Food & Drink app revenue: 2021 launches

Revenue and download estimates for the 54 Food & Drink apps in the database that launched in 2021, with revenue shown after Apple takes its cut. 1 of them (2%) keeps $100K or more a month; the median app keeps $850. Top earners: ReciMe: Recipes & Meal Planner ($1.7M/mo), Starbucks Secret Menu Recipes ($17K/mo) and Pam Fitness & Food ($17K/mo).

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

Food & Drink apps launched in 2021

54 apps, total $1.8M/mo, median $850/mo, 1 over $100K, cohort hit rate 2%

App	Category	Net revenue/mo	Downloads/mo	Ratings	Rating	Size	Launched
ReciMe: Recipes & Meal Planner by ReciMe Pty Ltd	Food & Drink	$1.7M	600K	304,631	4.8	234 MB	Nov 2021
Starbucks Secret Menu Recipes by Anthem Ventures LLC	Food & Drink	$17K	10K	14,517	4.8	33 MB	Feb 2021
Pam Fitness & Food by PLR UG	Food & Drink	$17K	1K	1,085	4.8	39 MB	Jan 2021
Zest: Meal Planner & Helper by Culi, Inc.	Food & Drink	$8K	1K	3,230	4.7	154 MB	Dec 2021
Mela - Recipe Manager by Silvio Rizzi	Food & Drink	$5K	1K	505	4.7	19 MB	Aug 2021
SO VEGAN by Plant Future 22 LTD	Food & Drink	$5K	1K	77	4.4	48 MB	Nov 2021
My Little Food Critic by my little food critic	Food & Drink	$5K	1K	163	4.4	43 MB	May 2021
Imbiblia by Jean-Marc Dykes	Food & Drink	$850	1K	42	4.9	1 MB	Aug 2021
KFC US: Ordering & Delivery by Kentucky Fried Chicken	Food & Drink	$850	200K	11,707	4.1	73 MB	Feb 2021
Red Robin Ordering by Red Robin International Inc.	Food & Drink	$850	30K	61,693	4.9	103 MB	Nov 2021
Baking Recipes: Cookie & Cake by Nikita Gnedin	Food & Drink	$850	1K	7	2.4	18 MB	Jul 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
BLW Meals - Start Solid Foods by Nikita Gnedin	Food & Drink	$850	1K	25	4.2	15 MB	Aug 2021
WhattaEat: Find a Place to Eat by Jose Acevedo	Food & Drink	$850	1K	31	5.0	7 MB	Jun 2021
Champagne Club! by Richard Juhlin Grand Cru AB	Food & Drink	$850	1K	-	-	47 MB	Jul 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
Food ID by FoodID LLC	Food & Drink	$850	1K	-	-	25 MB	Aug 2021
Coffee Cups: Barista Recipes by Nicholas Nikeforou	Food & Drink	$850	1K	4	5.0	54 MB	Apr 2021
European Coffee Trip by EuropeanCoffeeTrip	Food & Drink	$850	10K	12	4.6	30 MB	Sep 2021
DraughtPick by M&M BrewHub, LLC	Food & Drink	$850	1K	9	4.3	40 MB	Apr 2021
Easy Wine Tracker by Callum Richards	Food & Drink	$850	1K	1	4.0	47 MB	Jul 2021
RecipeChef: Recipe Manager by Keo Magic Ltd	Food & Drink	$850	1K	17	4.9	61 MB	Dec 2021
Sanjeev Kapoor Recipes by TinyChef	Food & Drink	$850	1K	10	4.6	82 MB	Sep 2021
Drinkify - Drink Recipes by Daniel Yaakob	Food & Drink	$850	1K	14	4.4	19 MB	Jun 2021
Heart Rate - BPM by Pine Tree Tech, LLC	Food & Drink	$850	1K	8	4.8	35 MB	Aug 2021
Cookbook Junior - Healthy Food by Riafy Technologies Pvt. Ltd.	Food & Drink	$850	1K	46	4.4	90 MB	Dec 2021
Healthy Recipes & Weight Loss by Marcus Graf	Food & Drink	$850	1K	1	5.0	31 MB	Dec 2021
Fit To Serve Group by Fit To Serve, LLC	Food & Drink	$850	1K	109	4.6	57 MB	Oct 2021
Recipe Reader for Safari by Glitchbuster Labs, LLC	Food & Drink	$850	1K	7	5.0	42 MB	Nov 2021
Recipes Insta Pot by AccuSoft OU	Food & Drink	$850	1K	15	3.4	19 MB	May 2021
Global Coffee Tours by Scott Ceccorulli	Food & Drink	$850	1K	10	4.2	55 MB	Jun 2021
Hey Grill Hey Best BBQ Recipes by Hello Table Pty Ltd	Food & Drink	$850	1K	2,172	4.9	72 MB	May 2021
Pot App - Air Fryer Recipes by Nikita Gnedin	Food & Drink	$850	1K	66	4.3	21 MB	Jun 2021
QuickRecipe Companion by QuickRecipe Companion, LLC	Food & Drink	$850	1K	16	4.8	25 MB	Aug 2021
Little Lunches - Meal Planning by Little Lunches Corp.	Food & Drink	$850	1K	285	4.7	70 MB	Oct 2021
Low Carb Recipes & Keto Diet by Marcus Graf	Food & Drink	$850	1K	9	4.2	27 MB	Jul 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
Mel's Kitchen by Trey Foster	Food & Drink	$850	1K	12	5.0	52 MB	Oct 2021
Paleo Diet Meal Plan + Recipes by Nikita Gnedin	Food & Drink	$850	1K	-	-	18 MB	May 2021
Mixit Cocktails: drink recipes by MixIT	Food & Drink	$850	1K	487	4.8	58 MB	May 2021
My Keto Meal Plan & Diet by Nikita Gnedin	Food & Drink	$850	1K	8	4.1	18 MB	Jun 2021
Pregnancy Diet & Food Guide by Nikita Gnedin	Food & Drink	$850	1K	7	2.0	19 MB	May 2021
Smoothie Recipes & Diet by Nikita Gnedin	Food & Drink	$850	1K	2	2.0	19 MB	Jul 2021
Starbucks App Cafe Secret Menu by STRIKER APPS	Food & Drink	$850	1K	2	2.5	31 MB	Oct 2021
Starbucks Secret Menu Drinks + by Lunaria Labs LTD	Food & Drink	$850	1K	3,009	4.6	43 MB	Feb 2021
Tippl by Tippl	Food & Drink	$850	1K	12	4.8	39 MB	Jun 2021
Vegan Recipes & Meal Plan by Nikita Gnedin	Food & Drink	$850	1K	2	2.0	18 MB	Jun 2021
Wholesome Yum by Wholesome Yum	Food & Drink	$850	1K	613	4.5	43 MB	Jan 2021
Fighterdiet Recipes by Fighter Diet, Inc.	Food & Drink	$850	1K	75	5.0	108 MB	Sep 2021
My Diabetes Diet & Meal Plan by Nikita Gnedin	Food & Drink	$850	1K	564	4.3	48 MB	Jun 2021
Menu Maker: Design Creator by PSD2Filter	Food & Drink	$850	1K	2,214	4.8	180 MB	Jan 2021

Food & Drink apps by launch year

Launched	Apps	$100K+	Hit rate	Median/mo	Top earner
2026	3	1	33%	$77K	mise - meal planner $340K
2025	2	0	0%	$85K	Localize - Farmers Market $85K
2024	6	1	17%	$850	Mob: Delicious Meal Planning $170K
2023	2	0	0%	$17K	Deglaze: Cooking, Simplified $17K
2022	18	0	0%	$850	Seed Oil Scout: Healthy Dining $34K
2021	54	1	2%	$850	ReciMe: Recipes & Meal Planner $1.7M
2020	41	0	0%	$850	InVintory: Wine Collecting $51K
2019	30	0	0%	$850	BLW Brasil - Alimentação Bebês $26K
2018	36	0	0%	$850	America's Test Kitchen $68K
2017	22	0	0%	$850	Tasty: Recipes, Cooking Videos $8K
2016	24	1	4%	$850	Gronda: Recipes for Chefs $170K
2015	24	0	0%	$850	Recipe Keeper $43K
2014	27	1	4%	$850	NYT Cooking: Quick Tasty Meals $170K
2013	22	0	0%	$850	Wine-Searcher $68K
2012	24	0	0%	$850	Cookpad: Find & share recipes $17K
2011	16	1	6%	$850	Vivino: Drink The Right Wine $255K
2010	11	0	0%	$850	WineRatings+ by Wine Spectator $26K
2009	7	0	0%	$850	Epicurious $43K
2008	2	0	0%	$850	8,500+ Drink Recipes $850

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