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Gambonanza

Stray Fawn Studio · Games · United States store
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Revenue a month, worldwide EST
$123.8K
Likely $41.3K to $371.4K
▼ 7.0% in 16 days
New ratings
+46
in 15 days, 5.7K in total
Rating
4.9 of 5
2.9K ratings in this store
Countries it ranks in
3
was 10 on Oct 20, 2026

Revenue

Estimated from the grossing charts of Oct 26, 2026 in the 53 countries we track, and ratings growth on the App Store.

EST. REVENUE / YEAR · WORLDWIDE
$1.5M
Both stores combined. Small app estimate, so no split per store
EST. LIFETIME DOWNLOADS
100.3K to 286.6K
Estimated from ratings count
WHERE IT EARNS · EST. / MONTH
  • United States #70 Games: Board (Play)$32.5K · 26%
  • Japan #81 Games: Board (iOS)$20.9K · 17%
  • Saudi Arabia #81 Games: Board (Play)$13.3K · 11%
  • Germany #62 Games: Board (Play)$8.4K · 7%
  • UAE #83 Games: Board (Play)$8.2K · 7%
  • India #92 Games: Board (Play)$7.5K · 6%
  • France #37 Games: Board (Play)$6.4K · 5%
  • Colombia #95 Games: Board (Play)$5.5K · 4%
31 more countries
  • Pakistan #97 Games: Board (Play)$3.6K · 3%
  • Mexico #47 Games: Board (iOS), #90 Games: Board (Play)$3K · 2%
  • Indonesia #45 Games: Board (iOS), #90 Games: Board (Play)$1.8K · 1%
  • Bangladesh #93 Games: Board (Play)$1.5K · 1%
  • Kuwait #94 Games: Board (Play)$1.3K · 1%
  • Qatar #63 Games: Board (Play)$1.3K · 1%
  • Egypt #90 Games: Board (Play)$743 · 1%
  • Poland #92 Games: Board (Play)$674 · 1%
  • Argentina #95 Games: Board (Play)$485 · 0%
  • Singapore #93 Games: Board (Play)$449 · 0%
  • Belgium #95 Games: Board (Play)$416 · 0%
  • New Zealand #96 Games: Board (Play)$414 · 0%
  • Malaysia #96 Games: Board (Play)$406 · 0%
  • Switzerland #94 Games: Board (Play)$374 · 0%
  • Denmark #95 Games: Board (Play)$366 · 0%
  • Chile #94 Games: Board (Play)$354 · 0%
  • Hong Kong #91 Games: Board (Play)$346 · 0%
  • Norway #93 Games: Board (Play)$324 · 0%
  • Peru #95 Games: Board (Play)$292 · 0%
  • Israel #94 Games: Board (Play)$277 · 0%
  • Nigeria #90 Games: Board (Play)$269 · 0%
  • Portugal #95 Games: Board (Play)$268 · 0%
  • Austria #94 Games: Board (Play)$251 · 0%
  • Ireland #94 Games: Board (Play)$249 · 0%
  • Kazakhstan #95 Games: Board (Play)$240 · 0%
  • South Africa #94 Games: Board (Play)$233 · 0%
  • Philippines #91 Games: Board (Play)$231 · 0%
  • Romania #95 Games: Board (Play)$206 · 0%
  • Czechia #93 Games: Board (Play)$204 · 0%
  • Finland #94 Games: Board (Play)$199 · 0%
  • Greece #94 Games: Board (Play)$158 · 0%
HOW SURE ARE WE
Small app: combines its grossing ranks with ratings growth (977 new ratings a month on average since launch). Tested on 418 apps with verified revenue: typically off by about 2.6 times, so the range is wide. Countries we don't track (and Google Play in China, which doesn't exist) aren't included, and neither are ads or web payments. Gross revenue before store fees.
RATINGS
2.9K
AVG RATING
4.88
PRICE
$5.99
AGE
179d
LAST UPDATE
5d ago
VERSION
1.5.2
SIZE
155 MB
AGE RATING
4+

Last 30 days

From our daily snapshots of every grossing chart and daily ratings counts.

DAYS IN A GROSSING CHART
18 / 30
COUNTRIES NOW
4 (was 0)
NEW RATINGS, LAST 7 DAYS
+20
EST. REVENUE A MONTH, DAILY · BOTH STORES EST
Show daily values
Sep 28, 2026$162.3K a month
Sep 29, 2026$161.9K a month
Sep 30, 2026$161.4K a month
Oct 1, 2026$161K a month
Oct 2, 2026$146.4K a month
Oct 3, 2026$146.1K a month
Oct 4, 2026$140.5K a month
Oct 5, 2026$140.1K a month
Oct 6, 2026$130.3K a month
Oct 7, 2026$130K a month
Oct 8, 2026$129K a month
Oct 9, 2026$118.8K a month
Oct 10, 2026$133.1K a month
Oct 11, 2026$132.8K a month
Oct 12, 2026$120.6K a month
Oct 13, 2026$126.9K a month
Oct 14, 2026$122K a month
Oct 15, 2026$121.8K a month
Oct 16, 2026$122.2K a month
Oct 17, 2026$126.1K a month
Oct 18, 2026$127K a month
Oct 19, 2026$128K a month
Oct 20, 2026$127.7K a month
Oct 21, 2026$127.5K a month
Oct 22, 2026not in a grossing chart
Oct 23, 2026$127K a month
Oct 24, 2026$126.7K a month
Oct 25, 2026$125.2K a month
Oct 26, 2026$123.8K a month
Oct 27, 2026not in a grossing chart
The same estimate as the headline, saved every day. Best rank Sep 28, 2026: not ranked. Now: #55 Games: Board · ID.
RATINGS IN THE CORE COUNTRIES, DAILY
Show daily values
Oct 12, 20265.7K ratings
Oct 13, 20265.7K ratings
Oct 14, 20265.7K ratings
Oct 15, 20265.7K ratings
Oct 16, 20265.7K ratings
Oct 17, 20265.7K ratings
Oct 18, 20265.7K ratings
Oct 19, 20265.7K ratings
Oct 20, 20265.7K ratings
Oct 21, 20265.7K ratings
Oct 22, 20265.7K ratings
Oct 23, 20265.7K ratings
Oct 24, 20265.7K ratings
Oct 25, 20265.7K ratings
Oct 26, 20265.7K ratings
Oct 27, 20265.7K ratings
5.7K on Oct 12, 2026, 5.7K on Oct 27, 2026. New ratings track new downloads, even outside the charts.

Money and momentum

Measured from the store, not estimated.

WHAT IT CHARGES
No in-app purchases
Earns from its upfront price, ads or payments outside the store.
REVIEW MOMENTUM
4.7 reviews / week
  • Trendfalling
  • Recent reviews average4.2 stars
  • Recent 1 and 2 star share13%
From the latest 120 written reviews, covering 179 days.
RELEASE CADENCE
2 updates in 90 days
  • Typical gap between releases23 days
From the last 10 versions listed on the App Store.
RATING BREAKDOWN
2.9K ratings
5★93%
4★4%
3★1%
2★0%
1★1%

What users want

From the latest 120 reviews on the United States App Store, May 1, 2026 to Oct 17, 2026: 13% are 1 or 2 stars. Open a theme to read what people wrote.

WHAT THEY COMPLAIN ABOUT · SHARE OF BAD REVIEWS
Bugs, things not working25%

4 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ So many bugs that lead to you losing runs even if you did everything right - gambits not working properly, enemy being able to capture pieces it's not supposed to be able to etc.
★★★★★ This option doesn't work, which sucks because I can't drag my finger on my phone very well due to a disability.
★★★★★ It feels like every gambit has a “chance” of working involved and/or a piece requirement which doesn't work since pieces are already expensive to get.
Price and subscription25%

4 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Force close every time I open the app a waste of my time and money
★★★★★ Play mechanics of the gambits feel a bit half baked, few really great synergies, and about 80% feel useless or not worth the money.
★★★★★ Pieces get destroyed ALOT which is a fair set back but the price for more in shop is insane.
Crashes and freezes13%

2 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Force close every time I open the app a waste of my time and money
★★★★★ Game crashes on initial loading screen with a frozen cloud spinning icon on iPhone 15
Slow, laggy, battery13%

2 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ Game crashes on initial loading screen with a frozen cloud spinning icon on iPhone 15
★★★★★ Maybe try the desktop version if you can. This game heats my phone up like a stove top and slows to a crawl every time I make a move, the particle effects bringing my phone to its knees. The game is good, I've been…
Wrong or poor results13%

2 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ However, it's obvious how poor quality control was before this game was released.
★★★★★ Play mechanics of the gambits feel a bit half baked, few really great synergies, and about 80% feel useless or not worth the money.
Missing features13%

2 of the 1 and 2 star reviews.

★★★★★ The entire game lacks direction both in gameplay, power ups and design.
★★★★★ It just lacks the same amount of depth.
WHAT THEY ASK FOR
  • to make the game endless, you should add a custom gambits feature. 5★, Jun 14, 2026
  • also please make it so that you can enable both drag and tap to move with pieces. 5★, Jun 14, 2026
  • I love this game just please add it to Xbox I'm begging 5★, May 23, 2026
  • I'm not sure if the developers are already planning on doing so, but I just wish there was a way to speed up the overall gameplay. 5★, May 18, 2026
  • It would be nice if they followed a theme. 2★, May 8, 2026
  • Great game, needs a few things fixed. 4★, May 5, 2026
  • Maybe the tutorial needs more expanding, or maybe the levels need to get more difficult a little slower. 4★, May 2, 2026
WORDS THAT KEEP COMING UP IN BAD REVIEWS

Nothing stands out.

WHAT THEY LOVE · SHARE OF GOOD REVIEWS
Fun, addictive37%

34 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ The bosses and gambits are awesome and very fun to play with and the customization is also cool but i have a few suggestions.
★★★★★ Fun gameplay, cool bosses and the rules are fairly straightforward.
★★★★★ It's fun but it's trying too hard to be Balatro.
Easy to use4%

4 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ Fun gameplay, cool bosses and the rules are fairly straightforward.
★★★★★ Game is addicting, incredibly fun and easy to dump hours into this game.
★★★★★ Also, placement of buttons makes it too easy to erase existing run and start a new one.
Accurate, great results4%

4 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ You have made a very quality game.
★★★★★ Frame the puzzles after more realistic chess situations, teaching how to use the pieces as a whole
★★★★★ My only nitpick is that the music audio quality is not the best (I was using Apple AirPods Pro 2).
Worth the money4%

4 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ second, a dlc pack or free update with lots of gambits and.
★★★★★ This game is worth it if you like roguelikes or roguelites
Looks great2%

2 of the 4 and 5 star reviews.

★★★★★ However, these guys have demonstrated great talent in conceptual and practical game design, so I would expect any minor kinks to continue being worked out going forward.

Found by matching words and phrases in the reviews, not read by a person. A review can count toward more than one theme.

What users say

Latest reviews, United States App Store.

★★★★★Oct 17, 2026
Please read this

I got a 25$ giftcard and bought this cause it was at the top and sounded good. As i clicked purchase i felt like it was bad decision because some reviews were mixed but as soon as i loaded into my first run, i knew this was going to my favorite game. The bosses and gambits are awesome and very fun to play with and the customization is also cool but i have a few suggestions. First multiplayer game mode would be a fun addition and I think it could work. second, a dlc pack or free update with lots of gambits and. And finally, an online section where we can make custom skins for our pieces or buy custom skins for pieces. I am really enjoying your game don’t listen to the haters you have made something truly amazing. Thank you for making this -Styrunic

★★★★★Oct 12, 2026
What life?

Haven’t been able to put this down if you love chess and thought Balatro was awesome get this game it’s straight up lightning in a bottle!!!

★★★★★Oct 2, 2026
Peak game

This is a great twist on chess and the bosses are just so peak, the designs are amazing and the music is also really good. I would recommend this to anyone who loves chess

★★★★★Sep 24, 2026
Fun

Lots of fun. Reminds me of Balatro and I love Balatro.

★★★★★Aug 29, 2026
MULTIPLAYER

I love this game because I play chess and love this idea of a new concept and I want multiplayer Please.

★★★★★Aug 24, 2026
Definitely a Balatro like.

I’m having a great time so far. Fun gameplay, cool bosses and the rules are fairly straightforward. Big Balatro vibes but I’m loving it!

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Growth research

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Meta Ad Library ↗Active Facebook and Instagram adsTikTok Creative Center ↗Top performing TikTok adsTikTok creators ↗Organic videos mentioning the appInstagram ↗Reels and posts under its hashtagYouTube ↗Reviews, tutorials and ShortsDeveloper site ↗Landing page and pricing

ASO keywords

Most repeated terms in the listing. Highlighted ones also appear in the title.

chess7gambonanza5board5gambits4rule bending3bending gambits3strategic3roguelike2tactical2discover2rule2bending2off2runs2battles2pieces2combos2smart2publishing2

What's new in 1.5.2

Version 1.5 • Faster startup, smaller download • Mouse support on phones and tablets • Better gamepad navigation, tutorial softlock fixed • Clearer feedback on bosses and enemy modifiers • Graveyard now records pieces lost after a stalemate • Key of Life's and Barter Trade's Gambit reset correctly again • No more duplicated pieces after a stalemate • Layout fixes on 16:9 screens, in Settings and Collection • Engine update and many smaller fixes Release notes provided for 11 of 11 languages

Released May 1, 2026. Current version shipped Oct 22, 2026.

Store description

Gambonanza is a turn-based chess roguelike set on a tiny board with huge stakes. Master tactical twists, invest your winnings, and discover rule-bending Gambits plus wild tile and piece combinations. Face off against challenging bosses and get lost in all the ways you can break traditional chess! But be careful, if you waste too many moves the board will crumble around you… FEATURES • Snackable, high-impact runs Play fast, punchy chess battles on smaller starting boards where every decision counts. • 150+ rule-bending Gambits Combine your chess pieces with Gambits to unlock devastating combos and strategic surprises. • Dynamic reserve system Store extra pieces off-board and deploy them at the perfect moment to swing the game. • Strategic board upgrades Enhance your chessboard with golden squares, blessing tiles, protective surfaces, and more! • Fight epic boss battles Take on big encounters that reward smart builds and punish strategic mistakes. • Retro aesthetic and quirky ambiance Immerse yourself in vibrant pixel art and the playful excitement of a fairground. • Mini-games for power boosts Test your luck and skill in challenges inspired by pachinko, slot machines, and Gachapon. WHY PLAY GAMBONANZA? Gambonanza takes the tactical clarity of chess and turns it into a roguelike playground: stack Gambits, sculpt the board, manage your reserves, and discover ridiculous combos that “shouldn’t work”… until they do. If you love smart strategy, replayable runs, and the thrill of breaking the rules (legally), this one’s for you. JOIN THE CHESS REVOLUTION! Download Gambonanza and start rewriting chess. ABOUT THE TEAM Gambonanza is developed by Blukulélé and published by Sidekick Publishing and Stray Fawn Publishing. Mobile Port by Ateo

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