Subnautica vs Universal Paperclips™
Subnautica
Unknown Worlds
App Store
$23.5K/mo
~$282.0K/yr · 98K installs
VS
Universal Paperclips™
Everybody House Games, LLC
App Store
$780/mo
~$9.4K/yr · 15K installs
Revenue winner
Subnautica wins
+2913% vs other
Installs winner
Subnautica wins
+567% vs other
MAU winner
Subnautica wins
+574% vs other
Rating winner
Subnautica wins
+2% vs other
Why Subnautica is winning
Top 2 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Subnautica earns roughly 30× more per month than Universal Paperclips™ - $23.5K vs $780.
- Bigger install base. Subnautica has ~98K lifetime installs vs Universal Paperclips™'s ~15K - 6.7× the funnel top.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
Subnautica
vs
Universal Paperclips™
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$23.5K
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$780
Annual revenue (est.)
$282.0K
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$9.4K
Lifetime installs (est.)
98K
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15K
Monthly active users (est.)?
20K
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3K
App Store rating
4.64★
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4.54★
Total ratings
1K
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294
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
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No sub
IAP tiers detected
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0 tiers
- Category
- Games
- Price
- USD8.99
- Released
- Jul 8, 2025
- Last updated
- Sep 4, 2025
- File size
- 2.19 GB
- Content rating
- 9+
- Version
- 1.2.4
- Languages
- English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean +5 more
- Category
- Games
- Price
- USD1.99
- Released
- Nov 14, 2017
- Last updated
- Apr 16, 2026
- File size
- 72.6 MB
- Content rating
- 4+
- Version
- 2.3
- Languages
- English
Subnautica trajectory
Universal Paperclips™ trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Subnautica or Universal Paperclips™? v
Subnautica earns about $23.5K per month, while Universal Paperclips™ earns about $780. That is a 30.1× revenue gap (~$22.7K more per month for Subnautica). Annual revenue: Subnautica ≈ $282.0K/year, Universal Paperclips™ ≈ $9.4K/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Subnautica or Universal Paperclips™? v
Subnautica leads with about 98K estimated downloads vs 15K for Universal Paperclips™ - a 6.7× gap. Subnautica's App Store downloads are estimated from 1K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Universal Paperclips™'s App Store downloads are estimated from 294 ratings.
Are Subnautica and Universal Paperclips™ 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.
Do Subnautica and Universal Paperclips™ have in-app purchases? v
Subnautica does not appear to offer in-app purchases on its public listing. Universal Paperclips™ does not appear to offer in-app purchases. Monetization model: Subnautica runs "Paid app ($8.99)", Universal Paperclips™ runs "Paid app ($1.99)".
Which has better ratings, Subnautica or Universal Paperclips™? v
Subnautica edges ahead with ★ 4.6 vs ★ 4.5 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: Subnautica 1K ratings, Universal Paperclips™ 294 ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Subnautica vs Universal Paperclips™ revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $23.5K for Subnautica and $780 for Universal Paperclips™ 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 Subnautica or Universal Paperclips™ to a different App Store app? v
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