Universal Paperclips™ Downloads & RevenueUniversal Paperclips™ · App Store & Google Play
Universal Paperclips™ by Everybody House Games, LLC is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
Universal Paperclips™ update history & changes
Last change · 41 events since 13 Nov 2017Full timeline ↓Full timeline · 41 events
- 📈Universal Paperclips™ charting in a new countryiOSPhilippines
- 📈Universal Paperclips™ entered the top 100iOSTop Paid · All Apps · ZA
- 📈Universal Paperclips™ charting in a new countryiOSTurkey
- 📈Universal Paperclips™ entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Paid · All Apps · TH · Top Paid · Games · TH
- 📈Universal Paperclips™ charting in a new countryiOSPoland
- 📈Universal Paperclips™ entered the top 100iOSTop Paid · Games · ZA
- 📈Universal Paperclips™ charting in a new countryiOSSouth Africa
- 📈Universal Paperclips™ entered the top 10iOSTop Paid · Simulation · AE
- 📈Universal Paperclips™ charting in a new countryiOSThailand
- 📈Universal Paperclips™ entered the top 100iOSTop Paid · Games · BR
- 📈Universal Paperclips™ entered the top 100AndroidTop Paid · Simulation · NL
- 📈Universal Paperclips™ charting in a new countryAndroidNetherlands
- 📈Universal Paperclips™ entered the top 100iOSTop Paid · All Apps · AU
- 📈Universal Paperclips™ entered the top 100 in 2 chartsAndroidTop Paid · Simulation · MX · Top Paid · Simulation · TR
- 📈Universal Paperclips™ charting in a new country in 2 chartsAndroidMexico · Turkey
- 📈Universal Paperclips™ entered the top 100 in 2 chartsAndroidTop Paid · Simulation · TH · Top Paid · Simulation · VN
- 📈Universal Paperclips™ charting in a new country in 2 chartsAndroidThailand · Vietnam
- 📈Universal Paperclips™ entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Paid · Simulation · BR · Top Paid · Strategy · BR
- 📈Universal Paperclips™ entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Paid · Games · NL · Top Paid · Games · VN
- 📈Universal Paperclips™ charting in a new countryiOSVietnam
- 📈Universal Paperclips™ entered the top 100iOSTop Paid · All Apps · DE
- 📈Universal Paperclips™ charting in a new countryiOSNetherlands
- 📈Universal Paperclips™ entered the top 100iOSTop Paid · Simulation · RU
- 📈Universal Paperclips™ entered the top 100iOSTop Paid · Strategy · RU
- 📈Universal Paperclips™ charting in a new countryiOSRussia
- 📈Universal Paperclips™ entered the top 100iOSTop Paid · Simulation · AE
- 📈Universal Paperclips™ entered the top 10iOSTop Paid · Strategy · AE
- 📈Universal Paperclips™ entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Paid · All Apps · AE · Top Paid · Games · AE
- 📈Universal Paperclips™ entered the top 100iOSTop Paid · Simulation · KR
- 📈Universal Paperclips™ entered the top 100 in 3 chartsiOSTop Paid · Games · ID · Top Paid · Simulation · ID · Top Paid · Strategy · ID
- 📈Universal Paperclips™ charting in a new countryiOSIndonesia
- 📈Universal Paperclips™ entered the top 100iOSTop Paid · All Apps · CA
- 📈Universal Paperclips™ entered the top 100 in 2 chartsiOSTop Paid · Games · CA · Top Paid · Games · GB
- 📈Universal Paperclips™ charting in a new countryiOSSpain
- 📈Universal Paperclips™ entered the top 100 in 6 chartsiOSTop Paid · Games · AU · Top Paid · Strategy · GB · Top Paid · All Apps · IT · Top Paid · Games · IT · +2 more
- 🆕Universal Paperclips™ first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidUnited States
- 🆕Universal Paperclips™ first spotted by AppInsideriOS#31 in Top Paid · Games · France
- 📦Universal Paperclips™ version 2.1.28AndroidNo release notes
- 📦Universal Paperclips™ version 2.3iOSNo release notes
- 🆕Universal Paperclips™ released on Google PlayAndroid
- 🆕Universal Paperclips™ released on the App StoreiOS
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Games › Strategy PaidUniversal Paperclips™ at a glance
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Universal Paperclips™ downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 50+ | 10k+ |
| Google Play | 10+ | 50k+ Measured |
| Total | 50+ Confidence | 100k+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where Universal Paperclips™'s downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #20 Games › Strategy Paid | 12 of 30 countries | – | – |
| Google Play | #22 Games › Simulation Paid | 10 of 23 countries | – | – |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.5 ★ | 314 |
| Google Play | 4.3 ★ | 2k 596 written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.3 ★ weighted by ratings | 2.3k |
What users say about Universal Paperclips™
From the 52 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users overwhelmingly praise the game's engaging narrative and lack of ads or microtransactions, considering it a masterpiece of the incremental genre. However, significant complaints focus on technical issues like battery drain, memory leaks, and the absence of essential features such as dark mode and offline progress.
Mostly positive (75% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being fun, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Fun: “Most addicting game I ever played”
- Ease of use: “Simple maybe too simple it’s great”
- Design: “Only gripe is that it needs a dark mode”
- Price & subscription: “And it only cost two dollars”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Absolutely worthless and a scam to charge for”
- Crashes & bugs: “Immensely frustrating and buggy”
- Speed & performance: “Memory leak slows down phone”
About Universal Paperclips™
"The game is click-crack." - Wired
"This paperclip sim will cause your next existential crisis." - VentureBeat
"A hopelessly addicting game." - Forbes
"A terrifying lesson in how artificial intelligence will make us unnecessary." - Business Insider
"If this planet ends up with a tombstone, what is written on the tombstone may be, 'they didn’t really understand what it’s like to be a paperclip maximizer.'" - Eliezer Yudkowsky
Become a super-powerful AI who only wants one thing: paperclips. Use your unstoppable intelligence to create a massive paperclip empire in this addictive idle/management/strategy/sim.
Universal Paperclips™ App Store
Universal Paperclips™ is #171 in Games Paid in United States and charting in 12 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026 Games PaidUniversal Paperclips™ at a glance
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Universal Paperclips™ on the App Store
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Universal Paperclips™ downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Universal Paperclips™'s downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | GamesPaid | #171 |
| United States | Games › SimulationPaid | #56 |
| United States | Games › StrategyPaid | #61 |
 South Korea | Games › StrategyPaid | #25 |
| France | GamesPaid | #102 |
| Italy | Games › StrategyPaid | #20 |
 Germany | Games › SimulationPaid | #57 |
| France | Games › StrategyPaid | #45 |
| Germany | Games › StrategyPaid | #65 |
| Italy | GamesPaid | #93 |
| France | Games › SimulationPaid | #50 |
| Italy | Games › SimulationPaid | #33 |
 United Kingdom | Games › SimulationPaid | #115 |
 Canada | Games › StrategyPaid | #71 |
 Brazil | Games › StrategyPaid | #88 |
 India | Games › StrategyPaid | #140 |
 Australia | Games › StrategyPaid | #140 |
| Australia | Games › SimulationPaid | #142 |
| Canada | Games › SimulationPaid | #150 |
| India | Games › SimulationPaid | #180 |
 Saudi Arabia | Games › StrategyPaid | #174 |
 United Arab Emirates | Games › StrategyPaid | #116 |
| United Arab Emirates | Games › SimulationPaid | #160 |
Apps near Universal Paperclips™ on the chart
Games Paid, around #171.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Universal Paperclips™
From the 52 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users overwhelmingly praise the game's engaging narrative and lack of ads or microtransactions, considering it a masterpiece of the incremental genre. However, significant complaints focus on technical issues like battery drain, memory leaks, and the absence of essential features such as dark mode and offline progress.
Mostly positive (75% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being fun, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Fun: “Most addicting game I ever played”
- Ease of use: “Simple maybe too simple it’s great”
- Design: “Only gripe is that it needs a dark mode”
- Price & subscription: “And it only cost two dollars”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Absolutely worthless and a scam to charge for”
- Crashes & bugs: “Immensely frustrating and buggy”
- Speed & performance: “Memory leak slows down phone”
About Universal Paperclips™
"The game is click-crack." - Wired
"This paperclip sim will cause your next existential crisis." - VentureBeat
"A hopelessly addicting game." - Forbes
"A terrifying lesson in how artificial intelligence will make us unnecessary." - Business Insider
"If this planet ends up with a tombstone, what is written on the tombstone may be, 'they didn’t really understand what it’s like to be a paperclip maximizer.'" - Eliezer Yudkowsky
Become a super-powerful AI who only wants one thing: paperclips. Use your unstoppable intelligence to create a massive paperclip empire in this addictive idle/management/strategy/sim.
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Universal Paperclips Android
Universal Paperclips is #22 in Games › Simulation Paid on Google Play in United States and charting in 10 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Games › Simulation PaidUniversal Paperclips at a glance
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Universal Paperclips on Google Play
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Universal Paperclips downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Universal Paperclips's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Games › SimulationPaid | #22 |
| United States | All GamesPaid | #167 |
| India | Games › SimulationPaid | #54 |
 Mexico | Games › SimulationPaid | #55 |
 Indonesia | Games › SimulationPaid | #54 |
| Saudi Arabia | Games › SimulationPaid | #65 |
| United Arab Emirates | Games › SimulationPaid | #49 |
 Netherlands | Games › SimulationPaid | #53 |
 Turkey | Games › SimulationPaid | #66 |
 Thailand | Games › SimulationPaid | #55 |
 Vietnam | Games › SimulationPaid | #45 |
Apps near Universal Paperclips on the chart
Games › Simulation Paid, around #22.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Universal Paperclips
From the 107 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Mixed but leaning positive (73% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for working reliably, and being fun. The main complaints are about being hard to use, and speed and performance.
What people like
- Crashes & bugs: “Crashing issues are fixed”
- Fun: “This has been such a fun game”
- Updates: “and has also been updated since”
- Useful: “had some issues in the past, but works great now”
Common complaints
- Ease of use: “A fun game, but the touch targets are way too small and it's easy to click the wrong thing”
- Speed & performance: “But hey this is not a game but performance art I guess 😂”
- Design: “Outrageously hostile design, reckless and decidedly lethal”
- Fun: “was enjoyable until the only research left was the hypno drones”
About Universal Paperclips
GAME DESCRIPTION: Use your unstoppable intelligence to create a massive paperclip empire in this addictive idle/management/strategy/sim.
The OFFICIAL mobile version of the hit browser game. No ads, no in-app purchases, full gameplay.
"This game is click-crack." - Wired
"This paperclip sim will cause your next existential crisis." - VentureBeat
"A hopelessly addicting game." - Forbes
"A terrifying lesson in how artificial intelligence will make us unnecessary." - Business Insider