Match Factory! vs Plague Inc.
Match Factory!
Peak Games
App Store
$1.60M/mo
~$19.16M/yr · 108.0M installs
VS
Plague Inc.
Ndemic Creations
App Store
$654.3K/mo
~$7.85M/yr · 24.8M installs
Revenue winner
Match Factory! wins
+144% vs other
Installs winner
Match Factory! wins
+336% vs other
MAU winner
Match Factory! wins
+62% vs other
Rating winner
Plague Inc. wins
+0% vs other
Why Match Factory! is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Match Factory! earns roughly 2× more per month than Plague Inc. - $1.60M vs $654.3K.
- Subscription model. Match Factory! runs a $9.99/mo subscription that compounds; Plague Inc. relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. Match Factory! has ~108.0M lifetime installs vs Plague Inc.'s ~24.8M - 4.4× the funnel top.
- Charts placement. Match Factory! ranks #57 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.
Match Factory!
vs
Plague Inc.
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$1.60M
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$654.3K
Annual revenue (est.)
$19.16M
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$7.85M
Lifetime installs (est.)
108.0M
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24.8M
Monthly active users (est.)?
6.0M
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3.7M
App Store rating
4.80★
▶
4.81★
Total ratings
720K
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165K
US grossing rank
#57
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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
- Nov 1, 2023
- Last updated
- Jun 29, 2026
- File size
- 605.9 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 1.71.143
- Languages
- English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean +3 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 Factory! trajectory
Plague Inc. trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Match Factory! or Plague Inc.? v
Match Factory! earns about $1.60M per month, while Plague Inc. earns about $654.3K. That is a 2.4× revenue gap (~$942.3K more per month for Match Factory!). Annual revenue: Match Factory! ≈ $19.16M/year, Plague Inc. ≈ $7.85M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Match Factory! or Plague Inc.? v
Match Factory! leads with about 108.0M estimated downloads vs 24.8M for Plague Inc. - a 4.4× gap. Match Factory!'s App Store downloads are estimated from 720K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Plague Inc.'s App Store downloads are estimated from 165K ratings.
Are Match Factory! 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 Factory! and Plague Inc. offer? v
Match Factory!: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Plague Inc.: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Match Factory! runs a "Free casual game · ads + tiny sub take (~$0.08/MAU) · calibrated by US grossing rank #57" 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 Factory! or Plague Inc.? v
Plague Inc. edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.8 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: Match Factory! 720K ratings, Plague Inc. 165K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Match Factory! vs Plague Inc. revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $1.60M for Match Factory! and $654.3K 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 Factory! or Plague Inc. to a different App Store app? v
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