Knives Out vs Specimen Zero - Horror

Knives Out

NetEase Games
App Store
$1.1K/mo
~$12.7K/yr · 23K installs
VS

Specimen Zero - Horror

Cafe Studio Games AG
App Store
$353/mo
~$4.2K/yr · 7K installs
Revenue winner Knives Out wins +199% vs other
Installs winner Knives Out wins +240% vs other
MAU winner Knives Out wins +309% vs other
Rating winner Knives Out wins +8% vs other

Why Knives Out is winning

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

  1. Knives Out earns roughly 3× more per month than Specimen Zero - Horror - $1.1K vs $353.
  2. Bigger install base. Knives Out has ~23K lifetime installs vs Specimen Zero - Horror's ~7K - 3.4× the funnel top.
  3. More monetization surfaces. Knives Out runs 10 IAP tiers vs 9 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
  4. Better app store reviews. Knives Out sits at 4.34★ vs 4.02★ - 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
Specimen Zero - Horror
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$1.1K
$353
Annual revenue (est.)
$12.7K
$4.2K
Lifetime installs (est.)
23K
7K
Monthly active users (est.)?
4K
1K
App Store rating
4.34★
4.02★
Total ratings
452
133
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
=
No sub
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
9 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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Specimen Zero - Horror

Cafe Studio Games AG
App Store
Category
Games
Price
USD1.99
Released
Jul 21, 2021
Last updated
Aug 5, 2024
File size
379.7 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
1.1.101
Languages
English
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Knives Out or Specimen Zero - Horror? v
Knives Out earns about $1.1K per month, while Specimen Zero - Horror earns about $353. That is a 3.0× revenue gap (~$702 more per month for Knives Out). Annual revenue: Knives Out ≈ $12.7K/year, Specimen Zero - Horror ≈ $4.2K/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 Specimen Zero - Horror? v
Knives Out leads with about 23K estimated downloads vs 7K for Specimen Zero - Horror - a 3.4× gap. Knives Out's App Store downloads are estimated from 452 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Specimen Zero - Horror's App Store downloads are estimated from 133 ratings.
Are Knives Out and Specimen Zero - Horror 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 Specimen Zero - Horror offer? v
Knives Out: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Specimen Zero - Horror: IAP range 9 tiers detected. Knives Out runs a "Free game · IAP-driven (10 packs, ~$0.30/MAU)" monetization model; Specimen Zero - Horror runs "Paid app ($1.99)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Knives Out or Specimen Zero - Horror? v
Knives Out edges ahead with ★ 4.3 vs ★ 4.0 (gap of 0.3 stars). Rating volume: Knives Out 452 ratings, Specimen Zero - Horror 133 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Knives Out vs Specimen Zero - Horror revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $1.1K for Knives Out and $353 for Specimen Zero - Horror 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 Specimen Zero - Horror to a different App Store app? v
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