Plague Inc. vs RollerCoaster Tycoon® Classic
Plague Inc.
Ndemic Creations
App Store
$644.5K/mo
~$7.73M/yr · 24.4M installs
VS
RollerCoaster Tycoon® Classic
Atari
App Store
$41.1K/mo
~$492.8K/yr · 257K installs
Revenue winner
Plague Inc. wins
+1469% vs other
Installs winner
Plague Inc. wins
+9395% vs other
MAU winner
Plague Inc. wins
+7329% vs other
Rating winner
Plague Inc. wins
+13% vs other
Why Plague Inc. is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Plague Inc. earns roughly 16× more per month than RollerCoaster Tycoon® Classic - $644.5K vs $41.1K.
- Bigger install base. Plague Inc. has ~24.4M lifetime installs vs RollerCoaster Tycoon® Classic's ~257K - 94.9× the funnel top.
- More monetization surfaces. Plague Inc. runs 10 IAP tiers vs 3 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
- Better app store reviews. Plague Inc. sits at 4.81★ vs 4.25★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
Plague Inc.
vs
RollerCoaster Tycoon® Classic
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$644.5K
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$41.1K
Annual revenue (est.)
$7.73M
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$492.8K
Lifetime installs (est.)
24.4M
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257K
Monthly active users (est.)?
3.7M
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50K
App Store rating
4.81★
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4.25★
Total ratings
163K
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3K
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
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$26.03
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
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3 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
- USD5.99
- Released
- Dec 20, 2016
- Last updated
- Jun 30, 2025
- File size
- 373.7 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 1.2.435
- Languages
- English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
Plague Inc. trajectory
RollerCoaster Tycoon® Classic trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Plague Inc. or RollerCoaster Tycoon® Classic? v
Plague Inc. earns about $644.5K per month, while RollerCoaster Tycoon® Classic earns about $41.1K. That is a 15.7× revenue gap (~$603.4K more per month for Plague Inc.). Annual revenue: Plague Inc. ≈ $7.73M/year, RollerCoaster Tycoon® Classic ≈ $492.8K/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 RollerCoaster Tycoon® Classic? v
Plague Inc. leads with about 24.4M estimated downloads vs 257K for RollerCoaster Tycoon® Classic - a 94.9× gap. Plague Inc.'s App Store downloads are estimated from 163K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. RollerCoaster Tycoon® Classic's App Store downloads are estimated from 3K ratings.
Are Plague Inc. and RollerCoaster Tycoon® Classic 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 RollerCoaster Tycoon® Classic offer? v
Plague Inc.: IAP range 10 tiers detected. RollerCoaster Tycoon® Classic: IAP range 3 tiers detected. Plague Inc. runs a "Paid app ($0.99)" monetization model; RollerCoaster Tycoon® Classic runs "Paid app ($5.99)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Plague Inc. or RollerCoaster Tycoon® Classic? v
Plague Inc. edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.2 (gap of 0.6 stars). Rating volume: Plague Inc. 163K ratings, RollerCoaster Tycoon® Classic 3K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Plague Inc. vs RollerCoaster Tycoon® Classic revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $644.5K for Plague Inc. and $41.1K for RollerCoaster Tycoon® Classic 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 RollerCoaster Tycoon® Classic to a different App Store app? v
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