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
NextGenPoker by Next Generation Poker Labs	Sports	$850	1K	13	4.5	30 MB	Jun 2021
Photo Translator : Voice, Text by TALENT ACQUISITIONS PTY LTD	Reference	$850	1K	12	4.6	170 MB	Sep 2021
Picture Mini Crossword by Hien Mai	Games	$850	1K	338	4.7	295 MB	Mar 2021
Realtime Stock Screener by Maxim Golokhov	Finance	$850	1K	276	4.9	59 MB	Apr 2021
Rebel Girls by Rebel Girls, Inc	Education	$850	1K	499	4.7	77 MB	May 2021
Reprice · Price Tracker by Alessandro Paolino	Utilities	$850	1K	1	5.0	65 MB	Dec 2021
SendHype - Group text by Novasoft Mobile	Productivity	$850	1K	1,025	4.6	8 MB	Jul 2021
Invoice Maker + Estimate App by Daniel Bitton	Business	$850	1K	124	5.0	11 MB	Nov 2021
Symba by eCommission Financial Services, Inc.	Finance	$850	1K	29	4.7	36 MB	Jul 2021
Triple Match by Bubble Pop	Games	$850	1K	924	4.5	5 MB	Jul 2021
Sensa Market: Stock Options by Sensa LLC	Finance	$850	1K	21	4.5	41 MB	Jul 2021
Photo Grid Maker for Good Feed by Appic Stars LLC	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	53	4.7	9 MB	Jul 2021
Jellycuts by Skyground Media, Inc.	Developer Tools	$850	1K	51	3.8	47 MB	May 2021
LIM Technologies by LIM Technology LLC	Finance	$850	1K	10	5.0	66 MB	Jan 2021
LingoAny - My First English by Lingoany Inc.	Education	$850	1K	2	4.5	213 MB	Nov 2021
Little Lunches - Meal Planning by Little Lunches Corp.	Food & Drink	$850	1K	285	4.7	70 MB	Oct 2021
LLC Songbook by Suomen Rauhanyhdistysten Keskusyhdistys ry	Books	$850	1K	11	4.6	37 MB	Mar 2021
Local Weather warning & Radar by Apexads Limited	Weather	$850	1K	210	4.2	58 MB	Oct 2021
Logo Maker King: Creator by Green Gables Studio, LLC	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	787	4.6	83 MB	Aug 2021
Low Carb Recipes & Keto Diet by Marcus Graf	Food & Drink	$850	1K	9	4.2	27 MB	Jul 2021
LuckyCoin - Coin Collecting by Stuck at Home, LLC	Reference	$850	1K	1,064	4.6	33 MB	Jan 2021
Moon Phase Calendar LunarSight by Applorium Ltd	Weather	$850	1K	508	4.7	26 MB	Jan 2021
M5 Entrepreneurs Community by Five Marys Farms, LLC	Business	$850	1K	13	5.0	187 MB	Sep 2021
Malaska Golf by Malaska Creative Partners, LLC	Sports	$850	1K	104	4.9	27 MB	Sep 2021
Manga Cans by DUNS Paper	Books	$850	1K	409	4.1	48 MB	Dec 2021
Manga Monkey by DUNS Paper	Books	$850	1K	370	4.4	56 MB	Mar 2021
Manga Reader - Daily Update by Hieu Dinh	Books	$850	1K	7,032	4.8	74 MB	Jun 2021
Manual for Courts-Martial by Tyler Nelson	Reference	$850	1K	4	5.0	35 MB	Jun 2021
RideSafe: #1 Dash Cam App by Radically Better	Travel	$850	1K	23	4.5	121 MB	Oct 2021
Thumbnail Maker For Yt Video by Hiteshkumar Hihoriya	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	127	4.6	67 MB	Feb 2021
Pacwyn 22 Draft & Pack Opener by Pacwyn LLC	Games	$850	1K	40	4.4	32 MB	Dec 2021
Learn Math 4th Grade by Class Ace LLC	Education	$850	1K	5	4.8	85 MB	Dec 2021
MBS Live by MBS Live, LLC	News	$850	1K	13	4.6	25 MB	Feb 2021
MCPE addons for Minecraft maps by Anton Gallyamov	Reference	$850	1K	104	4.0	59 MB	Aug 2021
MCPE ADDONS FOR MINECRAFT PE + by Quoc Tri Son	Reference	$850	1K	5,547	4.3	33 MB	Jun 2021
Media Empire: Interactive Game by William Becker	Games	$850	1K	769	4.1	159 MB	May 2021
Medical Surgical Nurse Cert Ex by Skyscape Medpresso Inc	Medical	$850	1K	319	4.8	47 MB	Apr 2021
Mediterranean Diet + Meal Plan by Anna Moretti	Food & Drink	$850	1K	73	3.9	17 MB	May 2021
Mediterranean Diet Tracker by Riafy Technologies Pvt. Ltd.	Food & Drink	$850	1K	22	3.7	86 MB	Dec 2021
Mega Ramp Car Driving Game 3D by Thai Hoa Technology and Media Solution Joint Stock Company	Games	$850	1K	1,957	4.7	251 MB	Jul 2021
Melody Run - Cute Piano Game by Sensor Tower, Inc.	Games	$850	1K	1,130	4.6	217 MB	Dec 2021
Mel's Kitchen by Trey Foster	Food & Drink	$850	1K	12	5.0	52 MB	Oct 2021
Meteo Radar Pro by Beta Service Agency Limited	Weather	$850	1K	6	1.7	41 MB	Nov 2021
Mileage Tracker by Saldo Apps by Saldo Apps Inc.	Finance	$850	1K	106	4.5	88 MB	Mar 2021
Military GPS Survival Kit by Tigran Mkhitaryan	Navigation	$850	1K	34	4.6	257 MB	Apr 2021
MintAI - Photo Enhancer by 福建明坤丰茂科技有限公司	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	1,529	4.8	52 MB	Jul 2021
Photo Translator - Translation by 培李	Reference	$850	1K	53	4.6	15 MB	Jun 2021
MoneyPrep: Kids Learning Games by MoneyPrep	Education	$850	1K	27	4.1	184 MB	Sep 2021
Paleo Diet Meal Plan + Recipes by Nikita Gnedin	Food & Drink	$850	1K	-	-	18 MB	May 2021
Pave Finance by Pave, LLC	Finance	$850	1K	26	4.6	46 MB	Oct 2021
Pediatric Nutrition Guide by Skyscape Medpresso Inc	Medical	$850	1K	1	5.0	34 MB	Feb 2021
Quizoon - Trivia & Learn by 国钧张	Entertainment	$850	1K	131	4.6	21 MB	Jan 2021
Racing in Car 2022 Multiplayer by Makhsudjon Imomaliev	Games	$850	1K	510	4.5	854 MB	Oct 2021
Story Maker - Story Art Design by Hiteshkumar Hihoriya	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	126	4.8	94 MB	Feb 2021
ThemesPro: App Icons & Widgets by Meta Message Communication Technology Co., Ltd.	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	180	4.4	84 MB	Jan 2021
Travel Map:Journeys Route Plan by Foshan Fullstack Technology	Travel	$850	1K	356	4.7	63 MB	Nov 2021
Mixit Cocktails: drink recipes by MixIT	Food & Drink	$850	1K	487	4.8	58 MB	May 2021
Mobile Text Alerts \| SMS & MMS by Vimbly MTA LLC	Business	$850	1K	28	3.6	37 MB	Aug 2021
MODS & ADD-ONS FOR MINECRAFT by ngoc phuong nguyen thi	Reference	$850	1K	3,541	4.6	12 MB	Jul 2021
MODS FOR MINECRAFT MCPE ADDONS by Loc Bui	Reference	$850	1K	3,457	4.5	14 MB	Jun 2021
Monkey Preschool Learning by THUP Games	Education	$850	1K	6	3.5	159 MB	Aug 2021
Monster Truck Xtreme Stunt MTD by GameEnix	Games	$850	1K	1	4.0	393 MB	Jul 2021
Moshquito 3D: Zodiac Runner by Nguyet Tran	Games	$850	1K	8	4.0	187 MB	Nov 2021
Who is? Dirty Truth Charades by Dzmitry Maiseyenka	Games	$850	1K	1	5.0	16 MB	Sep 2021
MPX EQ Equalizer Bass Booster by Layo Lake LLC	Music	$850	1K	198	3.5	13 MB	Sep 2021
MQTT Home Automation by Gopi Gadhiya	Developer Tools	$850	1K	-	-	26 MB	May 2021
Music Dash - Full Mod Fight by Jingmao Tec	Games	$850	1K	27,177	4.7	315 MB	Aug 2021
Piano Game 7: Tiles Music Song by Thai Mai	Games	$850	1K	24,860	4.7	226 MB	Aug 2021
My First Museum by WMS, Inc	Education	$850	1K	16	4.8	828 MB	Jan 2021
My Home Design Luxury Makeover by Romit Dodhia	Games	$850	1K	843	4.6	392 MB	Sep 2021
My Keto Meal Plan & Diet by Nikita Gnedin	Food & Drink	$850	1K	8	4.1	18 MB	Jun 2021
Novelbee-Best Romance Novel by 志豪王	Reference	$850	1K	225	4.8	40 MB	Aug 2021
Mystery Box: Hidden Secrets by XSGames	Games	$850	1K	168	4.2	92 MB	Aug 2021
MyStud by Oryx Holding Co.	Shopping	$850	1K	1	5.0	64 MB	Oct 2021
My Tides by Agustin Prats	Weather	$850	1K	1	1.0	42 MB	Jan 2021
My U.S. Trucking Skills by My Trucking Skills LLC	Games	$850	9K	490	4.6	90 MB	Feb 2021
NCLEX-PN Exam Prep 2024 by Get Exam	Medical	$850	1K	41	4.7	33 MB	Feb 2021
NCLEX RN Exam Prep 2024 by Get Exam	Medical	$850	1K	13	4.9	32 MB	Feb 2021
NDInsider by Gannett	Sports	$850	1K	418	4.7	205 MB	May 2021
NFT Art Creator · by 360 Company LLC	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	3,414	4.7	117 MB	Nov 2021
NFT Art Maker, Creator by Apperto Bilgi Teknolojileri Ticaret Limited Sirketi	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	903	4.9	106 MB	Dec 2021
NFT Creator & Editor by Arts Helps	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	104	4.7	31 MB	Dec 2021
NFT Pixel Creator by Arts Helps	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	210	4.7	100 MB	Dec 2021
Node.js Lab by Firas Moussa	Developer Tools	$850	1K	24	4.0	154 MB	Feb 2021
(Not Boring) Habits by Not Boring Software LLC	Health & Fitness	$850	1K	2,874	4.8	195 MB	Dec 2021
Novel All by 龙梅孙	Reference	$850	1K	3	3.0	73 MB	Nov 2021
Novel Hub by 创标邱	Reference	$850	1K	20	4.5	41 MB	Aug 2021
MeloShort-Stream Movies&Dramas by 婷婷乔	Books	$850	10K	4,973	4.8	126 MB	Feb 2021
Odio – Immersive Ambient by Odio Media	Music	$850	1K	163	4.5	253 MB	Jun 2021
PuppyMate by Carl Henson	Shopping	$850	1K	41	3.9	74 MB	Aug 2021
Wound Care MI Visual by Skyscape Medpresso Inc	Medical	$850	1K	12	4.9	50 MB	Jul 2021
Boxing Superstar by Lazy Boy Developments	Games	$850	1K	7,166	4.6	66 MB	Apr 2021
OneEleven Financial Wellness by OneEleven, Inc.	Finance	$850	1K	199	4.8	44 MB	Oct 2021
PrintMaker by American Crafts	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	3,314	4.7	50 MB	Jul 2021
The Quant Guy by The Quant Guy, LLC	Finance	$850	1K	45	4.9	69 MB	Aug 2021
Under My Roof Home Inventory + by Binary Formations, LLC	Productivity	$850	1K	191	4.7	23 MB	Apr 2021
PackRat Card Collecting by HOOKBANG LLC	Games	$850	1K	29	4.1	240 MB	Feb 2021
Pet Dog: Virtual Family by ZAFAR IQBAL	Games	$850	1K	4	3.3	162 MB	Feb 2021
Slideshow maker & Video Intro by Andor Communications Private Limited	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	158	4.8	156 MB	Mar 2021
Racing Online:Car Driving Game by ByteTyper	Games	$850	1K	13,038	4.7	641 MB	May 2021
Real Moto Traffic by Dreamplay Games Inc.	Games	$850	1K	63	3.9	321 MB	May 2021
Surplus: Expense Tracker by Dev Harvest LLC	Finance	$850	1K	24	4.9	64 MB	Oct 2021
Tracing projector & Lightbox by Alexey Goryachev	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	11	2.0	19 MB	Oct 2021
TrulySmall Business Invoices by Kashoo Cloud Accounting USA Inc.	Finance	$850	1K	185	4.8	33 MB	Jan 2021
X Factor Barrel Racing by X Factor Roping, LLC	Sports	$850	1K	18	3.9	68 MB	May 2021
Spy Detector - Hidden Camera by 馨月常	Utilities	$850	1K	2,495	4.6	41 MB	Dec 2021
Solitaire Tripeaks Makeover by BESTPLAY GAMES PTE. LTD.	Games	$850	1K	10,604	4.6	289 MB	Oct 2021
Tank Warfare: PvP Battle Game by 雅芳朱	Games	$850	1K	740	4.6	465 MB	Mar 2021
Pincs: IG Story, Tattoo Design by 深圳名智文化网络有限公司	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	23	4.7	139 MB	Jul 2021
PixelMe: AI Pixel Art Camera by Kazuya Saito	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	663	4.7	71 MB	Feb 2021
PlayGila Casino & Slots by Gila River Gaming Enterprises	Games	$850	1K	2,707	4.6	54 MB	May 2021
PlayYourCourt - Play Tennis by Play Your Court LLC	Sports	$850	1K	1,202	4.4	102 MB	Jun 2021
Police Simulator Cop Car Games by Lapusanu Patriciu	Games	$850	20K	38,678	4.4	169 MB	Oct 2021
ProBox TV by ProBoxTV, LLC	Sports	$850	1K	33	4.5	121 MB	Jul 2021
Training for AWS by MastrAPI	Education	$850	1K	839	4.7	40 MB	Aug 2021
Translator - Voice & Text by Pham Ngoc Hanh	Reference	$850	1K	2,309	4.7	136 MB	Sep 2021
Power JSON Editor Mobile by 基伟徐	Developer Tools	$850	1K	10	3.2	6 MB	Mar 2021
Pregnancy Diet & Food Guide by Nikita Gnedin	Food & Drink	$850	1K	7	2.0	19 MB	May 2021
Price Guide - U.S. Coin Values by Stuck at Home, LLC	Reference	$850	1K	156	4.3	17 MB	Oct 2021
Price List & Menu Maker by Desygner Pty Ltd	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	44	4.0	92 MB	Feb 2021
Princess Makeover: Hair Salon by MagisterApp	Entertainment	$850	1K	553	4.5	206 MB	Dec 2021
ProEditor: Create Studio Photo by 飞翔杨	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	6	2.2	95 MB	Sep 2021
ProfitLocker Pro: Trading Stop by VectorVest, Inc.	Finance	$850	1K	8	4.4	48 MB	Jun 2021
Proxycat by Byte Crossing	Developer Tools	$850	1K	3	5.0	8 MB	Apr 2021
Psychiatry Prescribing Guide by Skyscape Medpresso Inc	Medical	$850	1K	69	4.6	37 MB	Jan 2021
PTCB by MastrAPI	Medical	$850	1K	515	4.7	41 MB	Mar 2021
PTCB Practice Test Prep 2024 by Get Exam	Medical	$850	1K	186	4.6	34 MB	Apr 2021
Python3 Charm - AI Leaning by Phoenix Lab Technology Co., Ltd.	Developer Tools	$850	1K	288	4.4	49 MB	Mar 2021
Quad Bike Atv Seaside 2023 by Dan Lapusanu	Games	$850	1K	12,025	4.1	134 MB	Mar 2021
Ramp Car Jumping 2 by PixelMob Sp. z o.o.	Games	$850	1K	25	4.2	353 MB	Dec 2021
Range Analytics by Range Digital Marketing	Business	$850	1K	8	4.1	36 MB	Dec 2021
ReadHub -novels & ebooks by Atm international limited	Books	$850	1K	4	4.0	81 MB	Dec 2021
Airplane Crash Madness Game by Fun to Mass Games FZE	Games	$850	1K	2,889	3.8	307 MB	Nov 2021
Red Book® by Unbound Medicine, Inc.	Medical	$850	1K	37	4.8	10 MB	Nov 2021
Reporting - Ad Network Reports by Furkan Simsir	Developer Tools	$850	1K	10	4.1	10 MB	Mar 2021
Remove Bg - Background Remover by Ilya Razuvaev	Graphics & Design	$850	1K	1,121	4.7	45 MB	Apr 2021
Restockify by Restockify LLC	Shopping	$850	1K	87	3.9	61 MB	Nov 2021
Rhythmetallic: Hero of Guitar by Hang Yu LIN	Games	$850	1K	234	4.8	739 MB	Mar 2021
RideMax for Disneyland by RideMax LLC	Travel	$850	1K	6	5.0	63 MB	Aug 2021
Rolling Beat by TINYMAX HONGKONG LIMITED	Games	$850	1K	454	3.9	286 MB	Nov 2021
Route Planner & Map Warrior by Business Suite Apps Maker for Free	Navigation	$850	1K	85	3.1	32 MB	Nov 2021
Ski Race - Skating Games by 冰冯	Games	$850	1K	-	-	100 MB	Oct 2021
VerifyCare \| Caregiving App by 2018 Systems Inc.	Medical	$850	1K	56	4.7	88 MB	Jan 2021
Sugarfree Quit Sugar Addiction by JoyInApps pty ltd	Health & Fitness	$850	1K	627	4.6	93 MB	Apr 2021
Uwayy by Antgineer	Shopping	$850	1K	2	5.0	50 MB	May 2021
Dinosaur Chinese: Learn & Play by Yateland Learning Games for Kids Limited	Education	$850	1K	877	4.4	326 MB	May 2021
Home Widget - for HomeKit by Clement Marty	Utilities	$850	1K	146	4.2	99 MB	Dec 2021
QuadON by MapGears inc.	Navigation	$850	1K	-	-	346 MB	Feb 2021
QR & Barcode Scanner· by BACKLIGHT DIGITAL SOLUTIONS SLU	Utilities	$850	1K	114	3.5	17 MB	Feb 2021
Salem Witch Trials Audio Guide by Historic Day Trips, LLC	Travel	$850	1K	78	4.9	126 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