Plague Inc. vs This War of Mine

Plague Inc.

Ndemic Creations
App Store
$644.9K/mo
~$7.74M/yr · 24.4M installs
VS

This War of Mine

11 bit studios s.a.
App Store
$64.9K/mo
~$779.0K/yr · 174K installs
Revenue winner Plague Inc. wins +893% vs other
Installs winner Plague Inc. wins +13938% vs other
MAU winner Plague Inc. wins +10771% 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.

  1. Plague Inc. earns roughly 10× more per month than This War of Mine - $644.9K vs $64.9K.
  2. Bigger install base. Plague Inc. has ~24.4M lifetime installs vs This War of Mine's ~174K - 140.4× the funnel top.
  3. More monetization surfaces. Plague Inc. runs 10 IAP tiers vs 1 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
  4. Better app store reviews. Plague Inc. sits at 4.81★ vs 4.40★ - 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 War of Mine
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$644.9K
$64.9K
Annual revenue (est.)
$7.74M
$779.0K
Lifetime installs (est.)
24.4M
174K
Monthly active users (est.)?
3.7M
34K
App Store rating
4.81★
4.40★
Total ratings
163K
2K
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
1 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 →

This War of Mine

11 bit studios s.a.
App Store
Category
Games
Price
USD13.99
Released
Jul 15, 2015
Last updated
Dec 18, 2025
File size
438.8 MB
Content rating
17+
Version
1.8.1
Languages
English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean +6 more
View full This War of Mine report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, Plague Inc. or This War of Mine? v
Plague Inc. earns about $644.9K per month, while This War of Mine earns about $64.9K. That is a 9.9× revenue gap (~$579.9K more per month for Plague Inc.). Annual revenue: Plague Inc. ≈ $7.74M/year, This War of Mine ≈ $779.0K/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 War of Mine? v
Plague Inc. leads with about 24.4M estimated downloads vs 174K for This War of Mine - a 140.4× gap. Plague Inc.'s App Store downloads are estimated from 163K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. This War of Mine's App Store downloads are estimated from 2K ratings.
Are Plague Inc. and This War of Mine 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 War of Mine offer? v
Plague Inc.: IAP range 10 tiers detected. This War of Mine: IAP range 1 tiers detected. Plague Inc. runs a "Paid app ($0.99)" monetization model; This War of Mine runs "Paid app ($13.99)". 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 War of Mine? v
Plague Inc. edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.4 (gap of 0.4 stars). Rating volume: Plague Inc. 163K ratings, This War of Mine 2K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Plague Inc. vs This War of Mine revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $644.9K for Plague Inc. and $64.9K for This War of Mine 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 War of Mine to a different App Store app? v
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