App revenue: 2026 launches
Revenue and download estimates for the 92 App Store apps in the database that launched in 2026, with revenue shown after Apple takes its cut. 25 of them (27%) keep $100K or more a month; the median app keeps $77K. Top earners: StoryReel: Exclusive Drama ($6.0M/mo), VibeShort: AI Comic Dramas ($5.1M/mo) and DramaBox Lite - Mini Drama TV ($765K/mo).
Net of Apple's 15% commission
Gross estimates: paywallscreens.com (Superwall)
10,798 apps · 25 categories · Pulled 19 Oct 2026
Apps launched in 2026
| App | Category | Net revenue/mo | Downloads/mo | Ratings | Rating | Size | Launched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Entertainment | $6.0M | 4M | 11,547 | 4.7 | 138 MB | Apr 2026 |
 | Entertainment | $5.1M | 3M | 16,092 | 4.5 | 147 MB | Feb 2026 |
 | Entertainment | $765K | 300K | 1,068 | 4.8 | 125 MB | Jan 2026 |
 | Productivity | $510K | 800K | 21 | 4.1 | 53 MB | Aug 2026 |
 | Photo & Video | $425K | 800K | 2,059 | 4.1 | 114 MB | Jan 2026 |
 | Magazines & Newspapers | $425K | 6K | 258 | 4.6 | 58 MB | Apr 2026 |
 | Photo & Video | $425K | 300K | 14,095 | 4.6 | 97 MB | Feb 2026 |
 | Utilities | $340K | 2M | 3,015 | 4.5 | 58 MB | Aug 2026 |
 | Utilities | $340K | 200K | 734 | 4.6 | 106 MB | Apr 2026 |
 | Productivity | $340K | 200K | 907 | 4.7 | 122 MB | Apr 2026 |
 | Food & Drink | $340K | 400K | 2,953 | 4.7 | 180 MB | Jun 2026 |
 | Utilities | $255K | 200K | 2,656 | 4.5 | 154 MB | Mar 2026 |
 | Health & Fitness | $255K | 50K | 5,218 | 4.7 | 158 MB | Jan 2026 |
 | Photo & Video | $170K | 400K | 220 | 4.5 | 115 MB | May 2026 |
 | Productivity | $170K | 100K | 693 | 4.2 | 104 MB | Jan 2026 |
 | Education | $170K | 200K | 2,913 | 4.8 | 440 MB | Jul 2026 |
 | Photo & Video | $170K | 100K | 1,602 | 4.5 | 137 MB | Aug 2026 |
 | Utilities | $170K | 100K | 468 | 4.1 | 121 MB | Mar 2026 |
 | Productivity | $170K | 300K | 5,396 | 4.7 | 141 MB | Jan 2026 |
 | Developer Tools | $170K | 80K | 222 | 4.6 | 86 MB | Jun 2026 |
 | Music | $170K | 200K | 586 | 4.4 | 88 MB | Apr 2026 |
 | Lifestyle | $170K | 100K | 1,615 | 4.5 | 219 MB | Mar 2026 |
 | Travel | $170K | 70K | 3,823 | 4.7 | 195 MB | Jan 2026 |
 | Health & Fitness | $170K | 1K | 208 | 4.6 | 253 MB | Jan 2026 |
 | Entertainment | $170K | 400K | 958 | 4.7 | 260 MB | May 2026 |
 | Reference | $85K | 90K | 1,631 | 4.8 | 76 MB | Feb 2026 |
 | Health & Fitness | $85K | 50K | 2,023 | 4.2 | 66 MB | Mar 2026 |
 | Sports | $85K | 30K | 685 | 4.5 | 98 MB | May 2026 |
 | Education | $85K | 60K | 2,862 | 4.6 | 94 MB | Apr 2026 |
 | Lifestyle | $85K | 40K | 888 | 4.7 | 28 MB | May 2026 |
 | Developer Tools | $85K | 10K | 419 | 4.7 | 78 MB | Jan 2026 |
 | Productivity | $85K | 90K | 116 | 4.6 | 34 MB | May 2026 |
 | Social Networking | $85K | 300K | 1,566 | 4.8 | 35 MB | Jan 2026 |
 | Health & Fitness | $85K | 200K | 19,699 | 4.7 | 324 MB | Feb 2026 |
 | Reference | $85K | 50K | 3,014 | 4.6 | 155 MB | Feb 2026 |
 | Utilities | $85K | 30K | 797 | 2.5 | 19 MB | Apr 2026 |
 | Photo & Video | $85K | 80K | 4,115 | 4.6 | 93 MB | Mar 2026 |
 | Utilities | $85K | 80K | 1,124 | 4.3 | 24 MB | Jan 2026 |
 | Lifestyle | $85K | 40K | 2,016 | 4.6 | 73 MB | Mar 2026 |
 | Lifestyle | $85K | 30K | 873 | 4.6 | 174 MB | Feb 2026 |
 | Lifestyle | $85K | 10K | 4,537 | 5.0 | 92 MB | Mar 2026 |
 | Lifestyle | $85K | 1K | 21 | 1.7 | 43 MB | Apr 2026 |
 | Health & Fitness | $85K | 20K | 3,752 | 4.7 | 86 MB | Apr 2026 |
 | Navigation | $85K | 60K | 116 | 3.7 | 125 MB | May 2026 |
 | Graphics & Design | $77K | 20K | 105 | 4.1 | 204 MB | Apr 2026 |
 | Food & Drink | $77K | 200K | 2,428 | 4.7 | 122 MB | Jul 2026 |
 | Health & Fitness | $77K | 10K | 411 | 4.6 | 136 MB | May 2026 |
 | Education | $68K | 50K | 160 | 4.5 | 80 MB | Apr 2026 |
 | Health & Fitness | $68K | 200K | 245 | 3.9 | 68 MB | Jul 2026 |
 | Social Networking | $68K | 100K | 628 | 4.0 | 143 MB | Feb 2026 |
 | Books | $68K | 20K | 1,662 | 4.3 | 90 MB | May 2026 |
 | Sports | $68K | 20K | 677 | 4.8 | 43 MB | Feb 2026 |
 | Education | $60K | 20K | 37 | 3.3 | 57 MB | Jan 2026 |
 | Entertainment | $60K | 1K | 14 | 5.0 | 66 MB | Mar 2026 |
 | Utilities | $60K | 30K | 5 | 4.6 | 66 MB | Apr 2026 |
 | Health & Fitness | $60K | 30K | 785 | 4.7 | 129 MB | Jun 2026 |
 | Productivity | $60K | 100K | 2,703 | 4.7 | 133 MB | Mar 2026 |
 | Photo & Video | $60K | 90K | 847 | 4.3 | 333 MB | Jan 2026 |
 | Productivity | $60K | 1K | 466 | 4.5 | 51 MB | Apr 2026 |
 | Reference | $60K | 200K | 1,412 | 4.8 | 189 MB | Feb 2026 |
 | Utilities | $51K | 20K | 188 | 4.5 | 161 MB | Jan 2026 |
 | Lifestyle | $51K | 100K | - | - | 62 MB | May 2026 |
 | Graphics & Design | $51K | 40K | 156 | 4.0 | 48 MB | Mar 2026 |
 | Reference | $51K | 100K | 1,002 | 4.7 | 181 MB | Mar 2026 |
 | Health & Fitness | $51K | 1K | - | - | 118 MB | Apr 2026 |
 | Utilities | $43K | 200K | 411 | 4.6 | 24 MB | Mar 2026 |
 | Lifestyle | $43K | 300K | 104 | 4.1 | 42 MB | May 2026 |
 | Productivity | $43K | 100K | 339 | 4.7 | 512 MB | Feb 2026 |
 | Utilities | $43K | 50K | 155 | 4.2 | 52 MB | Aug 2026 |
 | Education | $43K | 60K | 2,828 | 4.7 | 277 MB | May 2026 |
 | Graphics & Design | $43K | 50K | 926 | 4.4 | 87 MB | May 2026 |
 | Photo & Video | $43K | 10K | 244 | 4.0 | 82 MB | Jan 2026 |
 | Navigation | $43K | 20K | 4,500 | 4.8 | 200 MB | Jan 2026 |
 | Entertainment | $43K | 30K | 1,714 | 4.6 | 80 MB | Jan 2026 |
 | Navigation | $34K | 40K | 28 | 4.5 | 30 MB | Apr 2026 |
 | Reference | $34K | 30K | 207 | 4.7 | 203 MB | Feb 2026 |
 | Music | $34K | 1K | 30 | 4.2 | 84 MB | Apr 2026 |
 | Food & Drink | $34K | 100K | 148 | 4.1 | 80 MB | Aug 2026 |
 | Sports | $34K | 30K | 1,264 | 4.8 | 245 MB | May 2026 |
 | News | $34K | 30K | 21 | 4.9 | 80 MB | Aug 2026 |
 | Graphics & Design | $34K | 30K | 143 | 4.6 | 130 MB | Jan 2026 |
 | Photo & Video | $34K | 1K | 520 | 4.6 | 71 MB | Apr 2026 |
 | Utilities | $26K | 1K | 27 | 3.1 | 108 MB | Mar 2026 |
 | Utilities | $26K | 1K | 691 | 4.3 | 80 MB | Feb 2026 |
 | Books | $26K | 1K | 3,607 | 4.2 | 89 MB | Mar 2026 |
 | Lifestyle | $17K | 1K | 24 | 1.8 | 41 MB | Mar 2026 |
 | Education | $17K | 8K | 2,066 | 4.8 | 129 MB | Mar 2026 |
 | Reference | $17K | 20K | 4,166 | 4.8 | 54 MB | May 2026 |
 | Sports | $17K | 20K | 5 | 4.6 | 314 MB | Mar 2026 |
 | Utilities | $17K | 1K | 74 | 1.4 | 63 MB | Jan 2026 |
 | Entertainment | $9K | 20K | 368 | 4.9 | 16 MB | Jan 2026 |
 | Utilities | $850 | 1K | 58 | 3.4 | 22 MB | Mar 2026 |
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 2026 by category
| Category | Apps | $100K+ | Hit rate | Median/mo | Top earner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Books | 2 | 0 | 0% | $68K | NovelMist - Novels & Stories $68K |
| Developer Tools | 2 | 1 | 50% | $170K | Cursor $170K |
| Education | 6 | 1 | 17% | $68K | Ziggy: Learn ASL Sign Language $170K |
| Entertainment | 7 | 4 | 57% | $170K | StoryReel: Exclusive Drama $6.0M |
| Food & Drink | 3 | 1 | 33% | $77K | mise - meal planner $340K |
| Graphics & Design | 4 | 0 | 0% | $51K | AI Vlog - ProVideo $77K |
| Health & Fitness | 9 | 2 | 22% | $85K | Stella - Manifest Anything $255K |
| Lifestyle | 9 | 1 | 11% | $85K | Wello - Heart Health Monitor $170K |
| Magazines & Newspapers | 1 | 1 | 100% | $425K | Readly: Newspapers & Magazines $425K |
| Music | 2 | 1 | 50% | $170K | Speaker Cleaner: Eject Water $170K |
| Navigation | 3 | 0 | 0% | $43K | Car Dashboard Widgets - HiCar $85K |
| News | 1 | 0 | 0% | $34K | WatchOut: Police Scanner・Radio $34K |
| Photo & Video | 8 | 4 | 50% | $170K | Vixel - AI Video Generator $425K |
| Productivity | 8 | 4 | 50% | $170K | Grok Bot $510K |
| Reference | 6 | 0 | 0% | $60K | BibleScroll: Christian Focus $85K |
| Social Networking | 2 | 0 | 0% | $85K | ClearTok: Repost Remover $85K |
| Sports | 4 | 0 | 0% | $68K | Sports Card Scanner - Cardora $85K |
| Travel | 1 | 1 | 100% | $170K | ATC - Live Air Traffic Radio $170K |
| Utilities | 14 | 4 | 29% | $60K | CarTV - M3U IPTV Player & Cast $340K |
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