Don't Starve Downloads & RevenueDon't Starve: Pocket Edition · App Store & Google Play
Don't Starve: Pocket Edition gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Don't Starve: Pocket Edition by Klei is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
Don't Starve: Pocket Edition update history & changes
Last change · 47 events since 9 Jul 2015Full timeline ↓Full timeline · 46 events in the last 12 months
- 📈Don't Starve: Pocket Edition entered the top 10iOSTop Paid · Adventure · FR
- 📈Don't Starve: Pocket Edition entered the top 100iOSTop Paid · Games · AR
- 📈Don't Starve: Pocket Edition charting in a new countryiOSArgentina
- 📈Don't Starve: Pocket Edition entered the top 100iOSTop Paid · All Apps · FR
- 📈Don't Starve: Pocket Edition entered the top 100 in 2 chartsAndroidTop Paid · All Games · AE · Top Paid · All Games · SA
- 📈Don't Starve: Pocket Edition entered the top 100iOSTop Paid · All Apps · TR
- 📈Don't Starve: Pocket Edition entered the top 10 in 2 chartsiOSTop Paid · Adventure · CA · Top Paid · Adventure · ID
- 📈Don't Starve: Pocket Edition new best rank in the overall chart: #33iOSTop Paid · All Apps · PL
- 📈Don't Starve: Pocket Edition entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Paid · All Apps · DE · Top Paid · Games · TR
- 📈Don't Starve: Pocket Edition entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Paid · Games · IN · Top Grossing · Adventure · IN
- 📈Don't Starve: Pocket Edition entered the top 100 in 2 chartsAndroidTop Paid · All Games · NL · Top Paid · All Games · TH
- 📈Don't Starve: Pocket Edition entered the top 10iOSTop Paid · Adventure · AU
- 📈Don't Starve: Pocket Edition entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Paid · All Apps · CO · Top Paid · Games · CO
- 📈Don't Starve: Pocket Edition charting in a new countryiOSColombia
- 📈Don't Starve: Pocket Edition entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Paid · All Apps · AU · Top Paid · All Apps · PH
- 📈Don't Starve: Pocket Edition entered the top 100iOSTop Paid · All Apps · SA
- 📈Don't Starve: Pocket Edition entered the top 100AndroidTop Paid · All Games · US
- 📈Don't Starve: Pocket Edition entered the top 100iOSTop Paid · All Apps · RU
- 📈Don't Starve: Pocket Edition entered the top 100AndroidTop Paid · All Games · VN
- 📈Don't Starve: Pocket Edition entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Paid · Games · DE · Top Paid · Games · RU
- 📈Don't Starve: Pocket Edition entered the top 100 in 3 chartsiOSTop Paid · All Apps · ID · Top Paid · Games · PH · Top Paid · Games · US
- 📈Don't Starve: Pocket Edition charting in a new countryiOSPhilippines
- 📈Don't Starve: Pocket Edition entered the top 10iOSTop Paid · Adventure · BR
- 📈Don't Starve: Pocket Edition entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Paid · All Apps · BR · Top Paid · Games · FR
- 📈Don't Starve: Pocket Edition entered the top 100 in 2 chartsAndroidTop Paid · All Games · BR · Top Paid · Adventure · BR
- 📈Don't Starve: Pocket Edition entered the top 100 in 4 chartsiOSTop Paid · All Apps · PL · Top Paid · Games · PL · Top Paid · All Apps · ZA · Top Paid · Games · ZA
- 📈Don't Starve: Pocket Edition charting in a new country in 2 chartsiOSPoland · South Africa
- 📈Don't Starve: Pocket Edition entered the top 100AndroidTop Paid · Adventure · MX
- 📈Don't Starve: Pocket Edition charting in a new countryAndroidMexico
- 📈Don't Starve: Pocket Edition entered the top 100 in 4 chartsiOSTop Paid · All Apps · ES · Top Paid · Games · ID · Top Paid · All Apps · MY · Top Paid · Games · MY
- 📈Don't Starve: Pocket Edition entered the top 100 in 6 chartsAndroidTop Paid · Adventure · NL · Top Paid · Adventure · TH · Top Paid · All Games · TR · Top Paid · Adventure · TR · +2 more
- 📈Don't Starve: Pocket Edition charting in a new country in 4 chartsAndroidNetherlands · Thailand · Turkey · Vietnam
- 📈Don't Starve: Pocket Edition new best rank in the overall chart: #34iOSTop Paid · All Apps · AE
- 📈Don't Starve: Pocket Edition new best rank in the overall chart: #40iOSTop Paid · All Apps · VN
- 📈Don't Starve: Pocket Edition entered the top 100AndroidTop Grossing · Adventure · BR
- 📈Don't Starve: Pocket Edition charting in a new countryAndroidBrazil
- 📈Don't Starve: Pocket Edition entered the top 10 on iPad · Top Paid GamesiOSRU
- 📈Don't Starve: Pocket Edition entered the top 100iOSTop Paid · All Apps · VN
- 📈Don't Starve: Pocket Edition entered the top 10iOSTop Paid · Adventure · SA
- 📈Don't Starve: Pocket Edition entered the top 10AndroidTop Paid · Adventure · US
- 📈Don't Starve: Pocket Edition entered the top 100 in 3 chartsiOSTop Paid · Games · BR · Top Paid · Games · SE · Top Paid · All Apps · TH
- 🆕Don't Starve: Pocket Edition first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidUnited States
- 🆕Don't Starve: Pocket Edition first spotted by AppInsideriOS#49 in Top Paid · All Apps · United Arab Emirates
- 📦Don't Starve: Pocket Edition version 1.19.22Android- Updated target API level.
- 🆕Don't Starve: Pocket Edition released on Google PlayAndroid
- 🆕Don't Starve: Pocket Edition released on the App StoreiOS
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Games › Adventure PaidDon't Starve: Pocket Edition at a glance
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App Store
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Google Play
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Don't Starve: Pocket Edition downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 100+ | 500k+ |
| Google Play | 100+ | 1M+ Measured |
| Total | 100+ Confidence | 1M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where Don't Starve: Pocket Edition's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend before Apple and Google take their fee.
| Store | Per day | Per month | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | |||
| Google Play | |||
| Total | Confidence | 100% |
Business model: In-app purchase-led
How Don't Starve: Pocket Edition makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #15 Games › Adventure Paid | 15 of 30 countries | – | – |
| Google Play | #8 Games › Adventure Paid | 11 of 23 countries | – | #165 |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.5 ★ | 3.2k |
| Google Play | 4.3 ★ | 48k 4.3k written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.4 ★ weighted by ratings | 51k |
What users say about Don't Starve: Pocket Edition
From the 52 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users praise the core gameplay and art style but are frustrated by frequent crashes, bugs, and a lack of updates for two years. Many reviews highlight poor touch controls and missing features compared to the PC version.
Mixed (50% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for working reliably, and regular updates. The main complaints are about recent updates, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Crashes & bugs: “Good game but theres a bug”
- Updates: “so sad klei stop update pe version”
- Fun: “Super fun game but sometimes repetitive”
- Features & content: “Does it have limited tool?”
Common complaints
- Updates: “Hey this updated the game”
- Crashes & bugs: “This error happens randomly and I’ve been watching for it”
- Speed & performance: “The game crashes before I even get into the loading screen”
About Don't Starve: Pocket Edition
Don’t Starve: Pocket Edition, brings the hit PC game enjoyed by over 4 million players to the iPhone and iPad. Now you can experience the uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic on the go!
Play as Wilson, an intrepid Gentleman Scientist who has been trapped and transported to a mysterious wilderness world. Wilson must learn to exploit his environment and its inhabitants if he ever hopes to escape and find his way back home.
Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your survival style. Play your way as you unravel the mysteries of this strange land.
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Awards:
- Independent Games Festival: Grand Prize Nominee
- Independent Games Festival: Excellence in Design Nominee
- Independent Games Festival: Audience Award Nominee
- Capsule Computers: Editor’s Choice
- Indie Game Reviewer: Game of the Year
Key Features:
Optimized for Touch: New intuitive touch interface lets you explore, fight, craft and manage inventory with ease.
Uncompromising Survival & World Exploration: No instructions. No help. No hand holding. Start with nothing and craft, hunt, research, farm and fight to survive.
Dark and Whimsical Visuals: 2D characters and odd creatures inhabiting a unique 3D world.
Randomly Generated New Worlds: Want a new map? No problem! At any time you can generate a new living and breathing world that hates you and wants you to die.
Don't Starve: Pocket Edition App Store
Don't Starve: Pocket Edition gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Don't Starve: Pocket Edition is #34 in Games › Adventure Paid in United States and charting in 15 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026 Games › Adventure PaidDon't Starve: Pocket Edition at a glance
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Don't Starve: Pocket Edition on the App Store
App details
Don't Starve: Pocket Edition downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Don't Starve: Pocket Edition's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Don't Starve: Pocket Edition before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: In-app purchase-led
How Don't Starve: Pocket Edition makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Games › AdventurePaid | #34 |
| United States | GamesPaid | #173 |
 France | Games › AdventurePaid | #20 |
 Canada | Games › AdventurePaid | #19 |
 Brazil | Games › AdventurePaid | #29 |
| Canada | GamesPaid | #119 |
 Indonesia | Games › AdventurePaid | #22 |
| United Arab Emirates | Games › AdventurePaid | #15 |
| United Arab Emirates | GamesPaid | #63 |
 United Kingdom | Games › AdventurePaid | #156 |
 South Korea | Games › AdventurePaid | #119 |
 Australia | Games › AdventurePaid | #83 |
 Germany | Games › AdventurePaid | #179 |
 India | Games › AdventurePaid | #105 |
 Italy | Games › AdventurePaid | #84 |
 Saudi Arabia | Games › AdventurePaid | #72 |
 Malaysia | GamesPaid | #158 |
 South Africa | GamesPaid | #176 |
Apps near Don't Starve: Pocket Edition on the chart
Games › Adventure Paid, around #34.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Don't Starve: Pocket Edition
From the 52 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users praise the core gameplay and art style but are frustrated by frequent crashes, bugs, and a lack of updates for two years. Many reviews highlight poor touch controls and missing features compared to the PC version.
Mixed (50% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for working reliably, and regular updates. The main complaints are about recent updates, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Crashes & bugs: “Good game but theres a bug”
- Updates: “so sad klei stop update pe version”
- Fun: “Super fun game but sometimes repetitive”
- Features & content: “Does it have limited tool?”
Common complaints
- Updates: “Hey this updated the game”
- Crashes & bugs: “This error happens randomly and I’ve been watching for it”
- Speed & performance: “The game crashes before I even get into the loading screen”
About Don't Starve: Pocket Edition
Don’t Starve: Pocket Edition, brings the hit PC game enjoyed by over 4 million players to the iPhone and iPad. Now you can experience the uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic on the go!
Play as Wilson, an intrepid Gentleman Scientist who has been trapped and transported to a mysterious wilderness world. Wilson must learn to exploit his environment and its inhabitants if he ever hopes to escape and find his way back home.
Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your survival style. Play your way as you unravel the mysteries of this strange land.
********************************************************
Awards:
- Independent Games Festival: Grand Prize Nominee
- Independent Games Festival: Excellence in Design Nominee
- Independent Games Festival: Audience Award Nominee
- Capsule Computers: Editor’s Choice
- Indie Game Reviewer: Game of the Year
Key Features:
Optimized for Touch: New intuitive touch interface lets you explore, fight, craft and manage inventory with ease.
Uncompromising Survival & World Exploration: No instructions. No help. No hand holding. Start with nothing and craft, hunt, research, farm and fight to survive.
Dark and Whimsical Visuals: 2D characters and odd creatures inhabiting a unique 3D world.
Randomly Generated New Worlds: Want a new map? No problem! At any time you can generate a new living and breathing world that hates you and wants you to die.
Latest updates
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Don't Starve: Pocket Edition Android
Don't Starve: Pocket Edition gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Don't Starve: Pocket Edition is #8 in Games › Adventure Paid on Google Play in United States and charting in 11 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Games › Adventure PaidDon't Starve: Pocket Edition at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
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Don't Starve: Pocket Edition on Google Play
App details
Don't Starve: Pocket Edition downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Don't Starve: Pocket Edition's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Don't Starve: Pocket Edition before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: In-app purchase-led
How Don't Starve: Pocket Edition makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Games › AdventurePaid | #8 |
| United States | All GamesPaid | #136 |
| United States | Games › AdventureGrossing | #165 |
| India | Games › AdventurePaid | #16 |
 Mexico | Games › AdventurePaid | #14 |
| Indonesia | Games › AdventurePaid | #16 |
| Saudi Arabia | Games › AdventurePaid | #16 |
| Brazil | Games › AdventureGrossing | #82 |
| United Arab Emirates | Games › AdventurePaid | #16 |
 Netherlands | Games › AdventurePaid | #16 |
 Turkey | Games › AdventurePaid | #17 |
| Turkey | All GamesPaid | #58 |
 Thailand | Games › AdventurePaid | #16 |
 Vietnam | Games › AdventurePaid | #13 |
| Turkey | Games › AdventureGrossing | #49 |
| Saudi Arabia | All GamesPaid | #134 |
| India | Games › AdventureGrossing | #172 |
| United Arab Emirates | All GamesPaid | #135 |
| Netherlands | All GamesPaid | #135 |
| Saudi Arabia | Games › AdventureGrossing | #173 |
| Vietnam | All GamesPaid | #123 |
| United Arab Emirates | Games › AdventureGrossing | #178 |
| Vietnam | Games › AdventureGrossing | #148 |
Apps near Don't Starve: Pocket Edition on the chart
Games › Adventure Paid, around #8.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Don't Starve: Pocket Edition
From the 108 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users generally enjoy the core gameplay and content depth of Don't Starve on mobile, often citing it as a faithful port of the PC experience. However, significant frustration exists regarding clunky touch controls, inventory management issues, and technical bugs like save file corruption or compatibility errors.
Mostly positive (76% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being fun, and its features and content. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions.
What people like
- Fun: “Tough and unforgiving, but fun”
- Features & content: “more options when it comes to controls”
- Updates: “when big update, revive this game”
- Price & subscription: “So here I am kindly ask for a refund”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “I wish I could refund this app😞”
About Don't Starve: Pocket Edition
Now you can experience the uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic on the go! Play as Wilson, an intrepid Gentleman Scientist who has been trapped and transported to a mysterious wilderness world. Wilson must learn to exploit his environment and its inhabitants if he ever hopes to escape and find his way back home.
Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your survival style. Play your way as you unravel the mysteries of this strange land.
What's new in 1.19.22
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