Sky: Children of the Light vs Sonolus

Sky: Children of the Light

thatgamecompany
App Store
$313.7K/mo
~$3.76M/yr · 39.2M installs
VS

Sonolus

MACAU FOSFENES TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
App Store
$942/mo
~$11.3K/yr · 42K installs
Revenue winner Sky: Children of the Light wins +33200% vs other
Installs winner Sky: Children of the Light wins +93582% vs other
MAU winner Sky: Children of the Light wins +75145% vs other
Rating winner Sky: Children of the Light wins +26% vs other

Why Sky: Children of the Light is winning

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

  1. Sky: Children of the Light earns roughly 333× more per month than Sonolus - $313.7K vs $942.
  2. Subscription model. Sky: Children of the Light runs a $9.99/mo subscription that compounds; Sonolus relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. Sky: Children of the Light has ~39.2M lifetime installs vs Sonolus's ~42K - 936.8× the funnel top.
  4. More monetization surfaces. Sky: Children of the Light runs 7 IAP tiers vs 4 - 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.

Sky: Children of the Light
vs
Sonolus
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$313.7K
$942
Annual revenue (est.)
$3.76M
$11.3K
Lifetime installs (est.)
39.2M
42K
Monthly active users (est.)?
5.9M
8K
App Store rating
4.83★
3.84★
Total ratings
261K
761
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$9.99
No sub
IAP tiers detected
7 tiers
4 tiers

Sky: Children of the Light

thatgamecompany
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Jul 21, 2019
Last updated
Apr 29, 2026
File size
2.69 GB
Content rating
9+
Version
0.33.2
Languages
English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese +8 more
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Sonolus

MACAU FOSFENES TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Jul 31, 2025
Last updated
Apr 3, 2026
File size
145.2 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
1.1.1
Languages
English
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Sky: Children of the Light or Sonolus? v
Sky: Children of the Light earns about $313.7K per month, while Sonolus earns about $942. That is a 333.0× revenue gap (~$312.7K more per month for Sky: Children of the Light). Annual revenue: Sky: Children of the Light ≈ $3.76M/year, Sonolus ≈ $11.3K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Sky: Children of the Light or Sonolus? v
Sky: Children of the Light leads with about 39.2M estimated downloads vs 42K for Sonolus - a 936.8× gap. Sky: Children of the Light's App Store downloads are estimated from 261K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Sonolus's App Store downloads are estimated from 761 ratings.
Are Sky: Children of the Light and Sonolus 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 Sky: Children of the Light and Sonolus offer? v
Sky: Children of the Light: IAP range 7 tiers detected. Sonolus: IAP range 4 tiers detected. Sky: Children of the Light runs a "Free casual game · ads + tiny sub take (~$0.08/MAU)" monetization model; Sonolus runs "Free game · IAP-driven (4 packs, ~$0.15/MAU)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Sky: Children of the Light or Sonolus? v
Sky: Children of the Light edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 3.8 (gap of 1.0 stars). Rating volume: Sky: Children of the Light 261K ratings, Sonolus 761 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Sky: Children of the Light vs Sonolus revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $313.7K for Sky: Children of the Light and $942 for Sonolus 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 Sky: Children of the Light or Sonolus to a different App Store app? v
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