Ants 1, Scopely 0

Key insights

6 takeaways

01
Colony Flow out-earned Pixel Flow on in-app purchases in the 30 days to October 27, 2026, and had 3.44M downloads compared to Pixel Flow's 0.94M.See it on page 1
02
Colony Flow has made more money than Pixel Flow every single day since October 12, according to the author's analysis.See it on page 1
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Pixel Flow's best month came between mid-March and mid-April 2026, around $27-28M in IAP per AppMagic, four to eight weeks after the Scopely deal.See it on page 1
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Between September 18 and October 17, 2026, Pixel Flow's downloads fell 30.7% period-over-period, while its revenue fell 9.5%.See it on page 1
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The author's base-case estimate for October ad revenue is about $5M for Pixel Flow and about $7M for Colony Flow, with a wide stated range.See it on page 1
06
Scopely's acquisition deal for Loom Games was announced on February 19, 2026, valuing the studio at more than $1B.See it on page 1

Summary

A newsletter article by Matej Lancaric, a mobile game user-acquisition commentator, compares Pixel Flow, made by Turkey-based Loom Games (acquired majority by Scopely in February 2026 at a valuation above $1B), with Colony Flow, published by Vietnam-based ABI Games. Data cited includes Sensor Tower and AppMagic, covering periods such as the 30 days to October 27, 2026. In the 30 days to October 27, 2026, Colony Flow made $12.44M in IAP against Pixel Flow's $11.92M, and it had 3.44M downloads against Pixel Flow's 0.94M. The author reports that Colony Flow has out-earned Pixel Flow on IAP every day since October 12. Pixel Flow's monthly IAP peaked between mid-March and mid-April 2026 at around $27-28M per AppMagic and has declined since. The author estimates October ad revenue at about $5M for Pixel Flow and $7M for Colony Flow, while stating the range is wide. Colony Flow's launch followed a copyright dispute involving Pixel Flow clones, and Funfinity has sued ABI Games.