Pokémon GO vs Pokémon UNITE
Pokémon GO
Niantic, Inc.
App Store
$3.25M/mo
~$39.02M/yr · 95.8M installs
VS
Pokémon UNITE
The Pokemon Company
App Store
$1.09M/mo
~$13.05M/yr · 30.2M installs
Revenue winner
Pokémon GO wins
+199% vs other
Installs winner
Pokémon GO wins
+217% vs other
MAU winner
Pokémon GO wins
+101% vs other
Rating winner
Pokémon UNITE wins
+18% vs other
Why Pokémon GO is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Pokémon GO earns roughly 3× more per month than Pokémon UNITE - $3.25M vs $1.09M.
- Bigger install base. Pokémon GO has ~95.8M lifetime installs vs Pokémon UNITE's ~30.2M - 3.2× the funnel top.
- More monetization surfaces. Pokémon GO runs 10 IAP tiers vs 9 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
- Charts placement. Pokémon GO ranks #48 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 UNITE
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$3.25M
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$1.09M
Annual revenue (est.)
$39.02M
◀
$13.05M
Lifetime installs (est.)
95.8M
◀
30.2M
Monthly active users (est.)?
9.1M
◀
4.5M
App Store rating
4.00★
▶
4.73★
Total ratings
639K
◀
201K
US grossing rank
#48
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
▶
$9.99
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
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9 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
- Sep 21, 2021
- Last updated
- Feb 26, 2026
- File size
- 1.06 GB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 1.22.1.1
- Languages
- English, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian +9 more
Pokémon GO trajectory
Pokémon UNITE trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Pokémon GO or Pokémon UNITE? v
Pokémon GO earns about $3.25M per month, while Pokémon UNITE earns about $1.09M. That is a 3.0× revenue gap (~$2.16M more per month for Pokémon GO). Annual revenue: Pokémon GO ≈ $39.02M/year, Pokémon UNITE ≈ $13.05M/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 UNITE? v
Pokémon GO leads with about 95.8M estimated downloads vs 30.2M for Pokémon UNITE - a 3.2× gap. Pokémon GO's App Store downloads are estimated from 639K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Pokémon UNITE's App Store downloads are estimated from 201K ratings.
Are Pokémon GO and Pokémon UNITE 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 UNITE offer? v
Pokémon GO: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Pokémon UNITE: IAP range 9 tiers detected. Pokémon GO runs a "Free game · IAP-driven (10 packs, ~$0.30/MAU) · calibrated by US grossing rank #48" monetization model; Pokémon UNITE runs "Free game · IAP-driven (8 packs + 1 sub, ~$0.30/MAU)". 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 UNITE? v
Pokémon UNITE edges ahead with ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.0 (gap of 0.7 stars). Rating volume: Pokémon GO 639K ratings, Pokémon UNITE 201K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Pokémon GO vs Pokémon UNITE revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $3.25M for Pokémon GO and $1.09M for Pokémon UNITE 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 UNITE to a different App Store app? v
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