Knives Out vs Scritchy Scratchy

Knives Out

NetEase Games
App Store
$1.4K/mo
~$16.9K/yr · 23K installs
VS

Scritchy Scratchy

Funday Games ApS
App Store
$14.7K/mo
~$176.2K/yr · 79K installs
Revenue winner Scritchy Scratchy wins +943% vs other
Installs winner Scritchy Scratchy wins +248% vs other
MAU winner Scritchy Scratchy wins +261% vs other
Rating winner Scritchy Scratchy wins +12% vs other

Why Scritchy Scratchy is winning

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

  1. Scritchy Scratchy earns roughly 10× more per month than Knives Out - $14.7K vs $1.4K.
  2. Subscription model. Scritchy Scratchy runs a $12.99/mo subscription that compounds; Knives Out relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. Scritchy Scratchy has ~79K lifetime installs vs Knives Out's ~23K - 3.5× the funnel top.
  4. Better app store reviews. Scritchy Scratchy sits at 4.85★ vs 4.34★ - 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.

Knives Out
vs
Scritchy Scratchy
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$1.4K
$14.7K
Annual revenue (est.)
$16.9K
$176.2K
Lifetime installs (est.)
23K
79K
Monthly active users (est.)?
4K
16K
App Store rating
4.34★
4.85★
Total ratings
452
716
US grossing rank
-
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Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
$12.99
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
1 tiers

Knives Out

NetEase Games
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Nov 14, 2017
Last updated
May 8, 2026
File size
2.76 GB
Content rating
12+
Version
17.5
Languages
English, Japanese, Chinese, Chinese
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Scritchy Scratchy

Funday Games ApS
App Store
Category
Games
Price
USD6.99
Released
Mar 18, 2026
Last updated
May 2, 2026
File size
405.8 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
1.1.6
Languages
English
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Knives Out or Scritchy Scratchy? v
Scritchy Scratchy earns about $14.7K per month, while Knives Out earns about $1.4K. That is a 10.4× revenue gap (~$13.3K more per month for Scritchy Scratchy). Annual revenue: Knives Out ≈ $16.9K/year, Scritchy Scratchy ≈ $176.2K/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 Scritchy Scratchy? v
Scritchy Scratchy leads with about 79K estimated downloads vs 23K for Knives Out - a 3.5× gap. Knives Out's App Store downloads are estimated from 451 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Scritchy Scratchy's App Store downloads are estimated from 703 ratings.
Are Knives Out and Scritchy Scratchy 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 Scritchy Scratchy offer? v
Knives Out: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Scritchy Scratchy: IAP range 1 tiers detected. Knives Out runs a "Free + one-time IAP (10 tiers)" monetization model; Scritchy Scratchy runs "Paid app ($6.99)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Knives Out or Scritchy Scratchy? v
Scritchy Scratchy edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.3 (gap of 0.5 stars). Rating volume: Knives Out 451 ratings, Scritchy Scratchy 703 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Knives Out vs Scritchy Scratchy revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $1.4K for Knives Out and $14.7K for Scritchy Scratchy 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 Scritchy Scratchy to a different App Store app? v
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