SimCity BuildIt vs Wheelie Life 3

SimCity BuildIt

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

Wheelie Life 3

Marcos Elena
App Store
$12.5K/mo
~$149.8K/yr · 220K installs
Revenue winner SimCity BuildIt wins +3851% vs other
Installs winner SimCity BuildIt wins +3941% vs other
MAU winner SimCity BuildIt wins +3838% vs other
Rating winner Wheelie Life 3 wins +7% vs other

Why SimCity BuildIt is winning

Top 2 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. SimCity BuildIt earns roughly 40× more per month than Wheelie Life 3 - $493.3K vs $12.5K.
  2. Bigger install base. SimCity BuildIt has ~8.9M lifetime installs vs Wheelie Life 3's ~220K - 40.4× the funnel top.

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Side-by-side metrics

Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.

SimCity BuildIt
vs
Wheelie Life 3
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$493.3K
$12.5K
Annual revenue (est.)
$5.92M
$149.8K
Lifetime installs (est.)
8.9M
220K
Monthly active users (est.)?
1.7M
43K
App Store rating
4.11★
4.41★
Total ratings
81K
3K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$8.99
=
$8.99
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
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Wheelie Life 3

Marcos Elena
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Mar 11, 2024
Last updated
Feb 26, 2026
File size
1.41 GB
Content rating
4+
Version
3.2
Languages
English
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FAQ

Which makes more money, SimCity BuildIt or Wheelie Life 3? v
SimCity BuildIt earns about $493.3K per month, while Wheelie Life 3 earns about $12.5K. That is a 39.5× revenue gap (~$480.8K more per month for SimCity BuildIt). Annual revenue: SimCity BuildIt ≈ $5.92M/year, Wheelie Life 3 ≈ $149.8K/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 Wheelie Life 3? v
SimCity BuildIt leads with about 8.9M estimated downloads vs 220K for Wheelie Life 3 - a 40.4× gap. SimCity BuildIt's App Store downloads are estimated from 81K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Wheelie Life 3's App Store downloads are estimated from 3K ratings.
Are SimCity BuildIt and Wheelie Life 3 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 Wheelie Life 3 offer? v
SimCity BuildIt: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Wheelie Life 3: IAP range 10 tiers detected. SimCity BuildIt runs a "Subscription (~$8.99/mo)" monetization model; Wheelie Life 3 runs "Subscription (~$8.99/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, SimCity BuildIt or Wheelie Life 3? v
Wheelie Life 3 edges ahead with ★ 4.4 vs ★ 4.1 (gap of 0.3 stars). Rating volume: SimCity BuildIt 81K ratings, Wheelie Life 3 3K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these SimCity BuildIt vs Wheelie Life 3 revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $493.3K for SimCity BuildIt and $12.5K for Wheelie Life 3 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 Wheelie Life 3 to a different App Store app? v
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