Pokémon GO vs Pokémon GO
Pokémon GO
Niantic, Inc.
App Store
$10.00M/mo
~$120.00M/yr · 96.5M installs
VS
Pokémon GO
Niantic, Inc.
Google Play
$8.00M/mo
~$96.00M/yr · 557.2M installs
Revenue winner
Pokémon GO wins
+25% vs other
Installs winner
Pokémon GO wins
+477% vs other
MAU winner
Pokémon GO wins
+58% vs other
Rating winner
Pokémon GO wins
+9% vs other
Why Pokémon GO is winning
Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- More monetization surfaces. Pokémon GO runs 10 IAP tiers vs 0 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
- Better app store reviews. Pokémon GO sits at 4.00★ vs 3.68★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.
- Charts placement. Pokémon GO ranks #46 on the US grossing chart (the other app is unranked) - chart placement is a self-reinforcing flywheel.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
Pokémon GO
vs
Pokémon GO
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$10.00M
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$8.00M
Annual revenue (est.)
$120.00M
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$96.00M
Lifetime installs (est.)
96.5M
▶
557.2M
Monthly active users (est.)?
9.2M
▶
14.5M
App Store rating
4.00★
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3.68★
Total ratings
643K
▶
15.4M
US grossing rank
#46
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
▶
$9.95
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
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0 tiers
- Category
- Games
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Jul 7, 2016
- Last updated
- Jun 30, 2026
- File size
- 403.6 MB
- Content rating
- 9+
- Version
- 0.417.1
- Languages
- English, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian +8 more
- Category
- Adventure
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Jul 6, 2016
- Last updated
- Jun 30, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Everyone
- Version
- 0.417.1
- Languages
- -
Pokémon GO trajectory
Pokémon GO trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Pokémon GO or Pokémon GO? v
Pokémon GO earns about $10.00M per month, while Pokémon GO earns about $8.00M. That is a 1.3× revenue gap (~$2.00M more per month for Pokémon GO). Annual revenue: Pokémon GO ≈ $120.00M/year, Pokémon GO ≈ $96.00M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store / Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Pokémon GO or Pokémon GO? v
Pokémon GO leads with about 557.2M estimated downloads vs 96.5M for Pokémon GO - a 5.8× gap. Pokémon GO's App Store downloads are estimated from 643K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Pokémon GO reports 500,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Pokémon GO and Pokémon GO in the same App Store category on each store and competing for the same money? v
No - Pokémon GO is in Games and Pokémon GO is in Adventure. They share screen-time attention but earn money in different niches: Pokémon GO from games monetization patterns, Pokémon GO from adventure.
What in-app purchases and subscription pricing do Pokémon GO and Pokémon GO offer? v
Pokémon GO: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Pokémon GO: IAP range $0.99 - $99.99 per item. Pokémon GO runs a "Pokémon GO · calibrated to ground-truth (~$10.0M/mo on App Store)" monetization model; Pokémon GO runs "Pokémon GO · calibrated to ground-truth (~$8.0M/mo on Google Play)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Pokémon GO or Pokémon GO? v
Pokémon GO edges ahead with ★ 4.0 vs ★ 3.7 (gap of 0.3 stars). Rating volume: Pokémon GO 643K ratings, Pokémon GO 996K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Pokémon GO vs Pokémon GO revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $10.00M for Pokémon GO and $8.00M for Pokémon GO are derived from App Store grossing rank / Google Play install ranges, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Games / Adventure) - 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 Pokémon GO or Pokémon GO to a different App Store app? v
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