Plague Inc. vs The Sims™ FreePlay
Plague Inc.
Ndemic Creations
App Store
$644.5K/mo
~$7.73M/yr · 24.4M installs
VS
The Sims™ FreePlay
Electronic Arts
App Store
$9.26M/mo
~$111.16M/yr · 66.8M installs
Revenue winner
The Sims™ FreePlay wins
+1337% vs other
Installs winner
The Sims™ FreePlay wins
+173% vs other
MAU winner
The Sims™ FreePlay wins
+169% vs other
Rating winner
Plague Inc. wins
+5% vs other
Why The Sims™ FreePlay is winning
Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- The Sims™ FreePlay earns roughly 14× more per month than Plague Inc. - $9.26M vs $644.5K.
- Subscription model. The Sims™ FreePlay runs a $21.68/mo subscription that compounds; Plague Inc. relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
- Bigger install base. The Sims™ FreePlay has ~66.8M lifetime installs vs Plague Inc.'s ~24.4M - 2.7× 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
The Sims™ FreePlay
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$644.5K
▶
$9.26M
Annual revenue (est.)
$7.73M
▶
$111.16M
Lifetime installs (est.)
24.4M
▶
66.8M
Monthly active users (est.)?
4.9M
▶
13.2M
App Store rating
4.81★
◀
4.58★
Total ratings
163K
▶
445K
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
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$21.68
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
- Dec 15, 2011
- Last updated
- May 5, 2026
- File size
- 2.24 GB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 114.0.2
- Languages
- Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese +6 more
Plague Inc. trajectory
The Sims™ FreePlay trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Plague Inc. or The Sims™ FreePlay? v
The Sims™ FreePlay earns about $9.26M per month, while Plague Inc. earns about $644.5K. That is a 14.4× revenue gap (~$8.62M more per month for The Sims™ FreePlay). Annual revenue: Plague Inc. ≈ $7.73M/year, The Sims™ FreePlay ≈ $111.16M/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 The Sims™ FreePlay? v
The Sims™ FreePlay leads with about 66.8M estimated downloads vs 24.4M for Plague Inc. - a 2.7× gap. Plague Inc.'s App Store downloads are estimated from 163K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. The Sims™ FreePlay's App Store downloads are estimated from 445K ratings.
Are Plague Inc. and The Sims™ FreePlay 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 The Sims™ FreePlay offer? v
Plague Inc.: IAP range 10 tiers detected. The Sims™ FreePlay: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Plague Inc. runs a "Paid app ($0.99)" monetization model; The Sims™ FreePlay runs "Subscription (~$21.68/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 The Sims™ FreePlay? v
Plague Inc. edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.2 stars). Rating volume: Plague Inc. 163K ratings, The Sims™ FreePlay 445K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Plague Inc. vs The Sims™ FreePlay revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $644.5K for Plague Inc. and $9.26M for The Sims™ FreePlay 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 The Sims™ FreePlay to a different App Store app? v
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