App revenue: 2020 launches

Revenue and download estimates for the 1,254 App Store apps in the database that launched in 2020, with revenue shown after Apple takes its cut. 86 of them (7%) keep $100K or more a month; the median app keeps $850. Top earners: CapCut: Photo & Video Editor ($43.4M/mo), Peacock TV: Stream TV & Movies ($40.8M/mo) and Cleanup: Phone Storage Cleaner ($9.4M/mo).

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

Apps launched in 2020

1,254 apps, total $156.0M/mo, median $850/mo, 86 over $100K, cohort hit rate 7%

App	Category	Net revenue/mo	Downloads/mo	Ratings	Rating	Size	Launched
AiMOR by HOTSALES GLOBAL TRADE LLC	Utilities	$850	1K	8,151	4.8	90 MB	Nov 2020
WiFi : Phone Calls & Text Sms by Essential Apps LLC	Social Networking	$850	1K	16,159	4.6	181 MB	Oct 2020
Video Downloader : Story Saver by Deurcy Yasmine	Photo & Video	$850	1K	28,665	4.6	42 MB	Dec 2020
Elf Cam - Santa's elf tracker by Street Barn Ltd	Entertainment	$850	1K	6,719	4.5	174 MB	Nov 2020
L&L Hawaiian Barbecue by L&L Franchise Inc.	Food & Drink	$850	5K	241	2.1	74 MB	Aug 2020
BluetoothAssistant by Hangzhou OrangeJuice Technology Co., Ltd.	Developer Tools	$850	50K	1,013	4.2	83 MB	Oct 2020
My City : New York by My Town Games LTD	Education	$850	1K	1,200	4.5	495 MB	Dec 2020
Sally: No Strings Attached by EVO-Vision LLC	Social Networking	$850	1K	6,611	4.5	96 MB	Aug 2020
Charging Show - Cool Play ! by Xiamen iScreen Information Technology Co., Ltd.	Reference	$850	1K	1,602	4.0	122 MB	Nov 2020
NextMotion 3D by NextMotion	Medical	$850	1K	1	1.0	1271 MB	Dec 2020
Elite Dating & NSA Hookup: AGR by 鹏何	Lifestyle	$850	1K	4,298	4.5	64 MB	Aug 2020
My City : Jail House by My Town Games LTD	Education	$850	1K	1,093	4.6	461 MB	Jun 2020
Falcon cleaner - clean and VPN by PRIMESOFT LTD	Utilities	$850	1K	17	1.8	21 MB	Oct 2020
My City : Airport by My Town Games LTD	Education	$850	1K	743	4.6	451 MB	Nov 2020
Contrasts - WCAG Colors by Christoph Wendt	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	7	5.0	3 MB	Aug 2020
My City : Kids Club House by My Town Games LTD	Education	$850	1K	719	4.6	420 MB	Sep 2020
My City : Election day by My Town Games LTD	Education	$850	1K	716	4.6	431 MB	Oct 2020
Remote for Roku TV: TCL & onn by Bhim Singh	Lifestyle	$850	1K	1,649	4.4	52 MB	Jun 2020
CT Legacy by CompTrain	Health & Fitness	$850	1K	96	3.7	29 MB	Aug 2020
RV Destinations Magazine by RV Destinations Magazine	Travel	$850	1K	41	4.6	81 MB	Jul 2020
PicklePlay: Play Pickleball by Pickle Play LLC	Sports	$850	1K	773	4.4	78 MB	Jun 2020
My City : Grandparents Home by My Town Games LTD	Education	$850	1K	1,731	4.5	456 MB	May 2020
ZETSU by Orion by DCODE, SLU	Utilities	$850	1K	1,125	3.9	97 MB	May 2020
Salty Solutions by Steven Musumeche	Weather	$850	1K	1,626	4.8	37 MB	Jul 2020
Keys AI Texting Coach by Charmed Inc.	Lifestyle	$850	1K	1,053	4.7	75 MB	May 2020
Profile Reports Tracker by CdeoBoot LLC	Social Networking	$850	1K	1	1.0	63 MB	Apr 2020
My City : Boat Adventures by My Town Games LTD	Education	$850	1K	1,689	4.6	578 MB	Jan 2020
Parent Sense: Daily Baby Care by Sense-IT Limited	Medical	$850	1K	31	3.8	191 MB	Apr 2020
Autocart by Bradley Mackey	Shopping	$850	1K	82	3.3	8 MB	Mar 2020
My City : Wildlife Camping by My Town Games LTD	Education	$850	1K	1,177	4.5	439 MB	Jul 2020
My City : Animal Shelter by My Town Games LTD	Education	$850	1K	1,827	4.5	452 MB	Apr 2020
Typeright: Grammar Check App by Easy Tiger Apps, LLC.	Productivity	$850	1K	848	4.5	286 MB	Aug 2020
Acupuncture Master by Xi'an Vesalius Digital Technology Co., Ltd.	Medical	$850	1K	6	3.2	570 MB	Apr 2020
California 511 Road Conditions by LW Brands, LLC	Navigation	$850	1K	1,632	4.7	27 MB	Jan 2020
SafeShowings by Helen Hudson	Navigation	$850	1K	14	4.9	24 MB	Mar 2020
May the Forces Be With You by Learny Land	Education	$850	1K	19	4.4	345 MB	Mar 2020
HKF Outdoor by Hallwag Kummerly Frey AG	Navigation	$850	1K	-	-	54 MB	Jan 2020
BetterTogether: Weight Loss by Social First Ltd.	Health & Fitness	$850	1K	6,901	4.7	233 MB	Apr 2020
Saunders QA NCLEX PN Exam Prep by Skyscape Medpresso Inc	Medical	$850	1K	239	4.9	42 MB	Sep 2020
Faith Music by Kandr Media, LLC	Music	$850	1K	29	3.8	26 MB	Apr 2020
Overloud THU by Almateq SRL	Music	$850	1K	78	4.3	1869 MB	May 2020
Stockvisor by Taplistic, LLC	Finance	$850	1K	32	4.2	61 MB	Jan 2020
SnoreGym : Reduce Your Snoring by Reviva Softworks Ltd	Medical	$850	1K	1,896	4.8	46 MB	Feb 2020
ACNH.Guide for Animal Crossing by Gene Allister Sy	Reference	$850	1K	11,092	4.8	100 MB	Apr 2020
SeaDrive: Boat Navigation by Sea Drive, LLC	Navigation	$850	1K	153	4.6	28 MB	Aug 2020
Coordinator + by Suleyman ER	Navigation	$850	1K	5	2.2	237 MB	May 2020
Alexander: Audiobooks & Series by Alexander Technology and Media Limited	Entertainment	$850	1K	284	4.5	86 MB	Nov 2020
IKEA by Inter IKEA Systems B.V.	Shopping	$850	1M	146,631	4.8	240 MB	Oct 2020
CDOT Colorado Road Conditions by LW Brands, LLC	Navigation	$850	1K	8,114	4.6	37 MB	Oct 2020
Ringtone Maker - extract audio by 书勇贾	Music	$850	30K	20,118	4.6	109 MB	Jul 2020
CIDER - Clothing & Fashion by CIDER HOLDING LIMITED	Shopping	$850	300K	79,270	4.8	141 MB	Nov 2020
Tropical Smoothie Cafe by Tropical Smoothie Cafe, LLC	Food & Drink	$850	300K	182,305	4.9	84 MB	Sep 2020
Ace Hardware: Home Improvement by Ace Hardware Corporation	Shopping	$850	70K	402,138	4.8	98 MB	Feb 2020
Houston Audio GPS Driving Tour by Cluminati LLC	Travel	$850	1K	10	4.3	70 MB	May 2020
Fonts - Keyboardskins & emoji by KeyFonts Labs Limited	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	38	4.0	757 MB	Jul 2020
CutArt: Aging & Hair Editor by Guangzhou Yiheng Information Technology Co., Ltd.	Photo & Video	$850	1K	2,695	4.4	268 MB	Feb 2020
American Association TV by American Association of Independent Professional Baseball, Ltd.	Sports	$850	1K	74	4.2	46 MB	Jun 2020
Reading Eagle for Mobile by Journal Register Company	News	$850	1K	198	4.6	134 MB	Feb 2020
Universal TV Remote ◆ by VP TRAVEL ., JSC	Utilities	$850	1K	8,037	4.1	29 MB	Aug 2020
Jack's Flight Club by JFC Travel Group Co	Travel	$850	1K	25	2.9	23 MB	Jan 2020
Yoga Burn App by Digital Health Solutions Inc.	Health & Fitness	$850	1K	157	4.0	61 MB	Sep 2020
obimy by Obimy inc.	Lifestyle	$850	1K	15,436	4.5	122 MB	Sep 2020
Spark: Chords, Backing Tracks by Positive Grid Inc	Music	$850	6K	23,016	4.9	557 MB	Jan 2020
hellolive - meet your artists by Amond Inc.	Entertainment	$850	1K	28	4.1	203 MB	Nov 2020
SwitchUp - Second Phone Number by Easy Tiger Apps, LLC.	Business	$850	1K	3,436	4.4	89 MB	Nov 2020
Agapé: Feel Close When Apart by Agape Wellness Inc	Health & Fitness	$850	1K	24,496	4.8	100 MB	Oct 2020
Instant Save by sagar vaddoriya	Social Networking	$850	1K	97,401	4.8	41 MB	Oct 2020
MeowTalk Cat Translator by ISLAND STORM LABS LIMITED	Entertainment	$850	1K	18,745	4.5	54 MB	Jul 2020
doTERRA Essential Oil Guide by Cloforce LLC	Reference	$850	1K	119	4.1	46 MB	Dec 2020
ASVAB Exam Prep 2024 by TRENDING MOBAPPS SRL	Reference	$850	1K	150	4.6	81 MB	Feb 2020
Bedtime Stories for Kids Sleep by Karaleuski Stanislau	Books	$850	1K	636	4.5	122 MB	Jul 2020
Backdrops - Wallpapers by Christopher Morales	Graphics & Design	$850	6K	1,580	4.7	132 MB	Apr 2020
Blood Pressure Monitor: Health by DARIEM	Medical	$850	1K	175	4.1	36 MB	May 2020
Fever Thermometer \| Body Temp by Yana Shestakova	Medical	$850	1K	211	4.3	19 MB	Apr 2020
Budge GameTime by Budge Studios	Entertainment	$850	1K	206	4.2	210 MB	Aug 2020
Cape Cod GPS Audio Tour Guide by Historic Day Trips, LLC	Travel	$850	1K	40	4.8	102 MB	Nov 2020
Cheats For Words With Friends by LoveToKnow	Games	$850	1K	87	4.3	66 MB	Jul 2020
FANTASTIC SHOES by YiChing Kuo	Shopping	$850	1K	5	4.6	62 MB	Feb 2020
Fluids & Particle Simulation by Marvin Krueger	Entertainment	$850	1K	673	4.8	194 MB	Sep 2020
Gibberish Game Against Friends by Gibberish Games LLC	Games	$850	1K	1,370	4.3	72 MB	Jun 2020
Words to Win: Real Money Games by Rewardify Inc.	Games	$850	1K	54,601	4.5	272 MB	Oct 2020
Fonts App - Cool Font Keyboard by Uladzislau Yanushka	Reference	$850	1K	161	3.8	20 MB	Jan 2020
IQ Test for All: Brain Game by Alperen Sirin	Games	$850	1K	2	5.0	42 MB	Aug 2020
Kairos - Kids Chores Game by Neuro Solutions Group	Education	$850	1K	3	4.0	438 MB	Nov 2020
Entre: Professional Network by Entre Corporation	Business	$850	1K	234	4.8	69 MB	Apr 2020
WordHero: word search game by SVEN Studios Corp	Games	$850	1K	49	2.3	73 MB	Oct 2020
Montana Pocket Maps by Alex Gugel	Travel	$850	1K	25	4.4	93 MB	Jul 2020
NM Capture by NextMotion	Medical	$850	1K	-	-	249 MB	Nov 2020
Not Phở by Mochi Development, Inc.	Food & Drink	$850	1K	53	4.8	72 MB	Aug 2020
Number Place Value Math Game by William Portillo	Education	$850	1K	56	4.5	3 MB	Jul 2020
Push Notification - Client by Alok Singh	Developer Tools	$850	1K	49	4.3	17 MB	Jun 2020
Muslim Pro Athan Prayer Time by Ikbal Yasar	Reference	$850	1K	544	4.8	117 MB	Apr 2020
S&P 500 Stock Map by George Kung	Finance	$850	1K	10	4.4	3 MB	Dec 2020
Vegan Recipes Plant Based Diet by LIFETO, LLC	Food & Drink	$850	1K	3	3.7	23 MB	May 2020
Foto Collage - Pic Stich Maker by Maple Labs Co., Ltd	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	384	4.6	149 MB	May 2020
Car Games for Kids! Fun Racing by Meemu	Education	$850	1K	271	4.3	200 MB	Feb 2020
ClipDish - Simplify Cooking by Appjawn, LLC	Food & Drink	$850	1K	59	4.5	45 MB	Jan 2020
Diesel Challenge 2K21 by Usman Musaddiq	Games	$850	1K	595	4.2	225 MB	Mar 2020
Dojo Hero by AllStarKidsKarateAcademy	Business	$850	1K	4	5.0	97 MB	Jan 2020
Drive Locations AU by DRIVE LOCATIONS PTY. LTD	Travel	$850	1K	3	4.0	38 MB	Jul 2020
Explorial by Explorial GmbH	Travel	$850	1K	5	2.8	71 MB	Jul 2020
Find Starlink Satellites by Shashank Shekhar	Reference	$850	1K	76	3.8	26 MB	Mar 2020
Geo Challenge Classic by Holonautic AG	Games	$850	1K	153	4.8	263 MB	Mar 2020
Reading Comprehension English by Learning Apps	Education	$850	1K	39	3.7	203 MB	Jun 2020
Pair: Meet People, Find Friend by Grappa Software Inc.	Social Networking	$850	1K	162	4.6	29 MB	Feb 2020
MikesMerchandise by Crazy Cazboys	Shopping	$850	1K	-	-	8 MB	Aug 2020
Pennsylvania Pocket Maps by Alex Gugel	Travel	$850	1K	64	4.5	91 MB	Jan 2020
Preschool Games 2 4 Year Old by Game Tunes	Education	$850	1K	553	4.5	433 MB	Dec 2020
CDL Test Prep 2026 by Hanh Le	Reference	$850	1K	43,034	4.9	39 MB	Aug 2020
Certa Dose by Certa Dose	Medical	$850	1K	5	5.0	16 MB	Nov 2020
CeVe by Ceve	Navigation	$850	1K	17	3.4	11 MB	May 2020
CHAKRO ANALIZ by Dmytro Kukharenko	Developer Tools	$850	1K	1	5.0	22 MB	Nov 2020
Cheap Flight Deals by Cheep by Mobile Ventures LLC	Travel	$850	1K	102	4.5	41 MB	Mar 2020
ckbk: discover great cookbooks by 1000 Cookbooks Ltd	Food & Drink	$850	1K	75	4.9	39 MB	Aug 2020
CNOR Practice Exam Prep 2024 by Get Exam	Medical	$850	1K	165	4.6	35 MB	Aug 2020
Code Editor for HTML CSS JS by Sajed Nahian	Developer Tools	$850	1K	5	1.8	3 MB	Jul 2020
Coiniverse: collect coins by Coiniverse Oy	Reference	$850	1K	113	4.3	90 MB	Dec 2020
Color by Music paint by number by Coloring puzzle games sp. z o.o.	Games	$850	1K	564	4.6	155 MB	Oct 2020
Contraction Counter and Timer by Mikhail Nikitsin	Medical	$850	1K	166	4.3	40 MB	Feb 2020
Toddler Games: 2,3,4 Year Olds by Skidos Learning	Education	$850	1K	1,314	4.2	267 MB	Jul 2020
Corkdork by Kindred, Inc.	Food & Drink	$850	1K	16	4.6	23 MB	May 2020
Countdown for Disney World by Velocity Raptor Incorporated	Travel	$850	1K	8,450	4.7	135 MB	Oct 2020
Cover Creator, Cover Maker, FB by Digital Palette LLC	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	130	4.7	193 MB	Dec 2020
Crypto trading signals & news by Ilea Kuznecov	Finance	$850	1K	64	4.7	75 MB	Nov 2020
Koala Nap:Stop Apnea & Snoring by Tanya Harati	Medical	$850	1K	232	4.5	284 MB	Jan 2020
Letterforms - Font Maker by 久乔魏	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	3	3.7	22 MB	Apr 2020
Password Party Game - Keyword by Plexum, LLC	Games	$850	1K	154	4.8	75 MB	Apr 2020
Praxis Sports by Praxis Tech, Inc.	Sports	$850	1K	64	4.2	120 MB	Aug 2020
The Week Junior by Future plc	News	$850	1K	55	4.6	16 MB	Apr 2020
Find Differences, Puzzle Games by Guru Smart Holding Limited	Games	$850	1K	67,099	4.9	259 MB	Sep 2020
Crossword Puzzle・ by Fun And Games, LLC	Games	$850	1K	2,087	4.9	383 MB	Apr 2020
CuteWeather: weather widget by Skyrocket Apps Limited	Weather	$850	1K	6,342	4.5	460 MB	Sep 2020
DackMap by Barkeater Marketing Strategies LLC	Navigation	$850	1K	202	4.3	33 MB	May 2020
Daily Trade Alerts by MM Publishing Inc.	Finance	$850	1K	34	3.7	18 MB	Jun 2020
Dash Diet Plan & Food Tracker by Nikita Gnedin	Food & Drink	$850	1K	62	3.9	46 MB	Jan 2020
DC Tours Belfast by Mark Wylie	Travel	$850	1K	1	4.0	102 MB	Jul 2020
Parceled - Real Estate by TermSheet, LLC	Business	$850	1K	7,965	4.8	59 MB	May 2020
Diabetic Recipes Food Diet by Riafy Technologies Pvt. Ltd.	Food & Drink	$850	1K	29	4.2	86 MB	Mar 2020
Digital Business Card Maker by divyesh khunt	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	175	4.7	45 MB	Dec 2020
FirstCry PlayBees - Kids Games by BRAINBEES SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED	Education	$850	1K	371	4.0	188 MB	Oct 2020
Home Screen Themes & Launcher by Mostafa Monowar	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	270	4.1	61 MB	Nov 2020
Educational Games: For Kids by Skidos Learning	Education	$850	1K	212	4.4	237 MB	Mar 2020
Translator. Translate Voice by Micro Application	Reference	$850	1K	902	4.4	109 MB	Jun 2020
Reboot: Quit Fap No Porn by Tinybiohacks Private Limited	Health & Fitness	$850	1K	760	4.8	63 MB	Oct 2020
Facts - Daily Random Facts by TRENDING MOBAPPS SRL	Reference	$850	1K	87	3.9	132 MB	May 2020
Interactful by Harley Thomas	Developer Tools	$850	1K	371	4.9	349 MB	Oct 2020
Noisy Goose by Automata Solutions Ltd.	Weather	$850	1K	3	4.3	344 MB	Aug 2020
TradeTips by TradeTips Incorporated	Finance	$850	1K	45	4.8	96 MB	Mar 2020
LoopYa: AI driven photo editor by Guangzhou Youtuo Technology Co., Ltd.	Photo & Video	$850	1K	4,433	4.3	165 MB	Nov 2020
FourSix Coffee Timer by Jonathan Duenas	Food & Drink	$850	1K	181	4.9	23 MB	Jul 2020

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 2020 by category

Category	Apps	$100K+	Hit rate	Median/mo	Top earner
Books	35	4	11%	$5K	GoodNovel - Booktok, Stories $6.0M
Business	46	5	11%	$5K	PDF Editor ® $595K
Developer Tools	29	0	0%	$850	Sticky - AI Game Maker $9K
Education	115	4	3%	$850	Simply Guitar - Learn Guitar $765K
Entertainment	61	7	11%	$850	Peacock TV: Stream TV & Movies $40.8M
Finance	41	1	2%	$850	Monarch: Budget & Track Money $170K
Food & Drink	41	0	0%	$850	InVintory: Wine Collecting $51K
Games	200	11	6%	$850	Merge Mansion $4.3M
Graphics & Design	81	3	4%	$850	Pixelcut AI Photo Editor $425K
Health & Fitness	65	7	11%	$850	LADDER Strength Training Plans $5.1M
Lifestyle	45	5	11%	$850	CHANI: Your Astrology Guide $510K
Medical	47	0	0%	$850	Body Temperature App For Fever $68K
Music	26	2	8%	$850	Moises: The Musician's App $850K
Navigation	30	0	0%	$5K	Hammer: Truck GPS & Maps $85K
News	13	0	0%	$850	Nikkei Asia $17K
Photo & Video	51	6	12%	$850	CapCut: Photo & Video Editor $43.4M
Productivity	58	10	17%	$850	Google One $765K
Reference	31	0	0%	$850	Glorify: Devotional & Prayer $77K
Shopping	26	0	0%	$850	Sneakers Drops: Release＋Raffle $34K
Social Networking	35	9	26%	$26K	Gaze: Random Video Chat $850K
Sports	38	5	13%	$850	NBA: Live Games & Scores $850K
Travel	40	0	0%	$850	Locationscout - Photo Spots $17K
Utilities	65	7	11%	$850	Cleanup: Phone Storage Cleaner $9.4M
Weather	35	0	0%	$850	NOAA Radar & Weather Forecast $68K

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