Brain Test 2: Tricky Stories vs Plague Inc.

Brain Test 2: Tricky Stories

UNICO STUDIO
App Store
$2.85M/mo
~$34.22M/yr · 33.8M installs
VS

Plague Inc.

Ndemic Creations
App Store
$644.5K/mo
~$7.73M/yr · 24.4M installs
Revenue winner Brain Test 2: Tricky Stories wins +342% vs other
Installs winner Brain Test 2: Tricky Stories wins +38% vs other
MAU winner Brain Test 2: Tricky Stories wins +38% vs other
Rating winner Plague Inc. wins +0% vs other

Why Brain Test 2: Tricky Stories is winning

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

  1. Brain Test 2: Tricky Stories earns roughly 4× more per month than Plague Inc. - $2.85M vs $644.5K.
  2. Subscription model. Brain Test 2: Tricky Stories runs a $12.99/mo subscription that compounds; Plague Inc. relies on one-shot IAP or ads.

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Side-by-side metrics

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

Brain Test 2: Tricky Stories
vs
Plague Inc.
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$2.85M
$644.5K
Annual revenue (est.)
$34.22M
$7.73M
Lifetime installs (est.)
33.8M
24.4M
Monthly active users (est.)?
6.8M
4.9M
App Store rating
4.80★
4.81★
Total ratings
225K
163K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$12.99
No sub
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
=
10 tiers

Brain Test 2: Tricky Stories

UNICO STUDIO
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
May 16, 2020
Last updated
Apr 18, 2026
File size
252.4 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
1.24.05
Languages
Arabic, Czech, English, French, German, Indonesian +13 more
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Plague Inc.

Ndemic Creations
App Store
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
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Brain Test 2: Tricky Stories or Plague Inc.? v
Brain Test 2: Tricky Stories earns about $2.85M per month, while Plague Inc. earns about $644.5K. That is a 4.4× revenue gap (~$2.21M more per month for Brain Test 2: Tricky Stories). Annual revenue: Brain Test 2: Tricky Stories ≈ $34.22M/year, Plague Inc. ≈ $7.73M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Brain Test 2: Tricky Stories or Plague Inc.? v
Brain Test 2: Tricky Stories leads with about 33.8M estimated downloads vs 24.4M for Plague Inc. - a 1.4× gap. Brain Test 2: Tricky Stories's App Store downloads are estimated from 225K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Plague Inc.'s App Store downloads are estimated from 163K ratings.
Are Brain Test 2: Tricky Stories 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.
What in-app purchases and subscription pricing do Brain Test 2: Tricky Stories and Plague Inc. offer? v
Brain Test 2: Tricky Stories: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Plague Inc.: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Brain Test 2: Tricky Stories runs a "Subscription (~$12.99/mo)" monetization model; Plague Inc. runs "Paid app ($0.99)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Brain Test 2: Tricky Stories or Plague Inc.? v
Plague Inc. edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.8 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: Brain Test 2: Tricky Stories 225K ratings, Plague Inc. 163K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Brain Test 2: Tricky Stories vs Plague Inc. revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $2.85M for Brain Test 2: Tricky Stories and $644.5K 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 Brain Test 2: Tricky Stories or Plague Inc. to a different App Store app? v
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