Plague Inc. vs The Sun: Origin
Plague Inc.
Ndemic Creations
App Store
$654.2K/mo
~$7.85M/yr · 24.8M installs
VS
The Sun: Origin
Igor Migun
App Store
$179/mo
~$2.1K/yr · 17K installs
Revenue winner
Plague Inc. wins
+365384% vs other
Installs winner
Plague Inc. wins
+143975% vs other
MAU winner
Plague Inc. wins
+171202% vs other
Rating winner
Plague Inc. wins
+9% vs other
Why Plague Inc. is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Plague Inc. earns roughly 3655× more per month than The Sun: Origin - $654.2K vs $179.
- Bigger install base. Plague Inc. has ~24.8M lifetime installs vs The Sun: Origin's ~17K - 1440.8× the funnel top.
- More monetization surfaces. Plague Inc. runs 10 IAP tiers vs 4 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
- Better app store reviews. Plague Inc. sits at 4.81★ vs 4.44★ - 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
The Sun: Origin
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$654.2K
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$179
Annual revenue (est.)
$7.85M
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$2.1K
Lifetime installs (est.)
24.8M
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17K
Monthly active users (est.)?
3.7M
◀
2K
App Store rating
4.81★
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4.44★
Total ratings
165K
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344
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
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4 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
- USD0.39
- Released
- Oct 21, 2017
- Last updated
- Nov 17, 2020
- File size
- 1.27 GB
- Content rating
- 17+
- Version
- 3.00
- Languages
- English, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
Plague Inc. trajectory
The Sun: Origin trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Plague Inc. or The Sun: Origin? v
Plague Inc. earns about $654.2K per month, while The Sun: Origin earns about $179. That is a 3654.8× revenue gap (~$654.0K more per month for Plague Inc.). Annual revenue: Plague Inc. ≈ $7.85M/year, The Sun: Origin ≈ $2.1K/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 Sun: Origin? v
Plague Inc. leads with about 24.8M estimated downloads vs 17K for The Sun: Origin - a 1440.8× gap. Plague Inc.'s App Store downloads are estimated from 165K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. The Sun: Origin's App Store downloads are estimated from 344 ratings.
Are Plague Inc. and The Sun: Origin 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 Sun: Origin offer? v
Plague Inc.: IAP range 10 tiers detected. The Sun: Origin: IAP range 4 tiers detected. Plague Inc. runs a "Paid app ($0.99)" monetization model; The Sun: Origin runs "Paid app ($0.39)". 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 Sun: Origin? v
Plague Inc. edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.4 (gap of 0.4 stars). Rating volume: Plague Inc. 165K ratings, The Sun: Origin 344 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Plague Inc. vs The Sun: Origin revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $654.2K for Plague Inc. and $179 for The Sun: Origin 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 Sun: Origin to a different App Store app? v
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