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
Magic Piano - New Music Game by Tho Huynh Ngoc	Games	$850	1K	50	4.3	191 MB	Feb 2020
Magic Piano Tile Anime by Cuong Vu	Games	$850	1K	4	3.8	156 MB	Dec 2020
Make Receipt by ExpressExpense	Business	$850	1K	915	4.4	11 MB	May 2020
MangaHouse by 小慧郑	Books	$850	1K	131	2.7	20 MB	Jun 2020
Overdrop - Weather & Widgets by Overdrop Srls	Weather	$850	1K	90	4.7	285 MB	Feb 2020
Tasting Notes: Wine, Beer, etc by Sebmos Ltd	Food & Drink	$850	1K	1	5.0	2 MB	Jul 2020
Muscle Car Stunts - Car Games by Dan Lapusanu	Games	$850	1K	8,949	4.4	86 MB	Aug 2020
Smart Tasks - Lists Made Easy by Francesco Prospato	Productivity	$850	1K	3,089	4.8	57 MB	Mar 2020
Math Puzzles - Adapted Games by Mobilaxy	Education	$850	1K	10	3.6	140 MB	May 2020
Math Jump: Kids Splash Games by Skidos Learning	Education	$850	1K	58	4.4	240 MB	Mar 2020
Mathscapes: Math Brain Algebra by Smore Games, LLC	Games	$850	1K	679	4.8	193 MB	Jun 2020
Word Combo - Crossword game by Chai Lai	Games	$850	1K	94	4.8	328 MB	Nov 2020
MDPL Tour by Miami Design Preservation League Inc.	Travel	$850	1K	85	4.8	56 MB	Jun 2020
Meal Reminder - MealNow by Road2Crypto	Food & Drink	$850	1K	13	4.2	6 MB	May 2020
melod by Roger Pollard	Games	$850	1K	407	4.6	389 MB	Nov 2020
Mildred - Docker, SSH Client by 丽娟刘	Developer Tools	$850	1K	2	2.5	22 MB	Jul 2020
Mileage Logbook by Hus Software Development & Consulting Limited	Finance	$850	1K	34	3.9	35 MB	Jun 2020
Mileage tracker by Milo by Milo Applications LLC	Finance	$850	1K	151	4.8	23 MB	Feb 2020
Spiciko Recipe Keeper by Kodesi	Food & Drink	$850	1K	4	4.0	72 MB	Dec 2020
Sudoku Puzzle - Brain Games by Guru Smart Holding Limited	Games	$850	100K	50,211	4.8	225 MB	Feb 2020
Oil Painting Color by Number by Tho Huynh Ngoc	Games	$850	1K	202	4.3	76 MB	Jun 2020
Packaroo - Packing Lists by Matic LLC	Travel	$850	1K	103	4.8	33 MB	Jul 2020
Photo Widget․ by TAPUNIVERSE LLC	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	569	4.8	16 MB	Oct 2020
Trauma Life Support - ATLS by Get Exam	Medical	$850	1K	81	4.6	40 MB	Jan 2020
Ultimate Tip Calculator by Radoslaw Kubas	Utilities	$850	1K	63	4.7	110 MB	Mar 2020
Word Blocks - Train your Brain by BANJOADS CO., LIMITED	Games	$850	1K	22	4.3	537 MB	Jun 2020
Recover Athletics by Strava, Inc.	Health & Fitness	$850	1K	3,129	4.8	66 MB	Mar 2020
Mockup - App Screenshot Design by 凯王	Developer Tools	$850	1K	44	4.2	96 MB	Dec 2020
FaithFi: Faith & Finance by FAITHFI: FAITH & FINANCE, LLC	Finance	$850	1K	70	4.1	54 MB	Aug 2020
Multiplication Division Math by Vu Ngoc	Education	$850	1K	99	3.9	322 MB	Jul 2020
Multiplication Games for Kids by Skidos Learning	Education	$850	1K	131	4.1	559 MB	Dec 2020
My Bill of Sale by Rakhi Chhikara	Finance	$850	1K	170	4.0	11 MB	Jan 2020
MyGrocery Shopping List by Miroslav Otsedarski	Shopping	$850	1K	236	4.5	37 MB	Jul 2020
Nande: Explore Your City by Nande	Travel	$850	1K	31	4.4	19 MB	Jul 2020
NCLEX RN Genie by Elegant eLearning	Medical	$850	1K	220	4.7	74 MB	May 2020
NeuroFuel by Performance Mindset, LLC	Sports	$850	1K	19	4.8	23 MB	Oct 2020
Never Have I Ever Dirty + by Tore Rex	Food & Drink	$850	1K	4	4.0	184 MB	May 2020
NewsGuard - News Trust Ratings by NewsGuard Technologies. Inc.	News	$850	1K	85	2.7	40 MB	Jun 2020
Newsom Analysis by Darin Newsom Analysis Inc.	Finance	$850	1K	1	5.0	23 MB	Dec 2020
Physical Therapy by OneStep by Celloscope	Medical	$850	1K	74	4.6	314 MB	Jan 2020
Onoco - Shareable Baby Tracker by Onoco	Medical	$850	1K	392	4.7	90 MB	Oct 2020
OptionsFlow by Asian Digital Mind	Finance	$850	1K	35	3.3	64 MB	Nov 2020
Opto-Screen by Visual Intelligence	Medical	$850	1K	2	3.0	15 MB	Mar 2020
Wordfinder by WordTips by Cliqpod S.L.	Games	$850	1K	112	2.6	61 MB	Dec 2020
Pacific Coast Highway 1 Guide by 17 Mile Drive Day Trips, LLC	Travel	$850	1K	90	4.5	118 MB	Feb 2020
Paku - Air Quality & AQI Map by Pitou Technologies, LLC	Weather	$850	1K	10,043	4.7	96 MB	Oct 2020
Pangram by Russell Neufeld	Games	$850	1K	3,866	4.7	11 MB	Jan 2020
21 Questions - Party Games 18+ by 培李	Entertainment	$850	1K	42	4.5	12 MB	Aug 2020
Pastel by Steven Troughton-Smith	Developer Tools	$850	1K	1,337	4.7	7 MB	Jun 2020
r.485 - Navigation and more! by r.485	Navigation	$850	1K	1	2.0	25 MB	Jun 2020
San Francisco Driving GPS Tour by 17 Mile Drive Day Trips, LLC	Travel	$850	1K	27	4.3	94 MB	Apr 2020
Saturday AM - Global Comics by MyFutprint Entertainment, LLC	Books	$850	1K	242	4.8	62 MB	Jan 2020
Multiplication: Times Tables x by Mobilaxy	Education	$850	1K	5	3.4	161 MB	Apr 2020
TT Stats -Get Followers &Fans by Nguyen Thao	Reference	$850	1K	282	4.2	6 MB	Jun 2020
UV Index - Easy. Powerful. by Zach Farley	Weather	$850	1K	27	4.5	28 MB	May 2020
Word It All by Mazemind	Games	$850	1K	4	5.0	341 MB	Apr 2020
xTerm256 Terminal & SSH Client by 李宏朱	Developer Tools	$850	1K	58	4.6	26 MB	Dec 2020
Penny Stocks Screener: Screens by Ainvest FinTech, Inc.	Finance	$850	1K	2,629	4.8	196 MB	Apr 2020
Photos Rotator by Ryusuke Uchida	Developer Tools	$850	1K	12	4.3	33 MB	Dec 2020
Photo Widget & Icon Themes by Simple Piano	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	284	4.4	218 MB	Oct 2020
PHP Recipes by Fedor Obraztsov	Developer Tools	$850	1K	2	5.0	2 MB	Nov 2020
Piction Word Generator. by Kishan Panchotiya	Games	$850	1K	447	4.2	104 MB	Jul 2020
Piku - Calm Kids by Kada Designs Ltd	Health & Fitness	$850	1K	80	4.7	231 MB	Jun 2020
Pineapple - Website Builder by Dhamova, Inc.	Developer Tools	$850	1K	253	3.6	68 MB	Jul 2020
Pixeur - Screen Color Picker by 海峰陈	Developer Tools	$850	1K	2	3.0	8 MB	Sep 2020
Poker Stack - Bankroll Tracker by Cedric Maloux	Finance	$850	1K	51	4.6	96 MB	Mar 2020
PTCB Exam Prep 2024 by TRENDING MOBAPPS SRL	Medical	$850	1K	220	4.5	57 MB	May 2020
What if..? by Vladimir Bukovsky	Games	$850	1K	171	4.8	17 MB	Oct 2020
Whippy Baking App by Chahrazad Al Hajjar	Food & Drink	$850	1K	8	3.6	14 MB	Nov 2020
PolyGit Git Client by Matcha Software LLC	Developer Tools	$850	1K	84	4.6	23 MB	Apr 2020
Flyer Maker - Make a Poster by SECURE SOFT LTD.	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	1,628	4.7	225 MB	Jun 2020
Poster Maker - Create Flyer by 浚王	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	193	4.8	94 MB	Nov 2020
Poster Maker & Flyer Creator ! by Tausif Akram	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	195	4.4	216 MB	Nov 2020
Predict Now by Collective Innovation, INC	Weather	$850	1K	25	3.6	30 MB	May 2020
Toddler World Preschool Games by Tap Toy	Education	$850	1K	74	3.7	768 MB	Mar 2020
Price Tracker for Sam's Club by Maeen Mawari	Shopping	$850	1K	23	4.0	29 MB	Oct 2020
Price Tracker for Walmart by Maeen Mawari	Shopping	$850	1K	13	4.5	27 MB	Jul 2020
Print Checks Pro by Print Checks Inc	Finance	$850	1K	20	2.4	37 MB	Aug 2020
QuickSOAP - EHR & Telemedicine by Zuzis LLC	Medical	$850	1K	5	4.2	25 MB	Sep 2020
Racing Xperience: Online Races by Beniamin Mazilu	Games	$850	1K	1,390	4.7	1178 MB	Sep 2020
Add Text: Fonts story art font by Cosmoshark	Graphics & Design	$850	7K	262	4.7	101 MB	Jun 2020
Rise: Baking & Bread Recipes by Made by Windmill, LLC	Food & Drink	$850	1K	221	4.9	36 MB	Jul 2020
Roger Gracie TV by Second Front Media Ltd	Sports	$850	1K	8	4.5	72 MB	Jul 2020
Route Planner - GetWay‎ by Yona Lurie	Navigation	$850	1K	-	-	20 MB	Sep 2020
SocialGood:Crypto Rewards by SocialGood, Inc.	Lifestyle	$850	1K	1,836	4.3	138 MB	Sep 2020
SudoKoi by Fabian Zwick	Games	$850	1K	47	4.8	25 MB	Oct 2020
The Light Watch by Shout Out Technologies Inc	Weather	$850	1K	12	4.9	74 MB	May 2020
Translator abroad by 斌方	Travel	$850	1K	1	1.0	34 MB	Feb 2020
GT Club - Drag Racing Car Game by Turned On Ventures	Games	$850	1K	7,153	4.8	655 MB	Jan 2020
BFind - Detect Devices by VestaSRL	Utilities	$850	1K	40	3.0	16 MB	Dec 2020
DentiCalc - the dental app by BrightPlans Szoftverek Korlatolt Felelossegu Tarsasag	Medical	$850	1K	64	4.8	40 MB	Nov 2020
Rovercraft 2: Race a space car by ABE Entertainment Limited	Games	$850	1K	6,029	4.6	361 MB	Aug 2020
Run Run Deals – Coupons & Deal by Run Run Deals E Ticaret Sanayi Limited Sirketi	Shopping	$850	1K	3,086	4.8	90 MB	Jul 2020
SaltWx by Piedmont Solutions, LLC	Weather	$850	1K	2	5.0	74 MB	Jul 2020
SaneBox - Smart Email Cleaner by SaneBox	Productivity	$850	1K	569	4.6	13 MB	Sep 2020
GPX viewer by Jonathan Gander	Navigation	$850	10K	9	3.7	34 MB	May 2020
Mnovel - Romance Story & Books by Lutown(HK)Co.,Limited	Books	$850	1K	43	5.0	50 MB	Nov 2020
Neural Reader Smarter Reading by Prompt Functions Inc.	Productivity	$850	1K	495	4.8	47 MB	Feb 2020
Word Play - Connect & Search by Forsbit LLC	Games	$850	1K	644	4.7	156 MB	Jul 2020
Business in a Box by Biztree Inc.	Business	$850	1K	23	3.4	3 MB	Jun 2020
Catalytic Converter Database by CONVERTERDATABASE LLC	Reference	$850	1K	20	3.2	35 MB	Dec 2020
CrimeDoor by Navigation Media, Inc	News	$850	1K	741	4.0	9 MB	Oct 2020
Educational Games - For Kids by Skidos Learning	Education	$850	1K	423	4.2	151 MB	Nov 2020
Kahoot! Big Numbers: DragonBox by Kahoot ASA	Education	$850	1K	797	4.7	289 MB	Nov 2020
Farkle online -10000 Dice Game by Skill Cap	Games	$850	1K	782	4.5	263 MB	Apr 2020
Seeds: Plant-based recipes by Plant HI Design	Food & Drink	$850	1K	34	3.8	412 MB	Oct 2020
ServSafe Practice Tests by Clanelite Technologies	Food & Drink	$850	1K	33	4.3	25 MB	Apr 2020
SimpliFly: Fly with Confidence by SimpliFly Ltd	Travel	$850	1K	17	4.8	103 MB	Oct 2020
Slopegraide by Jeffrey David Golf, LLC	Sports	$850	1K	20	4.2	282 MB	Jan 2020
Smart Pill ID - Identify Drugs by BuildLoop	Medical	$850	1K	809	3.2	131 MB	May 2020
Trivia Fight: Quiz Game by Trivia Games ApS	Games	$850	1K	266	4.6	304 MB	Aug 2020
Word Cross Bible - Puzzle Game by 举郑	Games	$850	1K	1,441	4.7	360 MB	May 2020
Word Cross Game - Words Search by Smore Games, LLC	Games	$850	1K	604	4.8	198 MB	Aug 2020
Zouzounia TV+ by Baby Walrus Entertainment Limited	Entertainment	$850	1K	4	5.0	42 MB	Jan 2020
Soldier Life Simulator Games by Better Life Studios	Games	$850	1K	10,019	4.5	77 MB	Aug 2020
SONGEN - AI Music Co-Producer by Vibin Oy	Music	$850	1K	205	4.2	231 MB	Dec 2020
Soosee - Allergy & Vegan Scan by Good Snooze	Food & Drink	$850	1K	120	4.3	16 MB	Jul 2020
Sounds Good! Hearing Amplifier by Clery Tech LLC	Medical	$850	1K	75	4.1	51 MB	Sep 2020
Sparks - Good Questions App by Pete Christianson	Games	$850	1K	143	4.6	55 MB	May 2020
Speed Moto Dash:Real Simulator by Yunbu	Games	$850	1K	8,253	4.6	402 MB	May 2020
Speedy VPN by Conplast	Utilities	$850	1K	61	3.0	20 MB	Aug 2020
Spelling Ace 4th Grade by Class Ace LLC	Education	$850	1K	44	4.4	86 MB	Apr 2020
Spot 5 Differences: Find them! by Konstantin Mironov	Games	$850	1K	49,054	4.7	94 MB	Apr 2020
Star DJ Manager by Advicted Arts - Kronenberger & Krotky	Games	$850	1K	1	1.0	172 MB	Nov 2020
Starving Student Card App by Cade Humphrey	Shopping	$850	1K	36	3.6	14 MB	Jul 2020
Stock Market AI by Springbox by Springbox Ai. LTD	Finance	$850	1K	84	4.1	41 MB	Dec 2020
StockOrbit by StockOrbit LLC	Finance	$850	1K	243	4.3	31 MB	Dec 2020
StoryFont for Instagram Story by Alireza Namazian	Graphics & Design	$850	8K	35,204	4.9	62 MB	Apr 2020
Suntime — Sun Moon and Planets by Digital Sundries LLC	Weather	$850	1K	290	4.8	22 MB	Jun 2020
Supplies - home inventory app by Jankulabor OU	Food & Drink	$850	1K	44	4.2	3 MB	Apr 2020
Swimbols by Vaan Corporation	Developer Tools	$850	1K	6	4.2	6 MB	Oct 2020
Talon – Webhooks & Links by Andy Lin	Developer Tools	$850	1K	28	4.6	18 MB	Jun 2020
TCG Companion: Card Tracker by TCG Companion Ltd	Reference	$850	1K	468	4.5	155 MB	Nov 2020
Teach Me Surgery by TeachMeSeries Limited	Medical	$850	1K	176	4.8	138 MB	Jan 2020
TELL - A world of stories by Tell Technologies ltd	Books	$850	1K	45	4.8	69 MB	Mar 2020
TelScope by Throat Scope Pty Ltd	Medical	$850	1K	4	4.0	91 MB	Mar 2020
Temperature + Blood Oxygen app by Andrey Kiselev	Medical	$850	1K	74	3.7	25 MB	Dec 2020
The Adventure Agents by The Adventure Agents LLC	Entertainment	$850	1K	58	4.5	71 MB	Oct 2020
The Beans by TheBeans	Finance	$850	1K	86	4.1	51 MB	Jan 2020
The First TV by The First Digital, Inc	News	$850	1K	1,862	4.7	60 MB	Apr 2020
Themes Widgets Icon, Screen 14 by Zephyrmobile LTD	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	774	4.0	189 MB	Nov 2020
The Pick Vault by ThePickVault	Sports	$850	1K	23	4.5	59 MB	Dec 2020
TidesPro: Tide Charts & Tables by ASR Concepts LLC	Weather	$850	1K	704	4.8	81 MB	Dec 2020
Visual Timer for Kids by Natalia Jakubczyk-Gajewska	Education	$850	1K	773	4.6	165 MB	Dec 2020
Tipping Point Blast! Coin Game by Two Way Media	Games	$850	1K	279	4.7	276 MB	Jan 2020
Toddler puzzle games for kids! by IEVHENII BONDARENKO	Education	$850	1K	184	4.1	118 MB	Sep 2020
Top Jockey: Horse Racing by The Farm Ventures	Games	$850	1K	25	3.4	268 MB	Sep 2020
App Presets for Lightroom by Appic Stars LLC	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	48	4.8	157 MB	Dec 2020
Tradefolio by Tapinger, LLC	Finance	$850	1K	39	3.0	67 MB	Jul 2020
Traductor: Language Translator by Maple Labs Co., Ltd	Reference	$850	1K	3	4.7	51 MB	Apr 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