Pokémon GO vs Pokémon UNITE

Pokémon GO

Niantic, Inc.
App Store
$10.00M/mo
~$120.00M/yr · 96.5M installs
VS

Pokémon UNITE

The Pokemon Company
App Store
$10.00M/mo
~$120.00M/yr · 30.7M installs
Revenue winnerTied
Installs winner Pokémon GO wins +214% vs other
MAU winner Pokémon GO wins +99% vs other
Rating winner Pokémon UNITE wins +18% vs other

Why Pokémon GO is winning

Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Bigger install base. Pokémon GO has ~96.5M lifetime installs vs Pokémon UNITE's ~30.7M - 3.1× the funnel top.
  2. More monetization surfaces. Pokémon GO runs 10 IAP tiers vs 9 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
  3. Charts placement. Pokémon GO ranks #35 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.)?
$10.00M
=
$10.00M
Annual revenue (est.)
$120.00M
=
$120.00M
Lifetime installs (est.)
96.5M
30.7M
Monthly active users (est.)?
9.2M
4.6M
App Store rating
4.00★
4.73★
Total ratings
643K
205K
US grossing rank
#35
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
$9.99
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
9 tiers

Pokémon GO

Niantic, Inc.
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Jul 7, 2016
Last updated
Jun 30, 2026
File size
403.6 MB
Content rating
9+
Version
0.417.1
Languages
English, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian +8 more
View full Pokémon GO report →

Pokémon UNITE

The Pokemon Company
App Store
Category
Games
Price
Free
Released
Sep 21, 2021
Last updated
May 28, 2026
File size
1.09 GB
Content rating
4+
Version
1.23.1.1
Languages
English, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian +9 more
View full Pokémon UNITE report →

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FAQ

Which makes more money, Pokémon GO or Pokémon UNITE? v
Pokémon UNITE earns about $10.00M per month, while Pokémon GO earns about $10.00M. That is a 1.0× revenue gap. Annual revenue: Pokémon GO ≈ $120.00M/year, Pokémon UNITE ≈ $120.00M/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 96.5M estimated downloads vs 30.7M for Pokémon UNITE - a 3.1× gap. Pokémon GO's App Store downloads are estimated from 643K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Pokémon UNITE's App Store downloads are estimated from 205K 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 "Pokémon GO · calibrated to ground-truth (~$10.0M/mo on App Store)" monetization model; Pokémon UNITE runs "Pokémon UNITE · calibrated to ground-truth (~$10.0M/mo on App Store)". 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 643K ratings, Pokémon UNITE 205K 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 $10.00M for Pokémon GO and $10.00M 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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