Plague Inc. vs Red's First Flight

Plague Inc.

Ndemic Creations
App Store
$653.5K/mo
~$7.84M/yr · 24.8M installs
VS

Red's First Flight

Rovio Entertainment Oyj
App Store
$220.4K/mo
~$2.65M/yr · 8.3M installs
Revenue winner Plague Inc. wins +196% vs other
Installs winner Plague Inc. wins +196% vs other
MAU winner Plague Inc. wins +242% vs other
Rating winner Plague Inc. wins +1% vs other

Why Plague Inc. is winning

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

  1. Plague Inc. earns roughly 3× more per month than Red's First Flight - $653.5K vs $220.4K.
  2. Bigger install base. Plague Inc. has ~24.8M lifetime installs vs Red's First Flight's ~8.3M - 3.0× the funnel top.
  3. More monetization surfaces. Plague Inc. runs 10 IAP tiers vs 0 - more chances to convert users at the right price.

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Side-by-side metrics

Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.

Plague Inc.
vs
Red's First Flight
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$653.5K
$220.4K
Annual revenue (est.)
$7.84M
$2.65M
Lifetime installs (est.)
24.8M
8.3M
Monthly active users (est.)?
3.7M
1.1M
App Store rating
4.81★
4.78★
Total ratings
165K
76K
US grossing rank
-
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
=
No sub
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
0 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
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Red's First Flight

Rovio Entertainment Oyj
App Store
Category
Games
Price
USD0.99
Released
Mar 31, 2022
Last updated
Jun 19, 2023
File size
229.0 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
1.3.1
Languages
Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian +8 more
View full Red's First Flight report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, Plague Inc. or Red's First Flight? v
Plague Inc. earns about $653.5K per month, while Red's First Flight earns about $220.4K. That is a 3.0× revenue gap (~$433.1K more per month for Plague Inc.). Annual revenue: Plague Inc. ≈ $7.84M/year, Red's First Flight ≈ $2.65M/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 Red's First Flight? v
Plague Inc. leads with about 24.8M estimated downloads vs 8.3M for Red's First Flight - a 3.0× gap. Plague Inc.'s App Store downloads are estimated from 165K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Red's First Flight's App Store downloads are estimated from 76K ratings.
Are Plague Inc. and Red's First Flight 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 Red's First Flight offer? v
Plague Inc.: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Red's First Flight: no IAP detected on the public listing. Plague Inc. runs a "Paid app ($0.99)" monetization model; Red's First Flight 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, Plague Inc. or Red's First Flight? v
Plague Inc. edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.8 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: Plague Inc. 165K ratings, Red's First Flight 76K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Plague Inc. vs Red's First Flight revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $653.5K for Plague Inc. and $220.4K for Red's First Flight 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 Red's First Flight to a different App Store app? v
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