App revenue: 2021 launches

Revenue and download estimates for the 1,269 App Store apps in the database that launched in 2021, with revenue shown after Apple takes its cut. 90 of them (7%) keep $100K or more a month; the median app keeps $850. Top earners: Travel Town - Merge Adventure ($8.5M/mo), WeTransfer: Transfer Files ($4.3M/mo) and Runna: Running Plans & Coach ($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 2021

1,269 apps, total $69.6M/mo, median $850/mo, 90 over $100K, cohort hit rate 7%

App	Category	Net revenue/mo	Downloads/mo	Ratings	Rating	Size	Launched
Nerdish: General Knowledge App by Nerdish OU	Education	$850	1K	2,556	4.8	62 MB	Jun 2021
Movies Box & TV Show by Vlad Khodiachiy	Entertainment	$850	30K	33,257	4.3	41 MB	May 2021
Just the News App by Bentley Media Group, LLC	News	$850	1K	83	3.0	29 MB	Nov 2021
C-SPAN Now by C-SPAN	News	$850	1K	628	3.9	43 MB	Sep 2021
Staples - Deals and Shopping by STAPLES THE OFFICE SUPERSTORE	Shopping	$850	70K	200,931	4.9	284 MB	Jun 2021
Little Free Library by Little Free Library, Ltd	Books	$850	10K	161	3.6	17 MB	Oct 2021
PangoBooks: Buy & Sell Books by Pangobooks Inc	Books	$850	10K	16,359	4.9	68 MB	Jan 2021
Minnesota DMV Practice Test by Nilu Rathod	Education	$850	1K	857	4.8	31 MB	Oct 2021
Match and Meet - Dating app by Global Travel Connection Apps OU	Entertainment	$850	7K	1,901	4.6	51 MB	Mar 2021
LapSnap by Daniil Vyshemirskyi	Sports	$850	1K	6	4.8	76 MB	Nov 2021
Me and My Golf: Coaching App by MEANDMYSPORTS LTD	Sports	$850	1K	15	4.3	62 MB	Jan 2021
DiDO - Voice Chat & Party Game by Beijing Roseboulevard Technology	Entertainment	$850	1K	15	2.9	460 MB	Aug 2021
Holy Bible Recovery Version by Living Stream Ministry	Books	$850	1K	397	4.9	82 MB	May 2021
Lami Live -Live Stream&Go Live by Hainan Charm Network Technology Co., Ltd.	Entertainment	$850	1K	24	4.0	395 MB	Dec 2021
Burrn - second phone number by AppKoncept 2	Business	$850	1K	5,111	4.6	64 MB	Jun 2021
Mr7ba-Chat Room & Live by Guangzhou Jumeng Information Technology Co., Ltd	Entertainment	$850	1K	52	4.1	305 MB	Jan 2021
VPN Bucks - Best VPN Master by Top Free App	Productivity	$850	1K	87,707	4.7	140 MB	Mar 2021
Linduu, and you? by Justlin Ltd.	Social Networking	$850	1K	1,351	4.6	48 MB	Jan 2021
Tonkeeper — TON Wallet by TON APPS UK LTD	Finance	$850	40K	2,062	4.5	47 MB	Oct 2021
Соlоr Орtiоns by EDGEBINGO LTD	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	123	4.3	77 MB	Apr 2021
Mi Gente - Latino Dating by Mi Gente Tech	Lifestyle	$850	1K	8,311	4.7	94 MB	Nov 2021
Mos: Money for students by ASKMOS	Finance	$850	1K	12,572	4.8	61 MB	Aug 2021
Plantfie・Plant Care Identifier by Colorbits Limited	Education	$850	1K	14,628	4.5	112 MB	Mar 2021
LivChat - Live Video Chat by Horgos Yong Yang An Feng Network Technology Co., Ltd	Social Networking	$850	1K	1,949	4.4	74 MB	Jan 2021
Young Living Essential Oil by Aromabyte LLC	Reference	$850	1K	7	3.4	36 MB	Apr 2021
ASVAB: Practice Test Prep 2024 by MastrAPI	Education	$850	1K	1,535	4.7	40 MB	Apr 2021
DOC Journey by Elation	Medical	$850	1K	22	4.6	21 MB	Mar 2021
Service Hero Academy by Service Hero Consulting, LLC	Education	$850	1K	18	4.1	67 MB	Dec 2021
Authentic: Scan Designer Goods by Nadim Choudhury	Shopping	$850	1K	114	4.3	139 MB	Jul 2021
Aviator Assistant: Weather EFB by Aviator Assistant LLC	Weather	$850	1K	45	4.6	190 MB	Apr 2021
Azuki: Your Digital Manga Cafe by KiraKira Media Inc.	Books	$850	1K	437	4.7	19 MB	Jun 2021
BackCountry Navigator XE by CritterMap Software	Navigation	$850	1K	33	3.0	161 MB	Oct 2021
Magic AI Background Eraser by Nareshchandra Vora	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	94	4.6	139 MB	Mar 2021
Baking Recipes: Cookie & Cake by Nikita Gnedin	Food & Drink	$850	1K	7	2.4	18 MB	Jul 2021
Barcode Scanner for Walmart by Maeen Mawari	Shopping	$850	1K	54	4.7	31 MB	Jan 2021
BarSpoon - the cocktail app! by Dian Angelov	Food & Drink	$850	1K	150	4.8	65 MB	May 2021
Bartender App - Drink Recipes by Nikita Gnedin	Food & Drink	$850	1K	33	3.1	15 MB	May 2021
MyTopia - My Utopia of Novels by POLIGON PTE. LTD.	Books	$850	1K	26	4.2	123 MB	Nov 2021
Pro Football Forensics: Bet AI by Troubleshooters LLC	Sports	$850	1K	8	5.0	39 MB	Aug 2021
Stocks Social Media Sentiment by Pitaya Capital LTD	Finance	$850	1K	-	-	52 MB	Sep 2021
BFGoodrich OnTrail by Connected Travel, LLC	Navigation	$850	1K	50	4.3	169 MB	May 2021
Blessify by GA Solutions LLC	Reference	$850	1K	16	3.9	61 MB	Oct 2021
Blood Oxygen \| O2 Monitor app+ by Yana Shestakova	Medical	$850	1K	299	4.7	11 MB	Sep 2021
BLW Meals - Start Solid Foods by Nikita Gnedin	Food & Drink	$850	1K	25	4.2	15 MB	Aug 2021
Brianna Joye Fitness by Global Fitness Holdings Ltd	Health & Fitness	$850	1K	106	4.7	163 MB	Dec 2021
Bookcamp by Bookcamp	Books	$850	1K	21	1.5	10 MB	Aug 2021
Brain Games: Math Block Puzzle by Skidos Learning	Education	$850	1K	163	4.6	268 MB	Jul 2021
Breast Feeding: Baby Tracker by Mjello	Medical	$850	1K	174	4.8	73 MB	Apr 2021
Cyberhelmet VPN: Fast & Secure by ARB PROPERTY DEVELOPERS LIMITED	Utilities	$850	1K	1,115	4.0	29 MB	Jun 2021
Turbo Invoice Maker App by Eli Bitton	Business	$850	1K	2,033	4.8	42 MB	Sep 2021
WhattaEat: Find a Place to Eat by Jose Acevedo	Food & Drink	$850	1K	31	5.0	7 MB	Jun 2021
Camera Lucida - Tracing App by Ilya Koryakin	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	1	1.0	207 MB	Jan 2021
Candlestick: AI Stock Picks by Candlestick LLC	Finance	$850	1K	172	4.5	49 MB	Mar 2021
Captio - Captions For Videos by Dmitry Ternovoy	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	40	4.4	18 MB	Apr 2021
Chord Quiz: Learn Piano Chord by enoiu	Games	$850	1K	32	4.7	55 MB	Dec 2021
Columbia Psychiatry Pathways by avoMD, Inc	Medical	$850	1K	29	4.9	34 MB	Oct 2021
Bibleref - Enduring Word by Twisted Society AB	Reference	$850	1K	151	4.8	21 MB	Jan 2021
GlobeViewer Mars by RAB-Software	Navigation	$850	1K	4	2.8	138 MB	Jan 2021
Infinity VPN: Unlimited Proxy by QUTEN	Productivity	$850	1K	2,066	4.4	41 MB	Aug 2021
Sleep Journey: Insomnia Helper by Fitsia Holdings Limited	Health & Fitness	$850	1K	1,207	4.5	48 MB	Oct 2021
Party Bomb by Jurgen Gunz	Games	$850	1K	8	4.5	13 MB	Jun 2021
Password Game by Anuj Gupta	Games	$850	1K	30	3.7	33 MB	May 2021
Teeth Cleaning Games for Kids by Skidos Learning	Education	$850	1K	569	4.2	126 MB	Nov 2021
Girls Night Out. by Velvet Code LLC	Games	$850	1K	7	5.0	53 MB	Nov 2021
My Golf: Practice, Play & Plan by Bitwise Design	Sports	$850	1K	13	5.0	118 MB	Feb 2021
AceRead-Novel,Story＆Read by zeng xiaoxian	Entertainment	$850	1K	18	2.9	89 MB	Jun 2021
ECG Interpretation MIE by Skyscape Medpresso Inc	Medical	$850	1K	3	3.7	49 MB	Dec 2021
Seed: Everyone Can Plan by ideare labs llc	Finance	$850	1K	2	3.5	72 MB	Nov 2021
Food Check: Product Scanner by Bytes & Pixels GmbH	Health & Fitness	$850	1K	352	4.7	163 MB	Aug 2021
Icon Maker,Aesthetic kit icons by ZipoApps	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	1,293	4.5	115 MB	Jul 2021
Kahilu.TV by Kahilu Theatre	Music	$850	1K	12	4.9	45 MB	Jan 2021
Khumbu Map by Dharma Maps LLC	Navigation	$850	1K	2	5.0	120 MB	Jan 2021
Wordies World by AV Technologies	Games	$850	1K	-	-	152 MB	Dec 2021
Soft White Underbelly by Soft White Underbelly LLC	Lifestyle	$850	1K	396	4.9	46 MB	Sep 2021
Car Games 2023 Stunt Mega Ramp by Dan Lapusanu	Games	$850	1K	5,978	4.4	118 MB	Feb 2021
Catalytic Converter Guide by Colin Richardson	Books	$850	1K	26	4.2	60 MB	Aug 2021
Clothi - Clothing sizes by Daniel Fernandez Garcia	Shopping	$850	1K	7	4.7	4 MB	Jan 2021
Data Modeler by Rahul Katariya	Developer Tools	$850	1K	5	4.4	16 MB	Jul 2021
Dog sounds: Animal translator by Nguyen Thuy	Games	$850	1K	246	4.4	157 MB	Jun 2021
PDF Scanner aрp by Mikhail Katin	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	1,050	4.7	33 MB	Jan 2021
Sussex Walks by TinyRocket	Health & Fitness	$850	1K	3	5.0	134 MB	Apr 2021
Water Well Logger by Well Logging Solutions	Business	$850	1K	2	5.0	5 MB	May 2021
Game Pass list for Xbox XCloud by Yury Vashchylau	Reference	$850	1K	375	4.7	101 MB	Mar 2021
Learning games for kids !! by Kidemy CJSC	Education	$850	1K	186	4.3	193 MB	Apr 2021
Mimic XR by XR Tools LLC	Developer Tools	$850	1K	3	4.3	17 MB	Sep 2021
Presentation Creator by Desygner Pty Ltd	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	42	4.4	92 MB	Mar 2021
Toss it by Yanis KERRIOU	Games	$850	1K	49	4.1	6 MB	Apr 2021
Ceriaca: Attractive Stories by 成都凤鸣轩网络科技有限公司	Books	$850	1K	5	4.0	51 MB	Nov 2021
Champagne Club! by Richard Juhlin Grand Cru AB	Food & Drink	$850	1K	-	-	47 MB	Jul 2021
Charge My Tesla by Mumick Mobile LLC	Navigation	$850	1K	1,318	4.7	26 MB	Dec 2021
CherrySeed by CherrySeed LLC	Food & Drink	$850	1K	4	5.0	32 MB	Aug 2021
Cholesterol Tracker - low ldl by Bytes & Pixels GmbH	Food & Drink	$850	1K	1	1.0	73 MB	Jan 2021
CURRENT Practice Guidelines by Skyscape Medpresso Inc	Medical	$850	1K	17	4.8	33 MB	Feb 2021
Pet Care Tracker Dog Cat Log by Mutex Apps Ltd	Medical	$850	1K	440	4.9	106 MB	Feb 2021
Food ID by FoodID LLC	Food & Drink	$850	1K	-	-	25 MB	Aug 2021
Grace - Bible Verses by BIGGIKO OOO	Reference	$850	1K	14	4.2	119 MB	Feb 2021
Clock Widget for Home Screen + by Barys Bandarenko	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	239	3.9	35 MB	Mar 2021
CloudVeil Browser by Cloud Veil	Reference	$850	1K	37	4.2	162 MB	May 2021
Coffee Cups: Barista Recipes by Nicholas Nikeforou	Food & Drink	$850	1K	4	5.0	54 MB	Apr 2021
Colonial Williamsburg GPS Tour by David Kneynsberg LLC	Travel	$850	1K	61	4.4	78 MB	Sep 2021
Coloring games for kids 2-6 by Pazu Games Ltd	Education	$850	1K	1,034	4.5	108 MB	Jan 2021
Colorlogix - Color Design Tool by Onloft Software LLC	Developer Tools	$850	1K	142	4.7	5 MB	Aug 2021
Gaming Logo Creator by Raja Muhammad Arslan Zafar	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	32	4.2	88 MB	Oct 2021
Creta Class by AMAZING EDTECH PTE. LTD.	Education	$850	1K	84	4.4	188 MB	Nov 2021
Daily Muslim by Altamash Javed	Reference	$850	1K	89	4.4	66 MB	Jan 2021
Dinosaur Master! by Nestor Dominguez Varela	Games	$850	1K	727	4.8	249 MB	Mar 2021
EMT Exam Prep 2024 by Get Exam	Medical	$850	1K	76	4.7	32 MB	Jan 2021
First Aid Q&A USMLE Step 2 CK by Skyscape Medpresso Inc	Medical	$850	1K	19	4.8	43 MB	Mar 2021
ForecastAI: Budget Tracking by ForecastAI, LLC	Finance	$850	1K	12	4.7	12 MB	Sep 2021
Golf Guru: Mental Game Coach by Golf Guru ltd	Sports	$850	1K	30	4.7	94 MB	Apr 2021
FreeNotes for iPhone & iPad by Kanza Ahmad	Books	$850	1K	1,158	4.6	14 MB	Nov 2021
Little Bedtime Stories by Gerardo Arizmendi	Health & Fitness	$850	1K	2	5.0	136 MB	Jul 2021
Stay for Safari by 寅沈	Utilities	$850	1K	1,232	4.6	58 MB	Oct 2021
TypeScript Recipes by Fedor Obraztsov	Education	$850	1K	3	5.0	2 MB	Dec 2021
WeathAR 3D Weather & Assurance by Camunications LLC	Weather	$850	1K	20	4.8	147 MB	Dec 2021
Crypto Signals: Price Alert by KYOTO K.K.	Finance	$850	1K	192	4.8	37 MB	Jun 2021
CURRENT Dx Tx Psychiatry by Skyscape Medpresso Inc	Medical	$850	1K	20	4.4	51 MB	Jan 2021
CustomKit: Icons & Backgrounds by Sebastian Pardo	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	4,344	4.4	11 MB	Jan 2021
Cyrus Identity by Malwarebytes by Malwarebytes	Utilities	$850	1K	789	4.2	75 MB	Jul 2021
DAS Budget by DAS Budget, LLC	Finance	$850	1K	106	4.6	71 MB	Nov 2021
Parry: Women Safety by Parry App, LLC	Utilities	$850	1K	136	3.6	83 MB	Nov 2021
Roll: Unlock creators’ cameras by Join Roll LLC	Entertainment	$850	1K	292	2.5	11 MB	Dec 2021
European Coffee Trip by EuropeanCoffeeTrip	Food & Drink	$850	10K	12	4.6	30 MB	Sep 2021
Glass — Photography Community by Glass Labs Inc.	Photo & Video	$850	1K	595	4.6	74 MB	Jul 2021
Docker Server Admin by 婉媚邵	Developer Tools	$850	1K	112	4.6	95 MB	Nov 2021
Documents to PDF Scanner by Fliyin SLU	Business	$850	1K	1,476	4.7	28 MB	Dec 2021
doTERRA Essential Oils Guide by Essentl	Reference	$850	1K	73	4.4	44 MB	Sep 2021
DraughtPick by M&M BrewHub, LLC	Food & Drink	$850	1K	9	4.3	40 MB	Apr 2021
Coloring Book for toddlers 2+ by Appricot Apps	Education	$850	1K	37	4.1	331 MB	Feb 2021
Easy Watermark:Add to Pic,Movi by Muhammad Yasin Javed	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	4	2.0	92 MB	Mar 2021
Easy Wine Tracker by Callum Richards	Food & Drink	$850	1K	1	4.0	47 MB	Jul 2021
ECG / EKG Explained Clearly by MedCram	Medical	$850	1K	5	5.0	19 MB	May 2021
Fresh Tracks+ by On Your Own Adventures, LLC	Sports	$850	1K	193	5.0	54 MB	Sep 2021
Envy: Envelope Budget Planner by Chimpanzee, LLC	Finance	$850	1K	522	4.8	3 MB	May 2021
Fantasy: Chat & Text Stories by Magdalena Puton	Entertainment	$850	1K	123	3.8	78 MB	Sep 2021
First Aid QA for USMLE Step 1 by Skyscape Medpresso Inc	Medical	$850	1K	50	4.5	43 MB	Mar 2021
Narratologies by Narratologies P.C.	Travel	$850	1K	2	5.0	43 MB	Jul 2021
RecipeChef: Recipe Manager by Keo Magic Ltd	Food & Drink	$850	1K	17	4.9	61 MB	Dec 2021
ShweNote: 30 min book summary by GENZ POWER MYANMAR COMPANY LIMITED	Books	$850	1K	247	4.4	64 MB	Feb 2021
SSHaking by Yubo Qin	Developer Tools	$850	1K	6	3.8	8 MB	Oct 2021
Sanjeev Kapoor Recipes by TinyChef	Food & Drink	$850	1K	10	4.6	82 MB	Sep 2021
Babyface-makemebabies by Xiaoxing Software Technology (Hainan) Co., Ltd	Utilities	$850	1K	2,370	3.9	337 MB	Mar 2021
Store Switch by Pearce Media Limited	Developer Tools	$850	1K	26	4.3	9 MB	Jun 2021
Drinkify - Drink Recipes by Daniel Yaakob	Food & Drink	$850	1K	14	4.4	19 MB	Jun 2021
Drug Bible: Rx & OTC Guide by BuildLoop	Medical	$850	1K	4	4.0	39 MB	Jul 2021
FlyGo Air Navigation by Flygo-Aviation Ltd	Navigation	$850	1K	66	4.9	57 MB	Sep 2021
Hola Video Chat: Live Stream by BESHY CHAT LIMITED	Lifestyle	$850	1K	15	3.7	131 MB	Dec 2021
QuickScan Book Leveler by If Then Dev, LLC	Education	$850	1K	630	4.6	13 MB	Jun 2021
World Geography for kids by Kokotots	Education	$850	1K	13	3.6	353 MB	Dec 2021
G&S Dental by Grip & Shoot	Medical	$850	1K	21	4.4	6 MB	Mar 2021

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 2021 by category

Category	Apps	$100K+	Hit rate	Median/mo	Top earner
Books	43	3	7%	$850	JoyRead-Enjoy Novels & Shorts $340K
Business	43	4	9%	$850	Scanner App - Scan PDF & Docs $2.6M
Developer Tools	32	0	0%	$850	Proxyman - Capture HTTPS $26K
Education	112	15	13%	$850	Speak English with Loora AI $1.7M
Entertainment	56	6	11%	$850	Quinn - Audio Stories $850K
Finance	64	0	0%	$850	Aura: Security & Protection $85K
Food & Drink	54	1	2%	$850	ReciMe: Recipes & Meal Planner $1.7M
Games	229	14	6%	$850	Travel Town - Merge Adventure $8.5M
Graphics & Design	88	0	0%	$850	ThemeMe: Top Widgets & Themes $43K
Health & Fitness	57	8	14%	$850	Runna: Running Plans & Coach $3.4M
Lifestyle	44	4	9%	$850	CHAI: Social AI Platform- Chat $2.6M
Medical	45	1	2%	$850	Anatomy Learning - 3D Atlas $170K
Music	26	1	4%	$850	Clear Wave $425K
Navigation	24	0	0%	$850	Spartan Forge: Hunt $60K
News	8	1	13%	$850	Watch Duty: Wildfire & Floods $170K
Photo & Video	42	9	21%	$17K	Wink: Video Enhancer & Editor $1.7M
Productivity	38	5	13%	$850	WeTransfer: Transfer Files $4.3M
Reference	48	0	0%	$850	DeepL Translate $77K
Shopping	28	0	0%	$850	Package tracker: Parcels Hub $43K
Social Networking	21	3	14%	$5K	Poppo Live- Live Stream $850K
Sports	49	4	8%	$850	Card Ladder $850K
Travel	34	0	0%	$850	GuideAlong \| GPS Audio Tours $85K
Utilities	67	11	16%	$850	Universal Remote TV Control · $765K
Weather	17	0	0%	$850	(Not Boring) Weather $34K

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