SimCity BuildIt vs Township

SimCity BuildIt

Electronic Arts
App Store
$493.3K/mo
~$5.92M/yr · 8.9M installs
VS

Township

Playrix
App Store
$9.68M/mo
~$116.11M/yr · 359.9M installs
Revenue winner Township wins +1861% vs other
Installs winner Township wins +3955% vs other
MAU winner Township wins +579% vs other
Rating winner Township wins +16% vs other

Why Township is winning

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

  1. Township earns roughly 20× more per month than SimCity BuildIt - $9.68M vs $493.3K.
  2. Premium pricing. Township charges $12.99/mo vs SimCity BuildIt's $8.99/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
  3. Bigger install base. Township has ~359.9M lifetime installs vs SimCity BuildIt's ~8.9M - 40.5× the funnel top.
  4. Better app store reviews. Township sits at 4.75★ vs 4.11★ - 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.

SimCity BuildIt
vs
Township
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$493.3K
$9.68M
Annual revenue (est.)
$5.92M
$116.11M
Lifetime installs (est.)
8.9M
359.9M
Monthly active users (est.)?
1.7M
11.5M
App Store rating
4.11★
4.75★
Total ratings
81K
2.1M
US grossing rank
-
#20
Cheapest monthly sub
$8.99
$12.99
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
=
10 tiers

SimCity BuildIt

Electronic Arts
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Dec 17, 2014
Last updated
Apr 28, 2026
File size
293.0 MB
Content rating
9+
Version
1.77.2
Languages
Arabic, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German +11 more
View full SimCity BuildIt report →

Township

Playrix
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Oct 24, 2013
Last updated
Apr 20, 2026
File size
258.8 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
35.1.0
Languages
Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Indonesian +9 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, SimCity BuildIt or Township? v
Township earns about $9.68M per month, while SimCity BuildIt earns about $493.3K. That is a 19.6× revenue gap (~$9.18M more per month for Township). Annual revenue: SimCity BuildIt ≈ $5.92M/year, Township ≈ $116.11M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, SimCity BuildIt or Township? v
Township leads with about 359.9M estimated downloads vs 8.9M for SimCity BuildIt - a 40.5× gap. SimCity BuildIt's App Store downloads are estimated from 81K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Township's App Store downloads are estimated from 2.1M ratings.
Are SimCity BuildIt and Township 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 SimCity BuildIt and Township offer? v
SimCity BuildIt: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Township: IAP range 10 tiers detected. SimCity BuildIt runs a "Subscription (~$8.99/mo)" monetization model; Township runs "Free casual game · ads + tiny sub take (~$0.08/MAU) · calibrated by US grossing rank #20". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, SimCity BuildIt or Township? v
Township edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.1 (gap of 0.6 stars). Rating volume: SimCity BuildIt 81K ratings, Township 2.1M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these SimCity BuildIt vs Township revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $493.3K for SimCity BuildIt and $9.68M for Township 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 SimCity BuildIt or Township to a different App Store app? v
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