Games app revenue: 2009 launches
Revenue and download estimates for the 3 Games apps in the database that launched in 2009, with revenue shown after Apple takes its cut. None of them keeps $100K a month; the median app keeps $850. Top earners: Urban Rivals ($8K/mo), iDaft Jamming ($850/mo) and Phrase Party! Lite — Charades ($850/mo).
Net of Apple's 15% commission
Gross estimates: paywallscreens.com (Superwall)
10,798 apps · 25 categories · Pulled 19 Oct 2026
Games apps launched in 2009
| App | Category | Net revenue/mo | Downloads/mo | Ratings | Rating | Size | Launched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Games | $8K | 1K | 470 | 4.5 | 314 MB | Dec 2009 |
 | Games | $850 | 7K | 937 | 3.7 | 153 MB | Apr 2009 |
 | Games | $850 | 1K | 2,257 | 4.7 | 73 MB | Mar 2009 |
Games apps by launch year
| Launched | Apps | $100K+ | Hit rate | Median/mo | Top earner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 103 | 6 | 6% | $850 | Triple Match 3D $1.7M |
| 2021 | 229 | 14 | 6% | $850 | Travel Town - Merge Adventure $8.5M |
| 2020 | 200 | 11 | 6% | $850 | Merge Mansion $4.3M |
| 2019 | 151 | 11 | 7% | $850 | Sohoo Poker - Texas Hold'em $1.7M |
| 2018 | 117 | 8 | 7% | $850 | Total Battle: War Strategy $7.7M |
| 2017 | 108 | 6 | 6% | $850 | Raft® Survival - Ocean Nomad $255K |
| 2016 | 93 | 2 | 2% | $850 | War and Order $850K |
| 2015 | 55 | 2 | 4% | $850 | Highrise: Avatar, Chat & Games $340K |
| 2014 | 30 | 0 | 0% | $850 | Durak Online card game $77K |
| 2013 | 22 | 0 | 0% | $850 | Video Poker Games $43K |
| 2012 | 19 | 2 | 11% | $850 | Infinite Flight Simulator $255K |
| 2011 | 6 | 0 | 0% | $850 | DragonVale $85K |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | 0% | $850 | Blackjack $9K |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 0% | $850 | Urban Rivals $8K |
Apps launched in 2009 by category
| Category | Apps | $100K+ | Hit rate | Median/mo | Top earner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Books | 3 | 1 | 33% | $17K | Wattpad - Read & Write Stories $850K |
| Business | 14 | 1 | 7% | $850 | Scanner Pro - Scan Documents $595K |
| Education | 4 | 0 | 0% | $850 | SpanishDictionary.com Learning $60K |
| Entertainment | 5 | 1 | 20% | $850 | Crunchyroll $32.3M |
| Finance | 9 | 0 | 0% | $850 | Yahoo Finance: Stocks & News $51K |
| Food & Drink | 7 | 0 | 0% | $850 | Epicurious $43K |
| Games | 3 | 0 | 0% | $850 | Urban Rivals $8K |
| Health & Fitness | 11 | 6 | 55% | $170K | MyFitnessPal: Calorie Counter $9.4M |
| Lifestyle | 2 | 1 | 50% | $170K | Covenant Eyes: Quit Porn Now $170K |
| Medical | 11 | 0 | 0% | $9K | IMAIOS e-Anatomy $77K |
| Music | 3 | 1 | 33% | $7K | SoundCloud: The Music You Love $7.7M |
| Navigation | 9 | 1 | 11% | $17K | Geocaching® $425K |
| News | 9 | 2 | 22% | $60K | X $11.1M |
| Photo & Video | 3 | 0 | 0% | $68K | Flickr $85K |
| Productivity | 3 | 2 | 67% | $255K | Dropbox: Cloud Storage Backup $12.8M |
| Reference | 21 | 0 | 0% | $850 | BeenVerified: People Search $85K |
| Shopping | 14 | 0 | 0% | $850 | Our Groceries Shopping List $9K |
| Social Networking | 6 | 1 | 17% | $85K | Grindr - Gay Dating & Chat $16.2M |
| Sports | 8 | 3 | 38% | $43K | Yahoo Fantasy Sports: NFL, MLB $850K |
| Travel | 9 | 0 | 0% | $850 | TripIt: Travel Planner $85K |
| Utilities | 2 | 0 | 0% | $60K | Offender Locator: Find & Watch $60K |
| Weather | 8 | 2 | 25% | $17K | MyRadar Accurate Weather Radar $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