App revenue: 2019 launches
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
Apps launched in 2019
| App | Category | Net revenue/mo | Downloads/mo | Ratings | Rating | Size | Launched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Books | $9K | 70K | 137,633 | 4.9 | 197 MB | Jul 2019 |
 | Entertainment | $9K | 1K | 29 | 1.6 | 72 MB | Feb 2019 |
 | Finance | $9K | 1K | 654 | 4.4 | 92 MB | Jul 2019 |
 | Reference | $9K | 10K | 147,591 | 4.9 | 93 MB | Feb 2019 |
 | Entertainment | $9K | 1K | 12,186 | 4.9 | 57 MB | Apr 2019 |
 | Business | $9K | 1K | 11,466 | 4.7 | 21 MB | Jan 2019 |
 | Developer Tools | $9K | 8K | 1,069 | 4.6 | 658 MB | Sep 2019 |
 | Food & Drink | $9K | 1K | 1,396 | 4.9 | 235 MB | Sep 2019 |
 | Finance | $9K | 1K | 52 | 4.4 | 41 MB | Jun 2019 |
 | Photo & Video | $9K | 20K | 45,785 | 4.7 | 97 MB | Sep 2019 |
 | Photo & Video | $9K | 1K | 13,540 | 4.1 | 267 MB | Apr 2019 |
 | News | $9K | 1K | 1,108 | 3.3 | 205 MB | Jun 2019 |
 | Games | $9K | 1K | 654 | 4.6 | 14 MB | Jun 2019 |
 | Navigation | $9K | 1K | 444 | 4.6 | 151 MB | Jul 2019 |
 | Graphics & Design | $9K | 90K | 11,532 | 3.8 | 388 MB | Feb 2019 |
 | Shopping | $9K | 10K | 2,786 | 4.7 | 37 MB | Dec 2019 |
 | Books | $9K | 1K | 3,470 | 4.9 | 52 MB | Jul 2019 |
 | Finance | $9K | 1K | 1,421 | 4.8 | 62 MB | Oct 2019 |
 | Navigation | $9K | 1K | 11,075 | 4.8 | 26 MB | Jul 2019 |
 | Games | $9K | 5K | 5,261 | 4.6 | 16 MB | Feb 2019 |
 | Productivity | $9K | 20K | 183,937 | 4.8 | 201 MB | Feb 2019 |
 | Finance | $9K | 1K | 4,574 | 4.7 | 57 MB | Jun 2019 |
 | Food & Drink | $9K | 1K | 238 | 4.5 | 61 MB | Oct 2019 |
 | Business | $9K | 1K | 4,075 | 4.5 | 65 MB | Dec 2019 |
 | Health & Fitness | $9K | 1K | 1,461 | 4.7 | 180 MB | Mar 2019 |
 | Sports | $9K | 20K | 1,505 | 4.5 | 98 MB | Mar 2019 |
 | Sports | $9K | 80K | 3,188 | 4.7 | 102 MB | Sep 2019 |
 | Business | $9K | 6K | 704 | 3.7 | 145 MB | Aug 2019 |
 | Entertainment | $9K | 200K | 146,745 | 4.5 | 86 MB | Dec 2019 |
 | Games | $9K | 1K | 74 | 4.1 | 498 MB | Nov 2019 |
 | Lifestyle | $9K | 50K | 13,416 | 4.6 | 139 MB | Jul 2019 |
 | Photo & Video | $9K | 1K | 7,856 | 4.8 | 227 MB | May 2019 |
 | Productivity | $9K | 20K | 15,965 | 4.3 | 101 MB | Mar 2019 |
 | Lifestyle | $9K | 9K | 57,039 | 4.8 | 283 MB | Feb 2019 |
 | Education | $9K | 1K | 29,989 | 4.3 | 484 MB | Nov 2019 |
 | Games | $9K | 60K | 18,653 | 4.5 | 1479 MB | Apr 2019 |
 | Social Networking | $9K | 1K | 46,253 | 4.4 | 237 MB | May 2019 |
 | News | $9K | 1K | 5,776 | 4.5 | 42 MB | Jun 2019 |
 | Games | $9K | 10K | 140,491 | 4.5 | 1366 MB | Aug 2019 |
 | Games | $9K | 30K | 72,688 | 4.9 | 224 MB | Nov 2019 |
 | Education | $9K | 1K | 1,093 | 4.0 | 601 MB | Apr 2019 |
 | Education | $9K | 1K | 6,030 | 4.5 | 702 MB | Nov 2019 |
 | Photo & Video | $9K | 1K | 11,621 | 4.6 | 127 MB | Nov 2019 |
 | Photo & Video | $9K | 1K | 20,624 | 4.8 | 243 MB | Jan 2019 |
 | Social Networking | $8K | 1K | 224 | 2.9 | 269 MB | Nov 2019 |
 | Health & Fitness | $8K | 1K | 45,140 | 4.9 | 44 MB | Dec 2019 |
 | Sports | $8K | 1K | 5,699 | 4.7 | 47 MB | Jun 2019 |
 | Entertainment | $8K | 1K | 13 | 3.3 | 169 MB | Mar 2019 |
 | Navigation | $8K | 1K | 1,561 | 4.5 | 125 MB | Oct 2019 |
 | Games | $8K | 6K | 5,992 | 4.2 | 1003 MB | Dec 2019 |
 | Education | $8K | 1K | 15,310 | 4.8 | 94 MB | Mar 2019 |
 | Photo & Video | $8K | 5K | 15,411 | 4.2 | 414 MB | Sep 2019 |
 | Lifestyle | $8K | 1K | 3,134 | 4.6 | 190 MB | Dec 2019 |
 | Photo & Video | $7K | 90K | 38,162 | 4.8 | 116 MB | Feb 2019 |
 | Lifestyle | $7K | 1K | 621 | 4.3 | 282 MB | Jun 2019 |
 | Weather | $7K | 1K | 156 | 3.6 | 69 MB | Feb 2019 |
 | Medical | $7K | 1K | 710 | 4.5 | 55 MB | Jul 2019 |
 | Entertainment | $7K | 1K | 458 | 3.5 | 643 MB | Feb 2019 |
 | Productivity | $7K | 10K | 46,910 | 4.7 | 75 MB | Feb 2019 |
 | Education | $7K | 1K | 1,108 | 3.8 | 73 MB | Apr 2019 |
 | Health & Fitness | $7K | 1K | 93 | 4.5 | 91 MB | Feb 2019 |
 | Finance | $7K | 1K | 6,650 | 4.8 | 46 MB | Jul 2019 |
 | Finance | $7K | 1K | 2,367 | 3.4 | 87 MB | Mar 2019 |
 | Magazines & Newspapers | $6K | 1K | 1,768 | 3.7 | 147 MB | Feb 2019 |
 | Social Networking | $6K | 1K | 3,323 | 4.5 | 68 MB | Mar 2019 |
 | Utilities | $6K | 1K | 641 | 4.5 | 269 MB | Jan 2019 |
 | News | $6K | 1K | 348 | 4.7 | 135 MB | Jul 2019 |
 | Reference | $6K | 1K | 632 | 4.7 | 81 MB | Nov 2019 |
 | Navigation | $6K | 1K | - | - | 93 MB | Aug 2019 |
 | Lifestyle | $6K | 1K | 39,951 | 4.3 | 155 MB | Mar 2019 |
 | Games | $6K | 1K | 6,467 | 4.6 | 246 MB | Jul 2019 |
 | Travel | $6K | 1K | 110 | 4.3 | 77 MB | Nov 2019 |
 | Graphics & Design | $6K | 9K | 3,877 | 4.5 | 89 MB | Jun 2019 |
 | Games | $6K | 1K | 362 | 4.2 | 772 MB | Mar 2019 |
 | Medical | $6K | 1K | 343 | 4.7 | 84 MB | Jan 2019 |
 | Utilities | $6K | 1K | 2,965 | 4.5 | 88 MB | May 2019 |
 | Graphics & Design | $6K | 1K | 6,643 | 4.7 | 166 MB | Jul 2019 |
 | Health & Fitness | $6K | 1K | 18,023 | 4.8 | 575 MB | Nov 2019 |
 | Business | $6K | 1K | 1,465 | 4.4 | 162 MB | Aug 2019 |
 | Photo & Video | $6K | 1K | 5,336 | 4.2 | 204 MB | Dec 2019 |
 | Health & Fitness | $6K | 1K | 732 | 4.9 | 14 MB | Oct 2019 |
 | Reference | $6K | 8K | 17,702 | 4.3 | 245 MB | Apr 2019 |
 | Finance | $6K | 1K | 726 | 4.6 | 54 MB | Feb 2019 |
 | Weather | $6K | 1K | 27,810 | 4.6 | 372 MB | Jun 2019 |
 | Utilities | $6K | 1K | 16,070 | 4.2 | 307 MB | Sep 2019 |
 | Utilities | $5K | 10K | 3,908 | 4.1 | 45 MB | Apr 2019 |
 | Education | $5K | 1K | 25,019 | 4.9 | 87 MB | Jun 2019 |
 | Entertainment | $5K | 1K | 19,540 | 4.1 | 128 MB | May 2019 |
 | Reference | $5K | 1K | 631 | 4.8 | 16 MB | Nov 2019 |
 | Finance | $5K | 1K | 454 | 4.4 | 77 MB | Aug 2019 |
 | Weather | $5K | 10K | 109 | 4.4 | 89 MB | Oct 2019 |
 | Medical | $5K | 1K | 3,129 | 4.9 | 39 MB | Apr 2019 |
 | Developer Tools | $5K | 1K | 71 | 4.4 | 124 MB | Jun 2019 |
 | Food & Drink | $5K | 1K | 412 | 4.9 | 82 MB | Aug 2019 |
 | Travel | $5K | 1K | 99 | 1.8 | 33 MB | Apr 2019 |
 | Games | $5K | 30K | 84,581 | 4.9 | 140 MB | Jun 2019 |
 | Productivity | $5K | 1K | 206,517 | 4.7 | 143 MB | Jun 2019 |
 | Games | $5K | 1K | 2,656 | 4.6 | 20 MB | Oct 2019 |
 | Games | $5K | 1K | 34,360 | 4.7 | 247 MB | Jul 2019 |
 | Productivity | $5K | 6K | 12,188 | 4.6 | 64 MB | Feb 2019 |
 | Photo & Video | $5K | 1K | 8,467 | 4.8 | 340 MB | Sep 2019 |
 | Books | $5K | 1K | 96 | 3.8 | 45 MB | Nov 2019 |
 | Utilities | $5K | 20K | 20,320 | 4.1 | 194 MB | Aug 2019 |
 | Utilities | $5K | 1K | 20,339 | 4.3 | 171 MB | Feb 2019 |
 | Productivity | $4K | 30K | 51,241 | 4.6 | 69 MB | Aug 2019 |
 | Sports | $4K | 1K | 37 | 4.2 | 109 MB | Nov 2019 |
 | Shopping | $4K | 1K | 217 | 3.2 | 48 MB | Feb 2019 |
 | Developer Tools | $4K | 1K | 392 | 3.5 | 65 MB | Oct 2019 |
 | Medical | $4K | 1K | 3,416 | 4.3 | 99 MB | Aug 2019 |
 | Business | $4K | 1K | 6,393 | 4.6 | 74 MB | Feb 2019 |
 | Health & Fitness | $4K | 20K | 2,305 | 3.9 | 64 MB | May 2019 |
 | Games | $4K | 1K | 4,414 | 4.0 | 45 MB | Dec 2019 |
 | Utilities | $4K | 1K | 16,356 | 4.6 | 194 MB | Feb 2019 |
 | Photo & Video | $850 | 1K | 1,381 | 4.5 | 264 MB | May 2019 |
 | Utilities | $850 | 50K | 32,594 | 4.8 | 107 MB | Aug 2019 |
 | Utilities | $850 | 40K | 40,145 | 4.7 | 170 MB | May 2019 |
 | Entertainment | $850 | 1K | 26 | 3.6 | 355 MB | Apr 2019 |
 | Entertainment | $850 | 1K | 59,335 | 4.3 | 32 MB | Mar 2019 |
 | Entertainment | $850 | 1K | 6,673 | 4.5 | 107 MB | Mar 2019 |
 | Social Networking | $850 | 1K | 4,748 | 4.1 | 61 MB | Dec 2019 |
 | Productivity | $850 | 1K | 52,428 | 4.6 | 139 MB | Apr 2019 |
 | Business | $850 | 1K | 522 | 4.5 | 21 MB | Mar 2019 |
 | Health & Fitness | $850 | 20K | 2,331 | 4.5 | 112 MB | Sep 2019 |
 | Music | $850 | 1K | 1,616 | 4.4 | 355 MB | Feb 2019 |
 | Navigation | $850 | 7K | 24,839 | 4.8 | 48 MB | Jan 2019 |
 | Shopping | $850 | 1M | 4,968,844 | 4.8 | 396 MB | Jan 2019 |
 | Education | $850 | 1K | 2,044 | 4.6 | 507 MB | Nov 2019 |
 | Finance | $850 | 1K | 3 | 3.7 | 12 MB | Nov 2019 |
 | Education | $850 | 1K | 1,732 | 4.6 | 458 MB | Dec 2019 |
 | Education | $850 | 1K | 306 | 3.9 | 999 MB | Dec 2019 |
 | Education | $850 | 1K | 1,829 | 4.6 | 485 MB | Jul 2019 |
 | Travel | $850 | 1K | 12 | 4.6 | 67 MB | Aug 2019 |
 | Education | $850 | 1K | 1,285 | 4.6 | 455 MB | Oct 2019 |
 | Education | $850 | 1K | 1,357 | 4.6 | 390 MB | Aug 2019 |
 | Education | $850 | 1K | 3,866 | 4.6 | 514 MB | Sep 2019 |
 | Medical | $850 | 1K | 69 | 4.6 | 82 MB | Jul 2019 |
 | Education | $850 | 1K | 85 | 4.4 | 287 MB | Jun 2019 |
 | Education | $850 | 1K | 8,811 | 4.2 | 2028 MB | Aug 2019 |
 | Food & Drink | $850 | 1K | 18 | 2.1 | 76 MB | Jul 2019 |
 | Weather | $850 | 1K | 522 | 4.6 | 45 MB | Sep 2019 |
 | Food & Drink | $850 | 1K | 31 | 4.8 | 28 MB | May 2019 |
 | Medical | $850 | 1K | 11 | 3.0 | 53 MB | Jun 2019 |
 | Education | $850 | 1K | 98 | 4.0 | 97 MB | May 2019 |
 | Food & Drink | $850 | 1K | 318 | 4.7 | 50 MB | Mar 2019 |
 | Sports | $850 | 1K | 83 | 5.0 | 70 MB | Mar 2019 |
 | Finance | $850 | 1K | 17 | 4.5 | 78 MB | Aug 2019 |
 | Weather | $850 | 9K | 104 | 4.1 | 301 MB | May 2019 |
 | Education | $850 | 1K | 2,414 | 4.5 | 436 MB | Apr 2019 |
 | Education | $850 | 1K | 72 | 2.8 | 32 MB | Aug 2019 |
 | Entertainment | $850 | 1K | 303 | 3.7 | 104 MB | Sep 2019 |
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 2019 by category
| 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 |
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