Plague Inc. vs This Is the Police 2

Plague Inc.

Ndemic Creations
App Store
$654.3K/mo
~$7.85M/yr · 24.8M installs
VS

This Is the Police 2

HandyGames
App Store
$755/mo
~$9.1K/yr · 3K installs
Revenue winner Plague Inc. wins +86568% vs other
Installs winner Plague Inc. wins +786748% vs other
MAU winner Plague Inc. wins +724376% vs other
Rating winner Plague Inc. wins +15% vs other

Why Plague Inc. is winning

Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Plague Inc. earns roughly 867× more per month than This Is the Police 2 - $654.3K vs $755.
  2. Bigger install base. Plague Inc. has ~24.8M lifetime installs vs This Is the Police 2's ~3K - 7868.5× the funnel top.
  3. More monetization surfaces. Plague Inc. runs 10 IAP tiers vs 0 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
  4. Better app store reviews. Plague Inc. sits at 4.81★ vs 4.19★ - 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
This Is the Police 2
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$654.3K
$755
Annual revenue (est.)
$7.85M
$9.1K
Lifetime installs (est.)
24.8M
3K
Monthly active users (est.)?
3.7M
516.6
App Store rating
4.81★
4.19★
Total ratings
165K
63
US grossing rank
-
=
-
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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This Is the Police 2

HandyGames
App Store
Category
Games
Price
USD8.99
Released
Sep 12, 2019
Last updated
Jan 9, 2025
File size
1.00 GB
Content rating
17+
Version
1.0.23
Languages
English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean +5 more
View full This Is the Police 2 report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, Plague Inc. or This Is the Police 2? v
Plague Inc. earns about $654.3K per month, while This Is the Police 2 earns about $755. That is a 866.7× revenue gap (~$653.6K more per month for Plague Inc.). Annual revenue: Plague Inc. ≈ $7.85M/year, This Is the Police 2 ≈ $9.1K/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 This Is the Police 2? v
Plague Inc. leads with about 24.8M estimated downloads vs 3K for This Is the Police 2 - a 7868.5× gap. Plague Inc.'s App Store downloads are estimated from 165K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. This Is the Police 2's App Store downloads are estimated from 63 ratings.
Are Plague Inc. and This Is the Police 2 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 This Is the Police 2 offer? v
Plague Inc.: IAP range 10 tiers detected. This Is the Police 2: no IAP detected on the public listing. Plague Inc. runs a "Paid app ($0.99)" monetization model; This Is the Police 2 runs "Paid app ($8.99)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Plague Inc. or This Is the Police 2? v
Plague Inc. edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.2 (gap of 0.6 stars). Rating volume: Plague Inc. 165K ratings, This Is the Police 2 63 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Plague Inc. vs This Is the Police 2 revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $654.3K for Plague Inc. and $755 for This Is the Police 2 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 This Is the Police 2 to a different App Store app? v
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