Game Dev Story Downloads & RevenueGame Dev Story · App Store & Google Play
Game Dev Story gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Game Dev Story by Kairosoft Co.,Ltd is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
Full timeline · 41 events in the last 12 months
- 📈Game Dev Story entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Paid · All Apps · VN · Top Paid · Games · VN
- 📈Game Dev Story entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Paid · All Apps · AE · Top Paid · Games · AE
- 📈Game Dev Story charting in a new countryiOSArgentina
- 📈Game Dev Story entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Paid · All Apps · PH · Top Paid · Games · PH
- 📈Game Dev Story charting in a new countryiOSPhilippines
- 📈Game Dev Story entered the top 100iOSTop Paid · All Apps · NL
- 📈Game Dev Story charting in a new countryiOSNetherlands
- 📈Game Dev Story charting in a new countryiOSPoland
- 📈Game Dev Story entered the top 10iOSTop Paid · Strategy · KR
- 📈Game Dev Story new best rank in the overall chart: #61iOSTop Paid · All Apps · KR
- 📈Game Dev Story entered the top 100iOSTop Paid · All Apps · CO
- 📈Game Dev Story charting in a new countryiOSColombia
- 📈Game Dev Story entered the top 100AndroidTop Paid · Simulation · NL
- 📈Game Dev Story charting in a new countryAndroidNetherlands
- 📈Game Dev Story entered the top 100 in 2 chartsAndroidTop Paid · Simulation · MX · Top Paid · Simulation · TR
- 📈Game Dev Story charting in a new country in 2 chartsAndroidMexico · Turkey
- 📈Game Dev Story entered the top 100 in 2 chartsAndroidTop Paid · Simulation · TH · Top Paid · Simulation · VN
- 📈Game Dev Story charting in a new country in 2 chartsAndroidThailand · Vietnam
- 📈Game Dev Story new best rank in the overall chart: #81iOSTop Paid · All Apps · KR
- 📈Game Dev Story entered the top 100iOSTop Paid · All Apps · KR
- 📈Game Dev Story new best rank in the overall chart: #94iOSTop Paid · All Apps · TW
- 📈Game Dev Story entered the top 100iOSTop Paid · All Apps · TW
- 📈Game Dev Story charting in a new countryiOSVietnam
- 📈Game Dev Story entered the top 100iOSTop Paid · Games · TW
- 📈Game Dev Story charting in a new countryiOSTaiwan
- 📈Game Dev Story entered the top 100iOSTop Paid · Games · AU
- 📈Game Dev Story entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Paid · Games · CA · Top Paid · Simulation · RU
- 📈Game Dev Story entered the top 100 in 4 chartsiOSTop Paid · Simulation · CA · Top Paid · Games · RU · Top Paid · Strategy · RU · Top Paid · Games · SE
- 📈Game Dev Story charting in a new countryiOSSweden
- 📈Game Dev Story entered the top 100 in 3 chartsiOSTop Paid · Simulation · IT · Top Paid · Strategy · IT · Top Paid · Games · TH
- 📈Game Dev Story charting in a new countryiOSThailand
- 📈Game Dev Story entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Paid · All Apps · ID · Top Paid · Games · KR
- 📈Game Dev Story entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Paid · Strategy · CA · Top Paid · Simulation · FR
- 📈Game Dev Story charting in a new country in 2 chartsiOSCanada · Spain
- 📈Game Dev Story entered the top 100 in 2 chartsAndroidTop Paid · All Games · DE · Top Paid · Simulation · DE
- 📈Game Dev Story entered the top 100 in 4 chartsiOSTop Paid · Strategy · FR · Top Paid · Simulation · KR · Top Paid · Strategy · KR · Top Paid · Simulation · US
- 🆕Game Dev Story first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidBrazil
- 🆕Game Dev Story first spotted by AppInsideriOS#57 in Top Paid · Simulation · Germany
- 📦Game Dev Story version 2.6.9Android[Now available in German,Spanish,French,Italian,Portuguese,Russian,Turkish,Hindi!!]
- 🆕Game Dev Story released on Google PlayAndroid
- 🆕Game Dev Story 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 › Simulation PaidGame Dev Story at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
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App Store
App details
Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v2.6.9, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Game Dev Story downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 50+ | 500k+ |
| Google Play | 50+ | 1M+ Measured |
| Total | 100+ Confidence | 1M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where Game Dev Story'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
Business model: Ad-led
How Game Dev Story 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 | #31 Games › Strategy Paid | 15 of 30 countries | – | – |
| Google Play | #10 Games › Simulation Paid | 12 of 23 countries | – | – |
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 | 4.9 ★ | 3k |
| Google Play | 4.7 ★ | 82k 8.5k written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.7 ★ weighted by ratings | 85k |
What users say about Game Dev Story
From the 52 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Mostly positive (96% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being fun, and speed.
What people like
- Fun: “Never fails to entertain me”
- Speed & performance: “Also, it doesn’t drain your phone battery like other huge games so that’s a plus”
- Price & subscription: “I have a lot of money, and there’s still so much I haven’t done”
- Ease of use: “I think it’s a nice simple game”
About Game Dev Story
Features the ability to develop your company's own game console, plus a system for changing your staff members' professions.
Hire talented people and train them to develop their skills.
As your staff gets more experience, you will unlock a wider array of game genres and content to develop. Try to find the most popular combinations and develop for the latest platform!
Your staff members can have a variety of game-related professions, from programmer to sound engineer.
Work hard and you may reach the top of the video game industry!
--
Try searching for "Kairosoft" to see all of our games, or visit us at https://kairopark.jp.
Be sure to check out both our free-to-play and our paid games!
https://twitter.com/kairokun2010
Game Dev Story App Store
Game Dev Story gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Game Dev Story is #101 in Games › Strategy 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 › Strategy PaidGame Dev Story at a glance
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Game Dev Story on the App Store
App details
Game Dev Story 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 Game Dev Story'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
Business model: Ad-led
How Game Dev Story 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 › StrategyPaid | #101 |
| United States | Games › SimulationPaid | #107 |
| South Korea | Games › StrategyPaid | #31 |
| South Korea | GamesPaid | #114 |
| Germany | Games › SimulationPaid | #44 |
| Germany | GamesPaid | #189 |
 Australia | Games › SimulationPaid | #33 |
| South Korea | Games › SimulationPaid | #54 |
| Australia | GamesPaid | #120 |
| Germany | Games › StrategyPaid | #69 |
 France | Games › StrategyPaid | #50 |
| France | Games › SimulationPaid | #53 |
| Australia | Games › StrategyPaid | #53 |
 United Kingdom | Games › SimulationPaid | #113 |
 Canada | Games › StrategyPaid | #76 |
 India | Games › StrategyPaid | #97 |
 Italy | Games › StrategyPaid | #76 |
| Italy | Games › SimulationPaid | #85 |
 Indonesia | Games › StrategyPaid | #71 |
| India | Games › SimulationPaid | #133 |
 Saudi Arabia | Games › StrategyPaid | #82 |
| Canada | Games › SimulationPaid | #154 |
 Russia | Games › StrategyPaid | #119 |
| Indonesia | Games › SimulationPaid | #89 |
 United Arab Emirates | Games › StrategyPaid | #76 |
 Vietnam | GamesPaid | #140 |
 Philippines | GamesPaid | #161 |
| United Arab Emirates | Games › SimulationPaid | #100 |
Apps near Game Dev Story on the chart
Games › Strategy Paid, around #101.
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 Game Dev Story
From the 52 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Mostly positive (96% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being fun, and speed.
What people like
- Fun: “Never fails to entertain me”
- Speed & performance: “Also, it doesn’t drain your phone battery like other huge games so that’s a plus”
- Price & subscription: “I have a lot of money, and there’s still so much I haven’t done”
- Ease of use: “I think it’s a nice simple game”
About Game Dev Story
Features the ability to develop your company's own game console, plus a system for changing your staff members' professions.
Hire talented people and train them to develop their skills.
As your staff gets more experience, you will unlock a wider array of game genres and content to develop. Try to find the most popular combinations and develop for the latest platform!
Your staff members can have a variety of game-related professions, from programmer to sound engineer.
Work hard and you may reach the top of the video game industry!
--
Try searching for "Kairosoft" to see all of our games, or visit us at https://kairopark.jp.
Be sure to check out both our free-to-play and our paid games!
https://twitter.com/kairokun2010
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Game Dev Story Android
Game Dev Story gets 100+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Game Dev Story is #10 in Games › Simulation Paid on Google Play in South Korea and charting in 12 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Games › Simulation PaidGame Dev Story at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Business Simulation Pixel Modern medium sessions Premium
#management #tycoon #kairosoft #strategy #simulation #offline
Game Dev Story on Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v2.6.9, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Game Dev Story 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 Game Dev Story'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.
How this is calculated
Business model: Ad-led
How Game Dev Story 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 |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea | Games › SimulationPaid | #10 |
| United States | Games › SimulationPaid | #41 |
| South Korea | All GamesPaid | #64 |
 Brazil | Games › SimulationPaid | #25 |
| Brazil | All GamesPaid | #173 |
| India | Games › SimulationPaid | #68 |
 Mexico | Games › SimulationPaid | #69 |
| Indonesia | Games › SimulationPaid | #67 |
| Saudi Arabia | Games › SimulationPaid | #77 |
 Turkey | Games › SimulationPaid | #67 |
| United Arab Emirates | Games › SimulationPaid | #70 |
 Netherlands | Games › SimulationPaid | #70 |
 Thailand | Games › SimulationPaid | #69 |
| Vietnam | Games › SimulationPaid | #66 |
Apps near Game Dev Story on the chart
Games › Simulation Paid, around #10.
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 Game Dev Story
From the 117 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users overwhelmingly praise the game as a charming, addictive time-killer with a satisfying progression loop and no microtransactions. However, some players report technical issues like freezing or loading errors, while others find specific mechanics like hardware engineer recruitment frustratingly difficult.
Mostly positive (91% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being fun, and being easy to use.
What people like
- Fun: “Thoroughly enjoyed myself”
- Ease of use: “Very addictive and simple!”
- Price & subscription: “More than worth its price”
- Features & content: “Wish there was more content, though”
About Game Dev Story
Features the ability to develop your company's own game console, plus a system for changing your staff members' professions.
Your staff members can have a variety of game-related professions, from programmer to sound engineer.
Work hard and you may reach the top of the video game industry!
--
Try searching for "Kairosoft" to see all of our games, or visit us at https://kairopark.jp. Be sure to check out both our free-to-play and our paid games!