Knives Out vs Mortal Kombat

Knives Out

NetEase Games
App Store
$1.1K/mo
~$13.3K/yr · 24K installs
VS

Mortal Kombat

Warner Bros.
App Store
$181.3K/mo
~$2.18M/yr · 22.7M installs
Revenue winner Mortal Kombat wins +16218% vs other
Installs winner Mortal Kombat wins +95115% vs other
MAU winner Mortal Kombat wins +72538% vs other
Rating winner Mortal Kombat wins +4% vs other

Why Mortal Kombat is winning

Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Mortal Kombat earns roughly 163× more per month than Knives Out - $181.3K vs $1.1K.
  2. Subscription model. Mortal Kombat runs a $9.99/mo subscription that compounds; Knives Out relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. Mortal Kombat has ~22.7M lifetime installs vs Knives Out's ~24K - 952.1× the funnel top.

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Side-by-side metrics

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

Knives Out
vs
Mortal Kombat
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$1.1K
$181.3K
Annual revenue (est.)
$13.3K
$2.18M
Lifetime installs (est.)
24K
22.7M
Monthly active users (est.)?
5K
3.4M
App Store rating
4.33★
4.52★
Total ratings
476
151K
US grossing rank
-
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
$9.99
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
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10 tiers

Knives Out

NetEase Games
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Nov 14, 2017
Last updated
Jun 22, 2026
File size
2.78 GB
Content rating
12+
Version
17.9
Languages
English, Japanese, Chinese, Chinese
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Mortal Kombat

Warner Bros.
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Apr 7, 2015
Last updated
Apr 15, 2026
File size
1.98 GB
Content rating
17+
Version
7.2.1
Languages
English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean +5 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Knives Out or Mortal Kombat? v
Mortal Kombat earns about $181.3K per month, while Knives Out earns about $1.1K. That is a 163.2× revenue gap (~$180.2K more per month for Mortal Kombat). Annual revenue: Knives Out ≈ $13.3K/year, Mortal Kombat ≈ $2.18M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Knives Out or Mortal Kombat? v
Mortal Kombat leads with about 22.7M estimated downloads vs 24K for Knives Out - a 952.1× gap. Knives Out's App Store downloads are estimated from 476 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Mortal Kombat's App Store downloads are estimated from 151K ratings.
Are Knives Out and Mortal Kombat 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 Knives Out and Mortal Kombat offer? v
Knives Out: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Mortal Kombat: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Knives Out runs a "Free game · IAP-driven (10 packs, ~$0.30/MAU)" monetization model; Mortal Kombat 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, Knives Out or Mortal Kombat? v
Mortal Kombat edges ahead with ★ 4.5 vs ★ 4.3 (gap of 0.2 stars). Rating volume: Knives Out 476 ratings, Mortal Kombat 151K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Knives Out vs Mortal Kombat revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $1.1K for Knives Out and $181.3K for Mortal Kombat 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 Knives Out or Mortal Kombat to a different App Store app? v
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