App revenue: 2017 launches

Revenue and download estimates for the 849 App Store apps in the database that launched in 2017, with revenue shown after Apple takes its cut. 69 of them (8%) keep $100K or more a month; the median app keeps $850. Top earners: FaceApp: Perfect Face Editor ($10.2M/mo), GameChanger ($6.0M/mo) and PictureThis - Plant Identifier ($5.1M/mo).

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

Apps launched in 2017

849 apps, total $66.4M/mo, median $850/mo, 69 over $100K, cohort hit rate 8%

App	Category	Net revenue/mo	Downloads/mo	Ratings	Rating	Size	Launched
ANTON: Preschool - Grade 8 by solocode GmbH	Education	$34K	200K	3,877	4.8	91 MB	Nov 2017
Stronghold Kingdoms Castle Sim by Firefly Studios	Games	$34K	1K	2,125	4.4	682 MB	Aug 2017
XME LOOPS by XME Inc.	Music	$34K	1K	3,235	4.9	1927 MB	May 2017
Gridwise: Gig-Driver Assistant by Gridwise, Inc.	Finance	$34K	10K	22,590	4.9	85 MB	Apr 2017
War Games - Commander by Hongliang Feng	Games	$34K	1K	1,052	4.3	464 MB	Mar 2017
Summoners Greed: Tower Defense by PIXIO LIMITED	Games	$34K	5K	117,793	4.9	337 MB	Aug 2017
iTranslate Converse by Easy Tiger Apps, LLC.	Travel	$34K	1K	5,310	4.3	93 MB	Aug 2017
FAX for iPhone: Send & Receive by 7270356 Canada Inc	Business	$34K	1K	33,902	4.8	133 MB	Aug 2017
Podcast App & Player - Castbox by Guru Network Limited	News	$26K	30K	199,462	4.9	167 MB	Jun 2017
Scanner PDF – scan document by Neosus	Business	$26K	1K	20,139	4.6	99 MB	Dec 2017
Logo Maker _ AI Design Creator by CONTENT ARCADE (UK) LTD.	Graphics & Design	$26K	20K	18,958	4.7	291 MB	Mar 2017
Dr. Panda Town Tales: New Life by Dr. Panda Ltd	Education	$26K	6K	95,546	4.7	1039 MB	Mar 2017
GoSports Live by GoSports LLC	Sports	$26K	1K	120	4.8	76 MB	May 2017
National Hurricane Center Data by LW Brands, LLC	Weather	$26K	9K	74,966	4.8	86 MB	Oct 2017
Speakly: Learn Languages Fast by Creative Intelligence Group OUe	Education	$26K	6K	797	4.5	77 MB	Aug 2017
FishVerify: ID & Regulations by FishVerify LLC	Sports	$26K	1K	1,327	4.6	152 MB	Sep 2017
Bria Mobile: VoIP Softphone by CounterPath Corporation	Business	$26K	1K	2,364	4.4	96 MB	Aug 2017
Panels - Comic Reader by Produkt Studio	Books	$26K	20K	8,155	4.8	86 MB	Oct 2017
REFSIX - Soccer Referee app by REFSIX Ltd	Sports	$26K	1K	222	4.4	90 MB	Jun 2017
Invoice & Estimate Maker by SVG Apps	Business	$26K	1K	7,270	4.8	86 MB	Sep 2017
Car Parking - Driving School by Lavkush Gupta	Games	$26K	300K	128,431	4.6	1294 MB	Jan 2017
TNA+ by Anthem Wrestling Exhibitions LLC	Sports	$26K	1K	362	3.2	80 MB	Oct 2017
Transcribe - Speech to Text by DENIVIP	Utilities	$26K	1K	8,727	4.5	117 MB	Jun 2017
hoichoi - Movies & Web Series by Hoichoi Technologies Private Limited	Entertainment	$26K	5K	2,753	4.4	145 MB	May 2017
Monefy: Money Tracker by Reflectly ApS	Finance	$26K	70K	5,529	4.7	60 MB	Apr 2017
Arcaea by lowiro	Games	$26K	10K	21,578	4.8	875 MB	Mar 2017
Bingo Drive: Live Clash Tour by Gliding Deer	Games	$26K	1K	19,861	4.7	213 MB	Jul 2017
Spacetalk by MGM Wireless	Navigation	$26K	1K	152	4.8	122 MB	Sep 2017
Sketchar: AR Drawing App by SketchAR	Graphics & Design	$26K	20K	8,258	4.2	248 MB	Apr 2017
Delta Investment Tracker by Opus Labs CVBA	Finance	$26K	10K	11,005	4.7	131 MB	Sep 2017
CoinStats: Crypto Portfolio by COINSTATSAPP LLC	Finance	$26K	10K	70,840	4.8	208 MB	Jun 2017
Buy and sell - Marketplace by AppKoncept	Shopping	$26K	10K	3,615	2.7	75 MB	Apr 2017
Slowly: Make Global Friends by Slowly Communications Ltd.	Social Networking	$17K	30K	7,524	4.7	65 MB	Feb 2017
MoShow Slideshow Maker Video by Picadelic	Photo & Video	$17K	1K	70,661	4.8	177 MB	Nov 2017
Lose Weight at Home in 30 Days by ABISHKKING LIMITED.	Health & Fitness	$17K	60K	20,073	4.8	248 MB	Aug 2017
STEEZY - Learn How To Dance by STEEZY	Education	$17K	1K	12,974	4.7	47 MB	Nov 2017
Jillian Michaels \| Fitness App by EM Digital	Health & Fitness	$17K	1K	5,543	4.7	328 MB	Jan 2017
Tone It Up: Workout & Fitness by Tone It Up, LLC	Health & Fitness	$17K	1K	14,376	4.8	79 MB	Sep 2017
mSpy: Find my Friends Phone by IPL GROUP PTY LTD	Lifestyle	$17K	1K	9,152	4.1	67 MB	Feb 2017
ElkNut by GOT GAME TECHNOLOGIES, LLC	Sports	$17K	1K	243	4.3	69 MB	Jul 2017
stoic. AI journal & diary by Stoic app inc.	Health & Fitness	$17K	10K	26,041	4.8	225 MB	Nov 2017
Invitation Maker + RSVP by Bhavesh Gabani	Graphics & Design	$17K	10K	4,175	4.9	340 MB	Dec 2017
PiyoLog Baby Feeding Tracker by PiyoLog Inc.	Medical	$17K	40K	2,227	4.9	101 MB	Nov 2017
Fillwords: Word Search Puzzle by MALPA GAMES	Games	$17K	200K	45,307	4.9	240 MB	Feb 2017
Waterspeed Wind Wing Sail Foil by Waterspeed Technologies Limited	Health & Fitness	$17K	1K	896	4.7	111 MB	Jun 2017
PianoStream Piano MIDI Player by B&T Entertainment Inc	Music	$17K	1K	177	4.8	60 MB	May 2017
Controller for HomeKit by acasa Software GmbH	Lifestyle	$17K	1K	1,992	4.2	115 MB	Feb 2017
STN Play by Station Casinos by Red Rock Resorts, Inc	Games	$17K	1K	5,552	4.4	72 MB	May 2017
AR Ruler 3d: Tape Measure App by Grymala sp. z o.o.	Productivity	$17K	1K	817	4.7	297 MB	Dec 2017
CardSnacks: ecards, greetings by Mobigram LLC	Lifestyle	$17K	1K	55,583	4.9	137 MB	Aug 2017
Noted - Record, Transcribe by Digital Workroom Ltd	Productivity	$17K	30K	2,576	4.5	489 MB	Dec 2017
Setgraph: Gym Workout Tracker by Setgraph LLC	Health & Fitness	$17K	10K	5,427	4.7	79 MB	Jun 2017
Temp Mail - Temporary Email by Privatix LTD	Utilities	$17K	40K	14,504	4.7	48 MB	Apr 2017
iGun Pro 2 by Crimson Moon Entertainment LLC	Games	$17K	50K	72,922	4.8	186 MB	Apr 2017
Funveo: Funny Face Swap Filter by Funny Media Labs, S.L.	Photo & Video	$17K	10K	78,806	4.6	251 MB	Aug 2017
Bid Wars 2 – Pawn Shop Tycoon by By Aliens L.L.C - F.Z	Games	$17K	10K	37,796	4.6	231 MB	Dec 2017
Rising Super Chef 2 - Cooking by 晓翔黄	Games	$17K	10K	17,521	4.8	194 MB	May 2017
CamToPlan - AR tape measure by Tasmanic Editions	Utilities	$17K	10K	15,217	4.7	37 MB	Oct 2017
Satellite Tracker by Star Walk by Vito Technology Inc.	Reference	$17K	20K	66,241	4.6	195 MB	Sep 2017
Privault - Private Photo Vault by Binspir Technologies Co., Ltd.	Shopping	$17K	1K	76,858	4.7	87 MB	Jan 2017
Camera Translator: Translate + by Vulcan Labs Company Limited	Reference	$17K	1K	22,624	4.4	208 MB	Sep 2017
Yarn - Chat & Text Stories by Science Mobile, LLC	Books	$17K	1K	26,417	3.3	91 MB	Feb 2017
TOR Browser: Onion TOR VPN by Pinata Technologies	Productivity	$9K	6K	17,202	4.5	74 MB	Dec 2017
Loopsie: AI Photo Generator by KRNL SRL	Photo & Video	$9K	1K	28,451	4.6	268 MB	Jul 2017
Femometer Fertility Tracker by Bongmi Global Group	Health & Fitness	$9K	1K	62,438	4.9	372 MB	Aug 2017
Elelive - Watch Live Streams by Ele-Zone CO., LIMITED	Entertainment	$9K	1K	18	3.4	380 MB	Jun 2017
La Crosse View by La Crosse Technology	Weather	$9K	1K	80,546	4.1	40 MB	Aug 2017
Poké TCG Scanner Dragon Shield by ARCANE TINMEN APS	Games	$9K	20K	13,456	4.6	156 MB	Mar 2017
NOAA Marine Weather & Forecast by ZipoApps	Weather	$9K	1K	5,032	4.6	352 MB	Jun 2017
Packr Travel Packing List by Jeremie Leroy	Travel	$9K	1K	6,253	4.6	72 MB	Apr 2017
NavShip - US Waterways by CproSoft GmbH	Navigation	$9K	1K	10	4.4	200 MB	Jul 2017
Drivvo - Car management by Cristian Cardoso	Finance	$9K	10K	785	4.7	76 MB	Mar 2017
Blood Pressure Tracker+ by App Sub 1 LLC	Medical	$9K	1K	13,330	4.7	59 MB	Oct 2017
Swift Invoice, Invoice Maker, by Shanghai Yuyan Network Technology Co., Ltd.(CN)	Business	$9K	1K	1,429	4.8	15 MB	Nov 2017
Dollarbird Pro by Dollarbird Apps SRL	Finance	$9K	1K	3,358	4.7	68 MB	Jul 2017
SINC: Employee Time Clock by Sinc Limited	Business	$9K	1K	123	4.6	87 MB	Aug 2017
Dive+ World's Diving Community by Life Plus Tech (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.	Sports	$9K	1K	2,358	4.8	177 MB	Jun 2017
HiMommy Pregnancy Tracker App by Idea Accelerator	Medical	$9K	1K	4,247	4.8	328 MB	Sep 2017
Metronaut Sheet Music by Antescofo	Music	$9K	1K	839	4.3	261 MB	Sep 2017
MMGuardian Parent App by Pervasive Group Inc.	Lifestyle	$9K	1K	809	4.3	35 MB	Jun 2017
WuXia World by Dust Gaming	Games	$9K	1K	177	4.2	290 MB	Dec 2017
Science for Kids by Tappity by Tappity, Inc.	Education	$9K	1K	6,555	4.5	1275 MB	Oct 2017
Techne Futbol: Soccer Training by Techne Futbol LLC	Sports	$9K	1K	14,166	4.8	78 MB	Dec 2017
World Hockey Manager 2024 by Gold Town Games AB	Games	$9K	1K	1,973	4.0	799 MB	Nov 2017
Car Driving Simulator Games by Better Games Studio Pty Ltd.	Games	$9K	300K	27,874	4.6	472 MB	Jun 2017
MP3 Converter -Audio Extractor by HappyTimes Tech Co., Ltd.	Music	$9K	200K	45,986	4.7	113 MB	Dec 2017
Toveedo by torah treasure	Education	$9K	1K	1,673	4.5	67 MB	Jun 2017
Journey - Diary, Journal by Two App Studio Pte. Ltd.	Lifestyle	$9K	1K	4,817	4.7	214 MB	Nov 2017
Cash Fever Slots™-Vegas Casino by MIRROR GAMES LIMITED	Games	$9K	1K	7,986	4.6	357 MB	Sep 2017
CHOEAEDOL CELEB: K-Celeb Fans by Exodus Corp.	Entertainment	$9K	1K	1,200	4.7	115 MB	Feb 2017
SkyVPN - Unlimited VPN Proxy by Telos Protocol	Productivity	$9K	10K	33,911	4.7	138 MB	Apr 2017
Papumba: Kids Learning Games by Papumba LLC	Education	$9K	1K	1,614	4.6	475 MB	Dec 2017
Transformers Rescue Bots: Dash by Budge Studios	Entertainment	$9K	1K	30,992	4.5	280 MB	Apr 2017
Cut Paste Photos, Retouch Pics by Dexati	Photo & Video	$9K	1K	13,558	4.5	116 MB	Mar 2017
Afterlight: Retro Photo Editor by Afterlight Collective, Inc	Photo & Video	$9K	1K	18,109	4.7	288 MB	Nov 2017
Packages - Track Your Parcels by Pavel Tisunov	Shopping	$9K	1K	11,475	4.7	54 MB	Apr 2017
Poster Flyer Maker Logo Design by Poster App LLP	Graphics & Design	$9K	6K	18,417	4.6	256 MB	Jun 2017
Globe 3D - Planet Earth Guide by MotivApp GmbH	Travel	$9K	1K	1,451	4.1	141 MB	Mar 2017
Lure: Interactive Chat Stories by RepresentLY Inc	Books	$9K	1K	10,421	4.5	128 MB	Sep 2017
Tasty: Recipes, Cooking Videos by BuzzFeed	Food & Drink	$8K	20K	428,885	4.9	63 MB	Jul 2017
AMBOSS Qbank for Medical Exams by AMBOSS	Medical	$8K	1K	3,882	4.8	48 MB	Feb 2017
Artstudio Pro by Lucky Clan	Graphics & Design	$8K	8K	3,171	4.6	385 MB	Dec 2017
Astrospheric by Daniel Fiordalis	Weather	$8K	1K	422	4.8	49 MB	Jan 2017
Fax with TurboFax by Piksoft Inc.	Business	$8K	1K	13,825	4.9	17 MB	Dec 2017
Bible Audio by HarperCollins Christian Publishing, Inc.	Reference	$8K	5K	376	3.0	136 MB	Oct 2017
PhiGolf by phinetworks	Sports	$8K	1K	207	2.6	120 MB	Aug 2017
Ridely - Horse Riding by Ztabler AB	Sports	$8K	1K	609	4.7	172 MB	Jun 2017
Home Fitness for Weight Loss by MONTIBUS LTD	Health & Fitness	$8K	1K	58,532	4.6	108 MB	Mar 2017
UNICORN: Color by Number Games by Akita Limited Liability Company	Entertainment	$8K	1K	462,094	4.7	189 MB	Oct 2017
Barcode Scanner - QR Scanner by MD Mokammal Hossain	Shopping	$8K	1K	39,029	4.5	27 MB	Mar 2017
StarChat-Group Voice Chat Room by Star Chat International Limited	Entertainment	$7K	1K	862	4.1	462 MB	Dec 2017
Organic Fit: Workout for Women by OrganicApps	Health & Fitness	$7K	1K	28,037	4.5	145 MB	Jan 2017
Swimmetry by 10KLakes, LLC	Sports	$7K	1K	170	3.0	41 MB	May 2017
Monkey Stories:Books & Reading by Early Start Co. Ltd	Education	$7K	1K	1,028	4.6	210 MB	Sep 2017
Bodylura: Fitness & Nutrition by Body Love Group, LLC	Health & Fitness	$7K	1K	7,530	4.9	81 MB	Dec 2017
HTTPBot: API & HTTP Client by Arvindh Sukumar	Developer Tools	$7K	1K	1,313	4.5	78 MB	May 2017
Reading List: Book Tracker by Andrew Bennet Ltd	Books	$7K	1K	28,167	4.8	33 MB	Jul 2017
Backgammon Narde Online by R-Soft	Games	$7K	10K	83	2.1	195 MB	May 2017
Phone Dice by PhoneDice Ltd	Games	$7K	1K	479	3.6	65 MB	Dec 2017
BondbloX by Bondevalue Pte. Ltd	Finance	$7K	1K	6	4.5	75 MB	Mar 2017
Campendium - RV & Tent Camping by Campendium, Inc.	Travel	$7K	1K	18,678	4.8	56 MB	Sep 2017
Manga Dogs - webtoon reader by 爽邹	Books	$7K	1K	1,639	4.1	93 MB	Mar 2017
Offline Music Player by Md Zakir Hossain	Music	$7K	300K	56,005	4.6	178 MB	Jul 2017
BLeBRiTY by It's Shiny, LLC	Games	$7K	1K	18,156	4.8	38 MB	Nov 2017
Bowling by Jason Belmonte by WannaPlay Studio Ltd	Games	$7K	1K	9,676	4.5	278 MB	Aug 2017
Decibel : dB sound level meter by Vlad Polyanskiy	Utilities	$7K	30K	35,515	4.7	59 MB	May 2017
Questo: Escape Games & Tours by Questo Global SRL	Travel	$6K	1K	2,497	4.8	127 MB	Jul 2017
fieldmargin: manage your farm by Field Margin Ltd	Productivity	$6K	1K	85	4.2	122 MB	Jan 2017
Kids Learning Games 4 Toddlers by Funny Food: Kids Learning Games	Education	$6K	1K	5,862	4.4	272 MB	Mar 2017
Key Collector Comics App by Nicholas Coglianese	Entertainment	$6K	1K	12,568	4.8	113 MB	Oct 2017
Pro 11 - Soccer Manager Game by Trophy Games ApS	Games	$6K	1K	1,730	4.6	439 MB	Aug 2017
Scanner App: Fast PDF Doc Scan by 7270356 Canada Inc	Business	$6K	1K	1,286	4.7	100 MB	Apr 2017
CarOS® — Powerful dashboard by Studio290	Navigation	$6K	1K	363	3.0	26 MB	Dec 2017
1tap receipts: Tax & Expenses by 1Tap	Business	$5K	1K	1,113	4.7	100 MB	Nov 2017
USMLE-Rx by MedIQ Learning, LLC	Medical	$5K	1K	4,906	4.7	47 MB	Dec 2017
Marine Weather Forecast Pro by LW Brands, LLC	Weather	$5K	1K	16,042	4.7	94 MB	Jan 2017
Momego - Live transit tracker by Transit Now ltd	Navigation	$5K	20K	4,873	4.6	116 MB	Nov 2017
Inventory for Business by Starkode Limited Company	Business	$5K	1K	157	4.6	35 MB	Jun 2017
Crazy Cooking Star Chef by Shenzhen Runqian Technology Limited	Games	$5K	30K	19,157	4.6	308 MB	Jun 2017
Scan-IT to Office by TEC-IT Datenverarbeitung GmbH	Business	$5K	1K	986	4.8	62 MB	Jul 2017
VPN for iPhone · by Brain Craft Ltd	Utilities	$5K	10K	59,133	4.5	80 MB	Sep 2017
Stormbound by Stormbound Games	Games	$5K	1K	8,560	4.5	718 MB	Sep 2017
Universe — Website Builder by Universe Exploration Company	Productivity	$5K	1K	9,521	4.5	307 MB	Mar 2017
Beauty Scanner - Face Analyzer by Tan Ho Nhat	Photo & Video	$4K	1K	685	3.9	102 MB	Aug 2017
Imray Navigator by Imray	Navigation	$4K	1K	7	1.0	166 MB	May 2017
Natural Atlas: Topo Maps & GPS by Natural Atlas	Navigation	$4K	1K	177	4.6	224 MB	May 2017
Summons Partner+ by n.u. logistics	Reference	$4K	1K	1,385	4.9	123 MB	Dec 2017
Tennis Manager 2024 - TOP SEED by Gaminho	Games	$4K	1K	830	4.6	167 MB	Jun 2017
Off and Pacing: Horse Racing by The Farm Ventures	Games	$4K	1K	140	4.1	92 MB	May 2017
Binions/Four Queens Game Quest by Free Slot Games of Las Vegas, LLC	Games	$4K	1K	2,834	4.7	130 MB	Nov 2017

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 2017 by category

Category	Apps	$100K+	Hit rate	Median/mo	Top earner
Books	13	2	15%	$7K	WebNovel - Read Novels & Manga $510K
Business	31	5	16%	$8K	Invoice Maker ▸ Estimate App $680K
Developer Tools	9	0	0%	$850	HTTPBot: API & HTTP Client $7K
Education	99	6	6%	$850	PictureThis - Plant Identifier $5.1M
Entertainment	36	4	11%	$850	BritBox: The Best British TV $850K
Finance	36	1	3%	$850	TradingView: Track All Markets $1.7M
Food & Drink	22	0	0%	$850	Tasty: Recipes, Cooking Videos $8K
Games	108	6	6%	$850	Raft® Survival - Ocean Nomad $255K
Graphics & Design	22	0	0%	$850	FlipaClip: Draw 2D Animation $85K
Health & Fitness	40	8	20%	$17K	BetterMe Well-Being Coach $850K
Lifestyle	30	5	17%	$850	The Official Wyze App $3.4M
Magazines & Newspapers	2	0	0%	$850	Poetry Magazine App $850
Medical	76	1	1%	$850	Huckleberry: Baby Tracker $680K
Music	25	1	4%	$850	Jamzone - Sing & Play Along $170K
Navigation	28	3	11%	$850	WeHunt $595K
News	10	2	20%	$850	Financial Times: Business News $765K
Photo & Video	32	8	25%	$17K	FaceApp: Perfect Face Editor $10.2M
Productivity	35	6	17%	$5K	Grammarly: AI Keyboard & Notes $1.7M
Reference	22	0	0%	$850	#Bible - Verse of the Day $43K
Shopping	26	0	0%	$850	HotStock - in-stock alerts $51K
Social Networking	16	1	6%	$850	Coverstar - Positive Social $170K
Sports	36	3	8%	$850	GameChanger $6.0M
Travel	30	0	0%	$850	The Dyrt: RV & Free Camping $85K
Utilities	28	7	25%	$17K	Cleaner Kit - Clean Up Storage $850K
Weather	37	0	0%	$850	Storm Radar: Weather Tracker $85K

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