Revenue and download estimates for the 1,074 App Store apps in the database that launched in 2019, with revenue shown after Apple takes its cut. 100 of them (9%) keep $100K or more a month; the median app keeps $850. Top earners: Goodnotes: AI Notes, Docs, PDF ($11.1M/mo), NYTimes: US and Global News ($4.3M/mo) and TP-Link Tapo ($3.4M/mo).
Net of Apple's 15% commission
Gross estimates: paywallscreens.com (Superwall)
10,798 apps · 25 categories · Pulled 19 Oct 2026
| App | Category | Net revenue/mo | Downloads/mo | Ratings | Rating | Size | Launched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Productivity | $11.1M | 1M | 379,853 | 4.7 | 668 MB | Jan 2019 | |
| News | $4.3M | 200K | 783,736 | 4.8 | 151 MB | Jan 2019 | |
| Lifestyle | $3.4M | 800K | 21,119 | 4.8 | 821 MB | Sep 2019 | |
| Entertainment | $2.6M | 500K | 55,598 | 4.8 | 171 MB | Jul 2019 | |
| Photo & Video | $2.6M | 600K | 353,335 | 4.6 | 200 MB | Aug 2019 | |
| Entertainment | $2.6M | 100K | 284,505 | 4.9 | 110 MB | Aug 2019 | |
| Social Networking | $2.6M | 200K | 302,208 | 4.2 | 396 MB | Feb 2019 | |
| Utilities | $2.6M | 1K | 148,211 | 4.5 | 117 MB | Nov 2019 | |
| Photo & Video | $1.7M | 500K | 229,300 | 4.8 | 422 MB | Mar 2019 | |
| Social Networking | $1.7M | 300K | 52,920 | 4.7 | 377 MB | Jun 2019 | |
| Games | $1.7M | 100K | 1,062 | 4.7 | 279 MB | Apr 2019 | |
| News | $850K | 40K | 55,129 | 4.6 | 93 MB | Feb 2019 | |
| Productivity | $850K | 100K | 525,827 | 4.7 | 256 MB | Feb 2019 | |
| Photo & Video | $850K | 200K | 45,624 | 4.7 | 474 MB | Mar 2019 | |
| Productivity | $850K | 80K | 63,516 | 4.4 | 320 MB | Feb 2019 | |
| Social Networking | $850K | 600K | 37,646 | 4.5 | 69 MB | Aug 2019 | |
| Health & Fitness | $850K | 500K | 96,288 | 4.9 | 289 MB | Jul 2019 | |
| Health & Fitness | $850K | 100K | 167,931 | 4.8 | 331 MB | Feb 2019 | |
| Games | $850K | 200K | 310,204 | 4.9 | 302 MB | Dec 2019 | |
| Education | $765K | 200K | 849,629 | 4.8 | 250 MB | Feb 2019 | |
| Education | $680K | 500K | 74,051 | 4.7 | 204 MB | Feb 2019 | |
| Travel | $680K | 200K | 155,494 | 4.9 | 390 MB | Aug 2019 | |
| Utilities | $680K | 300K | 284,412 | 4.5 | 126 MB | Feb 2019 | |
| Lifestyle | $680K | 90K | 413,616 | 4.2 | 820 MB | Sep 2019 | |
| Productivity | $680K | 10K | 183,756 | 4.9 | 158 MB | Feb 2019 | |
| Health & Fitness | $595K | 70K | 2,006 | 4.9 | 101 MB | Dec 2019 | |
| Health & Fitness | $595K | 50K | 140,804 | 4.7 | 166 MB | Feb 2019 | |
| Productivity | $510K | 300K | 51,637 | 4.8 | 149 MB | May 2019 | |
| Graphics & Design | $510K | 300K | 45,697 | 4.6 | 187 MB | Dec 2019 | |
| Lifestyle | $510K | 80K | 48,883 | 3.8 | 86 MB | Dec 2019 | |
| Utilities | $510K | 70K | 107,717 | 4.6 | 217 MB | Aug 2019 | |
| Social Networking | $425K | 100K | 31,561 | 4.5 | 191 MB | Nov 2019 | |
| Photo & Video | $425K | 300K | 75,991 | 4.4 | 191 MB | Dec 2019 | |
| Education | $425K | 200K | 40,895 | 4.6 | 1591 MB | Jul 2019 | |
| Health & Fitness | $425K | 50K | 174,165 | 4.6 | 87 MB | Dec 2019 | |
| Social Networking | $425K | 10K | 150,243 | 4.8 | 270 MB | Aug 2019 | |
| Education | $425K | 40K | 116,643 | 4.6 | 401 MB | Mar 2019 | |
| Games | $425K | 40K | 336 | 4.0 | 357 MB | Oct 2019 | |
| Health & Fitness | $340K | 200K | 13,451 | 4.9 | 183 MB | Apr 2019 | |
| Photo & Video | $340K | 300K | 93,456 | 4.5 | 525 MB | Nov 2019 | |
| Entertainment | $340K | 40K | 18,541 | 4.2 | 164 MB | May 2019 | |
| Health & Fitness | $340K | 200K | 71,145 | 4.7 | 219 MB | Aug 2019 | |
| Entertainment | $340K | 20K | 84,502 | 4.8 | 93 MB | Feb 2019 | |
| Productivity | $340K | 80K | 336 | 4.0 | 159 MB | Dec 2019 | |
| Social Networking | $340K | 60K | 22,915 | 4.3 | 188 MB | Nov 2019 | |
| Games | $340K | 200K | 128,928 | 4.8 | 70 MB | Mar 2019 | |
| Business | $255K | 60K | 1,442 | 4.7 | 112 MB | Sep 2019 | |
| Entertainment | $255K | 1K | 10,254 | 4.8 | 68 MB | Apr 2019 | |
| Productivity | $255K | 600K | 16,912 | 4.8 | 604 MB | Dec 2019 | |
| Social Networking | $255K | 10K | 1,624 | 4.5 | 115 MB | Sep 2019 | |
| Education | $255K | 50K | 6,197 | 4.7 | 269 MB | Mar 2019 | |
| Photo & Video | $255K | 100K | 178,707 | 4.4 | 193 MB | Dec 2019 | |
| Health & Fitness | $255K | 70K | 348,963 | 4.8 | 585 MB | Dec 2019 | |
| Education | $255K | 100K | 92,182 | 4.8 | 154 MB | Jun 2019 | |
| Health & Fitness | $255K | 5K | 26,727 | 4.8 | 211 MB | Nov 2019 | |
| Education | $255K | 300K | 56,242 | 4.8 | 193 MB | Oct 2019 | |
| Productivity | $255K | 30K | 32,011 | 4.2 | 22 MB | Sep 2019 | |
| Utilities | $255K | 200K | 465,717 | 4.6 | 175 MB | Sep 2019 | |
| Education | $255K | 50K | 44,312 | 4.7 | 158 MB | May 2019 | |
| Health & Fitness | $255K | 70K | 164,636 | 4.7 | 947 MB | May 2019 | |
| Lifestyle | $255K | 40K | 166,932 | 4.6 | 228 MB | Apr 2019 | |
| Finance | $255K | 1K | 25,539 | 4.8 | 273 MB | Aug 2019 | |
| Productivity | $255K | 10K | 48,067 | 4.7 | 137 MB | May 2019 | |
| Utilities | $255K | 100K | 1,817 | 4.0 | 140 MB | Jul 2019 | |
| Travel | $255K | 300K | 35,697 | 4.9 | 193 MB | Aug 2019 | |
| Education | $255K | 90K | 20,133 | 4.7 | 174 MB | Aug 2019 | |
| Games | $255K | 200K | 345,895 | 4.7 | 714 MB | Jul 2019 | |
| Photo & Video | $170K | 30K | 26,458 | 4.6 | 296 MB | Dec 2019 | |
| Books | $170K | 70K | 1,797 | 3.7 | 105 MB | Jan 2019 | |
| Education | $170K | 50K | 1,021 | 4.8 | 208 MB | Jun 2019 | |
| Health & Fitness | $170K | 1K | 5,455 | 4.9 | 136 MB | Dec 2019 | |
| Graphics & Design | $170K | 70K | 495,759 | 4.8 | 161 MB | Dec 2019 | |
| Health & Fitness | $170K | 1K | 2,005 | 4.3 | 78 MB | Mar 2019 | |
| Education | $170K | 1K | 111,317 | 4.6 | 95 MB | Aug 2019 | |
| Navigation | $170K | 100K | 8,359 | 4.4 | 774 MB | Nov 2019 | |
| Education | $170K | 40K | 132,589 | 4.3 | 476 MB | Oct 2019 | |
| Health & Fitness | $170K | 1K | 19,350 | 4.9 | 214 MB | Jan 2019 | |
| Music | $170K | 8K | 32,260 | 4.8 | 257 MB | Aug 2019 | |
| Entertainment | $170K | 80K | 82,451 | 4.6 | 463 MB | Oct 2019 | |
| Health & Fitness | $170K | 8K | 114,709 | 4.9 | 149 MB | Sep 2019 | |
| Photo & Video | $170K | 20K | 16,312 | 4.6 | 130 MB | Jun 2019 | |
| Reference | $170K | 10K | 162,001 | 4.6 | 33 MB | Feb 2019 | |
| Productivity | $170K | 200K | 14,494 | 4.6 | 235 MB | Oct 2019 | |
| Education | $170K | 20K | 3,531 | 4.6 | 288 MB | Oct 2019 | |
| Social Networking | $170K | 100K | 275,540 | 4.7 | 155 MB | Aug 2019 | |
| Social Networking | $170K | 1K | 6,649 | 4.5 | 239 MB | May 2019 | |
| Entertainment | $170K | 1K | 2,692 | 4.4 | 534 MB | Nov 2019 | |
| Entertainment | $170K | 1K | 3,033 | 4.3 | 268 MB | Apr 2019 | |
| Utilities | $170K | 6K | 58,276 | 4.7 | 74 MB | Sep 2019 | |
| Health & Fitness | $170K | 1K | 9,323 | 4.7 | 98 MB | Jun 2019 | |
| Health & Fitness | $170K | 1K | 17,955 | 4.8 | 171 MB | Feb 2019 | |
| Health & Fitness | $170K | 80K | 397,778 | 4.7 | 258 MB | Jun 2019 | |
| Social Networking | $170K | 700K | 149,475 | 4.8 | 223 MB | Apr 2019 | |
| Finance | $170K | 300K | 288 | 4.8 | 104 MB | Nov 2019 | |
| Games | $170K | 1K | 171 | 3.9 | 573 MB | Aug 2019 | |
| Games | $170K | 1K | 1,341 | 4.7 | 222 MB | Aug 2019 | |
| Games | $170K | 10K | 24,575 | 4.4 | 26 MB | Dec 2019 | |
| Games | $170K | 1K | 4,992 | 4.5 | 587 MB | Jun 2019 | |
| Games | $170K | 1K | 1,605 | 4.4 | 269 MB | Mar 2019 | |
| Games | $170K | 1K | 3,258 | 4.4 | 314 MB | Jan 2019 | |
| Education | $85K | 50K | 4,747 | 4.7 | 59 MB | May 2019 | |
| Health & Fitness | $85K | 40K | 19,725 | 4.9 | 60 MB | Jan 2019 | |
| Health & Fitness | $85K | 80K | 1,312 | 4.6 | 182 MB | Jun 2019 | |
| Sports | $85K | 10K | 466 | 4.5 | 264 MB | Dec 2019 | |
| Reference | $85K | 20K | 39,235 | 4.7 | 128 MB | Aug 2019 | |
| Education | $85K | 30K | 53,581 | 4.9 | 195 MB | Apr 2019 | |
| Books | $85K | 20K | 1,092 | 4.5 | 85 MB | May 2019 | |
| Education | $85K | 20K | 62,834 | 4.6 | 216 MB | May 2019 | |
| Health & Fitness | $85K | 20K | 245,040 | 4.8 | 224 MB | May 2019 | |
| Lifestyle | $85K | 80K | 69,458 | 4.6 | 291 MB | Apr 2019 | |
| Navigation | $85K | 20K | 7,039 | 4.7 | 165 MB | Sep 2019 | |
| Reference | $85K | 30K | 3,650 | 4.7 | 261 MB | Aug 2019 | |
| Photo & Video | $85K | 1K | 63,967 | 4.7 | 169 MB | Dec 2019 | |
| Business | $85K | 200K | 70,393 | 4.6 | 134 MB | Jan 2019 | |
| Utilities | $85K | 1K | 3,962 | 4.5 | 208 MB | Jun 2019 | |
| Utilities | $85K | 1K | 116,913 | 4.8 | 169 MB | Jan 2019 | |
| Photo & Video | $85K | 200K | 46,206 | 4.7 | 325 MB | Dec 2019 | |
| Education | $85K | 1K | 1,626 | 4.8 | 108 MB | Nov 2019 | |
| Music | $85K | 20K | 71,230 | 4.8 | 430 MB | Aug 2019 | |
| Books | $85K | 30K | 2,655 | 4.2 | 41 MB | Aug 2019 | |
| Productivity | $85K | 1K | 178 | 3.9 | 254 MB | Aug 2019 | |
| Productivity | $85K | 200K | 144,193 | 4.8 | 322 MB | Jan 2019 | |
| Education | $85K | 60K | 43,489 | 4.0 | 547 MB | Jan 2019 | |
| Health & Fitness | $85K | 100K | 162,415 | 4.9 | 292 MB | Mar 2019 | |
| Sports | $85K | 1K | 14,986 | 4.8 | 680 MB | Jul 2019 | |
| Games | $85K | 20K | 5,144 | 4.7 | 242 MB | Jan 2019 | |
| Games | $85K | 20K | 887 | 4.8 | 168 MB | May 2019 | |
| Education | $85K | 1K | 7,799 | 4.6 | 204 MB | Sep 2019 | |
| Games | $85K | 1K | 23,054 | 4.7 | 387 MB | Nov 2019 | |
| Music | $77K | 20K | 5,383 | 4.7 | 131 MB | Aug 2019 | |
| Music | $77K | 1K | 1,339 | 4.7 | 96 MB | Jun 2019 | |
| Productivity | $77K | 1K | 1,831 | 4.7 | 89 MB | Jul 2019 | |
| Photo & Video | $77K | 1K | 3,383 | 4.7 | 175 MB | Jan 2019 | |
| Utilities | $77K | 7K | 69,477 | 4.7 | 21 MB | Jun 2019 | |
| Sports | $77K | 6K | 14,666 | 4.9 | 44 MB | May 2019 | |
| Games | $77K | 30K | 11,517 | 4.8 | 379 MB | May 2019 | |
| Finance | $68K | 10K | 3,721 | 4.2 | 66 MB | Oct 2019 | |
| Lifestyle | $68K | 20K | 950 | 3.4 | 57 MB | Jul 2019 | |
| Social Networking | $68K | 60K | 679,622 | 4.5 | 192 MB | May 2019 | |
| Lifestyle | $68K | 20K | 302,265 | 4.5 | 579 MB | Nov 2019 | |
| Photo & Video | $68K | 20K | 76,972 | 4.8 | 189 MB | Jun 2019 | |
| Reference | $68K | 1K | 72 | 4.1 | 55 MB | Mar 2019 | |
| Games | $68K | 6K | 20,839 | 4.7 | 252 MB | Dec 2019 | |
| News | $68K | 1K | 34 | 4.8 | 52 MB | Dec 2019 | |
| Education | $60K | 30K | 9,077 | 4.7 | 125 MB | Apr 2019 | |
| Productivity | $60K | 10K | 5,769 | 4.7 | 154 MB | Nov 2019 | |
| Business | $60K | 10K | 7,578 | 4.5 | 80 MB | Dec 2019 | |
| Navigation | $60K | 1K | 1,004 | 4.4 | 161 MB | Oct 2019 | |
| Entertainment | $60K | 1K | 1,579 | 4.7 | 61 MB | Dec 2019 | |
| Education | $60K | 10K | 36,203 | 4.6 | 156 MB | May 2019 |
| 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 |
| Category | Apps | $100K+ | Hit rate | Median/mo | Top earner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Books | 17 | 1 | 6% | $9K | MANGA Plus by SHUEISHA $170K |
| Business | 43 | 1 | 2% | $850 | Manychat $255K |
| Developer Tools | 12 | 0 | 0% | $850 | Text Editor. $17K |
| Education | 123 | 13 | 11% | $850 | Impulse - Brain Training $765K |
| Entertainment | 49 | 8 | 16% | $850 | iQIYI - Dramas, Anime, Shows $2.6M |
| Finance | 44 | 2 | 5% | $850 | Copilot: Track & Budget Money $255K |
| Food & Drink | 30 | 0 | 0% | $850 | BLW Brasil - Alimentação Bebês $26K |
| Games | 151 | 11 | 7% | $850 | Sohoo Poker - Texas Hold'em $1.7M |
| Graphics & Design | 37 | 2 | 5% | $850 | Layout - Photo Collage Maker $510K |
| Health & Fitness | 60 | 17 | 28% | $7K | Hevy - Workout Tracker Gym Log $850K |
| Lifestyle | 40 | 4 | 10% | $850 | TP-Link Tapo $3.4M |
| Magazines & Newspapers | 2 | 0 | 0% | $6K | Vogue: Fashion & Shopping $6K |
| Medical | 25 | 0 | 0% | $850 | Baby Daybook - Newborn Tracker $34K |
| Music | 28 | 1 | 4% | $850 | UnitedMasters: Release Music $170K |
| Navigation | 24 | 1 | 4% | $8K | onX Offroad: Trail Maps & GPS $170K |
| News | 13 | 2 | 15% | $9K | NYTimes: US and Global News $4.3M |
| Photo & Video | 67 | 8 | 12% | $850 | Remini - AI Photo Enhancer $2.6M |
| Productivity | 51 | 10 | 20% | $5K | Goodnotes: AI Notes, Docs, PDF $11.1M |
| Reference | 41 | 1 | 2% | $850 | Whitepages: People Search $170K |
| Shopping | 13 | 0 | 0% | $850 | WorthPoint $17K |
| Social Networking | 38 | 10 | 26% | $26K | Wizz App - chat now $2.6M |
| Sports | 42 | 0 | 0% | $850 | Fish Deeper - Fishing App $85K |
| Travel | 46 | 2 | 4% | $850 | Flighty – Live Flight Tracker $680K |
| Utilities | 51 | 6 | 12% | $850 | Cleaner Guru: Clean Up Storage $2.6M |
| Weather | 27 | 0 | 0% | $850 | Moon Calendar by MoonX $43K |
$50K+ a month 2,172 apps $100K+ a month 1,189 apps $500K+ a month 417 apps $1M+ a month 155 apps