Comparison

Plague Inc. vs Hitman Sniper

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Plague Inc.

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
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Can you infect the world? Plague Inc. is a unique mix of high strategy and terrifyingly realistic simulation. Your pathogen has just infected 'Patient Zero'. Now you must bring about the end of human history by evolving a deadly, global Plague whilst adapting against everything humanity can do to defend itself. Brilliantly executed with innovative gameplay and built from the ground up for iPhone & iPad, Plague Inc. evolves the strategy genre and pushes mobile gaming (and you) to new levels. It’s You vs. the world - only the strongest can survive! ◈◈◈ #1 top game globally with well over a billion games played ◈◈◈ Plague Inc. is a global hit with over a million 5 star ratings and features in newspapers such as The Economist, New York Post, Boston Herald, The Guardian and London Metro! The developer of Plague Inc. was invited to speak at the CDC in Atlanta about the disease models inside the game! ▶ “The game creates a compelling world that engages the public on serious public health topics” – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ▶ "Plague Inc: The Cure encapsulates the complexities of a global pandemic response and highlights how crucial international collaboration is needed to address such a threat.” – Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations ▶ “Best Tablet Game” - New York Daily News ▶ “Plague Inc. will snag your attention in all the right ways and keep it there” - Touch Arcade ▶ “No denying Plague Inc.'s high-level of quality” - Modojo ▶ “Plague Inc. should not be as much fun as it is” – London Metro ▶ “Will leave you hoping to destroy the world, all in the name of a bit of fun” – Pocket Lint ▶ “Plague Inc.'s gameplay is infectious” - Slide to Play ▶ Winner – “Overall Game of the Year” – Pocket Gamer ▶ “Killing billions has never been so fun” – IGN ◈◈◈ Features: ● Stunning retina graphics with a highly polished interface (Contagion guaranteed) ● Highly detailed, hyper-realistic world with advanced AI (Outbreak management) ● Comprehensive in-game help and tutorial system (I am Legendarily helpful) ● 12 different disease types with radically different strategies to master (12 Monkeys?) ● Full Save/Load functionality (28 Saves Later!) ● 50+ countries to infect, hundreds of traits to evolve and thousands of world events to adapt to (Pandemic evolved) ● Full game support for scoreboards and achievements ● Expansion updates add the mind controlling Neurax Worm, the zombie producing Necroa Virus, Speed Runs and real life Scenarios! ● Can you save the world? Take control and stop a deadly global plague in our biggest expansion yet! ● Take on Daily Diseases, earn powerful upgrades and compete against the world in Outbreak Mode! Localised in English, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Italian, French, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Russian. (more coming soon) P.S. Give yourself a pat on the back if you got all the themed literature references! Special sale price to celebrate being one of the most popular paid iPhone games ever! ◈◈◈ Like Plague Inc. on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PlagueInc Follow me on Twitter: www.twitter.com/NdemicCreations

About

Hitman Sniper

Step into the role of a silent assassin and experience a definitive sniping adventure. Engage in tactical missions, uncover secrets, and hone your skills to eliminate targets. Compete with friends and climb leaderboards to become the ultimate assassin.

Highlights
  • Tactical assassination missions
  • Zombie challenge mode
  • Over 150 missions and 11 contracts
  • 17 unique sniper rifles
  • Leaderboard competition
  • Weapon part collection and blueprints
Features
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BECOME THE ULTIMATE SILENT ASSASSIN Step into the shoes of Agent 47 in Hitman: Sniper and discover the most compelling sniper experience on mobile. TACTICAL MISSIONS IN MONTENEGRO Hone your strategic skills and orchestrate the perfect assassination. ACTION ZOMBIE CHALLENGE IN DEATH VALLEY Prepare for non-stop action in a true test of your accuracy and speed of execution. MORE THAN 150 MISSIONS AND 11 DIFFERENT CONTRACTS Improve your strategy for the perfect assassination as you uncover secrets and subterfuges. 17 UNIQUE WEAPONS Eliminate targets, collect weapon parts and complete blueprints to unlock the most powerful rifles. COMPETE AGAINST YOUR FRIENDS TO DOMINATE THE LEADERBOARD Boost your score and climb up the ranks to become the world's finest silent assassin. Hitman: Sniper is memory intensive. Devices such as iPad 2, iPad Mini, iPhone 4S and iPod Touch 5th Generation will suffer from occasional dips in performance and will not support Everyplay.

Screenshots

Plague Inc.4 screens
Hitman Sniper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Plague Inc. at none against Hitman Sniper's shown. Plague Inc. also leads on review sentiment (76% vs 61%) and ratings volume (168K vs 12K). On rating, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Plague Inc. costs $0.99 and Hitman Sniper $1.99 up front. Plague Inc. sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Hitman Sniper sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Plague Inc. against 4.8 for Hitman Sniper. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plague Inc. has 168K ratings behind it against 12K, 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 61% of Hitman Sniper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 12, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Plague Inc. versus Hitman Sniper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlague Inc.Hitman Sniper
Price$0.99 — better$1.99
Rating4.8 (168K ratings) — better4.8 (12K ratings)
Positive reviews76.0% of reviews — better61.1% of reviews
Number of ratings168K — better12K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#1 — better#20
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB1.0 GB
Age rating+917+
DeveloperNdemic CreationsDeca Live Operations GmbH

Customer experience

Plague Inc.

All ratings167,824 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral2.0%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews1,398 reviews
Positive76.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative19.0%

Hitman Sniper

All ratings12,393 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews2,147 reviews
Positive61.1%
Neutral7.6%
Negative31.3%

User reviews

Plague Inc.

From 168K App Store ratings

What we love

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

Room to improve

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

Hitman Sniper

From 12K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Addictive and entertaining
  • 🎨 Great graphics and visuals
  • 💰 Can progress without in-app purchases

Room to improve

  • 🔁 Repetitive with only one map
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches after updates
  • 🕰 Slow progression without spending

Bugs and requests

Plague Inc.

Reported bugs

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

Requested features

5 requests
  • 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

Hitman Sniper

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezes when accessing the shop
  • Targets turning into black rectangles
  • Guards detecting unshot poisoned targets
  • Head of security character disappearing

Requested features

4 requests
  • New maps and locations
  • More game modes and variety
  • Ability to customize controls
  • Improved leaderboard and social features

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Plague Inc.

One-time10
  • Unlock Virus$0.99
  • Neurax Worm Expansion Pack$1.99
  • Necroa Virus Expansion Pack$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Simian Flu Expansion Pack$1.99
  • Shadow Plague Expansion Pack$1.99
  • Unlock 7 Standard Plagues$2.99
  • Scenario Pack$2.99
  • Unlock All Genes$7.99
  • Unlock Cheats$9.99
  • Plague Pack$12.99
10 purchases

Hitman Sniper

One-time10
  • Largo Sniper Rifle$0.99
  • Small Money Pack$0.99
  • Starter Pack$4.99
Show 7 more
  • Brutus Sniper Rifle$5.99
  • Aria Sniper Rifle$9.99
  • Extra Large Money Pack$9.99
  • The Merry Maker Rifle$14.99
  • Exorcist$14.99
  • Dragun$14.99
  • Aria Gold Sniper Rifle$24.99

Questions

Is Plague Inc. free?
Plague Inc. costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Hitman Sniper free?
Hitman Sniper costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Plague Inc. or Hitman Sniper?
Plague Inc. is rated higher. Plague Inc. averages 4.8 out of 5 from 168K ratings, while Hitman Sniper averages 4.8 from 12K ratings.
Do Plague Inc. or Hitman Sniper have ads?
Hitman Sniper shows ads; Plague Inc. does not.
Which is updated more often, Plague Inc. or Hitman Sniper?
Plague Inc. ships an update every 2 months, and Hitman Sniper every 2 months. Most recently, Plague Inc. was updated on November 12, 2026 and Hitman Sniper on November 12, 2026.
Which is more popular, Plague Inc. or Hitman Sniper?
Plague Inc. currently peaks at #1 in the App Store charts, and Hitman Sniper at #20. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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