Plague Inc. vs True Surf
Plague Inc.
Ndemic Creations
App Store
$644.5K/mo
~$7.73M/yr · 24.4M installs
VS
True Surf
True Axis
App Store
$11.5K/mo
~$137.7K/yr · 267K installs
Revenue winner
Plague Inc. wins
+5516% vs other
Installs winner
Plague Inc. wins
+9031% vs other
MAU winner
Plague Inc. wins
+11443% vs other
Rating winner
Plague Inc. wins
+25% vs other
Why Plague Inc. is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Plague Inc. earns roughly 56× more per month than True Surf - $644.5K vs $11.5K.
- Bigger install base. Plague Inc. has ~24.4M lifetime installs vs True Surf's ~267K - 91.3× the funnel top.
- More monetization surfaces. Plague Inc. runs 10 IAP tiers vs 7 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
- Better app store reviews. Plague Inc. sits at 4.81★ vs 3.85★ - 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
True Surf
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$644.5K
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$11.5K
Annual revenue (est.)
$7.73M
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$137.7K
Lifetime installs (est.)
24.4M
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267K
Monthly active users (est.)?
4.9M
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43K
App Store rating
4.81★
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3.85★
Total ratings
163K
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3K
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
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$2.99
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
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7 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
- Oct 3, 2018
- Last updated
- Mar 18, 2025
- File size
- 158.3 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 1.1.66
- Languages
- English
Plague Inc. trajectory
True Surf trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Plague Inc. or True Surf? v
Plague Inc. earns about $644.5K per month, while True Surf earns about $11.5K. That is a 56.2× revenue gap (~$633.0K more per month for Plague Inc.). Annual revenue: Plague Inc. ≈ $7.73M/year, True Surf ≈ $137.7K/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 True Surf? v
Plague Inc. leads with about 24.4M estimated downloads vs 267K for True Surf - a 91.3× gap. Plague Inc.'s App Store downloads are estimated from 163K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. True Surf's App Store downloads are estimated from 3K ratings.
Are Plague Inc. and True Surf 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 True Surf offer? v
Plague Inc.: IAP range 10 tiers detected. True Surf: IAP range 7 tiers detected. Plague Inc. runs a "Paid app ($0.99)" monetization model; True Surf runs "Subscription (~$8.33/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 True Surf? v
Plague Inc. edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 3.8 (gap of 1.0 stars). Rating volume: Plague Inc. 163K ratings, True Surf 3K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Plague Inc. vs True Surf revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $644.5K for Plague Inc. and $11.5K for True Surf 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 True Surf to a different App Store app? v
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