# Plague Inc. vs Hitori

The clearest difference is price: Hitori at Free against Plague Inc.'s $0.99. Hitori also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). Plague Inc.'s advantage is review sentiment (76% vs 40%) and ratings volume (168K vs 6). On rating, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Hitori is free to download; Plague Inc. costs $0.99 up front. Plague Inc. sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Hitori asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Plague Inc. against 4.8 for Hitori. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plague Inc. has 168K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Plague Inc.'s written reviews are positive against 40% of Hitori's.

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Plague Inc. | Hitori |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $0.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | [4.8 (168K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/plague-inc/id525818839/reviews) | **[4.8 (6 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hitori/id1054652505/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **168K** | 6 |
| Positive reviews | **75.9% of reviews** | 40.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Best chart rank | **#1** | — |
| Size | 116 MB | 51 MB |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | **8.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | +9 | 4+ |
| Developer | [Ndemic Creations](https://appshunter.io/developer/525818842) | [Yuki Fujimoto](https://appshunter.io/developer/467085185) |

## What reviewers say

### Plague Inc.

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/plague-inc/id525818839)

**Currently charting:** #1 Top Paid · Strategy, #2 Top Paid · Simulation, #5 Top Paid · Games, #8 Top Paid, #189 Top Grossing · Strategy (US App Store)

A strategic simulation game where you evolve a deadly pathogen to infect the world and end humanity. Adapt your plague against global defenses and master different disease types to achieve victory. It's a high-stakes battle of strategy against the entire planet.

**Highlights:** Evolve deadly global plagues, Adapt against human defenses, Master 12 disease types, Infect 50+ countries, Hundreds of traits to evolve, Daily Diseases and Outbreak Mode

**Features:** Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unlock Virus | $0.99 | one-time |
| Neurax Worm Expansion Pack | $1.99 | one-time |
| Necroa Virus Expansion Pack | $1.99 | one-time |
| Simian Flu Expansion Pack | $1.99 | one-time |
| Shadow Plague Expansion Pack | $1.99 | one-time |
| Unlock 7 Standard Plagues | $2.99 | one-time |
| Scenario Pack | $2.99 | one-time |
| Unlock All Genes | $7.99 | one-time |
| Unlock Cheats | $9.99 | one-time |
| Plague Pack | $12.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Addictive gameplay
- 🤔 Challenging and thought-provoking
- 👍 Realistic disease simulation
- 💡 Unique scenarios and special disease types
- 🎨 Immersive graphics and audio

**What reviewers complain about**

- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
- 🕰️ Slow progression without paying
- 🐛 Inconsistent game mechanics
- 🤖 Unrealistic cure development
- 🤔 Lack of multiplayer mode

**Reported bugs**

- Inability to restore purchased content
- Glitches with certain disease types
- Inconsistent DNA point rewards
- Sudden difficulty spikes on normal mode

**Requested features**

- Multiplayer mode (player vs player)
- More realistic cure distribution and development
- Ability to customize game scenarios
- Expanded free content without paywall
- Improved progression for free-to-play users


### Hitori

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hitori/id1054652505)

A logic puzzle game where players eliminate numbers in a grid. The goal is to ensure remaining numbers appear only once per row and column, with specific adjacency rules for filled cells.

**Highlights:** Grid-based number puzzles, Eliminate duplicate numbers, Row and column uniqueness, Adjacency rules for filled cells, Single connected component for remaining cells

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Plague Inc. free?

Plague Inc. costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.

### Is Hitori free?

Hitori is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Plague Inc. or Hitori?

Hitori is rated higher. Plague Inc. averages 4.8 out of 5 from 168K ratings, while Hitori averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.

### Do Plague Inc. or Hitori have ads?

Neither Plague Inc. nor Hitori shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Plague Inc. or Hitori?

Plague Inc. ships an update every 2 months, and Hitori every 2 months. Most recently, Plague Inc. was updated on November 10, 2026 and Hitori on November 1, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*