Pokémon GO vs The House In The Dark
Pokémon GO
Niantic, Inc.
App Store
$10.00M/mo
~$120.00M/yr · 96.4M installs
VS
The House In The Dark
Igor Migun
App Store
$3/mo
~$37/yr · 400 installs
Revenue winner
Pokémon GO wins
+333333233% vs other
Installs winner
Pokémon GO wins
+24112288% vs other
MAU winner
Pokémon GO wins
+20093556% vs other
Rating winner
Pokémon GO wins
+33% vs other
Why Pokémon GO is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Pokémon GO earns roughly 3333333× more per month than The House In The Dark - $10.00M vs $3.
- Bigger install base. Pokémon GO has ~96.4M lifetime installs vs The House In The Dark's ~400 - 241123.9× the funnel top.
- 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 3.00★ - store algorithms reward higher-rated apps with more impressions.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
Pokémon GO
vs
The House In The Dark
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$10.00M
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$3
Annual revenue (est.)
$120.00M
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$37
Lifetime installs (est.)
96.4M
◀
400
Monthly active users (est.)?
9.2M
◀
45.6
App Store rating
4.00★
◀
3.00★
Total ratings
643K
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4
US grossing rank
#32
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-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
=
No sub
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
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0 tiers
- Category
- Games
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Jul 7, 2016
- Last updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- File size
- 393.8 MB
- Content rating
- 9+
- Version
- 0.415.2
- Languages
- English, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian +8 more
- Category
- Games
- Price
- USD0.29
- Released
- Feb 3, 2016
- Last updated
- Feb 3, 2016
- File size
- 367.6 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 1.01
- Languages
- English, Russian
Pokémon GO trajectory
The House In The Dark trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Pokémon GO or The House In The Dark? v
Pokémon GO earns about $10.00M per month, while The House In The Dark earns about $3. That is a 3333333.3× revenue gap (~$10.00M more per month for Pokémon GO). Annual revenue: Pokémon GO ≈ $120.00M/year, The House In The Dark ≈ $37/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 The House In The Dark? v
Pokémon GO leads with about 96.4M estimated downloads vs 400 for The House In The Dark - a 241123.9× gap. Pokémon GO's App Store downloads are estimated from 643K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. The House In The Dark's App Store downloads are estimated from 4 ratings.
Are Pokémon GO and The House In The Dark 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 The House In The Dark offer? v
Pokémon GO: IAP range 10 tiers detected. The House In The Dark: no IAP detected on the public listing. Pokémon GO runs a "Pokémon GO · calibrated to ground-truth (~$10.0M/mo on App Store)" monetization model; The House In The Dark runs "Paid app ($0.29)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Pokémon GO or The House In The Dark? v
Pokémon GO edges ahead with ★ 4.0 vs ★ 3.0 (gap of 1.0 stars). Rating volume: Pokémon GO 643K ratings, The House In The Dark 4 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Pokémon GO vs The House In The Dark revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $10.00M for Pokémon GO and $3 for The House In The Dark 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 The House In The Dark to a different App Store app? v
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