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
Ads Earnings for Admob by Giang Dinh Van	Developer Tools	$850	1K	15	4.3	42 MB	Nov 2020
Drawing pad! Coloring book 2-6 by GoKids!	Games	$850	1K	695	4.3	303 MB	Feb 2020
Droplets: Drops for kids by PLANB LABS OU	Education	$850	1K	1,394	4.8	111 MB	Feb 2020
Drop - Shoe Releases & Raffles by Drop Supply	Shopping	$850	1K	218	4.6	15 MB	Nov 2020
Earthquake & Tsunami Alerts by AccountsPal Inc.	Weather	$850	1K	45	4.0	32 MB	May 2020
EatIt - Food & Carb scanner by Talgat Kussainov	Food & Drink	$850	1K	9	2.0	20 MB	Dec 2020
EatMorePlants – Vegan Recipes by Eat More Plants AS	Food & Drink	$850	1K	20	3.6	101 MB	Nov 2020
EPA 608 HVAC Exam Prep by Thanh Hung	Reference	$850	1K	2,013	4.9	60 MB	Aug 2020
Coach Dory by Founders First System, LLC	Health & Fitness	$850	1K	20	5.0	37 MB	Jul 2020
Low Carb Tracker: Diet&Recipes by Riafy Technologies Pvt. Ltd.	Food & Drink	$850	1K	2	5.0	87 MB	Mar 2020
No More Fear of Flying by Valiprod	Travel	$850	1K	2	3.5	99 MB	Jul 2020
Kids Jigsaw Puzzle Game by SPEKADOL LIMITED	Games	$850	1K	241	4.2	542 MB	Feb 2020
Kids Games for 1st & 2nd Grade by IDZ Digital Private Limited	Education	$850	1K	4	3.8	124 MB	Feb 2020
Zarta - Houseparty Trivia Game by Potensas	Games	$850	10K	39	4.7	114 MB	Mar 2020
Device Info Toolkit by Jonata Oliveira	Developer Tools	$850	1K	7	3.9	33 MB	Aug 2020
Evidence Based Medicine Guide by Skyscape Medpresso Inc	Medical	$850	1K	53	4.5	39 MB	Mar 2020
Fashionbombdaily by The Fashion Bomb LLC	Shopping	$850	1K	5	4.4	33 MB	Sep 2020
Fax App to Send Documents by GREEN DYGITAL CONSULTING LLP	Business	$850	1K	397	4.2	42 MB	Jul 2020
Words Jam: Crossword Puzzle by MindFlow Games	Games	$850	1K	672	4.6	197 MB	Jan 2020
Filing:re Alerts by Ruby Creative Holdings Inc.	Finance	$850	1K	10	4.2	20 MB	Jul 2020
FindBee:Find My Family&Friends by 爱张	Navigation	$850	1K	1	5.0	12 MB	Sep 2020
Firespot: Wildfire app by Rayner Software LLC	Weather	$850	1K	5,396	4.7	15 MB	Sep 2020
Flowchart Designer 3 by 光建张	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	92	4.2	15 MB	May 2020
Foodabee by Bluebear Technologies Ltd.	Education	$850	1K	796	4.5	333 MB	Jun 2020
Forex Signals Trading App by Think Huge Ltd	Finance	$850	1K	9	3.9	28 MB	Jun 2020
Vegan WFPB Recipes: Hackberry by Hackberry Foods	Food & Drink	$850	1K	121	4.6	25 MB	Dec 2020
Story Parrot: Collage Maker by KreativeDen Inc.	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	305	4.7	149 MB	Sep 2020
KnowMeBetter: Random Questions by Giada Ciotola	Games	$850	1K	327	4.7	13 MB	Apr 2020
Neat: Receipt Tracker by The Neat Company	Business	$850	1K	102	4.3	36 MB	Apr 2020
Pantrist - Shopping & Pantry by Nico Lueg	Food & Drink	$850	1K	4	4.5	109 MB	Sep 2020
Pharmacology Exam Prep 2021 by Get Exam	Medical	$850	1K	8	5.0	41 MB	Aug 2020
Rainbow Girls by Pebble Paw AB	Games	$850	1K	4	3.3	149 MB	Apr 2020
Snapp Dance by Snapp Dance	Sports	$850	1K	45	4.8	64 MB	Jul 2020
Sесurity АdBlосkеr by LED-TECHNOLOGIES	Utilities	$850	1K	115	3.6	16 MB	Jul 2020
Miami to Key West Audio Guide by David Kneynsberg LLC	Travel	$850	1K	65	4.2	100 MB	Mar 2020
Followers Clean for Unfollower by 佳莹周	Reference	$850	1K	2,274	4.1	15 MB	Nov 2020
Forex Signals Daily by Witapps LTD	Finance	$850	1K	583	4.2	60 MB	Mar 2020
Funny Weather - Rude Forecasts by epsilon ventures LLC	Weather	$850	1K	1,604	4.6	31 MB	Feb 2020
Get Buzzzedd by Maciej Zukowski	Games	$850	1K	16	4.0	12 MB	Jan 2020
Gettysburg Battle Auto Tour by Experience History LLC	Travel	$850	1K	2,486	4.8	100 MB	Apr 2020
Giftata: Thoughtful Gift Ideas by Giftata	Shopping	$850	1K	39	4.5	89 MB	Feb 2020
GiveAway: Marketplace, Auction by GiveAway Global, Inc.	Shopping	$850	1K	47	3.3	88 MB	Jan 2020
GlobeIn: Artisan Home Goods by GlobeIn	Shopping	$850	1K	1,172	4.6	105 MB	May 2020
Gluten Dude: GF Restaurants by Gluten Dude, LLC	Health & Fitness	$850	1K	536	4.8	69 MB	Sep 2020
Goldfish - Aquarium Fish Tank by Himitsu Lab Inc.	Games	$850	1K	720	4.8	113 MB	Dec 2020
GoPlay Chinese - Kids Games by iHuman Inc.	Education	$850	1K	134	4.7	691 MB	May 2020
Gowhee: Kid-Friendly Travel by Gowhee Technologies LLC	Travel	$850	1K	30	4.1	61 MB	Jan 2020
Helio - Sunset Forecast by John Eletto	Weather	$850	1K	93	4.3	46 MB	May 2020
Lisbon Travel Guide & City Map by Francisco Pujals	Travel	$850	1K	-	-	151 MB	Mar 2020
Monument Valley Navajo Guide by TRAVEL FOOTPRINTS LLC	Travel	$850	1K	10	4.2	100 MB	Mar 2020
Moon & Sun: LunaSol by Mende App Inc.	Weather	$850	1K	656	4.7	60 MB	Jun 2020
Starbucks secret menu! by Chingiz Zholdaspayev	Food & Drink	$850	1K	593	4.8	82 MB	Sep 2020
Weather Screen-Widget & Radar by ideal app team	Weather	$850	1K	1,274	4.6	173 MB	Dec 2020
WorthTracker by Applitom	Finance	$850	1K	151	4.7	72 MB	Jul 2020
Grideo: Post & Content Creator by Salix Dijital Pazarlama Anonim Sirketi	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	321	4.7	153 MB	Mar 2020
Griller - Grill, Smoke, Boil by The Old Fashioned App Company, LLC	Food & Drink	$850	1K	19	4.3	71 MB	Apr 2020
GrowDoc by GrowDoc App Inc.	Medical	$850	1K	4	2.5	88 MB	Feb 2020
Guess Now – Word party games by Maria Melero Gonzalez Barandiaran	Games	$850	1K	-	-	217 MB	Sep 2020
Healthy Food Meal Planner by VINSOFTS JOINT STOCK COMPANY	Food & Drink	$850	1K	20	3.2	30 MB	Sep 2020
Heart Rate Monitor Track Pulse by Loonshots	Medical	$850	1K	644	4.6	26 MB	Sep 2020
Hellosaurus: Learn and play! by All Together Labs Inc	Education	$850	1K	125	4.3	254 MB	Nov 2020
HereStory Gettysburg Auto Tour by HereStory	Travel	$850	1K	201	4.6	37 MB	Jun 2020
Hey! Mr. President by Yuchi Kuo	Games	$850	1K	1,289	4.6	139 MB	May 2020
HeyWeather: Accurate Forecast by GCO Apps	Weather	$850	1K	5,576	4.5	112 MB	Sep 2020
Hidden Objects! Find them all by Skyrocket Apps Limited	Games	$850	1K	15	4.4	130 MB	Jul 2020
Highway Weather, Travel, Road by Proalab Limited	Weather	$850	1K	14	2.7	18 MB	Aug 2020
LDS Quote - Spiritual Quotes by Zhi Yao Tan	Reference	$850	1K	31	4.7	62 MB	Apr 2020
Mockup - UI & UX by Apprime Studio sarl	Graphics & Design	$850	20K	345	4.4	45 MB	Sep 2020
Hobo - Real Life Simulator by Chimpanzee, LLC	Games	$850	1K	35,870	4.8	11 MB	Mar 2020
Hollywood & Star Homes Guide by 17 Mile Drive Day Trips, LLC	Travel	$850	1K	17	4.4	100 MB	Oct 2020
Happie Horse - Management by Animalytics GmbH	Sports	$850	1K	15	4.5	230 MB	Dec 2020
Hype Text - YT Intro Maker by 立亚林	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	953	4.7	94 MB	Nov 2020
iBet Golfing by Golfbets, llc	Sports	$850	1K	25	4.8	43 MB	Apr 2020
Face in a Book by Spiridellis Bros. Inc.	Education	$850	1K	11	4.5	109 MB	Mar 2020
Word Wise: Relaxing Word Games by TGMEDIA VIET NAM COMPANY LIMITED	Games	$850	1K	191	4.5	205 MB	May 2020
Ice Nine Kills by Ice Nine Kills	Entertainment	$850	1K	110	4.8	154 MB	Sep 2020
Icon board - Aesthetic Kit by ZipoApps	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	530	4.4	257 MB	Oct 2020
Icon Changer - Widget Theme by Peter Jones	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	7,059	4.2	246 MB	Nov 2020
Icon Theme - Aesthetic Kit by 小丽严	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	737	4.2	117 MB	Nov 2020
Idle Rap Tycoon : Hiphop Game by ENES YAPICI	Games	$850	1K	122	4.5	180 MB	Sep 2020
Infinity Bottle by Nicholas Smart	Food & Drink	$850	1K	162	3.6	9 MB	Oct 2020
Insta Pressure Cooker Recipes by Vidthug Pte Ltd	Food & Drink	$850	1K	372	4.0	39 MB	Feb 2020
INVEST Stock Market Simulator by Chimpanzee, LLC	Games	$850	1K	7,266	4.8	9 MB	Oct 2020
Invitation Maker · by MK Apps Private Limited	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	2,925	4.7	97 MB	Nov 2020
Invitation Maker: Party Invite by techpedia ltd	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	1,962	4.7	150 MB	Jan 2020
Kids Encyclopedia by Jan Jaso	Education	$850	1K	-	-	33 MB	Mar 2020
AI Slides Presentation Chatbot by Dmitriy Migunov	Graphics & Design	$850	5K	54	2.3	19 MB	Aug 2020
Is That a Good Price by Steven Nguyen	Shopping	$850	1K	19	4.6	56 MB	Nov 2020
iThemes - App Icon Changer by Anh Nguyen	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	313	3.5	99 MB	Oct 2020
Joy of Reading - learn to read by EDOKI ACADEMY	Education	$850	1K	23	3.4	450 MB	Apr 2020
OrlandoDrummer \| ODTV by Adam Tuminaro	Music	$850	1K	49	4.9	89 MB	Jul 2020
Price Tracker for Costco by Maeen Mawari	Shopping	$850	1K	-	-	28 MB	Oct 2020
RideMax WDW by RideMax LLC	Travel	$850	1K	11	4.6	63 MB	Aug 2020
Word Colour-Puzzle Games by 凯初	Games	$850	1K	681	5.0	200 MB	Jul 2020
Just Hatched: Baby Tracker by 7 glyphs Ltd	Medical	$850	1K	102	4.5	56 MB	Nov 2020
Kancamagus Scenic Byway Guide by Historic Day Trips, LLC	Travel	$850	1K	50	4.5	114 MB	Jul 2020
Amal: Learn to Read Arabic by Mohammad Shaker	Education	$850	1K	12	5.0	102 MB	Aug 2020
MapChart App by Minas Giannekas	Graphics & Design	$850	6K	4,056	4.8	162 MB	Dec 2020
Montessori preschool education by Perpetuum Capital Ltd.	Education	$850	1K	21	4.1	109 MB	Mar 2020
MoodLinks for Clinicians by Recovery Record	Medical	$850	1K	15	5.0	109 MB	Mar 2020
Music Tower: Tap Tiles by INFINITY GAMES, LDA	Games	$850	1K	162	4.8	145 MB	May 2020
Next Departure: Cheap Flights by Next Departure Inc.	Travel	$850	1K	-	-	35 MB	Sep 2020
Physics Balls Pro by BIGDOG GAMES	Games	$850	1K	404	4.2	156 MB	Aug 2020
PJAMM Adventures by PJAMM Cycling Inc	Travel	$850	1K	9	5.0	76 MB	Jun 2020
PocketLaw - Legal References by Lyker Labs LLC	Reference	$850	1K	53	4.5	46 MB	Nov 2020
Radiology Board Review 2024 by Get Exam	Medical	$850	1K	11	4.3	40 MB	Feb 2020
Sigil Music by Jeffrey Fried	Games	$850	1K	9	4.0	234 MB	Sep 2020
Storia - Insta Story Template by Firebolt Online, LLC	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	248	4.8	82 MB	Jan 2020
Stories Editor & Collage Maker by Dmitriy Migunov	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	1	1.0	45 MB	Oct 2020
WineWhisper by Charles Durand	Food & Drink	$850	1K	29	4.7	75 MB	Jun 2020
ConnectKit by Josh Holtz	Developer Tools	$850	1K	7	5.0	6 MB	Oct 2020
Daily Planner, Schedule: Brite by Brite Technologies	Productivity	$850	1K	2,739	4.6	53 MB	Oct 2020
EaseFax: pay per use, send fax by Sumit Paul	Business	$850	1K	3,758	4.8	22 MB	Feb 2020
Expenses: Spending Tracker by BLUE COMET LABS LLC	Finance	$850	1K	848	4.8	15 MB	May 2020
Braille Skateboarding by Braille Skateboarding	Sports	$850	1K	490	4.4	41 MB	Oct 2020
Keto Diet App: Weight Loss by Riafy Technologies Pvt. Ltd.	Food & Drink	$850	1K	14	3.8	87 MB	Feb 2020
WingHomeCam: 4G Tra by SiFar HK LIMITED	Utilities	$850	1K	14	2.3	99 MB	Jun 2020
Collectibles.com: Scan + Value by Collectbase Inc.	Social Networking	$850	1K	6,385	4.6	70 MB	Oct 2020
Codye by Dario Roa	Developer Tools	$850	1K	23	4.0	42 MB	Jun 2020
Universal Remote: TV Control・ by UNIVERSAL REMOTE LABS COMPANY LIMITED	Productivity	$850	6K	7,681	4.3	214 MB	Nov 2020
Font Keyboard - Best of Fonts by Pro App Company Limited	Utilities	$850	1K	181,623	4.6	184 MB	May 2020
Police Scanner App, live radio by Dazz Cam	News	$850	1K	2,994	4.6	43 MB	May 2020
AARMY by ATeam Army Inc.	Health & Fitness	$850	1K	146	4.7	42 MB	Feb 2020
Kids Games for Color and Learn by Skidos Learning	Education	$850	1K	372	4.3	302 MB	May 2020
Kidstream by Brandvida, LLC	Entertainment	$850	1K	26	5.0	43 MB	Apr 2020
Kneady: Bread & Baking Recipes by Kneady Technologies	Food & Drink	$850	1K	463	4.8	82 MB	Oct 2020
Kpop Quiz for K-pop Fans by 3 Comma Studio LLC	Games	$850	1K	945	4.6	40 MB	Jul 2020
L.A. TACO by L.A. TACO	News	$850	1K	22	4.9	22 MB	Oct 2020
Lea and Pop baby songs cartoon by COLORCITY	Education	$850	1K	105	4.4	32 MB	Dec 2020
Learn to Read - Spelling Games by IDZ Digital Private Limited	Education	$850	1K	170	4.2	556 MB	Oct 2020
Mist: Esport Logo Maker by Ghazi Alfandi	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	832	4.7	119 MB	Jul 2020
Photo Filters + by Ankur Chauhan	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	2,898	4.9	27 MB	Jun 2020
Leeloo AAC - Autism Speech App by DOYBLS	Education	$850	1K	67	3.8	13 MB	May 2020
ListSaver: Shopping list saver by Jonathan Kelley	Shopping	$850	1K	2	5.0	45 MB	Jun 2020
Real Moto 2 by Dreamplay Games Inc.	Games	$850	10K	600	4.2	396 MB	Jul 2020
Meteo Calc: Weather Forecast by 雪平王	Weather	$850	1K	161	4.7	8 MB	Oct 2020
QR Reader: Scan & Keep History by Otrofy Inc.	Shopping	$850	1K	50	4.6	26 MB	Jul 2020
Recipes - Recipe Manager by Ethan Hannah	Food & Drink	$850	1K	23	4.8	11 MB	Sep 2020
Reverse Image Search Lens App by Asmitaben Dineshbhai Vora	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	1,761	4.2	52 MB	Jun 2020
Shoobie³ Tide Table by Jeremie Berduck	Weather	$850	1K	6	4.7	66 MB	Oct 2020
Supersense - AI for Blind by Virtual Collaboration Research Inc.	Productivity	$850	1K	240	4.4	294 MB	Mar 2020
WUT... stories by Alex Meyers by B6 Games LLC	Games	$850	1K	812	4.7	243 MB	Sep 2020
DetailsPro by Fun Focus Software LLC	Developer Tools	$850	1K	384	4.8	36 MB	Sep 2020
Listed Near Me - Buy Sell Cash by ListedNearMe Inc.	Shopping	$850	1K	16	3.8	89 MB	Aug 2020
LIT killah: The Game by Game Ever S.A.	Games	$850	1K	260	4.8	317 MB	Apr 2020
Little Pim Video by Little Mangos, LLC	Education	$850	1K	10	4.1	54 MB	Feb 2020
Logo Esport Gaming Maker - Axe by Aral Atpulat	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	929	4.8	73 MB	Oct 2020
Logo Maker: Create A Logo by Appostrophe AB	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	692	4.7	91 MB	Dec 2020
Logo Maker & Design Creator by Daneco Ltd.	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	357	4.6	136 MB	Apr 2020
Loot - Savings Goal & Tracker by Polybit Studio Pty Ltd	Finance	$850	1K	6,187	4.8	142 MB	Feb 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