Plague Inc. vs Pokémon TCG Pocket
Plague Inc.
Ndemic Creations
App Store
$644.5K/mo
~$7.73M/yr · 24.4M installs
VS
Pokémon TCG Pocket
The Pokemon Company
App Store
$1.16M/mo
~$13.87M/yr · 92.2M installs
Revenue winner
Pokémon TCG Pocket wins
+79% vs other
Installs winner
Pokémon TCG Pocket wins
+278% vs other
MAU winner
Pokémon TCG Pocket wins
+153% vs other
Rating winner
Plague Inc. wins
+0% vs other
Why Pokémon TCG Pocket is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Pokémon TCG Pocket earns roughly 2× more per month than Plague Inc. - $1.16M vs $644.5K.
- Subscription model. Pokémon TCG Pocket runs a $9.99/mo subscription that compounds; Plague Inc. relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. Pokémon TCG Pocket has ~92.2M lifetime installs vs Plague Inc.'s ~24.4M - 3.8× the funnel top.
- Charts placement. Pokémon TCG Pocket ranks #83 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.
Plague Inc.
vs
Pokémon TCG Pocket
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$644.5K
▶
$1.16M
Annual revenue (est.)
$7.73M
▶
$13.87M
Lifetime installs (est.)
24.4M
▶
92.2M
Monthly active users (est.)?
3.7M
▶
9.3M
App Store rating
4.81★
◀
4.79★
Total ratings
163K
▶
615K
US grossing rank
-
▶
#83
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
▶
$9.99
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
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10 tiers
- 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
- Category
- Games
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Oct 30, 2024
- Last updated
- Apr 27, 2026
- File size
- 348.7 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 1.6.0
- Languages
- English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean +3 more
Plague Inc. trajectory
Pokémon TCG Pocket trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Plague Inc. or Pokémon TCG Pocket? v
Pokémon TCG Pocket earns about $1.16M per month, while Plague Inc. earns about $644.5K. That is a 1.8× revenue gap (~$511.1K more per month for Pokémon TCG Pocket). Annual revenue: Plague Inc. ≈ $7.73M/year, Pokémon TCG Pocket ≈ $13.87M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Plague Inc. or Pokémon TCG Pocket? v
Pokémon TCG Pocket leads with about 92.2M estimated downloads vs 24.4M for Plague Inc. - a 3.8× gap. Plague Inc.'s App Store downloads are estimated from 163K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Pokémon TCG Pocket's App Store downloads are estimated from 615K ratings.
Are Plague Inc. and Pokémon TCG Pocket 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 Plague Inc. and Pokémon TCG Pocket offer? v
Plague Inc.: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Pokémon TCG Pocket: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Plague Inc. runs a "Paid app ($0.99)" monetization model; Pokémon TCG Pocket runs "Free casual game · ads + tiny sub take (~$0.08/MAU) · calibrated by US grossing rank #83". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Plague Inc. or Pokémon TCG Pocket? v
Plague Inc. edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.8 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: Plague Inc. 163K ratings, Pokémon TCG Pocket 615K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Plague Inc. vs Pokémon TCG Pocket revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $644.5K for Plague Inc. and $1.16M for Pokémon TCG Pocket 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 Plague Inc. or Pokémon TCG Pocket to a different App Store app? v
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