After Inc. vs Blackbox

After Inc.

Ndemic Creations
App Store
$84.9K/mo
~$1.02M/yr · 1.6M installs
VS

Blackbox

Shapes and Stories LLC
App Store
$127.2K/mo
~$1.53M/yr · 15.9M installs
Revenue winner Blackbox wins +50% vs other
Installs winner Blackbox wins +894% vs other
MAU winner Blackbox wins +647% vs other
Rating winner After Inc. wins +0% vs other

Why Blackbox is winning

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

  1. Premium pricing. Blackbox charges $19.51/mo vs After Inc.'s $12.99/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
  2. Bigger install base. Blackbox has ~15.9M lifetime installs vs After Inc.'s ~1.6M - 9.9× the funnel top.

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Side-by-side metrics

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

After Inc.
vs
Blackbox
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$84.9K
$127.2K
Annual revenue (est.)
$1.02M
$1.53M
Lifetime installs (est.)
1.6M
15.9M
Monthly active users (est.)?
322K
2.4M
App Store rating
4.82★
4.80★
Total ratings
15K
106K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$12.99
$19.51
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
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10 tiers

After Inc.

Ndemic Creations
App Store
Category
Games
Price
USD1.99
Released
Nov 26, 2024
Last updated
May 5, 2026
File size
257.1 MB
Content rating
9+
Version
1.12.0
Languages
English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Chinese
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Blackbox

Shapes and Stories LLC
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Feb 25, 2016
Last updated
Apr 22, 2026
File size
205.4 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
3.0.5
Languages
AF, Arabic, Danish, Dutch, English, French +15 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, After Inc. or Blackbox? v
Blackbox earns about $127.2K per month, while After Inc. earns about $84.9K. That is a 1.5× revenue gap (~$42.3K more per month for Blackbox). Annual revenue: After Inc. ≈ $1.02M/year, Blackbox ≈ $1.53M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, After Inc. or Blackbox? v
Blackbox leads with about 15.9M estimated downloads vs 1.6M for After Inc. - a 9.9× gap. After Inc.'s App Store downloads are estimated from 15K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Blackbox's App Store downloads are estimated from 106K ratings.
Are After Inc. and Blackbox 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 After Inc. and Blackbox offer? v
After Inc.: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Blackbox: IAP range 10 tiers detected. After Inc. runs a "Paid app ($1.99)" monetization model; Blackbox runs "Free casual game · ads + tiny sub take (~$0.08/MAU)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, After Inc. or Blackbox? v
After Inc. edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.8 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: After Inc. 15K ratings, Blackbox 106K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these After Inc. vs Blackbox revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $84.9K for After Inc. and $127.2K for Blackbox 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 After Inc. or Blackbox to a different App Store app? v
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