Plague Inc. vs Pokémon TCG Pocket

Plague Inc.

Ndemic Creations
App Store
$653.4K/mo
~$7.84M/yr · 24.8M installs
VS

Pokémon TCG Pocket

The Pokemon Company
App Store
$10.00M/mo
~$120.00M/yr · 96.2M installs
Revenue winner Pokémon TCG Pocket wins +1430% vs other
Installs winner Pokémon TCG Pocket wins +288% vs other
MAU winner Pokémon TCG Pocket wins +160% vs other
Rating winner Plague Inc. wins +0% vs other

Why Pokémon TCG Pocket is winning

Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Pokémon TCG Pocket earns roughly 15× more per month than Plague Inc. - $10.00M vs $653.4K.
  2. Subscription model. Pokémon TCG Pocket runs a $9.99/mo subscription that compounds; Plague Inc. relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. Pokémon TCG Pocket has ~96.2M lifetime installs vs Plague Inc.'s ~24.8M - 3.9× the funnel top.

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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.)?
$653.4K
$10.00M
Annual revenue (est.)
$7.84M
$120.00M
Lifetime installs (est.)
24.8M
96.2M
Monthly active users (est.)?
3.7M
9.7M
App Store rating
4.81★
4.79★
Total ratings
165K
641K
US grossing rank
-
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
$9.99
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
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10 tiers

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
View full Plague Inc. report →

Pokémon TCG Pocket

The Pokemon Company
App Store
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
View full Pokémon TCG Pocket report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, Plague Inc. or Pokémon TCG Pocket? v
Pokémon TCG Pocket earns about $10.00M per month, while Plague Inc. earns about $653.4K. That is a 15.3× revenue gap (~$9.35M more per month for Pokémon TCG Pocket). Annual revenue: Plague Inc. ≈ $7.84M/year, Pokémon TCG Pocket ≈ $120.00M/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 96.2M estimated downloads vs 24.8M for Plague Inc. - a 3.9× gap. Plague Inc.'s App Store downloads are estimated from 165K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Pokémon TCG Pocket's App Store downloads are estimated from 641K 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 "Pokémon TCG Pocket · calibrated to ground-truth (~$10.0M/mo on App Store)". 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. 165K ratings, Pokémon TCG Pocket 641K 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 $653.4K for Plague Inc. and $10.00M 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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