Backpack Battles vs Plague Inc.
Backpack Battles
Yaozuo Games Ltd
App Store
$4.9K/mo
~$58.6K/yr · 18K installs
VS
Plague Inc.
Ndemic Creations
App Store
$654.2K/mo
~$7.85M/yr · 24.8M installs
Revenue winner
Plague Inc. wins
+13298% vs other
Installs winner
Plague Inc. wins
+135093% vs other
MAU winner
Plague Inc. wins
+104054% vs other
Rating winner
Plague Inc. wins
+8% vs other
Why Plague Inc. is winning
Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Plague Inc. earns roughly 134× more per month than Backpack Battles - $654.2K vs $4.9K.
- Bigger install base. Plague Inc. has ~24.8M lifetime installs vs Backpack Battles's ~18K - 1351.9× the funnel top.
- Better app store reviews. Plague Inc. sits at 4.81★ vs 4.46★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
Backpack Battles
vs
Plague Inc.
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$4.9K
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$654.2K
Annual revenue (est.)
$58.6K
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$7.85M
Lifetime installs (est.)
18K
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24.8M
Monthly active users (est.)?
4K
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3.7M
App Store rating
4.46★
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4.81★
Total ratings
282
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165K
US grossing rank
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- Category
- Games
- Price
- USD9.99
- Released
- Feb 4, 2026
- Last updated
- Jun 9, 2026
- File size
- 516.4 MB
- Content rating
- 9+
- Version
- 2.01
- Languages
- English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese +4 more
- Category
- Games
- Price
- USD0.99
- Released
- May 26, 2012
- Last updated
- May 6, 2026
- File size
- 123.6 MB
- Content rating
- 9+
- Version
- 1.24.4
- Languages
- English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean +8 more
Backpack Battles trajectory
Plague Inc. trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Backpack Battles or Plague Inc.? v
Plague Inc. earns about $654.2K per month, while Backpack Battles earns about $4.9K. That is a 134.0× revenue gap (~$649.3K more per month for Plague Inc.). Annual revenue: Backpack Battles ≈ $58.6K/year, Plague Inc. ≈ $7.85M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Backpack Battles or Plague Inc.? v
Plague Inc. leads with about 24.8M estimated downloads vs 18K for Backpack Battles - a 1351.9× gap. Backpack Battles's App Store downloads are estimated from 281 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Plague Inc.'s App Store downloads are estimated from 165K ratings.
Are Backpack Battles and Plague Inc. 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 Backpack Battles and Plague Inc. have in-app purchases? v
Backpack Battles does not appear to offer in-app purchases on its public listing. Plague Inc. does not appear to offer in-app purchases. Monetization model: Backpack Battles runs "Paid app ($9.99)", Plague Inc. runs "Paid app ($0.99)".
Which has better ratings, Backpack Battles or Plague Inc.? v
Plague Inc. edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.5 (gap of 0.4 stars). Rating volume: Backpack Battles 281 ratings, Plague Inc. 165K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Backpack Battles vs Plague Inc. revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $4.9K for Backpack Battles and $654.2K for Plague Inc. 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 Backpack Battles or Plague Inc. to a different App Store app? v
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