Free Fire MAX vs PUBG MOBILE

Free Fire MAX

GARENA INTERNATIONAL I PRIVATE LIMITED
App Store
$359.3K/mo
~$4.31M/yr · 5.9M installs
VS

PUBG MOBILE

Tencent Mobile International Limited
App Store
$16.80M/mo
~$201.59M/yr · 267.8M installs
Revenue winner PUBG MOBILE wins +4575% vs other
Installs winner PUBG MOBILE wins +4435% vs other
MAU winner PUBG MOBILE wins +4530% vs other
Rating winner PUBG MOBILE wins +7% vs other

Why PUBG MOBILE is winning

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

  1. PUBG MOBILE earns roughly 47× more per month than Free Fire MAX - $16.80M vs $359.3K.
  2. Subscription model. PUBG MOBILE runs a $0.99/mo subscription that compounds; Free Fire MAX relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. PUBG MOBILE has ~267.8M lifetime installs vs Free Fire MAX's ~5.9M - 45.3× the funnel top.
  4. More monetization surfaces. PUBG MOBILE runs 10 IAP tiers vs 7 - 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.

Free Fire MAX
vs
PUBG MOBILE
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$359.3K
$16.80M
Annual revenue (est.)
$4.31M
$201.59M
Lifetime installs (est.)
5.9M
267.8M
Monthly active users (est.)?
1.1M
52.0M
App Store rating
4.03★
4.32★
Total ratings
54K
1.6M
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
$0.99
IAP tiers detected
7 tiers
10 tiers

Free Fire MAX

GARENA INTERNATIONAL I PRIVATE LIMITED
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Sep 27, 2021
Last updated
Apr 8, 2026
File size
1.07 GB
Content rating
12+
Version
2.123.1
Languages
Arabic, BN, MY, English, French, Hindi +11 more
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PUBG MOBILE

Tencent Mobile International Limited
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Mar 19, 2018
Last updated
Mar 12, 2026
File size
3.62 GB
Content rating
12+
Version
4.3.0
Languages
Arabic, English, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian +7 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Free Fire MAX or PUBG MOBILE? v
PUBG MOBILE earns about $16.80M per month, while Free Fire MAX earns about $359.3K. That is a 46.8× revenue gap (~$16.44M more per month for PUBG MOBILE). Annual revenue: Free Fire MAX ≈ $4.31M/year, PUBG MOBILE ≈ $201.59M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Free Fire MAX or PUBG MOBILE? v
PUBG MOBILE leads with about 267.8M estimated downloads vs 5.9M for Free Fire MAX - a 45.3× gap. Free Fire MAX's App Store downloads are estimated from 54K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. PUBG MOBILE's App Store downloads are estimated from 1.6M ratings.
Are Free Fire MAX and PUBG MOBILE 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 Free Fire MAX and PUBG MOBILE offer? v
Free Fire MAX: IAP range 7 tiers detected. PUBG MOBILE: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Free Fire MAX runs a "Free + one-time IAP (7 tiers)" monetization model; PUBG MOBILE runs "Subscription (~$9.99/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Free Fire MAX or PUBG MOBILE? v
PUBG MOBILE edges ahead with ★ 4.3 vs ★ 4.0 (gap of 0.3 stars). Rating volume: Free Fire MAX 54K ratings, PUBG MOBILE 1.6M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Free Fire MAX vs PUBG MOBILE revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $359.3K for Free Fire MAX and $16.80M for PUBG MOBILE 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 Free Fire MAX or PUBG MOBILE to a different App Store app? v
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