MLB vs 8 Ball Pool
MLB
MLB
App Store
$1.61M/mo
~$19.32M/yr · 117.6M installs
VS
8 Ball Pool
Miniclip.com
Google Play
$1.01M/mo
~$12.08M/yr · 1.3B installs
Revenue winner
MLB wins
+60% vs other
Installs winner
8 Ball Pool wins
+1011% vs other
MAU winner
8 Ball Pool wins
+136% vs other
Rating winner
8 Ball Pool wins
+2% vs other
Why MLB is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- MLB earns roughly 2× more per month than 8 Ball Pool - $1.61M vs $1.01M.
- Premium pricing. MLB charges $5.99/mo vs 8 Ball Pool's $5.48/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
- More monetization surfaces. MLB runs 6 IAP tiers vs 0 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
- Charts placement. MLB ranks #63 on the US grossing chart (the other app is unranked) - chart placement is a self-reinforcing flywheel.
Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
MLB
vs
8 Ball Pool
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$1.61M
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$1.01M
Annual revenue (est.)
$19.32M
◀
$12.08M
Lifetime installs (est.)
117.6M
▶
1.3B
Monthly active users (est.)?
3.9M
▶
9.1M
App Store rating
4.72★
▶
4.80★
Total ratings
784K
▶
31.3M
US grossing rank
#63
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
$5.99
◀
$5.48
IAP tiers detected
6 tiers
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0 tiers
- Category
- Sports
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Feb 29, 2012
- Last updated
- May 6, 2026
- File size
- 420.6 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 26.8.0
- Languages
- English, Japanese, Spanish
- Category
- Sports
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Jan 23, 2013
- Last updated
- Apr 14, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Everyone
- Version
- 56.22.0
- Languages
- -
MLB trajectory
8 Ball Pool trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, MLB or 8 Ball Pool? v
MLB earns about $1.61M per month, while 8 Ball Pool earns about $1.01M. That is a 1.6× revenue gap (~$603.3K more per month for MLB). Annual revenue: MLB ≈ $19.32M/year, 8 Ball Pool ≈ $12.08M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store / Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, MLB or 8 Ball Pool? v
8 Ball Pool leads with about 1.3B estimated downloads vs 117.6M for MLB - a 11.1× gap. MLB's App Store downloads are estimated from 784K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. 8 Ball Pool reports 1,000,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are MLB and 8 Ball Pool in the same App Store category on each store and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Sports 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 MLB and 8 Ball Pool offer? v
MLB: IAP range 6 tiers detected. 8 Ball Pool: IAP range $0.10 - $299.99 per item. MLB runs a "Subscription (~$5.99/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #63" monetization model; 8 Ball Pool runs "Free game · IAP-driven (0 packs, ~$0.30/MAU)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, MLB or 8 Ball Pool? v
8 Ball Pool edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.7 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: MLB 784K ratings, 8 Ball Pool 982K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these MLB vs 8 Ball Pool revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $1.61M for MLB and $1.01M for 8 Ball Pool are derived from App Store grossing rank / Google Play install ranges, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Sports) - 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 MLB or 8 Ball Pool to a different App Store app? v
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