Pokémon GO vs Pou

Pokémon GO

Niantic, Inc.
App Store
$4.80M/mo
~$57.56M/yr · 95.8M installs
VS

Pou

Zakeh Limited
App Store
$16.3K/mo
~$196.2K/yr · 308K installs
Revenue winner Pokémon GO wins +29238% vs other
Installs winner Pokémon GO wins +31012% vs other
MAU winner Pokémon GO wins +15057% vs other
Rating winner Pou wins +9% vs other

Why Pokémon GO is winning

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

  1. Pokémon GO earns roughly 293× more per month than Pou - $4.80M vs $16.3K.
  2. Bigger install base. Pokémon GO has ~95.8M lifetime installs vs Pou's ~308K - 311.1× the funnel top.
  3. More monetization surfaces. Pokémon GO runs 10 IAP tiers vs 8 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
  4. Charts placement. Pokémon GO ranks #39 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
Pou
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$4.80M
$16.3K
Annual revenue (est.)
$57.56M
$196.2K
Lifetime installs (est.)
95.8M
308K
Monthly active users (est.)?
9.1M
60K
App Store rating
4.00★
4.36★
Total ratings
639K
4K
US grossing rank
#39
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Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
8 tiers

Pokémon GO

Niantic, Inc.
App Store
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
View full Pokémon GO report →

Pou

Zakeh Limited
App Store
Category
Games
Price
USD1.99
Released
Nov 26, 2012
Last updated
Apr 26, 2026
File size
99.3 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
1.4.134
Languages
Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch +18 more
View full Pou report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, Pokémon GO or Pou? v
Pokémon GO earns about $4.80M per month, while Pou earns about $16.3K. That is a 293.4× revenue gap (~$4.78M more per month for Pokémon GO). Annual revenue: Pokémon GO ≈ $57.56M/year, Pou ≈ $196.2K/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 Pou? v
Pokémon GO leads with about 95.8M estimated downloads vs 308K for Pou - a 311.1× gap. Pokémon GO's App Store downloads are estimated from 639K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Pou's App Store downloads are estimated from 4K ratings.
Are Pokémon GO and Pou 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 Pou offer? v
Pokémon GO: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Pou: IAP range 8 tiers detected. Pokémon GO runs a "Free game · IAP-driven (10 packs, ~$0.30/MAU) · calibrated by US grossing rank #39" monetization model; Pou runs "Paid app ($1.99)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Pokémon GO or Pou? v
Pou edges ahead with ★ 4.4 vs ★ 4.0 (gap of 0.4 stars). Rating volume: Pokémon GO 639K ratings, Pou 4K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Pokémon GO vs Pou revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $4.80M for Pokémon GO and $16.3K for Pou 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 Pou to a different App Store app? v
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