Pokémon GO vs Pokémon TCG Pocket
Pokémon GO
Niantic, Inc.
App Store
$3.08M/mo
~$36.96M/yr · 95.8M installs
VS
Pokémon TCG Pocket
The Pokemon Company
App Store
$1.20M/mo
~$14.40M/yr · 92.2M installs
Revenue winner
Pokémon GO wins
+157% vs other
Installs winner
Pokémon GO wins
+4% vs other
MAU winner
Pokémon TCG Pocket wins
+2% vs other
Rating winner
Pokémon TCG Pocket wins
+20% vs other
Why Pokémon GO is winning
Top 2 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Pokémon GO earns roughly 3× more per month than Pokémon TCG Pocket - $3.08M vs $1.20M.
- Charts placement. Pokémon GO ranks #49 on the US grossing chart vs Pokémon TCG Pocket at #81 - 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 TCG Pocket
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$3.08M
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$1.20M
Annual revenue (est.)
$36.96M
◀
$14.40M
Lifetime installs (est.)
95.8M
◀
92.2M
Monthly active users (est.)?
9.1M
▶
9.3M
App Store rating
4.00★
▶
4.79★
Total ratings
639K
◀
615K
US grossing rank
#49
◀
#81
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
▶
$9.99
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
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10 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
- Games
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Oct 30, 2024
- Last updated
- Apr 27, 2026
- File size
- 348.7 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 1.6.0
- Languages
- English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean +3 more
Pokémon GO trajectory
Pokémon TCG Pocket trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Pokémon GO or Pokémon TCG Pocket? v
Pokémon GO earns about $3.08M per month, while Pokémon TCG Pocket earns about $1.20M. That is a 2.6× revenue gap (~$1.88M more per month for Pokémon GO). Annual revenue: Pokémon GO ≈ $36.96M/year, Pokémon TCG Pocket ≈ $14.40M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Pokémon GO or Pokémon TCG Pocket? v
Pokémon GO leads with about 95.8M estimated downloads vs 92.2M for Pokémon TCG Pocket - a 1.0× gap. Pokémon GO's App Store downloads are estimated from 639K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Pokémon TCG Pocket's App Store downloads are estimated from 615K ratings.
Are Pokémon GO and Pokémon TCG Pocket 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 Pokémon GO and Pokémon TCG Pocket offer? v
Pokémon GO: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Pokémon TCG Pocket: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Pokémon GO runs a "Free game · IAP-driven (10 packs, ~$0.30/MAU) · calibrated by US grossing rank #49" monetization model; Pokémon TCG Pocket runs "Free casual game · ads + tiny sub take (~$0.08/MAU) · calibrated by US grossing rank #81". 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 TCG Pocket? v
Pokémon TCG Pocket edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.0 (gap of 0.8 stars). Rating volume: Pokémon GO 639K ratings, Pokémon TCG Pocket 615K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Pokémon GO vs Pokémon TCG Pocket revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $3.08M for Pokémon GO and $1.20M for Pokémon TCG Pocket 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 Pokémon GO or Pokémon TCG Pocket to a different App Store app? v
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