaces. Minecraft: Play with Friends! runs 10 IAP tiers vs 3 - 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.

Minecraft: Play with Friends!
vs
Star Traders 4X Empires Elite
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$22.64M
◀
$146
Annual revenue (est.)
$271.68M
◀
$1.8K
Lifetime installs (est.)
121.5M
◀
1K
Monthly active users (est.)?
6.7M
◀
145.2
App Store rating
4.51★
▶
4.91★
Total ratings
810K
◀
22
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$3.99
◀
No sub
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
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3 tiers

Minecraft: Play with Friends!

Mojang
App Store
Category
Games
Price
USD6.99
Released
Nov 17, 2011
Last updated
May 5, 2026
File size
1.18 GB
Content rating
9+
Version
26.20
Languages
Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German +16 more
View full Minecraft: Play with Friends! report →

Star Traders 4X Empires Elite

Trese Brothers
App Store
Category
Games
Price
USD4.99
Released
Jun 22, 2014
Last updated
Nov 7, 2016
File size
72.3 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
2.6.27
Languages
English
View full Star Traders 4X Empires Elite report →

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Related app pages

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FAQ

Which makes more money, Minecraft: Play with Friends! or Star Traders 4X Empires Elite? v
Minecraft: Play with Friends! earns about $22.64M per month, while Star Traders 4X Empires Elite earns about $146. That is a 155066.9× revenue gap (~$22.64M more per month for Minecraft: Play with Friends!). Annual revenue: Minecraft: Play with Friends! ≈ $271.68M/year, Star Traders 4X Empires Elite ≈ $1.8K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Minecraft: Play with Friends! or Star Traders 4X Empires Elite? v
Minecraft: Play with Friends! leads with about 121.5M estimated downloads vs 1K for Star Traders 4X Empires Elite - a 110416.4× gap. Minecraft: Play with Friends!'s App Store downloads are estimated from 810K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Star Traders 4X Empires Elite's App Store downloads are estimated from 22 ratings.
Are Minecraft: Play with Friends! and Star Traders 4X Empires Elite 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 Minecraft: Play with Friends! and Star Traders 4X Empires Elite offer? v
Minecraft: Play with Friends!: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Star Traders 4X Empires Elite: IAP range 3 tiers detected. Minecraft: Play with Friends! runs a "Paid app ($6.99)" monetization model; Star Traders 4X Empires Elite runs "Paid app ($4.99)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Minecraft: Play with Friends! or Star Traders 4X Empires Elite? v
Star Traders 4X Empires Elite edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 4.5 (gap of 0.4 stars). Rating volume: Minecraft: Play with Friends! 810K ratings, Star Traders 4X Empires Elite 22 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Minecraft: Play with Friends! vs Star Traders 4X Empires Elite revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $22.64M for Minecraft: Play with Friends! and $146 for Star Traders 4X Empires Elite 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 Minecraft: Play with Friends! or Star Traders 4X Empires Elite to a different App Store app? v
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