App revenue: 2018 launches

Revenue and download estimates for the 891 App Store apps in the database that launched in 2018, with revenue shown after Apple takes its cut. 72 of them (8%) keep $100K or more a month; the median app keeps $850. Top earners: Total Battle: War Strategy ($7.7M/mo), The Zeus Network ($6.0M/mo) and Age of Origins:Tower Defense ($4.3M/mo).

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

Apps launched in 2018

891 apps, total $67.3M/mo, median $850/mo, 72 over $100K, cohort hit rate 8%

App	Category	Net revenue/mo	Downloads/mo	Ratings	Rating	Size	Launched
VetTechPrep - VTNE® Study Tool by XPrep Learning Solutions, Inc	Education	$850	1K	33	3.8	18 MB	Sep 2018
Pathways Pain Relief by Pathways	Medical	$850	1K	35	4.2	35 MB	Jun 2018
Pd Radio Music Station by Waree Saenglee	Music	$850	1K	395	3.7	190 MB	Sep 2018
phpwin by Firas Moussa	Developer Tools	$850	1K	34	4.4	164 MB	Jan 2018
Plains Locator by Flipwire	Navigation	$850	1K	1	5.0	19 MB	Jun 2018
Play and Win -Win Cash Prizes! by Numbase	Games	$850	1K	2,216	4.5	218 MB	Jul 2018
Pocket Brainbook for Police! by Jason Weil	Reference	$850	1K	99	4.0	61 MB	Apr 2018
Pocket Girl by PFC Ventures	Games	$850	1K	11,942	4.2	122 MB	Feb 2018
Poesie: The Daily Poetry App by Poesie Inc	Books	$850	1K	610	4.8	47 MB	Feb 2018
Profile Border: Photo Editor by Dima Komar	Photo & Video	$850	1K	901	4.5	41 MB	Apr 2018
Python Recipes by Fedor Obraztsov	Developer Tools	$850	1K	83	4.7	2 MB	Apr 2018
Walkies Weather by SWIFTLAB LTD	Weather	$850	1K	8	4.3	35 MB	Feb 2018
Recipe Calendar - Meal Planner by Vsevolod Mayorov	Food & Drink	$850	1K	26	4.2	72 MB	Jan 2018
RecipeIQ: Recipe Calculator by Interstitial Solutions LLC	Food & Drink	$850	1K	62	2.8	58 MB	Aug 2018
Recipes for Swift by Fedor Obraztsov	Developer Tools	$850	1K	5	4.8	2 MB	Jun 2018
Reflex Games: Operation Math by Skidos Learning	Education	$850	1K	624	4.4	169 MB	Apr 2018
Restocks Alerts by SuperCop by Wally World Apps	Shopping	$850	1K	658	3.9	6 MB	Nov 2018
Rhythm Saber !!! by Mateusz Grabowski	Games	$850	1K	349	1.7	68 MB	Jun 2018
Rook: Make Friends & Role Play by Animet, Inc.	Books	$850	1K	3,805	4.2	28 MB	Dec 2018
Route creator by ASTERIOS RIZOS	Navigation	$850	1K	82	3.8	9 MB	Aug 2018
Solar System Builder 4 Kids AR by Mihai Ghiserel	Education	$850	1K	21	4.9	87 MB	May 2018
Spelling Ace 1st Grade by Class Ace LLC	Education	$850	1K	43	4.4	101 MB	Jul 2018
Twist - Scary Chat Stories by Baris Cincik	Books	$850	1K	9,770	4.8	18 MB	Nov 2018
Sailmon: Sailing app by Sailmon	Sports	$850	1K	1	5.0	26 MB	Jul 2018
Scriptable by Simon B. Støvring	Developer Tools	$850	60K	3,816	4.7	28 MB	Sep 2018
Secret Island : Hidden objects by Hirakumar Patel	Games	$850	1K	326	4.3	76 MB	Sep 2018
Syntronik CS by IK Multimedia US, LLC	Music	$850	1K	32	3.3	95 MB	May 2018
Dear Otome #Shall we date? by NTT Solmare	Entertainment	$850	1K	3,010	4.6	158 MB	Aug 2018
Fax It: Faxing App by Elena Ustinova	Business	$850	1K	1,761	4.7	44 MB	Aug 2018
Compound Media by Compound Media	Entertainment	$850	1K	4,251	4.7	53 MB	Aug 2018
RepCard-Digital Business Cards by Elite One Enterprises LLC	Business	$850	1K	953	4.9	134 MB	Apr 2018
Golf GPS ++ by Vimo Labs Inc.	Sports	$850	1K	4,442	4.6	49 MB	May 2018
Shape games for kids toddlers by TOYA TAP: PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN FREE LEARNING PUZZLES GAMES FOR KIDS TODDLERS LTD	Education	$850	1K	7,432	4.6	72 MB	Aug 2018
Simplish Planner & To Do List by 52 Spring LLC	Productivity	$850	1K	873	4.7	152 MB	Jun 2018
SQLiteFlow - SQLite Editor by 晨亮贾	Developer Tools	$850	1K	37	4.7	9 MB	Aug 2018
Stream - Network Debug Tool by Stream Lab Inc.	Developer Tools	$850	60K	133	4.1	33 MB	Jan 2018
Symptom to Diagnosis EB Guide by Skyscape Medpresso Inc	Medical	$850	1K	24	4.4	33 MB	Apr 2018
The Daily Record - Wooster, OH by Gannett	News	$850	1K	67	4.1	205 MB	Dec 2018
SNMP & SSH Terminal by 婉媚邵	Developer Tools	$850	1K	119	4.8	100 MB	Apr 2018
Soma NPT by sswitch neuro performance solutions limited	Sports	$850	1K	10	3.0	83 MB	May 2018
Sous Vide Recipes by Dario by Wally World Apps	Food & Drink	$850	1K	198	3.5	4 MB	Aug 2018
SpaceWeatherLive by Parsec vzw	Weather	$850	1K	185	4.0	30 MB	Sep 2018
Speed Shopping List by Speed Shopper LLC	Shopping	$850	1K	27	4.0	44 MB	Aug 2018
Spelling Ace 2nd Grade by Class Ace LLC	Education	$850	1K	157	4.4	101 MB	Jul 2018
Spelling Ace 3rd Grade by Class Ace LLC	Education	$850	1K	296	4.3	101 MB	Jul 2018
Sprinkle of Jesus Daily Quotes by Novix Technology Inc.	Reference	$850	1K	12,081	5.0	78 MB	Sep 2018
SQL Recipes by Fedor Obraztsov	Education	$850	1K	99	4.9	2 MB	Nov 2018
Stock Alert - Market alarm by Stock Alert ApS	Finance	$850	1K	844	4.5	163 MB	Dec 2018
Store Cards・Loyalty Programs by Rezo Mesarkishvili	Shopping	$850	1K	208	4.6	172 MB	Feb 2018
Stroke Certified RN Test Prep by Springer Publishing Company	Medical	$850	1K	530	4.8	64 MB	Jan 2018
Strong's Concordance by Watchdis Group B.V	Reference	$850	1K	11,087	4.8	68 MB	Oct 2018
Timo Kids Weekly Routine Timer by Timo Inc.	Education	$850	1K	93	3.8	520 MB	Aug 2018
Tintinalli's Emergency Med Man by Skyscape Medpresso Inc	Medical	$850	1K	82	4.5	37 MB	May 2018
Tinyclouds Weather by Mikel Steffen	Weather	$850	1K	99	4.4	55 MB	Apr 2018
Tracker 8 : Track a cell phone by Vijay Sachan	Navigation	$850	1K	53	4.3	55 MB	Oct 2018
Trivia Party! Team quiz game by Mind Vacation Inc.	Games	$850	1K	510	4.2	39 MB	Jul 2018
Chord Progression Generator by Michael Krautsieder	Music	$850	1K	1,645	4.8	38 MB	Apr 2018
Unofficial SV Companion Guide by Michael Isasi	Reference	$850	1K	2,878	4.6	73 MB	Jun 2018
Unuhi: Bilingual Books by Unuhi LTD	Education	$850	1K	3,162	4.7	180 MB	Aug 2018
USA Offline map GPS navi by Play Around Code App and Map	Navigation	$850	1K	4	2.5	68 MB	Aug 2018
US Laws, State Law Library by Amplobot	Reference	$850	1K	47	3.2	33 MB	Mar 2018
VeggL by Ryan Horton	Food & Drink	$850	1K	53	4.0	191 MB	Sep 2018
Verse of the Day - Daily Bible by Twisted Society AB	Reference	$850	1K	5,165	4.9	48 MB	May 2018
Vesselink-船达通 by Loongship Technology Co.,Ltd.	Navigation	$850	1K	51	4.3	55 MB	May 2018
Video Meme Maker Generator MIM by Leonardos Thiesing	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	3,269	4.5	214 MB	Jan 2018
Vidi Guides: Self Guided Walks by Vidi Limited	Travel	$850	1K	6	5.0	114 MB	Mar 2018
VinCheckUp by Previlon	Reference	$850	1K	38	4.2	15 MB	Aug 2018
Vocabulary Prep by Peekaboo Studios LLC	Education	$850	1K	1,314	4.6	77 MB	Dec 2018
Word Cubes 2 by 志斌杨	Games	$850	1K	328	4.3	84 MB	Aug 2018
Add Watermark: Photos & Text by Toto Ventures Inc.	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	225	3.8	53 MB	Apr 2018
Weather Forecast App WeatherGo by Bushman, LLC	Weather	$850	1K	380	4.3	48 MB	Aug 2018
Weather Haru - Live Forecasts by Yomi Studio	Weather	$850	1K	162	4.8	324 MB	Jul 2018
Weather: Saildrone Forecast by Saildrone, Inc.	Weather	$850	1K	518	4.4	283 MB	Dec 2018
Forecast & What to Wear by Natalia Jakubczyk-Gajewska	Weather	$850	1K	195	4.3	71 MB	Nov 2018
WeWALK - Smart Map by WEWALK TEKNOLOJI ANONIM SIRKETI	Navigation	$850	1K	31	4.5	186 MB	Jul 2018
Word Cross: Zen Crossword Game by TGMedia Corporation	Games	$850	1K	47,836	4.6	172 MB	Mar 2018
WordGames: Cross,Connect,Score by 亚丽阴	Games	$850	1K	2,752	4.8	63 MB	May 2018
Word Games: Crossword Puzzle by Inspired Beach	Games	$850	1K	1,715	4.6	131 MB	Mar 2018
Word Games - Crossy Words Link by 原高	Games	$850	1K	650	4.6	129 MB	Dec 2018
Word Genius by Curious by Curious.com	Games	$850	1K	3,428	4.6	242 MB	Jan 2018
Word Search World Traveler by Hoyt Games, LLP	Games	$850	1K	3,122	4.7	217 MB	Aug 2018
Words Story by 89Trillion	Games	$850	1K	196,993	4.8	505 MB	Oct 2018
Word Winner - Find, make words by Smore Games, LLC	Games	$850	1K	1,362	4.7	154 MB	Aug 2018
Yoga For Kids Daily Fitness by BHADRIK MEHTA	Health & Fitness	$850	1K	36	2.7	30 MB	Jul 2018
Your Dinner is Planned by JAZZYTHINGS, INC.	Food & Drink	$850	1K	30	4.5	120 MB	Jul 2018
ABC Kids Games: Learn Letters! by Bini Bambini Academy	Education	$850	1K	12,418	4.4	132 MB	Mar 2018
Diabetes App - Diabeto Log by Cubesoft SARL	Medical	$850	1K	1,095	4.5	70 MB	May 2018
Game of Words: Word Puzzles by DreamLoft Limited	Games	$850	1K	6,017	4.8	259 MB	Jul 2018
MapFactor Navigator - GPS Maps by MapFactor	Navigation	$850	1K	754	4.7	100 MB	Jan 2018
Meditation for Kids: Rest Well by Christine Creighton	Health & Fitness	$850	1K	698	4.5	74 MB	Oct 2018
Numbers from Dave and Ava by Dave and Ava Ltd	Education	$850	1K	6,548	4.2	236 MB	Mar 2018
PitchTracker Softball by Diamond Kinetics	Sports	$850	1K	22	4.1	336 MB	Nov 2018
Preflop+ Poker GTO Nash Charts by Crafty Wheel Studios Pty Ltd	Utilities	$850	1K	887	4.6	90 MB	Sep 2018
Rev Call Recorder by Rev	Business	$850	1K	13,838	4.5	51 MB	Jun 2018
AEDIT: AI Plastic Surgeon by Aedit LLC	Medical	$850	1K	439	3.6	323 MB	Aug 2018
Brochure Maker, Pamphlet Maker by Bhavesh Gabani	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	1,707	4.7	145 MB	Feb 2018
Cursive Letters Writing Wizard by Pierre Abel	Education	$850	1K	1,436	4.3	52 MB	Aug 2018
DreamscapeEDU by Eyeread Inc	Education	$850	1K	7,786	4.8	168 MB	Oct 2018
Flashcards. Animal sounds. ABC by Sirvard Manukyan	Education	$850	1K	3,647	4.2	139 MB	Dec 2018
Forex Trading Signals. by Pitaya Capital LTD	Finance	$850	1K	218	4.6	91 MB	Jun 2018
GPS: Navigation & Live Traffic by Prominent IT Tech Solutions LLC	Navigation	$850	1K	50	3.6	171 MB	Dec 2018
iCook: Meal Planner & Recipes by iCook Ltd	Food & Drink	$850	1K	46	4.4	60 MB	Nov 2018
My City Home - Sweet Playhouse by My Town Games LTD	Education	$850	1K	20,122	4.4	744 MB	Sep 2018
PitchTracker Baseball by Diamond Kinetics	Sports	$850	1K	42	3.6	348 MB	Mar 2018
Smart Invoice Maker - Estimate by Green & Red LLC	Finance	$850	1K	2,109	4.6	36 MB	Jan 2018
Python3IDE by 辉马	Developer Tools	$850	20K	20	3.4	1605 MB	Apr 2018
Reflex - PLR Analyzer by Brightlamp, Inc.	Medical	$850	1K	22	3.4	74 MB	Nov 2018
Social Media Post Maker by Bhavesh Gabani	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	1,147	4.7	167 MB	Mar 2018
StudyPug — Expert Math Tutors by StudyPug Inc.	Education	$850	1K	1,941	4.7	57 MB	Oct 2018
TrackWiz - Horse Race Betting by Fantasy Sports Company, LLC	Sports	$850	1K	460	4.6	92 MB	Aug 2018
Vector Drawing & Logo Design by Jonathan OFarrow	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	211	3.9	186 MB	Apr 2018
FNP: Nurse Practitioner Review by Springer Publishing Company	Education	$850	1K	11,224	4.9	133 MB	Feb 2018
Freedom Trail Boston Guide by Boston City Day Trips, LLC	Travel	$850	1K	2,883	4.8	105 MB	Dec 2018
Legend of Solgard by Snowprint Studios AB	Games	$850	1K	17,828	4.6	225 MB	Aug 2018
Beat Snap - Music & Beat Maker by MIXVIBES	Music	$850	1K	2,514	4.6	185 MB	Apr 2018
Z Camera - Photo Editor Pro by Funnytech Corporation	Photo & Video	$850	1K	30,943	4.3	219 MB	Aug 2018
Datefit by Datefit	Lifestyle	$850	1K	693	3.3	92 MB	Jan 2018
Pocoyo House: Videos and Games by Animaj Investment SPV	Education	$850	1K	125	4.2	212 MB	Jan 2018
Monster Fishing 2024 by Nexelon	Games	$850	1K	2,547	4.5	329 MB	Apr 2018
ProfitTips - Football Tips by Tsvetan Indjov	Sports	$850	1K	16	4.4	32 MB	Jul 2018
Scandy Pro: 3D Scanner, 3D App by Scandy Inc.	Utilities	$850	1K	2,887	4.3	60 MB	Jun 2018
Translator X: Text Voice Photo by Thanh Dinh	Travel	$850	1K	710	4.4	36 MB	Jun 2018
VideoEasy - Easy Video Editor by Slinger Studios Inc.	Photo & Video	$850	1K	175	4.3	198 MB	Dec 2018
Webroot WiFi Security & VPN by Webroot LLC	Productivity	$850	1K	125	2.7	82 MB	Oct 2018
Animoto: Video Maker & Editor by Animoto Inc.	Photo & Video	$850	1K	1,312	4.4	400 MB	Sep 2018
box-to-box: Soccer Training by Sportsucate18 UG	Sports	$850	1K	641	4.8	51 MB	Nov 2018
Business Card Designer by Desygner Pty Ltd	Business	$850	1K	231	4.6	92 MB	Jul 2018
Family Practice Guidelines FNP by Springer Publishing Company	Medical	$850	1K	590	4.8	83 MB	Feb 2018
Counting games for kids Math 5 by Funny Food: Kids Learning Games	Education	$850	1K	9,793	4.4	288 MB	Jan 2018
Music Rhythm Trainer by Guitar Tabs LLC	Music	$850	1K	3,939	4.8	114 MB	Jan 2018
Neil Young Archives by Shakey Pictures, Inc	Music	$850	1K	204	3.8	146 MB	Dec 2018
Scanbooster Control sonography by Scanbooster	Medical	$850	1K	8	4.0	189 MB	Oct 2018
Total Keto Diet: Low Carb App by Tasteaholics Inc	Food & Drink	$850	1K	3,964	4.7	49 MB	Mar 2018
Word Link - Word Puzzle Game by 89Trillion	Games	$850	1K	281,735	4.6	126 MB	Feb 2018
Drafts by Agile Tortoise	Productivity	$850	1K	9,309	4.8	65 MB	Apr 2018
Bubble Heroes Galaxy by Ilya Molodetsky	Games	$850	1K	11,183	4.6	95 MB	Feb 2018
Bubble Butt: Twerk Dance & Fit by Sporteca	Lifestyle	$850	1K	756	4.2	62 MB	Jul 2018
everyday - Habit Tracker by Everyday Growth S.L.	Productivity	$850	1K	3,222	4.7	50 MB	Aug 2018
Panini Soccer App by Panini Digital, Incorporated	Sports	$850	1K	356	3.6	111 MB	Mar 2018
Mindset: Hypnotherapy & Sleep by Mindset Health Pty Ltd	Health & Fitness	$850	1K	692	4.5	90 MB	Feb 2018
Monthly Idol by Sora Ryoo	Games	$850	1K	2,051	4.6	200 MB	Aug 2018
Tynker Junior: Coding for Kids by Tynker	Education	$850	1K	3,919	4.5	414 MB	Dec 2018
VoiTra Pro by otar mosidze	Travel	$850	1K	-	-	28 MB	Nov 2018
VPN for iPhone - Unlimited VPN by Super Unlimited Inc.	Productivity	$850	1K	910	4.1	25 MB	Feb 2018
Word Connect - Word Games by 俊威钟	Games	$850	1K	16,030	4.7	352 MB	Feb 2018
A Design Kit: Collage Maker by A Color Story LLC	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	5,566	4.7	149 MB	Jan 2018
A Manual of Acupuncture by The Journal of Chinese Medicine Publications Ltd.	Medical	$850	1K	38	3.0	130 MB	Nov 2018
Baby Book Milestones: BabyPage by BabyPage Inc	Lifestyle	$850	1K	4,002	4.8	123 MB	May 2018
Bass Booster & EQ Amplifier by Akhil Jayaram	Music	$850	1K	2,794	4.0	38 MB	Dec 2018
Beat Maker Star - Rhythm Game by Gismart Limited	Music	$850	1K	3,414	4.3	300 MB	Jul 2018

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 2018 by category

Category	Apps	$100K+	Hit rate	Median/mo	Top earner
Books	19	3	16%	$8K	Inkitt Galatea: Audio & eBooks $850K
Business	32	4	13%	$5K	Package Tracker - pkge Mobile $850K
Developer Tools	23	0	0%	$850	Surge 5 $26K
Education	101	6	6%	$850	Pimsleur \| Language Learning $1.7M
Entertainment	37	6	16%	$850	The Zeus Network $6.0M
Finance	28	0	0%	$850	LifeLock Identity $85K
Food & Drink	36	0	0%	$850	America's Test Kitchen $68K
Games	117	8	7%	$850	Total Battle: War Strategy $7.7M
Graphics & Design	23	0	0%	$850	Invitation Maker: Cards & RSVP $68K
Health & Fitness	48	6	13%	$6K	Waking Up: Meditation & Wisdom $595K
Lifestyle	33	2	6%	$850	Anker eufy $595K
Magazines & Newspapers	1	0	0%	$850	Essence Magazine $850
Medical	40	0	0%	$850	Christian Hypnobirthing $26K
Music	38	3	8%	$850	Beat Maker Pro: Music drum Pad $340K
Navigation	32	1	3%	$8K	calimoto motorcycle navigation $425K
News	12	3	25%	$9K	The Economist: News & Analysis $850K
Photo & Video	45	9	20%	$8K	Prequel: Photo & Video Editor $1.7M
Productivity	39	7	18%	$850	VPN - Super Unlimited Proxy $2.6M
Reference	28	3	11%	$850	Translate Now - AI Translator $2.6M
Shopping	13	0	0%	$850	T-Shirt Design Studio $6K
Social Networking	21	2	10%	$9K	ZEPETO: Avatar, Connect & Live $425K
Sports	39	1	3%	$850	F1 TV $1.7M
Travel	30	1	3%	$850	Outdooractive $170K
Utilities	29	7	24%	$850	Norton 360 Security & VPN $2.6M
Weather	27	0	0%	$850	DeerCast-Prep. Predict. Pursue $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