App revenue: 2015 launches

Revenue and download estimates for the 578 App Store apps in the database that launched in 2015, with revenue shown after Apple takes its cut. 66 of them (11%) keep $100K or more a month; the median app keeps $850. Top earners: YouTube Music ($32.3M/mo), Google Photos: Backup & Edit ($16.2M/mo) and Flo Cycle & Period Tracker ($6.8M/mo).

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

Apps launched in 2015

578 apps, total $103.0M/mo, median $850/mo, 66 over $100K, cohort hit rate 11%

App	Category	Net revenue/mo	Downloads/mo	Ratings	Rating	Size	Launched
Stratus Horizon Pro by Appareo Systems, LLC	Navigation	$850	1K	34	3.7	282 MB	Jun 2015
Street Invoice by On trac	Business	$850	1K	1,024	4.8	40 MB	Jul 2015
Sundial Solar & Lunar Time by Tier 9 Digital	Weather	$850	1K	4,352	4.8	86 MB	Jun 2015
swipe by Briegers GbR	Games	$850	1K	1,857	4.7	31 MB	Feb 2015
Taximeter - Planet Coops by Planet Coops Ltd	Travel	$850	1K	11	4.8	79 MB	Sep 2015
The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult by Unbound Medicine, Inc.	Medical	$850	1K	80	4.9	13 MB	Aug 2015
The Driving For Dollars App by Driving For Dollars	Business	$850	1K	54	3.3	47 MB	Nov 2015
The Enterprise - Brockton, MA by Gannett	News	$850	1K	89	4.4	205 MB	Sep 2015
The Herald News of Fall River by Gannett	News	$850	1K	244	4.6	205 MB	Sep 2015
The Standard-Times by Gannett	News	$850	1K	161	4.4	205 MB	Jul 2015
Tide Charts by 7th Gear	Weather	$850	30K	110,926	4.8	150 MB	Feb 2015
Times Herald-Record by Gannett	News	$850	1K	305	4.1	205 MB	Jul 2015
Toddler Sing and Play 3 by landoncope.com	Games	$850	1K	3	3.0	40 MB	Jun 2015
toovoip by toolani	Travel	$850	1K	25	3.3	49 MB	Feb 2015
Touch Pianist - Tap in Rhythm and Perform Your Favourite Music by EarSlap	Games	$850	1K	95	3.2	39 MB	May 2015
Weather Alarm منبه الطقس by Raja' Ibrahim	Weather	$850	1K	784	4.3	25 MB	Nov 2015
Tracks4Africa Guide by Tracks4Africa	Reference	$850	1K	8	4.6	190 MB	Mar 2015
Translator - Translate Box by Xung Le	Reference	$850	1K	8,158	4.6	56 MB	Nov 2015
TurboWords Spelling by Claude Labelle	Education	$850	1K	1,167	4.6	38 MB	Oct 2015
Vietnamese Translator Offline by Xung Le	Reference	$850	1K	3,416	4.6	217 MB	Apr 2015
Virtual Piano Keyboard by Netfocus Universal d.o.o.	Games	$850	1K	133	4.2	31 MB	Mar 2015
VW parts and diagrams by Inna Chornaya	Shopping	$850	1K	3	4.3	12 MB	Aug 2015
Weather Station: barometer app by Evgeniy Mitskevichus	Weather	$850	1K	50	3.4	56 MB	May 2015
Wheels on the Bus Song & Games by OkiPlay Ltd	Games	$850	1K	127	4.2	50 MB	Aug 2015
Winter Stickers & Emoji for WhatsApp and Chats Messengers Christmas Holiday Edition 2016 by Nadejda Toma	Shopping	$850	1K	4	2.3	49 MB	Oct 2015
Word Cubes by MULIAN LI	Games	$850	1K	940	4.2	46 MB	Nov 2015
Word Games: by Mahjong	Games	$850	1K	18,231	4.6	29 MB	Oct 2015
Words Inc by Esper LLC	Games	$850	1K	1,198	4.5	6 MB	Jan 2015
World Clock Time Zone Widgets by Overdesigned, LLC	Travel	$850	5K	14,234	4.8	97 MB	Jan 2015
York Daily Record by Gannett	News	$850	1K	789	4.4	207 MB	Oct 2015
Coolors by Coolors srl	Graphics & Design	$850	9K	8,594	4.8	21 MB	Jan 2015
My Stocks Portfolio & Market by Peeksoft	Finance	$850	1K	6,637	4.8	90 MB	Jan 2015
TransKey - Chat Translator App by Courtney & Company	Reference	$850	1K	12,877	4.5	18 MB	Sep 2015
Webcams World View: Discovery by Travel And Play	Travel	$850	1K	377	4.2	142 MB	Dec 2015
Endless Spanish by Originator Inc.	Education	$850	1K	935	4.5	96 MB	May 2015
EPUB Reader - Reader for epub format by LTD DevelSoftware	Books	$850	1K	806	4.2	129 MB	Mar 2015
Forex Calendar, Market & News by Myfxbook	Finance	$850	20K	6,153	4.4	34 MB	May 2015
Landlordy Property Management by E-protect	Business	$850	1K	2,022	4.7	28 MB	May 2015
Manual for Microsoft Excel with Secrets and Tricks by Howtech Finance Limited	Books	$850	1K	92	3.9	15 MB	Mar 2015
Pocket ICU by Unbound Medicine, Inc.	Medical	$850	1K	261	4.6	9 MB	Jul 2015
Luke Bryan by Disciple Media Limited	Music	$850	1K	1,019	4.7	31 MB	Jul 2015
Nurse's Drug Handbook by Atmosphere Apps, Inc.	Medical	$850	1K	1,238	4.5	188 MB	Mar 2015
The MagPi Raspberry Pi by Raspberry Pi Trading Ltd	Books	$850	1K	155	4.5	28 MB	Mar 2015
KORG Module by KORG INC.	Music	$850	1K	625	4.5	1736 MB	Nov 2015
The United Methodist Hymnal by Christian Classics Ethereal Library	Books	$850	1K	72	4.3	24 MB	Oct 2015
Squid Mobile by The Great Circle SPRL	Weather	$850	1K	54	4.8	157 MB	Oct 2015
Sweet Candies 2: Match 3 Games by SmileyGamer BVBA	Games	$850	1K	2,116	4.6	68 MB	May 2015
Toddler game for 2,3 year olds by Clapenjoy Kids Learning games for toddlers, boys and girls GmbH	Education	$850	1K	14,132	4.3	332 MB	Dec 2015
Track & Field Meet Mobile by Active Network, LLC	Sports	$850	1K	52	1.5	15 MB	May 2015
WorkTime: Shift Work Calendar by Toto Ventures Inc.	Productivity	$850	1K	3,916	4.3	33 MB	Jul 2015
1SpotMedia by Radio Jamaica Limited	News	$850	1K	108	2.5	36 MB	Jan 2015
Big Game Hunting by HowtoHunt by Howtohunt Outdoors Ltd.	Sports	$850	1K	19	3.4	11 MB	Oct 2015
Find My Parcels by Mustafa Dur	Shopping	$850	1K	29	4.2	40 MB	Aug 2015
Forex Alerts: Trading Signals by Maduranga Edirisinghe	Finance	$850	1K	73	3.6	48 MB	Jun 2015
Horse Racing Picks & Hot Tips! by LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP NET, LLC.	Sports	$850	1K	203	4.0	33 MB	Mar 2015
Language Therapy for Kids–MITA by ImagiRation LLC	Medical	$850	1K	1,196	4.4	518 MB	Sep 2015
Piano Adventures® Player by Dovetree Productions, Inc.	Music	$850	1K	201	3.6	236 MB	Jun 2015
R4VE - Collage & Poster Maker by Maxim Kartuzov	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	17,028	4.7	104 MB	Dec 2015
Tastemade by Tastemade, Inc.	Food & Drink	$850	1K	7,728	4.6	49 MB	Mar 2015
The Smurf Games by Budge Studios	Entertainment	$850	1K	4,240	4.4	219 MB	Apr 2015
The Study Bible by Grace to You	Reference	$850	6K	14,417	4.9	127 MB	Jul 2015
Uberchord \| Guitar Learning by Uberchord Engineering GmbH	Education	$850	1K	1,748	4.6	236 MB	Apr 2015
Voice Changer, Sound Recorder by MULIAN LI	Shopping	$850	1K	2,375	3.9	37 MB	Jun 2015
PlayKids Stories: Learn ABC by PlayKids Inc	Books	$850	1K	71	3.1	500 MB	Dec 2015
Programming Hub: Learn Coding by Rightsol Private Limited	Education	$850	1K	9,138	4.8	135 MB	Nov 2015
VOX – MP3 & FLAC Music Player by Coppertino Inc.	Music	$850	1K	3,100	4.2	139 MB	Apr 2015
Enki: Learn Coding/Programming by ENKI LABS Inc.	Education	$850	1K	726	4.7	23 MB	Jul 2015
Focus - Timer for Productivity by Meaningful Things GmbH & Co. KG	Productivity	$850	8K	1,428	4.4	202 MB	Apr 2015
Goodnight Caillou by Budge Studios	Education	$850	1K	3,573	4.3	170 MB	Feb 2015
Habit-Bull: Daily Goal Planner by AppForge Inc.	Productivity	$850	1K	7,911	4.7	52 MB	Oct 2015
Rugby Manager : Be a manager by Sweet Nitro SL	Games	$850	1K	151	4.6	91 MB	Aug 2015
inkl: News without paywalls by inkl Pty. Ltd.	News	$850	1K	706	4.5	101 MB	Jul 2015
iScore Central Game Viewer by Faster Than Monkeys	Sports	$850	1K	376	4.5	47 MB	May 2015
Leap Second - Everyday Videos by Contarini Ventures, LLC	Photo & Video	$850	1K	5,574	4.6	91 MB	Aug 2015
Builder Buddies Craft & Mine R by Xavier Robledo	Games	$850	6K	41,604	4.6	21 MB	Jul 2015
MedSchool: Ace Your OSCEs by Patrick Tunney	Medical	$850	1K	53	4.8	126 MB	May 2015
MindDoc: Mental Health Support by MindDoc Health GmbH	Medical	$850	1K	29,382	4.7	21 MB	Nov 2015
Monster Math 2: Kids Math Game by Makkajai Edu Tech Private Limited	Education	$850	1K	5,817	4.5	182 MB	Dec 2015
Paddle Logger: SUP Canoe Kayak by Paddle Logger Ltd.	Health & Fitness	$850	1K	5,448	4.7	75 MB	Mar 2015
Strawberry Shortcake Berryfest by Budge Studios	Entertainment	$850	1K	4,596	4.5	280 MB	Sep 2015
Offtop: Music Studio by Deep Thought LLC	Music	$850	1K	3,655	4.7	55 MB	Apr 2015
Predator Pro by Big Shot, LLC	Sports	$850	1K	111	3.3	64 MB	Mar 2015
PrivacyPro SmartVPN & Firewall by Disconnect	Productivity	$850	1K	895	4.0	120 MB	Dec 2015
Real Plans - Meal Planner by Holistic Squid, LLC	Food & Drink	$850	1K	2,063	4.6	101 MB	Jun 2015
Rover's Morning Glory by RoverMedia, Inc.	Entertainment	$850	1K	5,558	4.7	81 MB	Nov 2015
The Nudge by Livday	Lifestyle	$850	1K	1,405	4.5	48 MB	Jan 2015
Zen Koi Classic by LandShark Games Pte. Ltd.	Games	$850	1K	1,910	4.7	130 MB	Apr 2015
Audio Editor Tool: Edit Music by Music Paradise, LLC	Music	$850	1K	1,854	3.3	236 MB	Jan 2015
Body Editor Booth Thin & Slim by Revosoft Technologies PTY LTD	Photo & Video	$850	1K	24,688	4.7	120 MB	Jun 2015
Gunship Sequel: WW2 by PNTK, Inc.	Games	$850	1K	13,577	4.5	2506 MB	Jul 2015
Miss Hollywood Showtime by Budge Studios	Entertainment	$850	1K	10,833	4.5	337 MB	Jun 2015
Emoji Me Sticker Maker by Focused Apps LLC	Social Networking	$850	1K	231,209	4.7	143 MB	Dec 2015
FIN - App กองทุนรวม MutualFund by Suttiwat Youngklai	Finance	$850	1K	87	4.8	37 MB	Mar 2015
Live Psychic Chat by Purple Dot Digital Limited	Lifestyle	$850	1K	97	3.4	41 MB	Nov 2015
Miss Hollywood®: Vacation by Budge Studios	Entertainment	$850	1K	17,803	4.6	407 MB	Dec 2015
Monster Busters: Hexa Blast by PlayDog Soft Co., Ltd	Games	$850	1K	6,497	4.8	102 MB	May 2015
Motivate: Daily Motivation by Brave New Logic	Health & Fitness	$850	1K	7,932	4.8	89 MB	Dec 2015
Podbean Podcast App & Player by Podbean Incorporated	News	$850	10K	53,927	4.8	155 MB	Apr 2015
Puzzle English by LLC PUZZLE ENGLISH TECHNOLOGIES	Education	$850	1K	308	4.7	107 MB	Sep 2015
Live Random Video Chat-Rooms by Ivan Vaskov	Social Networking	$850	1K	10,087	4.3	13 MB	Jul 2015
International Calling－Talk360 by Talk360 Group B.V.	Social Networking	$850	30K	19,822	4.7	75 MB	Oct 2015
WordBoard: Fast Typing & Pics by Bytesize Systems Pty Ltd	Utilities	$850	1K	4,660	4.9	35 MB	Feb 2015
BBW Dating & Hookup App: Bustr by GoMatch Limited	Social Networking	$850	10K	50,026	4.2	75 MB	Dec 2015
Curious World: Games for Kids by Kidsy Ltd.	Education	$850	1K	1,044	4.2	172 MB	Jul 2015
Blur Photo Effect Background by Alan Cushway	Photo & Video	$850	9K	23,568	4.7	30 MB	Sep 2015
MathPapa - Algebra Calculator by MathPapa, Inc.	Education	$850	1K	16,722	4.7	12 MB	Aug 2015
Play Online by Yaamava’ by San Manuel Band of Mission Indians	Games	$850	1K	21,931	4.6	97 MB	Dec 2015
Reverse Vid: Video Reverser by Beautiful Video Project Inc.	Photo & Video	$850	1K	69,513	4.4	58 MB	Feb 2015
Screen Time Parental Control by Screen Time Labs	Lifestyle	$850	1K	150	1.5	31 MB	Dec 2015
Hopster: ABC Games for Kids by Hopster	Education	$850	1K	888	4.0	147 MB	Oct 2015
Baby Maker & Face Generator by Luxand, Inc.	Photo & Video	$850	1K	6,125	4.1	149 MB	Jul 2015
Baby Story: Pregnancy Pictures by PIXO Incorporation	Photo & Video	$850	1K	144,755	4.8	377 MB	Dec 2015
Palmist by Global Sense Cyprus Limited	Lifestyle	$850	1K	4,416	4.1	1088 MB	Apr 2015
SloMo Slow Motion Video Editor by Loyal Foundry, Inc.	Photo & Video	$850	1K	53,031	4.2	412 MB	Nov 2015
Brainwell Brain Training Games by Monclarity, LLC	Education	$850	1K	4,491	4.6	236 MB	May 2015
Hello Pal :Talk to the World by Hellopal	Social Networking	$850	1K	225	3.6	271 MB	Nov 2015
FluentU: Learn Language Videos by Enux Education Limited	Education	$850	1K	2,421	4.3	329 MB	May 2015
Typorama: Text on Photo Editor by App Business Ventures LLC	Photo & Video	$850	1K	115,146	4.8	120 MB	Apr 2015
MotorTrend by Motor Trend Group LLC	Entertainment	$850	1K	56,306	4.8	36 MB	Oct 2015
Thermo: Temperature Check In by Health Preference, LLC	Health & Fitness	$850	1K	86	3.6	142 MB	Oct 2015
Hiatus: Bill and Money Manager by Hiatus Inc.	Finance	$850	1K	6,735	4.2	85 MB	May 2015
Music Turbo Library & Cloud DL by Peter Lapid	Shopping	$850	1K	81	4.5	127 MB	Dec 2015
Desygner: Design Any Graphic by Desygner Pty Ltd	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	872	4.5	156 MB	Nov 2015
ASVAB Mastery \| Practice Test by Higher Learning Technologies	Education	$850	1K	8,289	4.8	119 MB	Jun 2015
Dragon Anywhere by Nuance Communications	Business	$850	1K	691	2.7	66 MB	Dec 2015
Drink Water ∙ Daily Reminder by App Rover	Health & Fitness	$850	1K	25,863	4.6	82 MB	Nov 2015
Onion Browser & VPN Proxy by Falling Rain Software, Limited	Utilities	$850	1K	13,356	4.3	49 MB	Mar 2015
Zodiac Psychics: Tarot Reading by Adviqo Technology Corp.	Lifestyle	$850	1K	4,712	4.5	59 MB	Nov 2015

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 2015 by category

Category	Apps	$100K+	Hit rate	Median/mo	Top earner
Books	16	1	6%	$850	Tappytoon Comics & Novels $170K
Business	19	4	21%	$17K	iScanner: PDF Document Scanner $3.4M
Developer Tools	2	0	0%	$850	Bluetooth Terminal $850
Education	47	6	13%	$850	Simply Piano: Learn Piano Fast $4.3M
Entertainment	20	4	20%	$26K	Patreon $3.4M
Finance	24	1	4%	$6K	YNAB $340K
Food & Drink	24	0	0%	$850	Recipe Keeper $43K
Games	55	2	4%	$850	Highrise: Avatar, Chat & Games $340K
Graphics & Design	8	1	13%	$850	Adobe Express: Create Anything $340K
Health & Fitness	34	10	29%	$34K	Flo Cycle & Period Tracker $6.8M
Lifestyle	22	5	23%	$17K	Muzz: Muslim Dating & Friends $510K
Medical	31	0	0%	$850	Anatomy 3D Atlas $85K
Music	27	5	19%	$4K	YouTube Music $32.3M
Navigation	13	2	15%	$26K	Trailforks: Offline Bike Maps $255K
News	25	0	0%	$850	La Matinale du Monde $43K
Photo & Video	30	7	23%	$26K	Google Photos: Backup & Edit $16.2M
Productivity	26	4	15%	$9K	VPN Proxy Master - Super VPN $510K
Reference	22	1	5%	$850	Voice Translator: AI Translate $255K
Shopping	19	0	0%	$850	BayWatch - Alerts for eBay $4K
Social Networking	21	6	29%	$43K	Yubo: Chat Meet & Make Friends $2.6M
Sports	26	0	0%	$6K	Fishbox - Smart Fishing App $77K
Travel	21	0	0%	$850	Visorando Walking Routes $85K
Utilities	21	5	24%	$5K	Onoff $680K
Weather	25	2	8%	$850	Windy.app — Wind, Tides, Radar $850K

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