App revenue: 2009 launches

Revenue and download estimates for the 164 App Store apps in the database that launched in 2009, with revenue shown after Apple takes its cut. 22 of them (13%) keep $100K or more a month; the median app keeps $850. Top earners: Crunchyroll ($32.3M/mo), Grindr - Gay Dating & Chat ($16.2M/mo) and Dropbox: Cloud Storage Backup ($12.8M/mo).

Net of Apple's 15% commission
Gross estimates: paywallscreens.com (Superwall)
10,798 apps · 25 categories · Pulled 19 Oct 2026

Apps launched in 2009

164 apps, total $98.7M/mo, median $850/mo, 22 over $100K, cohort hit rate 13%

App	Category	Net revenue/mo	Downloads/mo	Ratings	Rating	Size	Launched
Crunchyroll by Crunchyroll, LLC	Entertainment	$32.3M	800K	1,448,501	4.8	254 MB	Dec 2009
Grindr - Gay Dating & Chat by Grindr LLC	Social Networking	$16.2M	300K	385,532	4.5	616 MB	Jun 2009
Dropbox: Cloud Storage Backup by Dropbox, Inc.	Productivity	$12.8M	700K	881,708	4.8	224 MB	Sep 2009
X by X Corp.	News	$11.1M	5M	11,046,934	4.6	637 MB	Oct 2009
MyFitnessPal: Calorie Counter by MyFitnessPal, Inc.	Health & Fitness	$9.4M	500K	2,371,717	4.7	330 MB	Dec 2009
SoundCloud: The Music You Love by SoundCloud Global Limited & Co KG	Music	$7.7M	1M	1,904,633	4.8	260 MB	Nov 2009
Wattpad - Read & Write Stories by Wattpad Corp	Books	$850K	400K	705,894	4.7	226 MB	Mar 2009
Insight Timer: Meditate, Sleep by Insight Network Inc	Health & Fitness	$850K	80K	447,247	4.9	232 MB	Nov 2009
Yahoo Fantasy Sports: NFL, MLB by Yahoo	Sports	$850K	400K	942,155	4.8	315 MB	Sep 2009
WeightWatchers Program by WW International, Inc.	Health & Fitness	$680K	8K	2,283,477	4.8	444 MB	Sep 2009
Sleep Cycle - Tracker & Sounds by Sleep Cycle AB	Health & Fitness	$595K	100K	20,342	4.7	424 MB	Jul 2009
Scanner Pro - Scan Documents by Readdle Technologies Limited	Business	$595K	50K	296,256	4.9	239 MB	Oct 2009
BetterSleep: Relax and Sleep by Ipnos Software Inc.	Health & Fitness	$510K	70K	390,783	4.7	304 MB	May 2009
Geocaching® by Groundspeak Inc.	Navigation	$425K	90K	64,430	4.8	149 MB	Sep 2009
MyRadar Accurate Weather Radar by Aviation Data Systems, Inc	Weather	$340K	60K	1,075,560	4.9	232 MB	Jul 2009
LastPass Password Manager by LastPass US LP	Productivity	$255K	1K	53,864	4.4	193 MB	Aug 2009
ForeFlight Mobile EFB by ForeFlight	Weather	$255K	20K	3,217	4.4	582 MB	Dec 2009
SwingU: Golf GPS Range Finder by Swing by Swing Golf, Inc.	Sports	$170K	6K	128,027	4.7	155 MB	Oct 2009
GolfLogix Golf GPS App + Watch by GolfLogix, Inc.	Sports	$170K	1K	106,735	4.7	328 MB	Jul 2009
ASICS Runkeeper—Run Tracker by ASICS Runner App, Inc.	Health & Fitness	$170K	50K	359,904	4.8	128 MB	Jan 2009
Covenant Eyes: Quit Porn Now by Covenant Eyes, Inc.	Lifestyle	$170K	1K	46,743	4.3	53 MB	Dec 2009
PressReader: News & Magazines by PressReader Inc	News	$170K	40K	18,720	4.7	116 MB	Oct 2009
Calorie Counter by fatsecret by fatsecret	Health & Fitness	$85K	300K	14,260	4.8	151 MB	Dec 2009
Mamba: Dating, Meet New People by Mamba	Social Networking	$85K	70K	24,598	4.5	152 MB	Sep 2009
Flickr by Flickr, Inc.	Photo & Video	$85K	6K	13,814	4.5	106 MB	Sep 2009
Recon - Find Fetish Men by T101 Limited	Social Networking	$85K	1K	298	2.5	61 MB	Dec 2009
Air Navigation Pro by Xample Sarl	Navigation	$85K	1K	560	4.5	202 MB	Jan 2009
TripIt: Travel Planner by TripIt	Travel	$85K	30K	275,394	4.8	170 MB	Apr 2009
iFax App Send Fax From iPhone by Crowded Road	Business	$85K	1K	33,238	4.5	136 MB	Oct 2009
BeenVerified: People Search by BeenVerified, Inc.	Reference	$85K	20K	34,803	4.6	179 MB	Dec 2009
Irish Independent News by Independent.ie	News	$85K	1K	434	4.8	67 MB	Oct 2009
Skout Dating App & Live Chat by Skout, Inc.	Social Networking	$77K	20K	189,011	4.4	305 MB	Feb 2009
IMAIOS e-Anatomy by IMAIOS	Medical	$77K	1K	1,162	4.9	1690 MB	Dec 2009
Photobucket Photo Storage by Photobucket.com	Photo & Video	$68K	10K	3,626	4.7	86 MB	Jun 2009
CLZ Comics - comic database by Collectorz.com	Entertainment	$68K	1K	8,860	4.8	40 MB	Jun 2009
Logos: Deep Bible Study by Faithlife Corporation	Reference	$68K	30K	169,032	4.9	318 MB	Nov 2009
Davis's Drug Guide - Nursing by Unbound Medicine, Inc.	Medical	$68K	1K	7,492	4.9	11 MB	Feb 2009
Windfinder: Wind & Weather map by Windfinder	Weather	$60K	30K	60,513	4.8	79 MB	Nov 2009
Tumblr: Social Media & Art by Tumblr, Inc.	Social Networking	$60K	200K	371,249	4.2	158 MB	Feb 2009
News24: Trusted News. First by 24.com	News	$60K	1K	260	2.8	71 MB	Apr 2009
5-0 Radio Pro Police Scanner by Smartest Apps LLC	News	$60K	40K	88,493	4.6	48 MB	Dec 2009
SpanishDictionary.com Learning by Curiosity Media	Education	$60K	20K	193,140	4.8	472 MB	Sep 2009
Offender Locator: Find & Watch by Offender Locator Inc.	Utilities	$60K	100K	22,157	4.4	29 MB	Jul 2009
Yahoo Finance: Stocks & News by Yahoo	Finance	$51K	40K	588,240	4.8	166 MB	Sep 2009
UpToDate Lexidrug by Lexi-Comp	Medical	$51K	10K	150	3.1	45 MB	Jun 2009
Hours Tracker - Pay Calculator by Cribasoft, LLC	Business	$51K	1K	46,008	4.8	36 MB	Nov 2009
The Official Liverpool FC App by Liverpool Football Club	Sports	$43K	10K	263	3.8	133 MB	Nov 2009
Baby Connect: Newborn Tracker by Seacloud Software LLC	Medical	$43K	1K	9,428	4.8	63 MB	Sep 2009
Epicurious by Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.	Food & Drink	$43K	1K	96,493	4.7	123 MB	Apr 2009
Life Bible App by Tecarta, Inc.	Reference	$43K	6K	93,915	4.9	159 MB	Aug 2009
Bible App - Read & Study Daily by Gospel Technologies LLC	Reference	$34K	10K	312,330	4.9	107 MB	Oct 2009
FlightAware Flight Tracker by FlightAware	Travel	$34K	70K	386,967	4.9	94 MB	Jun 2009
FC Barcelona Official App by FCBarcelona	Sports	$34K	30K	11,690	4.8	158 MB	Dec 2009
Guru Maps - Offline Navigation by Evgen Bodunov	Navigation	$34K	30K	1,850	4.7	107 MB	Jul 2009
Tube Map - London Underground by Mapway Limited	Navigation	$26K	20K	17,045	4.7	120 MB	Jul 2009
IndyStar: Indianapolis Star by Gannett	News	$26K	1K	5,056	4.4	168 MB	Oct 2009
5 Minute Clinical Consult by Unbound Medicine, Inc.	Medical	$26K	1K	2,718	4.8	10 MB	Mar 2009
Seattle Times Mobile by The Seattle Times	News	$26K	1K	25,591	4.6	43 MB	Sep 2009
Spyglass by Pavel Ahafonau	Navigation	$17K	1K	3,847	4.8	59 MB	Oct 2009
iBird Pro Guide to Birds by Mitch Waite Group	Reference	$17K	1K	3,998	3.8	1775 MB	Mar 2009
Weather Crave by METEO CONSULT	Weather	$17K	1K	70	4.8	142 MB	Aug 2009
CLZ Books - library organizer by Collectorz.com	Books	$17K	1K	1,427	4.8	36 MB	Jun 2009
WindAlert: Wind & Weather Map by WeatherFlow	Weather	$17K	1K	4,032	4.7	133 MB	Jun 2009
Pleco Chinese Dictionary by Pleco Inc.	Reference	$17K	70K	1,791	4.7	113 MB	Dec 2009
Swiss Pro Map by Garzotto GmbH	Navigation	$9K	1K	-	-	37 MB	Jul 2009
SmartGuide travel guide & map by SmartGuide s.r.o.	Travel	$9K	6K	443	4.6	127 MB	Jun 2009
Holy Bible King James + Audio by Bible App Labs LLC	Reference	$9K	5K	110,983	4.9	136 MB	May 2009
Our Groceries Shopping List by OurGroceries, Inc.	Shopping	$9K	20K	64,593	4.8	51 MB	Aug 2009
RoboForm Password Manager by Siber Systems, Inc.	Productivity	$9K	1K	41,182	4.7	113 MB	Oct 2009
Nursing Central by Unbound Medicine, Inc.	Medical	$9K	1K	9,067	4.9	11 MB	Jan 2009
Urban Rivals by Acute Games	Games	$8K	1K	470	4.5	314 MB	Dec 2009
Stingray Karaoke Party by Stingray Group Inc.	Music	$7K	1K	115	4.6	81 MB	Dec 2009
Shoeboxed Receipt Scanner App by Shoeboxed.com	Finance	$6K	1K	1,686	4.5	16 MB	Oct 2009
Daily Organizer+ Day Planner by Lumen Spark LLC	Shopping	$6K	1K	262	4.4	22 MB	Feb 2009
ChicagoAgent ONE by PalmAgent Software	Finance	$4K	1K	81	4.0	443 MB	Jul 2009
FidelityAgent ONE by PalmAgent Software	Finance	$4K	1K	85	4.3	444 MB	Apr 2009
iCaughtSanta by Catch A Character, LLC	Entertainment	$850	1K	1,456	4.6	85 MB	Dec 2009
adidas Running: Run tracker by adidas	Health & Fitness	$850	200K	103,816	4.8	264 MB	Nov 2009
Glympse -Share your location by Glympse Inc.	Navigation	$850	1K	48,548	4.8	55 MB	Oct 2009
Air Canada + Aeroplan by Air Canada	Travel	$850	200K	27,360	4.8	834 MB	Aug 2009
Fandango - Get Movie Tickets by Fandango	Entertainment	$850	80K	2,325,162	4.9	119 MB	Mar 2009
Bed Bath & Beyond by Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.	Shopping	$850	90K	143,115	4.9	157 MB	Dec 2009
Old Navy: Shop for New Clothes by Gap Inc.	Shopping	$850	200K	1,463,443	4.9	187 MB	Dec 2009
Grubhub: Food Delivery by GrubHub.com	Food & Drink	$850	400K	4,676,354	4.8	260 MB	Feb 2009
Southwest Airlines: Travel App by Southwest Airlines Co.	Travel	$850	400K	7,224,999	4.8	359 MB	Dec 2009
Shutterfly: Prints Cards Gifts by Shutterfly	Photo & Video	$850	60K	593,641	4.7	298 MB	Apr 2009
Starbucks by Starbucks Coffee Company	Food & Drink	$850	600K	8,358,061	4.9	229 MB	Sep 2009
Abercrombie & Fitch by Abercrombie & Fitch	Shopping	$850	100K	326,901	4.9	107 MB	Dec 2009
Walmart: Shopping & Savings by Walmart	Shopping	$850	1M	18,272,345	4.8	470 MB	Nov 2009
Gap: Apparel, denim and more by Gap Inc.	Shopping	$850	200K	388,596	4.9	271 MB	Aug 2009
Walgreens by Walgreen Co.	Shopping	$850	300K	7,199,364	4.8	205 MB	Oct 2009
Macy's: Shop, Save, and Earn by Macys Inc	Shopping	$850	200K	2,341,971	4.9	200 MB	Dec 2009
Victoria's Secret—Bras & More by Victoria's Secret	Shopping	$850	200K	156,987	4.8	206 MB	Nov 2009
Chipotle by Chipotle Mexican Grill	Food & Drink	$850	500K	1,879,366	4.7	186 MB	Aug 2009
Howjsay Pronunciation by Ever10 Ltd	Reference	$850	1K	1,817	4.9	9 MB	Oct 2009
Pizza Hut - Delivery & Takeout by Pizza Hut, Inc.	Food & Drink	$850	200K	4,227,094	4.8	89 MB	Jul 2009
Inventory Now: product tracker by logan sease	Business	$850	1K	602	4.7	42 MB	May 2009
Virtual Sheet Music by Virtual Sheet Music Inc.	Music	$850	1K	32	4.1	35 MB	Oct 2009
CrewNerd for Rowing & Paddling by Performance Phones, LLC	Health & Fitness	$850	1K	210	4.6	34 MB	Mar 2009
Hurricane Tracker by EZ Apps, Inc.	Weather	$850	1K	44,769	4.8	9 MB	Aug 2009
Wikipedia by Wikimedia Foundation	Reference	$850	100K	6,178	4.3	251 MB	Aug 2009
Priceline - Hotel, Car, Flight by priceline.com	Travel	$850	200K	1,149,177	4.8	363 MB	Oct 2009
Webex Meetings by Cisco	Business	$850	30K	910,430	4.6	204 MB	Jan 2009
Florida Vehicle Code (LawStack Series) by Tekk Innovations LLC	Reference	$850	1K	2	1.5	57 MB	Sep 2009
Trillian by Cerulean Studios, LLC	Business	$850	1K	493	4.2	32 MB	Nov 2009
Orlando Business Journal by American City Business Journals	Business	$850	1K	262	4.8	26 MB	Jun 2009
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure (LawStack's TX) by Tekk Innovations LLC	Reference	$850	1K	1	4.0	52 MB	Sep 2009
CashTrails+: Personal Finance by Vasyl Smyrnov	Finance	$850	8K	50	3.9	21 MB	Feb 2009
FlashToPass - Math Flash Cards by Scybot Technologies, L.L.C.	Education	$850	1K	720	4.4	6 MB	Oct 2009
RotoWire Fantasy News Center by Roto Sports, Inc.	Sports	$850	1K	9,649	4.7	29 MB	Aug 2009
New York Vehicle and Traffic Code (LawStack Ser.) by Tekk Innovations LLC	Reference	$850	1K	1	2.0	57 MB	Oct 2009
COE Prep by Higher Learning Technologies	Medical	$850	1K	66	4.8	121 MB	May 2009
Nashville Business Journal by American City Business Journals	Business	$850	1K	462	4.8	26 MB	Jun 2009
Texas Family Code (LawStack's TX Law/Statutes) by Tekk Innovations LLC	Reference	$850	1K	1	4.0	52 MB	Sep 2009
Phoenix Business Journal by American City Business Journals	Business	$850	1K	333	4.8	26 MB	Jun 2009
FAR/AIM - FAA Pilot Reference by Tekk Innovations LLC	Reference	$850	1K	786	4.7	152 MB	Sep 2009
German Dictionary + © by Ascendo Inc.	Travel	$850	1K	12	5.0	77 MB	Jul 2009
iDaft Jamming by Anders Svendsen	Games	$850	7K	937	3.7	153 MB	Apr 2009
Grocery Pal (List & Savings) by AisleCat LLC	Shopping	$850	1K	626	3.6	26 MB	Dec 2009
Harrison's Manual of Medicine by Unbound Medicine, Inc.	Medical	$850	1K	83	4.6	11 MB	May 2009
Hello Vino: Wine Assistant by Hello Vino	Food & Drink	$850	1K	6,523	4.6	42 MB	Jun 2009
Herald-Mail Media by Gannett	News	$850	1K	158	3.6	205 MB	Jul 2009
New York Penal Code (2017 LawStack NY Series) by Tekk Innovations LLC	Reference	$850	1K	2	5.0	47 MB	Oct 2009
WestTXAgent ONE by PalmAgent Software	Finance	$850	1K	3	4.7	442 MB	Jul 2009
LA County Paramedic by Ricky Olivarez	Medical	$850	1K	34	1.6	6 MB	Jul 2009
LawStack: CFR,USC,Statutes,Law by Tekk Innovations LLC	Reference	$850	1K	346	4.7	34 MB	Nov 2009
Meteo - by iLMeteo.it by ILMETEO srl	Weather	$850	30K	3,295	4.7	306 MB	Nov 2009
Texas Penal Code by LawStack by Tekk Innovations LLC	Reference	$850	1K	5	3.0	85 MB	Sep 2009
Mad Libs by Penguin Group USA	Entertainment	$850	1K	2,819	4.2	106 MB	Aug 2009
MealBoard - Meal Planner by Ray Bernardo	Food & Drink	$850	1K	2,079	4.6	13 MB	Oct 2009
Morningstar for Investors by Morningstar, Inc.	Finance	$850	1K	6,880	4.0	19 MB	May 2009
New York Code of Criminal Procedure (LawStack Ser) by Tekk Innovations LLC	Reference	$850	1K	1	5.0	55 MB	Oct 2009
PalmAgent ONE by PalmAgent Software	Finance	$850	1K	423	4.9	458 MB	May 2009
South Florida Business Journal by American City Business Journals	Business	$850	1K	488	4.8	26 MB	Jun 2009
Tampa Bay Business Journal by American City Business Journals	Business	$850	1K	314	4.8	26 MB	Jun 2009
Phrase Party! Lite — Charades by logan sease	Games	$850	1K	2,257	4.7	73 MB	Mar 2009
ShopSavvy - Barcode Scanner by ShopSavvy, Inc.	Shopping	$850	1K	8,890	4.5	138 MB	Nov 2009
Spanish Dictionary + © by Ascendo Inc.	Travel	$850	1K	69	4.8	81 MB	Jul 2009
Speedometer Speed Box App by Hans Schneider	Navigation	$850	1K	31,777	4.5	11 MB	Mar 2009
St. Louis Business Journal by American City Business Journals	Business	$850	1K	542	4.7	26 MB	Jun 2009
TrackMyTour by Red House Consulting GmbH	Travel	$850	1K	238	4.6	69 MB	Mar 2009
Triangle Business Journal by American City Business Journals	Business	$850	1K	451	4.8	26 MB	Jun 2009
Turkey Calls by EJSmith	Sports	$850	1K	1,266	4.7	20 MB	Feb 2009
BirdsEye Bird Finding Guide by Birds In The Hand, LLC	Reference	$850	1K	1,751	4.5	20 MB	Dec 2009
Shapes Toddler Preschool by Letterschool Enabling Learning B.V.	Education	$850	1K	2,440	4.3	220 MB	Jan 2009
Taber's Medical Dictionary by Unbound Medicine, Inc.	Medical	$850	1K	952	4.7	52 MB	Feb 2009
TV Club: Movies & Show Tracker by TV Show Tracker, LLC	News	$850	1K	2,493	4.5	79 MB	Nov 2009
Yard Sale Treasure Map by Shawn Kolodgie	Shopping	$850	10K	33,604	4.7	24 MB	Jul 2009
IDW Digital Comics Experience by IDW Publishing	Books	$850	1K	2	1.5	26 MB	Nov 2009
MPR Drug and Medical Guide by Haymarket Media	Medical	$850	1K	5,226	4.8	219 MB	Dec 2009

By launch year

Launched	Apps	$100K+	Hit rate	Median/mo	Top earner
2026	92	25	27%	$77K	StoryReel: Exclusive Drama $6.0M
2025	263	83	32%	$85K	Grok AI $24.7M
2024	509	103	20%	$9K	Claude by Anthropic $57.8M
2023	365	94	26%	$26K	ChatGPT $256.7M
2022	714	71	10%	$850	zeta: AI Chat, Story, Play $5.1M
2021	1,269	90	7%	$850	Travel Town - Merge Adventure $8.5M
2020	1,254	86	7%	$850	CapCut: Photo & Video Editor $43.4M
2019	1,074	100	9%	$850	Goodnotes: AI Notes, Docs, PDF $11.1M
2018	891	72	8%	$850	Total Battle: War Strategy $7.7M
2017	849	69	8%	$850	FaceApp: Perfect Face Editor $10.2M
2016	705	64	9%	$850	Facetune: Photo & Video Editor $8.5M
2015	578	66	11%	$850	YouTube Music $32.3M
2014	470	51	11%	$850	Canva AI Photo & Video Editor $24.7M
2013	440	62	14%	$850	Paramount+ $38.3M
2012	494	55	11%	$850	YouTube $165.8M
2011	406	35	9%	$850	Snapchat $68M
2010	244	35	14%	$4K	Audible: Audiobooks & Podcasts $22.1M
2009	164	22	13%	$850	Crunchyroll $32.3M
2008	17	6	35%	$17K	Deezer: Music Player, Podcast $6.8M

Apps launched in 2009 by category

Category	Apps	$100K+	Hit rate	Median/mo	Top earner
Books	3	1	33%	$17K	Wattpad - Read & Write Stories $850K
Business	14	1	7%	$850	Scanner Pro - Scan Documents $595K
Education	4	0	0%	$850	SpanishDictionary.com Learning $60K
Entertainment	5	1	20%	$850	Crunchyroll $32.3M
Finance	9	0	0%	$850	Yahoo Finance: Stocks & News $51K
Food & Drink	7	0	0%	$850	Epicurious $43K
Games	3	0	0%	$850	Urban Rivals $8K
Health & Fitness	11	6	55%	$170K	MyFitnessPal: Calorie Counter $9.4M
Lifestyle	2	1	50%	$170K	Covenant Eyes: Quit Porn Now $170K
Medical	11	0	0%	$9K	IMAIOS e-Anatomy $77K
Music	3	1	33%	$7K	SoundCloud: The Music You Love $7.7M
Navigation	9	1	11%	$17K	Geocaching® $425K
News	9	2	22%	$60K	X $11.1M
Photo & Video	3	0	0%	$68K	Flickr $85K
Productivity	3	2	67%	$255K	Dropbox: Cloud Storage Backup $12.8M
Reference	21	0	0%	$850	BeenVerified: People Search $85K
Shopping	14	0	0%	$850	Our Groceries Shopping List $9K
Social Networking	6	1	17%	$85K	Grindr - Gay Dating & Chat $16.2M
Sports	8	3	38%	$43K	Yahoo Fantasy Sports: NFL, MLB $850K
Travel	9	0	0%	$850	TripIt: Travel Planner $85K
Utilities	2	0	0%	$60K	Offender Locator: Find & Watch $60K
Weather	8	2	25%	$17K	MyRadar Accurate Weather Radar $340K

By monthly revenue

$50K+ a month 2,172 apps $100K+ a month 1,189 apps $500K+ a month 417 apps $1M+ a month 155 apps