Pokémon GO vs Pokémon GO
Pokémon GO
Niantic, Inc.
App Store
$5.38M/mo
~$64.58M/yr · 95.8M installs
VS
Pokémon GO
Niantic, Inc.
Google Play
$3.12M/mo
~$37.41M/yr · 554.2M installs
Revenue winner
Pokémon GO wins
+73% vs other
Installs winner
Pokémon GO wins
+479% vs other
MAU winner
Pokémon GO wins
+105% vs other
Rating winner
Pokémon GO wins
+2% vs other
Why Pokémon GO is winning
Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Pokémon GO earns roughly 2× more per month than Pokémon GO - $5.38M vs $3.12M.
- More monetization surfaces. Pokémon GO runs 10 IAP tiers vs 0 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
- Charts placement. Pokémon GO ranks #43 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.)?
$5.38M
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$3.12M
Annual revenue (est.)
$64.58M
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$37.41M
Lifetime installs (est.)
95.8M
▶
554.2M
Monthly active users (est.)?
18.2M
◀
8.9M
App Store rating
4.00★
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3.92★
Total ratings
639K
▶
15.4M
US grossing rank
#43
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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
- Apr 27, 2026
- File size
- 386.3 MB
- Content rating
- 9+
- Version
- 0.409.0
- Languages
- English, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian +8 more
- Category
- Adventure
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Jul 6, 2016
- Last updated
- Apr 24, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Everyone
- Version
- 0.409.0
- Languages
- -
Pokémon GO trajectory
Pokémon GO trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Pokémon GO or Pokémon GO? v
Pokémon GO earns about $5.38M per month, while Pokémon GO earns about $3.12M. That is a 1.7× revenue gap (~$2.26M more per month for Pokémon GO). Annual revenue: Pokémon GO ≈ $64.58M/year, Pokémon GO ≈ $37.41M/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 554.2M estimated downloads vs 95.8M for Pokémon GO - a 5.8× gap. Pokémon GO's App Store downloads are estimated from 639K 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 "Free + one-time IAP (10 tiers) · calibrated by US grossing rank #43" monetization model; Pokémon GO runs "Subscription (~$9.95/mo)". 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 ★ 3.9 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: Pokémon GO 639K 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 $5.38M for Pokémon GO and $3.12M 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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