Pocket Build vs The Escapists: Prison Escape

Pocket Build

MoonBear LTD
App Store
$78.3K/mo
~$940.0K/yr · 3.0M installs
VS

The Escapists: Prison Escape

Team17 Digital Limited
App Store
$35.2K/mo
~$422.8K/yr · 265K installs
Revenue winner Pocket Build wins +122% vs other
Installs winner Pocket Build wins +1021% vs other
MAU winner Pocket Build wins +1038% vs other
Rating winner Pocket Build wins +5% vs other

Why Pocket Build is winning

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

  1. Pocket Build earns roughly 2× more per month than The Escapists: Prison Escape - $78.3K vs $35.2K.
  2. Subscription model. Pocket Build runs a $2.99/mo subscription that compounds; The Escapists: Prison Escape relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. Pocket Build has ~3.0M lifetime installs vs The Escapists: Prison Escape's ~265K - 11.2× the funnel top.
  4. More monetization surfaces. Pocket Build runs 10 IAP tiers vs 0 - more chances to convert users at the right price.

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Side-by-side metrics

Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.

Pocket Build
vs
The Escapists: Prison Escape
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$78.3K
$35.2K
Annual revenue (est.)
$940.0K
$422.8K
Lifetime installs (est.)
3.0M
265K
Monthly active users (est.)?
383K
34K
App Store rating
4.63★
4.41★
Total ratings
27K
3K
US grossing rank
-
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
$2.99
No sub
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
0 tiers

Pocket Build

MoonBear LTD
App Store
Category
Games
Price
USD0.99
Released
Nov 1, 2017
Last updated
Apr 11, 2024
File size
615.3 MB
Content rating
9+
Version
4.11
Languages
English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean +5 more
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The Escapists: Prison Escape

Team17 Digital Limited
App Store
Category
Games
Price
USD4.99
Released
Mar 2, 2017
Last updated
Mar 13, 2020
File size
469.0 MB
Content rating
9+
Version
1.12
Languages
English
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Pocket Build or The Escapists: Prison Escape? v
Pocket Build earns about $78.3K per month, while The Escapists: Prison Escape earns about $35.2K. That is a 2.2× revenue gap (~$43.1K more per month for Pocket Build). Annual revenue: Pocket Build ≈ $940.0K/year, The Escapists: Prison Escape ≈ $422.8K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Pocket Build or The Escapists: Prison Escape? v
Pocket Build leads with about 3.0M estimated downloads vs 265K for The Escapists: Prison Escape - a 11.2× gap. Pocket Build's App Store downloads are estimated from 27K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. The Escapists: Prison Escape's App Store downloads are estimated from 3K ratings.
Are Pocket Build and The Escapists: Prison Escape 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 Pocket Build and The Escapists: Prison Escape offer? v
Pocket Build: IAP range 10 tiers detected. The Escapists: Prison Escape: no IAP detected on the public listing. Pocket Build runs a "Paid app ($0.99)" monetization model; The Escapists: Prison Escape runs "Paid app ($4.99)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Pocket Build or The Escapists: Prison Escape? v
Pocket Build edges ahead with ★ 4.6 vs ★ 4.4 (gap of 0.2 stars). Rating volume: Pocket Build 27K ratings, The Escapists: Prison Escape 3K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Pocket Build vs The Escapists: Prison Escape revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $78.3K for Pocket Build and $35.2K for The Escapists: Prison Escape 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 Pocket Build or The Escapists: Prison Escape to a different App Store app? v
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