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
Translate Keyboard for Chat by Appqe	Reference	$850	1K	1,208	4.2	45 MB	Apr 2020
Trivians by 3K Mobile	Games	$850	1K	56	4.4	94 MB	Sep 2020
Trivnow - Trivia Night by TrivNow LLC	Games	$850	1K	290	4.9	55 MB	Mar 2020
Weather and Climate Tracker by Weather Maps LLC	Weather	$850	1K	1,055	4.6	219 MB	Dec 2020
Tropical Fish Tank - Mini Aqua by Himitsu Lab Inc.	Games	$850	1K	325	4.6	111 MB	Jun 2020
Truth or dare? Party game by Kateryna Mohozina	Games	$850	10K	87	4.8	24 MB	Aug 2020
Tuval - Reels & Story Maker by Mehmet Cilgin	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	186	4.8	94 MB	Aug 2020
Unread: An RSS Reader by Golden Hill Software	News	$850	1K	394	4.6	36 MB	Feb 2020
UpLift - Depression & Anxiety by UpLift Health Inc.	Medical	$850	1K	322	4.5	141 MB	Mar 2020
USA Travel: I've Been in US by Sergei Shpygar	Travel	$850	1K	772	4.7	63 MB	Feb 2020
V1 Baseball: Swing Analyzer by Interactive Frontiers, Inc.	Sports	$850	1K	19	3.4	125 MB	Nov 2020
Vector Nelogica by Nelogica Sistemas de Software Ltda	Finance	$850	1K	34	4.7	65 MB	Nov 2020
Vegan Recipes & Meal Plans by Broftware House Yazilim Tasarim Anonim Sirketi	Food & Drink	$850	1K	202	4.7	35 MB	Apr 2020
Videoblast 2 by REAPPS	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	646	4.7	20 MB	Apr 2020
VPN - 夏时国际加速器 VPN by XIASHI LIMITED	Reference	$850	10K	32,025	4.7	28 MB	Dec 2020
Chess Online - Clash of Kings by CC Games sp. z o.o.	Games	$850	20K	19,938	4.7	235 MB	Apr 2020
Wallpapers Central by iSpazio S.r.l.	Graphics & Design	$850	8K	2,351	4.6	58 MB	Sep 2020
Wars of Empire by Gokhan Satman	Games	$850	1K	5	2.2	247 MB	May 2020
Watermarkly ― Watermark Maker by Iuliia Nikitina	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	536	4.7	22 MB	Apr 2020
Wayfarer Driving Audio Tours by Wayfarer-Journey	Travel	$850	1K	59	4.0	137 MB	Jul 2020
Weather Radar Widget by Piotr Knapczyk	Weather	$850	1K	845	4.5	11 MB	Sep 2020
Weather Range by Talby Atlas	Weather	$850	1K	5	4.2	11 MB	Aug 2020
Weather Widget App by SMART WIDGET LABS COMPANY LIMITED	Weather	$850	1K	386	3.8	102 MB	Oct 2020
W.E.L.D.E.R. - word game by My Evil Twin	Games	$850	1K	5,468	4.7	137 MB	Apr 2020
What Would Joel Do by Nzinga Harrison	Finance	$850	1K	10	5.0	76 MB	Oct 2020
Wheelie King 4 by K1 Games Oy	Games	$850	1K	178	4.4	1179 MB	Aug 2020
Who is Lying? Brain Riddles by ROMAN SAFRONOV	Games	$850	1K	1,048	4.3	185 MB	Dec 2020
Widget GO! by Mikhail Katin	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	3,504	4.5	209 MB	Sep 2020
TapeKit・Lab of Top Widgets・GIF by Pavel Serdziukou	Graphics & Design	$850	7K	2,436	4.5	179 MB	Oct 2020
Windsock by Richard Warrender	Weather	$850	1K	-	-	18 MB	Feb 2020
WineMasters.tv by Farmhouse TV en Film B.V.	Food & Drink	$850	1K	4	3.3	70 MB	Jun 2020
Wordly - Crossy word puzzle by Muhammad Nasir	Games	$850	1K	72	4.9	105 MB	Aug 2020
Wordsgram - Word Search Game by VODELIF LIMITED	Games	$850	1K	6,595	4.8	128 MB	Jan 2020
Word Shatter -Puzzle Word Game by Wolflyer	Games	$850	1K	2,789	4.7	188 MB	Mar 2020
YummyProfit: Trading signals by Nam Tran	Finance	$850	1K	69	4.6	63 MB	Sep 2020
Would You Rather for iMessage by iMessage Games - Yellow Panda	Games	$850	1K	18	3.0	22 MB	Dec 2020
ZappyCode - Coding at Any Age by Nick Walter	Developer Tools	$850	1K	39	3.3	32 MB	Nov 2020
Zion & Bryce Canyon Utah Guide by TRAVEL FOOTPRINTS LLC	Travel	$850	1K	17	4.9	103 MB	Sep 2020
Avatar Musik 2 by Hai Chau	Games	$850	1K	32	2.8	448 MB	Sep 2020
Background Remover - PNG Maker by TAPUNIVERSE LLC	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	8,344	4.8	250 MB	Aug 2020
Dinosaur games for kids 3-8 by Abuzz	Education	$850	1K	1,457	4.2	220 MB	Dec 2020
Like Nastya Game by KIDS GAMES LLC	Education	$850	1K	21,782	4.5	568 MB	Jan 2020
Muslim & Quran - Ramadan 2026 by Islam, Quran, Muslim & Prayer Apps (Pvt) Ltd	Reference	$850	1K	1,728	4.7	701 MB	Apr 2020
Bubble Pop-Pop Bubbles by Sichuan Tuguan Technology Co., Ltd	Games	$850	1K	8,779	4.7	156 MB	Nov 2020
Next Big Idea: Books in 15min by Heleo Inc.	Books	$850	1K	104	4.4	38 MB	Aug 2020
Pony Education LIVE by Pony Salon	Education	$850	1K	37	5.0	72 MB	Feb 2020
Soccer Betting Tips - BetScore by Dejan Atanasov	Sports	$850	5K	1,635	4.7	43 MB	Jun 2020
Star Idol: 3D Avatar Creator by HONGKONG WECUT INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY LIMITED	Social Networking	$850	1K	21,441	4.7	279 MB	Dec 2020
The Life - Simulator Games by Better Life Studios	Games	$850	1K	7,566	4.3	78 MB	Jul 2020
Timesheet: Work Hours Tracker by Jakub Takac	Finance	$850	1K	157	4.8	130 MB	Jul 2020
Virasat-Punjabi Audiobooks by Srans Empire Pty Ltd	Books	$850	1K	693	4.9	34 MB	Nov 2020
Autism ABC App by Lollipapps	Education	$850	1K	123	4.2	37 MB	Nov 2020
Design My Home Makeover: Words by Romit Dodhia	Games	$850	1K	2,248	4.6	278 MB	May 2020
Drums: drum games & drum set by Simple Piano	Music	$850	1K	1,901	4.5	173 MB	Apr 2020
Flying Motorbike Simulator by GameShark	Games	$850	1K	10,146	4.7	134 MB	Aug 2020
Football Superstar: US Edition by Lazy Boy Developments	Games	$850	1K	36,322	4.6	35 MB	Feb 2020
Fun Games: For Kids by Skidos Learning	Education	$850	1K	3,776	4.3	554 MB	Mar 2020
OyeTalk by OYE TECHNOLOGY PTE LIMITED	Social Networking	$850	1K	10	3.4	161 MB	Sep 2020
Poker Coaching by Jonathan Little Inc.	Education	$850	1K	61	4.2	74 MB	May 2020
Read4Me - Talk Browser PDF DOC by Dexati	Utilities	$850	1K	3,121	4.5	61 MB	Nov 2020
Shox: Reel Maker, Video Editor by Apperto Bilgi Teknolojileri Ticaret Limited Sirketi	Photo & Video	$850	1K	3,083	4.8	220 MB	Jun 2020
SpeedVPN - Fast & Secure by SpellMe Ltd	Productivity	$850	1K	347	4.4	36 MB	Sep 2020
The Mark Manson App by Infinity Squared Media LLC	Books	$850	1K	87	4.9	42 MB	Mar 2020
The Power: Interactive Game by Timur Karbaya	Games	$850	1K	2,581	3.6	129 MB	Apr 2020
Blood Pressure App: Log Diary by Yana Shestakova	Medical	$850	1K	93	4.1	26 MB	Aug 2020
Cubasis LE 3 by Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH	Music	$850	7K	488	4.4	1198 MB	Mar 2020
Animal Rescue: Sea Adventure by Yateland Learning Games for Kids Limited	Education	$850	1K	9,684	4.4	112 MB	Apr 2020
Icon Changer ·Wallpaper+widget by MK Apps Private Limited	Graphics & Design	$850	10K	5,834	4.3	242 MB	Dec 2020
Block Puzzle - Puzzle Games * by Guru Smart Holding Limited	Games	$850	1K	12,725	4.9	216 MB	Jun 2020
‎Bubble Rainbow - Shoot & Pop by Blackout Lab SL	Games	$850	20K	604	4.0	200 MB	Jun 2020
Powermove - Resistance Band by Rahul Shah	Health & Fitness	$850	1K	141	4.7	50 MB	Oct 2020
Dinosaur Coding games for kids by Yateland Learning Games for Kids Limited	Education	$850	1K	3,571	4.4	144 MB	Dec 2020
Hockey Training TV by KBM Marketing Ltd.	Sports	$850	1K	145	4.9	69 MB	Aug 2020
Sango by MQJC TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD.	Entertainment	$850	1K	784	4.3	157 MB	Apr 2020
AI Dermatologist: Skin Scanner by Acina	Medical	$850	1K	3,716	4.6	176 MB	Jun 2020
Funmera - Amusing Photo Editor by STAR LIGHT OPTO-ELECTRONIC CO.,LIMITED	Photo & Video	$850	1K	163	3.0	42 MB	Jul 2020
OmniPlan 4 by The Omni Group	Productivity	$850	1K	17	4.0	67 MB	Jul 2020
Staslink: Satellites Tracker by Vulcan Labs Company Limited	Utilities	$850	1K	17,097	4.4	96 MB	Jun 2020
Yupi - Reports for Instagram by Oguz Cal	Productivity	$850	1K	486	4.3	85 MB	Oct 2020
Endtime+ by Endtime, Inc.	Lifestyle	$850	1K	451	5.0	61 MB	Mar 2020
Baby Notebook - Photo Book by Baby Notebook LLC	Photo & Video	$850	1K	1,572	4.8	114 MB	Nov 2020
Romance Novel by 雪霁胡	Entertainment	$850	1K	1,939	4.6	60 MB	Dec 2020
HotClays Trap Skeet & Sporting by Target Orange	Sports	$850	1K	952	4.8	20 MB	Mar 2020
LO sister : By Sadie Rob Huff by Live Original Fam, LLC	Lifestyle	$850	1K	680	4.8	175 MB	Jun 2020
Math and Multiplication games by PRIVET LIMITED	Education	$850	1K	7,552	4.7	134 MB	Jun 2020
MyICON Changer – Icon Themer by DXPLORER TECH	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	1,519	3.7	225 MB	Dec 2020
Nici-Live Video Chat by TODAM LIMITED	Lifestyle	$850	1K	31	3.2	216 MB	Sep 2020
Grids Post Templates for Feed by Hashone Tech LLP	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	483	4.6	66 MB	May 2020
Race Arena - Fall Car Battle by DEVGEIM	Games	$850	40K	19,098	4.6	259 MB	Oct 2020
Scratch Golf Academy by Gary Guerrero	Sports	$850	1K	31	4.3	36 MB	May 2020
Video Speed: Fast, slow motion by Hoang Van Dan	Productivity	$850	1K	134	1.8	77 MB	Feb 2020
WebiRead - Make reading simple by Sengle Tech	Books	$850	1K	16	2.9	58 MB	Sep 2020
Word Free Time by 亚丽阴	Games	$850	1K	22,686	4.9	265 MB	Jan 2020
Wrestling GM by MACRO BLUE OF SICKO GAMES Inc	Games	$850	1K	2,015	4.6	159 MB	Aug 2020
Amp - Speaker Volume Booster by tv remote screen mirroring llc	Music	$850	1K	791	4.2	44 MB	Oct 2020
Baby Generator: Baby Maker App by Hanja Devi	Reference	$850	1K	2,169	4.1	130 MB	May 2020
Body Spartan by Kronos Fit App	Entertainment	$850	1K	302	4.6	62 MB	Nov 2020
Body Temperature Analyser by Sergey Mosin	Medical	$850	1K	145	3.8	26 MB	Dec 2020
Remote for Fire TV - FireStick by Tripti Kumari	Entertainment	$850	1K	3,832	4.3	38 MB	Apr 2020
Icon Themepack - App Themes by Barys Bandarenko	Graphics & Design	$850	6K	7,178	4.4	211 MB	Oct 2020
Koros - dance classes at home by Koros	Sports	$850	1K	22	5.0	36 MB	Apr 2020
Linq - Digital Business Card by Linq, LLC	Business	$850	1K	10,944	4.9	69 MB	Mar 2020
Mature Dating - Cougar Hookup by Mature Friends Ltd	Lifestyle	$850	1K	3,042	4.3	18 MB	Aug 2020
Park Escape - Room Escape Game by Chengdu Pinyou Technology Co ., Ltd.	Games	$850	1K	695	4.4	326 MB	Aug 2020
Ringtone Maker Garage by TwinBit Ltd	Music	$850	7K	5,374	4.6	86 MB	Nov 2020
Slide Show Maker ⁺ by Flipagram Vigo	Photo & Video	$850	1K	8,111	4.7	32 MB	Apr 2020
WL Analysis by Karol Smolak	Sports	$850	1K	37	4.2	27 MB	Dec 2020
4biddenknowledge TV by 4biddenknowledge Inc	Entertainment	$850	1K	1,902	5.0	81 MB	Jul 2020
Fonts Keyboard: Cute Symbols by Lyam Apps	Utilities	$850	1K	24,527	4.4	34 MB	May 2020
ChordChord by ChordChord	Music	$850	1K	155	3.7	82 MB	Jan 2020
Call Blocker: Scam Spam Lookup by Madduck	Utilities	$850	1K	207	3.8	39 MB	Dec 2020
Call Recorder - Phone Recorder by EverSun Ltd	Business	$850	1K	115	3.4	40 MB	Nov 2020
Intermittent Fasting - Clear by ZipoApps	Health & Fitness	$850	1K	470	4.7	144 MB	Jun 2020
Dialed \| Business Phone Number by Ad Hoc Labs, Inc	Business	$850	1K	152	3.0	60 MB	Sep 2020
Drop Block 3D by Can Le	Games	$850	1K	5,486	4.8	297 MB	Nov 2020
I Love Hue Too by Zut Games Ltd	Games	$850	1K	32,543	4.9	151 MB	Feb 2020
Mantis Laser Academy by Mantis Tech LLC	Sports	$850	1K	3,584	4.7	210 MB	Dec 2020
Spelling: Spelling Games by BUCKET LIST LABS S.L.	Reference	$850	1K	10,030	4.7	125 MB	Jan 2020
Story Reports for Posts Trend by YI LIANG	Lifestyle	$850	1K	90	4.3	43 MB	Apr 2020
AdBlock Safe Folder & Browser by KuDi Studio	Productivity	$850	1K	436	3.6	80 MB	Feb 2020
Auto Catalyst Market Catalog by AutoCatalyst Market LP	Business	$850	1K	51	4.1	99 MB	Oct 2020
Record Phone Calls: Recorder by DELTA-BM, TOV	Utilities	$850	1K	56	3.4	81 MB	Jun 2020
Skilled Trades Pocket Prep by Pocket Prep, Inc.	Education	$850	1K	691	4.7	73 MB	May 2020
Basmo.Reading Tracker,Book Log by Bookvitals APP SRL	Books	$850	1K	1,369	4.6	156 MB	Dec 2020
BEEZER GOLF - Golf Scorecard by Beezer Golf LLC	Sports	$850	1K	614	4.7	191 MB	Aug 2020
BibiLand Games for Toddlers 2+ by Bibi.Pet - Toddlers Games - Colors and Shapes	Education	$850	1K	4,237	4.3	78 MB	Jan 2020
Biloba - On-demand doctors by Biloba	Medical	$850	1K	7	5.0	85 MB	Mar 2020
Bingo Battle - BINGO games by Danny Dera	Games	$850	1K	1,983	4.6	134 MB	Oct 2020
Bricks and Balls : Brick Game by 元忠林	Games	$850	1K	675	4.4	72 MB	Feb 2020
Call Recorder ◉ Free of Ads by Tu Hoang Anh	Business	$850	1K	256	3.6	116 MB	Jan 2020
Change Phone Number by Numbr by App Toro	Utilities	$850	1K	1,672	4.5	50 MB	Jan 2020
Checkers - Online & Offline by GamoVation	Games	$850	100K	11,494	4.8	129 MB	Apr 2020
Clario: Privacy & Security by CLARIO TECH DMCC	Utilities	$850	1K	2,412	4.6	107 MB	Jun 2020
CNA Practice Test Genie by Elegant eLearning	Education	$850	1K	1,041	4.8	69 MB	May 2020
Corridor Digital by Corridor Digital, LLC	Entertainment	$850	1K	349	4.5	75 MB	Jan 2020
Cover Highlights + logo maker by MK Apps Private Limited	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	2,275	4.8	130 MB	Jul 2020
Deva & Miten’s Gayatri Sangha by Prabhu Music Ltd	Lifestyle	$850	1K	328	4.9	59 MB	Oct 2020
Dinosaur Ocean Explorer Games by Yateland Learning Games for Kids Limited	Education	$850	1K	9,508	4.3	164 MB	Apr 2020
Fast Fax: Easy Mobile Faxing by Siiling OU	Business	$850	1K	180	4.3	26 MB	Aug 2020
Fonts for Cricut by Country Road App Software LLC	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	12,093	4.7	339 MB	May 2020
Future: Horoscope & Astrology by Future Labs	Lifestyle	$850	1K	1,864	4.7	75 MB	Aug 2020
Graphionica: Story Maker by Aleksei Baskakov	Graphics & Design	$850	6K	596	4.8	108 MB	Jun 2020
Skip - Fund Your Business by YoGovernment Inc.	Lifestyle	$850	1K	2,599	4.8	58 MB	Oct 2020
iTranslate Keyboard by Easy Tiger Apps, LLC.	Productivity	$850	1K	92	3.4	131 MB	Mar 2020
JetASAP by JetASAP LLC	Travel	$850	1K	40	4.4	114 MB	Sep 2020
Number Bubble Shooter. by Shanghai Diguo Network Technology Co., Ltd.	Games	$850	1K	1,948	4.5	120 MB	Dec 2020
Soccerpet-football scores by Hong Kong Hawkeye Information Technology Co., Ltd.	Sports	$850	1K	3	4.7	96 MB	Dec 2020
Vlad & Niki 12 Locks by Rudolfs Lacinovs	Games	$850	6K	4,245	4.7	176 MB	Oct 2020
Anylight - AI & Photo Editor by Fitbest Bilgi Teknolojileri A.S.	Photo & Video	$850	1K	4,630	4.5	257 MB	Aug 2020
Summoners Era: Idle RPG Heroes by Fansipan Limited	Games	$850	1K	4,524	4.8	147 MB	Aug 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