After Inc. vs USA TODAY PLAY Crossword+
After Inc.
Ndemic Creations
App Store
$89.5K/mo
~$1.07M/yr · 1.7M installs
VS
USA TODAY PLAY Crossword+
USA TODAY
App Store
$5.9K/mo
~$70.8K/yr · 738K installs
Revenue winner
After Inc. wins
+1415% vs other
Installs winner
After Inc. wins
+128% vs other
MAU winner
After Inc. wins
+133% vs other
Rating winner
After Inc. wins
+7% vs other
Why After Inc. is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- After Inc. earns roughly 15× more per month than USA TODAY PLAY Crossword+ - $89.5K vs $5.9K.
- Premium pricing. After Inc. charges $12.99/mo vs USA TODAY PLAY Crossword+'s $4.99/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
- Bigger install base. After Inc. has ~1.7M lifetime installs vs USA TODAY PLAY Crossword+'s ~738K - 2.3× the funnel top.
- More monetization surfaces. After Inc. runs 10 IAP tiers vs 2 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
After Inc.
vs
USA TODAY PLAY Crossword+
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$89.5K
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$5.9K
Annual revenue (est.)
$1.07M
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$70.8K
Lifetime installs (est.)
1.7M
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738K
Monthly active users (est.)?
339K
◀
145K
App Store rating
4.82★
◀
4.51★
Total ratings
15K
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9K
US grossing rank
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=
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Cheapest monthly sub
$12.99
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$4.99
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
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2 tiers
- 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
- Category
- Games
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Apr 6, 2019
- Last updated
- Mar 17, 2026
- File size
- 78.6 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 2.21.0
- Languages
- English
After Inc. trajectory
USA TODAY PLAY Crossword+ trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, After Inc. or USA TODAY PLAY Crossword+? v
After Inc. earns about $89.5K per month, while USA TODAY PLAY Crossword+ earns about $5.9K. That is a 15.2× revenue gap (~$83.5K more per month for After Inc.). Annual revenue: After Inc. ≈ $1.07M/year, USA TODAY PLAY Crossword+ ≈ $70.8K/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 USA TODAY PLAY Crossword+? v
After Inc. leads with about 1.7M estimated downloads vs 738K for USA TODAY PLAY Crossword+ - a 2.3× gap. After Inc.'s App Store downloads are estimated from 15K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. USA TODAY PLAY Crossword+'s App Store downloads are estimated from 9K ratings.
Are After Inc. and USA TODAY PLAY Crossword+ 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 USA TODAY PLAY Crossword+ offer? v
After Inc.: IAP range 10 tiers detected. USA TODAY PLAY Crossword+: IAP range 2 tiers detected. After Inc. runs a "Paid app ($1.99)" monetization model; USA TODAY PLAY Crossword+ 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 USA TODAY PLAY Crossword+? v
After Inc. edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.5 (gap of 0.3 stars). Rating volume: After Inc. 15K ratings, USA TODAY PLAY Crossword+ 9K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these After Inc. vs USA TODAY PLAY Crossword+ revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $89.5K for After Inc. and $5.9K for USA TODAY PLAY Crossword+ 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 USA TODAY PLAY Crossword+ to a different App Store app? v
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