Subnautica vs Universal Paperclips™
Subnautica
Unknown Worlds
App Store
$13.1K/mo
~$157.6K/yr · 55K installs
VS
Universal Paperclips™
Everybody House Games, LLC
App Store
$743/mo
~$8.9K/yr · 14K installs
Revenue winner
Subnautica wins
+1668% vs other
Installs winner
Subnautica wins
+291% vs other
MAU winner
Subnautica wins
+295% vs other
Rating winner
Subnautica wins
+3% vs other
Why Subnautica is winning
Top 2 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Subnautica earns roughly 18× more per month than Universal Paperclips™ - $13.1K vs $743.
- Bigger install base. Subnautica has ~55K lifetime installs vs Universal Paperclips™'s ~14K - 3.9× 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.)?
$13.1K
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$743
Annual revenue (est.)
$157.6K
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$8.9K
Lifetime installs (est.)
55K
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14K
Monthly active users (est.)?
11K
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3K
App Store rating
4.65★
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4.52★
Total ratings
996
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280
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 $13.1K per month, while Universal Paperclips™ earns about $743. That is a 17.7× revenue gap (~$12.4K more per month for Subnautica). Annual revenue: Subnautica ≈ $157.6K/year, Universal Paperclips™ ≈ $8.9K/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 55K estimated downloads vs 14K for Universal Paperclips™ - a 3.9× gap. Subnautica's App Store downloads are estimated from 993 ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Universal Paperclips™'s App Store downloads are estimated from 280 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 ★ 4.7 vs ★ 4.5 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: Subnautica 993 ratings, Universal Paperclips™ 280 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 $13.1K for Subnautica and $743 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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