Developer Tools app revenue: 2020 launches

Revenue and download estimates for the 29 Developer Tools apps in the database that launched in 2020, with revenue shown after Apple takes its cut. None of them keeps $100K a month; the median app keeps $850. Top earners: Sticky - AI Game Maker ($9K/mo), ServerCat - SSH Terminal ($6K/mo) and Bluetooth Inspector ($5K/mo).

Net of Apple's 15% commission
Gross estimates: paywallscreens.com (Superwall)
10,798 apps · 25 categories · Pulled 19 Oct 2026

Developer Tools apps launched in 2020

29 apps, total $50K/mo, median $850/mo, 0 over $100K, cohort hit rate 0%

App	Category	Net revenue/mo	Downloads/mo	Ratings	Rating	Size	Launched
Sticky - AI Game Maker by Sticky NFT Marketplace Ltd.	Developer Tools	$9K	1K	8,791	4.5	169 MB	Mar 2020
ServerCat - SSH Terminal by Early Moon, LLC	Developer Tools	$6K	1K	971	4.6	34 MB	Apr 2020
Bluetooth Inspector by George Garside	Developer Tools	$5K	1K	1,529	4.6	17 MB	May 2020
Swifty Compiler: Swift IDE by Hassan Taleb	Developer Tools	$5K	9K	192	4.5	70 MB	Dec 2020
xTerminal - SSH Terminal Shell by 婉媚邵	Developer Tools	$5K	20K	1,919	4.7	26 MB	Dec 2020
PyPie for Python by 雷戴	Developer Tools	$850	1K	16	4.7	122 MB	Oct 2020
Spck Editor by Zeb Zhao	Developer Tools	$850	10K	52	4.1	37 MB	Apr 2020
BluetoothAssistant by Hangzhou OrangeJuice Technology Co., Ltd.	Developer Tools	$850	50K	1,013	4.2	83 MB	Oct 2020
Push Notification - Client by Alok Singh	Developer Tools	$850	1K	49	4.3	17 MB	Jun 2020
CHAKRO ANALIZ by Dmytro Kukharenko	Developer Tools	$850	1K	1	5.0	22 MB	Nov 2020
Code Editor for HTML CSS JS by Sajed Nahian	Developer Tools	$850	1K	5	1.8	3 MB	Jul 2020
Interactful by Harley Thomas	Developer Tools	$850	1K	371	4.9	349 MB	Oct 2020
Ads Earnings for Admob by Giang Dinh Van	Developer Tools	$850	1K	15	4.3	42 MB	Nov 2020
Device Info Toolkit by Jonata Oliveira	Developer Tools	$850	1K	7	3.9	33 MB	Aug 2020
ConnectKit by Josh Holtz	Developer Tools	$850	1K	7	5.0	6 MB	Oct 2020
Codye by Dario Roa	Developer Tools	$850	1K	23	4.0	42 MB	Jun 2020
DetailsPro by Fun Focus Software LLC	Developer Tools	$850	1K	384	4.8	36 MB	Sep 2020
Mildred - Docker, SSH Client by 丽娟刘	Developer Tools	$850	1K	2	2.5	22 MB	Jul 2020
Mockup - App Screenshot Design by 凯王	Developer Tools	$850	1K	44	4.2	96 MB	Dec 2020
Pastel by Steven Troughton-Smith	Developer Tools	$850	1K	1,337	4.7	7 MB	Jun 2020
xTerm256 Terminal & SSH Client by 李宏朱	Developer Tools	$850	1K	58	4.6	26 MB	Dec 2020
Photos Rotator by Ryusuke Uchida	Developer Tools	$850	1K	12	4.3	33 MB	Dec 2020
PHP Recipes by Fedor Obraztsov	Developer Tools	$850	1K	2	5.0	2 MB	Nov 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
PolyGit Git Client by Matcha Software LLC	Developer Tools	$850	1K	84	4.6	23 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
ZappyCode - Coding at Any Age by Nick Walter	Developer Tools	$850	1K	39	3.3	32 MB	Nov 2020

Developer Tools apps by launch year

Launched	Apps	$100K+	Hit rate	Median/mo	Top earner
2026	2	1	50%	$170K	Cursor $170K
2025	1	0	0%	$17K	Vibecode - AI App Builder $17K
2024	10	0	0%	$850	SMS Forwarder - Forward SMS $9K
2023	10	0	0%	$850	Python Editor App $43K
2022	25	1	4%	$850	Replit: Vibe Code with AI Fast $340K
2021	32	0	0%	$850	Proxyman - Capture HTTPS $26K
2020	29	0	0%	$850	Sticky - AI Game Maker $9K
2019	12	0	0%	$850	Text Editor. $17K
2018	23	0	0%	$850	Surge 5 $26K
2017	9	0	0%	$850	HTTPBot: API & HTTP Client $7K
2016	1	0	0%	$850	Clone - Git client advanced $850
2015	2	0	0%	$850	Bluetooth Terminal $850
2014	2	0	0%	$850	html+css+js-web designer,html5 $850
2013	1	0	0%	$850	Processing & p5.js iCompiler $850
2012	3	1	33%	$9K	Termius - Modern SSH Client $170K

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