After Inc. vs Rusty Lake: Roots

After Inc.

Ndemic Creations
App Store
$89.3K/mo
~$1.07M/yr · 1.7M installs
VS

Rusty Lake: Roots

Rusty Lake
App Store
$7.0K/mo
~$84.6K/yr · 88K installs
Revenue winner After Inc. wins +1168% vs other
Installs winner After Inc. wins +1805% vs other
MAU winner After Inc. wins +2822% vs other
Rating winner After Inc. wins +0% vs other

Why After Inc. is winning

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

  1. After Inc. earns roughly 13× more per month than Rusty Lake: Roots - $89.3K vs $7.0K.
  2. Bigger install base. After Inc. has ~1.7M lifetime installs vs Rusty Lake: Roots's ~88K - 19.0× 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
Rusty Lake: Roots
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$89.3K
$7.0K
Annual revenue (est.)
$1.07M
$84.6K
Lifetime installs (est.)
1.7M
88K
Monthly active users (est.)?
338K
12K
App Store rating
4.82★
4.81★
Total ratings
15K
1K
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
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0 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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Rusty Lake: Roots

Rusty Lake
App Store
Category
Games
Price
USD2.99
Released
Oct 20, 2016
Last updated
Feb 13, 2019
File size
100.0 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
1.2
Languages
Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese +8 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, After Inc. or Rusty Lake: Roots? v
After Inc. earns about $89.3K per month, while Rusty Lake: Roots earns about $7.0K. That is a 12.7× revenue gap (~$82.3K more per month for After Inc.). Annual revenue: After Inc. ≈ $1.07M/year, Rusty Lake: Roots ≈ $84.6K/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 Rusty Lake: Roots? v
After Inc. leads with about 1.7M estimated downloads vs 88K for Rusty Lake: Roots - a 19.0× gap. After Inc.'s App Store downloads are estimated from 15K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Rusty Lake: Roots's App Store downloads are estimated from 1K ratings.
Are After Inc. and Rusty Lake: Roots 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.
Do After Inc. and Rusty Lake: Roots have in-app purchases? v
After Inc. does not appear to offer in-app purchases on its public listing. Rusty Lake: Roots does not appear to offer in-app purchases. Monetization model: After Inc. runs "Paid app ($1.99)", Rusty Lake: Roots runs "Paid app ($2.99)".
Which has better ratings, After Inc. or Rusty Lake: Roots? v
After Inc. edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.8 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: After Inc. 15K ratings, Rusty Lake: Roots 1K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these After Inc. vs Rusty Lake: Roots revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $89.3K for After Inc. and $7.0K for Rusty Lake: Roots 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 Rusty Lake: Roots to a different App Store app? v
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