Geometry Dash vs Pokémon GO

Geometry Dash

RobTop Games AB
App Store
$4.21M/mo
~$50.55M/yr · 39.6M installs
VS

Pokémon GO

Niantic, Inc.
App Store
$10.00M/mo
~$120.00M/yr · 96.5M installs
Revenue winner Pokémon GO wins +137% vs other
Installs winner Pokémon GO wins +144% vs other
MAU winner Pokémon GO wins +56% vs other
Rating winner Geometry Dash wins +14% vs other

Why Pokémon GO is winning

Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Pokémon GO earns roughly 2× more per month than Geometry Dash - $10.00M vs $4.21M.
  2. Bigger install base. Pokémon GO has ~96.5M lifetime installs vs Geometry Dash's ~39.6M - 2.4× the funnel top.
  3. More monetization surfaces. Pokémon GO runs 10 IAP tiers vs 0 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
  4. Charts placement. Pokémon GO ranks #46 on the US grossing chart (the other app is unranked) - chart placement is a self-reinforcing flywheel.

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Side-by-side metrics

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

Geometry Dash
vs
Pokémon GO
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$4.21M
$10.00M
Annual revenue (est.)
$50.55M
$120.00M
Lifetime installs (est.)
39.6M
96.5M
Monthly active users (est.)?
5.9M
9.2M
App Store rating
4.56★
4.00★
Total ratings
264K
643K
US grossing rank
-
#46
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
=
No sub
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
10 tiers

Geometry Dash

RobTop Games AB
App Store
Category
Games
Price
USD3.99
Released
Aug 13, 2013
Last updated
Jan 29, 2026
File size
181.7 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
2.208
Languages
English
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Pokémon GO

Niantic, Inc.
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Jul 7, 2016
Last updated
Jun 23, 2026
File size
393.8 MB
Content rating
9+
Version
0.415.3
Languages
English, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian +8 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Geometry Dash or Pokémon GO? v
Pokémon GO earns about $10.00M per month, while Geometry Dash earns about $4.21M. That is a 2.4× revenue gap (~$5.79M more per month for Pokémon GO). Annual revenue: Geometry Dash ≈ $50.55M/year, Pokémon GO ≈ $120.00M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Geometry Dash or Pokémon GO? v
Pokémon GO leads with about 96.5M estimated downloads vs 39.6M for Geometry Dash - a 2.4× gap. Geometry Dash's App Store downloads are estimated from 264K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Pokémon GO's App Store downloads are estimated from 643K ratings.
Are Geometry Dash and Pokémon GO 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 Geometry Dash and Pokémon GO offer? v
Geometry Dash: no IAP detected on the public listing. Pokémon GO: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Geometry Dash runs a "Paid app ($3.99)" monetization model; Pokémon GO runs "Pokémon GO · 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, Geometry Dash or Pokémon GO? v
Geometry Dash edges ahead with ★ 4.6 vs ★ 4.0 (gap of 0.6 stars). Rating volume: Geometry Dash 264K ratings, Pokémon GO 643K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Geometry Dash vs Pokémon GO revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $4.21M for Geometry Dash and $10.00M for Pokémon GO 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 Geometry Dash or Pokémon GO to a different App Store app? v
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