Food & Drink app revenue

Revenue and download estimates for 371 Food & Drink apps that run a paywall on the App Store, with revenue shown after Apple takes its cut. 6 of them (2%) keep $100K or more a month; the median app keeps $850. Top earners: ReciMe: Recipes & Meal Planner ($1.7M/mo), mise - meal planner ($340K/mo) and Vivino: Drink The Right Wine ($255K/mo).

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

Food & Drink apps

371 apps, total $4.1M/mo, median $850/mo, 6 over $100K, cohort hit rate 2%

App	Category	Net revenue/mo	Downloads/mo	Ratings	Rating	Size	Launched
Pocket Wine: Guide & Cellar by Wine Paradigm	Food & Drink	$850	1K	640	4.7	36 MB	Oct 2010
Pocket Wine Pairing: Sommelier by Wine Paradigm	Food & Drink	$850	1K	351	4.7	35 MB	Mar 2014
Whippy Baking App by Chahrazad Al Hajjar	Food & Drink	$850	1K	8	3.6	14 MB	Nov 2020
Pregnancy Diet & Food Guide by Nikita Gnedin	Food & Drink	$850	1K	7	2.0	19 MB	May 2021
Prepear by Prepear, Inc.	Food & Drink	$850	1K	467	4.5	40 MB	Oct 2017
Recipe Calendar - Meal Planner by Vsevolod Mayorov	Food & Drink	$850	1K	26	4.2	72 MB	Jan 2018
RecipeCloud by Recipe Cloud LLC	Food & Drink	$850	1K	17	3.5	40 MB	Jan 2013
RecipeIQ: Recipe Calculator by Interstitial Solutions LLC	Food & Drink	$850	1K	62	2.8	58 MB	Aug 2018
Rise: Baking & Bread Recipes by Made by Windmill, LLC	Food & Drink	$850	1K	221	4.9	36 MB	Jul 2020
Healthy Salad Guide by Riafy Technologies Pvt. Ltd.	Food & Drink	$850	1K	19	4.1	85 MB	Jun 2019
BigOven Recipes & Meal Planner by BigOven.com	Food & Drink	$850	1K	12,398	4.7	88 MB	Oct 2008
Fasting Tracker App by Drama Labs GmbH	Food & Drink	$850	1K	617	4.7	60 MB	Jan 2019
FOOD & WINE by TI Media Solutions Inc.	Food & Drink	$850	1K	286	4.4	80 MB	Oct 2010
Seeds: Plant-based recipes by Plant HI Design	Food & Drink	$850	1K	34	3.8	412 MB	Oct 2020
ServSafe Practice Tests by Clanelite Technologies	Food & Drink	$850	1K	33	4.3	25 MB	Apr 2020
Simple Vegan - Recipes & Plan by Max Rosenblattl	Food & Drink	$850	1K	41	4.5	290 MB	Dec 2019
Simply Smoothies by Focused on Fit LLC	Food & Drink	$850	1K	114	4.3	42 MB	Mar 2015
Smoothie Recipes & Diet by Nikita Gnedin	Food & Drink	$850	1K	2	2.0	19 MB	Jul 2021
Smoothie Recipes Pro - Get healthy and lose weight by Entice LLC	Food & Drink	$850	1K	678	4.5	52 MB	Aug 2015
Soosee - Allergy & Vegan Scan by Good Snooze	Food & Drink	$850	1K	120	4.3	16 MB	Jul 2020
Healthy Homemade Soup Recipes by Riafy Technologies Pvt. Ltd.	Food & Drink	$850	1K	7	4.7	87 MB	Oct 2019
Sous Vide Recipes by Dario by Wally World Apps	Food & Drink	$850	1K	198	3.5	4 MB	Aug 2018
Southern Lady by Hoffman Media LLC	Food & Drink	$850	1K	92	4.6	25 MB	Nov 2012
Specialty Produce by Specialty Produce	Food & Drink	$850	1K	950	4.7	204 MB	Oct 2010
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
Stir Mixalot by esDot Studio Inc	Food & Drink	$850	1K	-	-	34 MB	Feb 2022
StoryQue by Lavern Gingerich	Food & Drink	$850	1K	32	4.3	18 MB	Jul 2012
Supplies - home inventory app by Jankulabor OU	Food & Drink	$850	1K	44	4.2	3 MB	Apr 2020
Taste.com.au Magazine by News Life Media Pty Ltd	Food & Drink	$850	1K	1	1.0	38 MB	Sep 2013
Tasty Slow Cooker Recipes by Free Apps LLC (CA)	Food & Drink	$850	1K	1,080	4.0	69 MB	Apr 2017
The Cottage Journal by Hoffman Media LLC	Food & Drink	$850	1K	90	4.7	25 MB	Nov 2012
The Local Palate by Peninsula Publishing LLC	Food & Drink	$850	1K	3	2.0	73 MB	Jul 2013
The Raw Advantage Raw Recipes by Chris Kendall	Food & Drink	$850	1K	38	4.6	183 MB	Aug 2013
Tip Calculator % Gold by Skol Games LLC	Food & Drink	$850	1K	46,380	4.8	23 MB	Jun 2012
Tip Calculator % Tap Tip by Tardent Apps Inc.	Food & Drink	$850	1K	2,116	4.8	24 MB	Sep 2013
Tippl by Tippl	Food & Drink	$850	1K	12	4.8	39 MB	Jun 2021
Vegan Life Magazine by Anthem Publishing Ltd	Food & Drink	$850	1K	7	4.9	72 MB	Aug 2014
Vegetarian Recipes & Meals by nikhil D	Food & Drink	$850	1K	1,044	4.1	65 MB	Sep 2016
VST CoffeeTools for iPhone by VST	Food & Drink	$850	1K	15	2.3	13 MB	Apr 2010
True Wine by True Wine, Inc.	Food & Drink	$850	1K	464	4.8	176 MB	Nov 2019
Vegan Meal Plan & Food Recipes by Realized	Food & Drink	$850	1K	81	4.4	18 MB	May 2014
Vegan Pocket - Is it Vegan? by Vegan Pocket	Food & Drink	$850	1K	5,248	4.0	51 MB	Sep 2016
Vegan Recipes & Meal Plan by Nikita Gnedin	Food & Drink	$850	1K	2	2.0	18 MB	Jun 2021
Vegan Recipes & Meal Plans by Broftware House Yazilim Tasarim Anonim Sirketi	Food & Drink	$850	1K	202	4.7	35 MB	Apr 2020
Vegetarian Meal Plan & Recipes by Realized	Food & Drink	$850	1K	141	4.4	35 MB	Jan 2014
VeggL by Ryan Horton	Food & Drink	$850	1K	53	4.0	191 MB	Sep 2018
Meal Planner Grocery List by JOJO APPS	Food & Drink	$850	6K	197	4.5	113 MB	Apr 2022
When Wine Tastes Best by Floris Books	Food & Drink	$850	1K	26	3.1	50 MB	Mar 2013
Wholesome Yum by Wholesome Yum	Food & Drink	$850	1K	613	4.5	43 MB	Jan 2021
Winebook Pro by Chrystian Enriquez	Food & Drink	$850	1K	1	5.0	164 MB	Oct 2011
Wine Cellar Database by Adysseus	Food & Drink	$850	1K	72	2.9	31 MB	Dec 2012
WineMasters.tv by Farmhouse TV en Film B.V.	Food & Drink	$850	1K	4	3.3	70 MB	Jun 2020
WineStein wine advisor by New Movements Innovations BV	Food & Drink	$850	1K	-	-	16 MB	Apr 2014
Your Dinner is Planned by JAZZYTHINGS, INC.	Food & Drink	$850	1K	30	4.5	120 MB	Jul 2018
Fighterdiet Recipes by Fighter Diet, Inc.	Food & Drink	$850	1K	75	5.0	108 MB	Sep 2021
iCook: Meal Planner & Recipes by iCook Ltd	Food & Drink	$850	1K	46	4.4	60 MB	Nov 2018
Food Monster - Vegan Recipes by One Green Planet LLC	Food & Drink	$850	1K	985	4.4	122 MB	Apr 2016
olive Magazine - Food & Drink by Immediate Media Company Limited	Food & Drink	$850	1K	48	4.6	49 MB	Apr 2012
Tastemade by Tastemade, Inc.	Food & Drink	$850	1K	7,728	4.6	49 MB	Mar 2015
Total Keto Diet: Low Carb App by Tasteaholics Inc	Food & Drink	$850	1K	3,964	4.7	49 MB	Mar 2018
Diet Doctor by Diet Doctor Sweden AB	Food & Drink	$850	1K	4,412	4.8	69 MB	Jan 2019
My Diabetes Diet & Meal Plan by Nikita Gnedin	Food & Drink	$850	1K	564	4.3	48 MB	Jun 2021
Good Food Magazine by Immediate Media Company Limited	Food & Drink	$850	1K	76	4.4	55 MB	Jan 2011
Real Plans - Meal Planner by Holistic Squid, LLC	Food & Drink	$850	1K	2,063	4.6	101 MB	Jun 2015
Secret Menu for Starbucks! by Sepia Software LLC	Food & Drink	$850	1K	11,176	4.7	60 MB	Mar 2014
Food Intolerances by Baliza GmbH	Food & Drink	$850	1K	740	4.5	65 MB	May 2011
Secret Menu for Starbucks VIP by MM Apps, Inc.	Food & Drink	$850	1K	6,151	4.4	63 MB	Apr 2019
Forks Meal Planner by Forks Over Knives, LLC	Food & Drink	$850	1K	602	4.6	91 MB	Jul 2020
Yummly Recipes & Meal Planning by Yummly, Inc	Food & Drink	$850	1K	149,227	4.8	295 MB	Sep 2013
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

By category

Category	Apps	$100K+	Hit rate	Median/mo	Top earner
Books	319	34	11%	$5K	Audible: Audiobooks & Podcasts $22.1M
Business	374	47	13%	$5K	iScanner: PDF Document Scanner $3.4M
Developer Tools	162	3	2%	$850	Replit: Vibe Code with AI Fast $340K
Education	948	112	12%	$850	Duolingo: Language Lessons $38.3M
Entertainment	472	91	19%	$850	Peacock TV: Stream TV & Movies $40.8M
Finance	396	10	3%	$850	TradingView: Track All Markets $1.7M
Food & Drink	371	6	2%	$850	ReciMe: Recipes & Meal Planner $1.7M
Games	1,141	62	5%	$850	Travel Town - Merge Adventure $8.5M
Graphics & Design	508	29	6%	$850	Kling AI: AI Image&Video Maker $1.7M
Health & Fitness	549	131	24%	$17K	Strava: Run, Bike, Walk $12.8M
Lifestyle	381	55	14%	$7K	Tipsy Chat: Live Your Story $8.5M
Magazines & Newspapers	22	2	9%	$850	Readly: Newspapers & Magazines $425K
Medical	444	6	1%	$850	Huckleberry: Baby Tracker $680K
Music	378	52	14%	$6K	YouTube Music $32.3M
Navigation	346	18	5%	$850	onX Hunt: GPS Hunting Maps $6.8M
News	418	27	6%	$850	X $11.1M
Photo & Video	476	123	26%	$17K	YouTube $165.8M
Productivity	484	120	25%	$17K	ChatGPT $256.7M
Reference	440	33	8%	$850	Translate Now - AI Translator $2.6M
Shopping	234	3	1%	$850	‎My Package Delivery Tracker $425K
Social Networking	268	59	22%	$26K	Telegram Messenger $17.9M
Sports	439	45	10%	$850	GameChanger $6.0M
Travel	427	9	2%	$850	Flightradar24 \| Flight Tracker $1.7M
Utilities	489	100	20%	$4K	Cleanup: Phone Storage Cleaner $9.4M
Weather	312	12	4%	$850	Clime: NOAA Weather Radar Live $1.7M

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