Plague Inc. vs Solitaire·

Plague Inc.

Ndemic Creations
App Store
$644.5K/mo
~$7.73M/yr · 24.4M installs
VS

Solitaire·

Zynga Inc.
App Store
$8.86M/mo
~$106.31M/yr · 106.7M installs
Revenue winner Solitaire· wins +1275% vs other
Installs winner Solitaire· wins +337% vs other
MAU winner Solitaire· wins +331% vs other
Rating winner Plague Inc. wins +5% vs other

Why Solitaire· is winning

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

  1. Solitaire· earns roughly 14× more per month than Plague Inc. - $8.86M vs $644.5K.
  2. Subscription model. Solitaire· runs a $4.99/mo subscription that compounds; Plague Inc. relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. Solitaire· has ~106.7M lifetime installs vs Plague Inc.'s ~24.4M - 4.4× 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
Solitaire·
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$644.5K
$8.86M
Annual revenue (est.)
$7.73M
$106.31M
Lifetime installs (est.)
24.4M
106.7M
Monthly active users (est.)?
4.9M
21.1M
App Store rating
4.81★
4.56★
Total ratings
163K
711K
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
$4.99
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
3 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 →

Solitaire·

Zynga Inc.
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Jan 30, 2013
Last updated
Mar 7, 2026
File size
253.4 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
12.0.0
Languages
Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish +22 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Plague Inc. or Solitaire·? v
Solitaire· earns about $8.86M per month, while Plague Inc. earns about $644.5K. That is a 13.7× revenue gap (~$8.21M more per month for Solitaire·). Annual revenue: Plague Inc. ≈ $7.73M/year, Solitaire· ≈ $106.31M/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 Solitaire·? v
Solitaire· leads with about 106.7M estimated downloads vs 24.4M for Plague Inc. - a 4.4× gap. Plague Inc.'s App Store downloads are estimated from 163K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Solitaire·'s App Store downloads are estimated from 711K ratings.
Are Plague Inc. and Solitaire· 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 Solitaire· offer? v
Plague Inc.: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Solitaire·: IAP range 3 tiers detected. Plague Inc. runs a "Paid app ($0.99)" monetization model; Solitaire· runs "Subscription (~$12.99/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Plague Inc. or Solitaire·? v
Plague Inc. edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.2 stars). Rating volume: Plague Inc. 163K ratings, Solitaire· 711K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Plague Inc. vs Solitaire· revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $644.5K for Plague Inc. and $8.86M for Solitaire· 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 Solitaire· to a different App Store app? v
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