Match 3D vs Plague Inc.
Match 3D
Lion Studios Plus
App Store
$9.44M/mo
~$113.28M/yr · 145.4M installs
VS
Plague Inc.
Ndemic Creations
App Store
$644.5K/mo
~$7.73M/yr · 24.4M installs
Revenue winner
Match 3D wins
+1365% vs other
Installs winner
Match 3D wins
+496% vs other
MAU winner
Match 3D wins
+496% vs other
Rating winner
Plague Inc. wins
+0% vs other
Why Match 3D is winning
Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Match 3D earns roughly 15× more per month than Plague Inc. - $9.44M vs $644.5K.
- Subscription model. Match 3D runs a $9.99/mo subscription that compounds; Plague Inc. relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. Match 3D has ~145.4M lifetime installs vs Plague Inc.'s ~24.4M - 6.0× the funnel top.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
Match 3D
vs
Plague Inc.
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$9.44M
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$644.5K
Annual revenue (est.)
$113.28M
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$7.73M
Lifetime installs (est.)
145.4M
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24.4M
Monthly active users (est.)?
29.2M
◀
4.9M
App Store rating
4.79★
▶
4.81★
Total ratings
970K
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163K
US grossing rank
-
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Cheapest monthly sub
$9.99
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
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10 tiers
- Category
- Games
- Price
- Free
- Released
- May 5, 2020
- Last updated
- Apr 22, 2026
- File size
- 926.2 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 1245.97.0
- Languages
- English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Chinese +2 more
- Category
- Games
- Price
- USD0.99
- Released
- May 26, 2012
- Last updated
- May 6, 2026
- File size
- 123.6 MB
- Content rating
- 9+
- Version
- 1.24.4
- Languages
- English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean +8 more
Match 3D trajectory
Plague Inc. trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Match 3D or Plague Inc.? v
Match 3D earns about $9.44M per month, while Plague Inc. earns about $644.5K. That is a 14.6× revenue gap (~$8.80M more per month for Match 3D). Annual revenue: Match 3D ≈ $113.28M/year, Plague Inc. ≈ $7.73M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Match 3D or Plague Inc.? v
Match 3D leads with about 145.4M estimated downloads vs 24.4M for Plague Inc. - a 6.0× gap. Match 3D's App Store downloads are estimated from 970K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Plague Inc.'s App Store downloads are estimated from 163K ratings.
Are Match 3D and Plague Inc. 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 Match 3D and Plague Inc. offer? v
Match 3D: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Plague Inc.: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Match 3D runs a "Subscription (~$9.99/mo)" monetization model; Plague Inc. runs "Paid app ($0.99)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Match 3D or Plague Inc.? v
Plague Inc. edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.8 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: Match 3D 970K ratings, Plague Inc. 163K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Match 3D vs Plague Inc. revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $9.44M for Match 3D and $644.5K for Plague Inc. 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 Match 3D or Plague Inc. to a different App Store app? v
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