Pixel Flow! vs Plague Inc.

Pixel Flow!

Loom Games Oyun Yazilim ve Pazarlama Anonim Sirketi
App Store
$4.53M/mo
~$54.33M/yr · 50.0M installs
VS

Plague Inc.

Ndemic Creations
App Store
$644.5K/mo
~$7.73M/yr · 24.4M installs
Revenue winner Pixel Flow! wins +602% vs other
Installs winner Pixel Flow! wins +105% vs other
MAU winner Pixel Flow! wins +34% vs other
Rating winner Plague Inc. wins +4% vs other

Why Pixel Flow! is winning

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

  1. Pixel Flow! earns roughly 7× more per month than Plague Inc. - $4.53M vs $644.5K.
  2. Subscription model. Pixel Flow! runs a $9.99/mo subscription that compounds; Plague Inc. relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. Pixel Flow! has ~50.0M lifetime installs vs Plague Inc.'s ~24.4M - 2.0× the funnel top.
  4. Charts placement. Pixel Flow! ranks #38 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.

Pixel Flow!
vs
Plague Inc.
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$4.53M
$644.5K
Annual revenue (est.)
$54.33M
$7.73M
Lifetime installs (est.)
50.0M
24.4M
Monthly active users (est.)?
5.0M
3.7M
App Store rating
4.63★
4.81★
Total ratings
84K
163K
US grossing rank
#38
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Cheapest monthly sub
$9.99
No sub
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
=
10 tiers

Pixel Flow!

Loom Games Oyun Yazilim ve Pazarlama Anonim Sirketi
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Aug 17, 2025
Last updated
May 4, 2026
File size
419.8 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
0.24.3
Languages
SQ, Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English +28 more
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Plague Inc.

Ndemic Creations
App Store
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
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Pixel Flow! or Plague Inc.? v
Pixel Flow! earns about $4.53M per month, while Plague Inc. earns about $644.5K. That is a 7.0× revenue gap (~$3.88M more per month for Pixel Flow!). Annual revenue: Pixel Flow! ≈ $54.33M/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, Pixel Flow! or Plague Inc.? v
Pixel Flow! leads with about 50.0M estimated downloads vs 24.4M for Plague Inc. - a 2.0× gap. Pixel Flow!'s App Store downloads are estimated from 84K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Plague Inc.'s App Store downloads are estimated from 163K ratings.
Are Pixel Flow! 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 Pixel Flow! and Plague Inc. offer? v
Pixel Flow!: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Plague Inc.: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Pixel Flow! runs a "Free casual game · ads + tiny sub take (~$0.08/MAU) · calibrated by US grossing rank #38" 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, Pixel Flow! or Plague Inc.? v
Plague Inc. edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.2 stars). Rating volume: Pixel Flow! 84K ratings, Plague Inc. 163K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Pixel Flow! vs Plague Inc. revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $4.53M for Pixel Flow! 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 Pixel Flow! or Plague Inc. to a different App Store app? v
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