Buddy VPN vs Pokémon HOME
Buddy VPN
Frederic Hennes Sprl
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 242K installs
VS
Pokémon HOME
The Pokemon Company
App Store
$10.00M/mo
~$120.00M/yr · 1.7M installs
Revenue winner
Pokémon HOME wins
+1000000000% vs other
Installs winner
Pokémon HOME wins
+608% vs other
MAU winner
Pokémon HOME wins
+554% vs other
Rating winner
Buddy VPN wins
+26% vs other
Why Pokémon HOME is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Pokémon HOME earns roughly 10000000× more per month than Buddy VPN - $10.00M vs $0.
- Subscription model. Pokémon HOME runs a $2.99/mo subscription that compounds; Buddy VPN relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. Pokémon HOME has ~1.7M lifetime installs vs Buddy VPN's ~242K - 7.1× the funnel top.
- More monetization surfaces. Pokémon HOME runs 3 IAP tiers vs 0 - 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.
Buddy VPN
vs
Pokémon HOME
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$0
▶
$10.00M
Annual revenue (est.)
$0
▶
$120.00M
Lifetime installs (est.)
242K
▶
1.7M
Monthly active users (est.)?
29K
▶
189K
App Store rating
4.78★
◀
3.78★
Total ratings
3K
▶
16K
US grossing rank
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
▶
$2.99
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
▶
3 tiers
- Category
- Utilities
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Oct 10, 2025
- Last updated
- Jun 29, 2026
- File size
- 92.2 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 1.2.3
- Languages
- English, Russian, Spanish
- Category
- Utilities
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Feb 11, 2020
- Last updated
- May 11, 2026
- File size
- 254.4 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 4.0.2
- Languages
- English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean +3 more
Buddy VPN trajectory
Pokémon HOME trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Buddy VPN or Pokémon HOME? v
Pokémon HOME earns about $10.00M per month, while Buddy VPN earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$10.00M more per month for Pokémon HOME). Annual revenue: Buddy VPN ≈ $0/year, Pokémon HOME ≈ $120.00M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Buddy VPN or Pokémon HOME? v
Pokémon HOME leads with about 1.7M estimated downloads vs 242K for Buddy VPN - a 7.1× gap. Buddy VPN's App Store downloads are estimated from 3K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Pokémon HOME's App Store downloads are estimated from 16K ratings.
Are Buddy VPN and Pokémon HOME in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Utilities 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 Buddy VPN and Pokémon HOME offer? v
Buddy VPN: no IAP detected on the public listing. Pokémon HOME: IAP range 3 tiers detected. Buddy VPN runs a "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)" monetization model; Pokémon HOME runs "Pokémon HOME · calibrated to ground-truth (~$10.0M/mo on App Store)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Buddy VPN or Pokémon HOME? v
Buddy VPN edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 3.8 (gap of 1.0 stars). Rating volume: Buddy VPN 3K ratings, Pokémon HOME 16K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Buddy VPN vs Pokémon HOME revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $0 for Buddy VPN and $10.00M for Pokémon HOME are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Utilities) - 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 Buddy VPN or Pokémon HOME to a different App Store app? v
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