Games app revenue: 2015 launches

Revenue and download estimates for the 55 Games apps in the database that launched in 2015, with revenue shown after Apple takes its cut. 2 of them (4%) keep $100K or more a month; the median app keeps $850. Top earners: Highrise: Avatar, Chat & Games ($340K/mo), Fallout Shelter ($255K/mo) and PENN Play Casino jackpot slots ($85K/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 2015

55 apps, total $920K/mo, median $850/mo, 2 over $100K, cohort hit rate 4%

App	Category	Net revenue/mo	Downloads/mo	Ratings	Rating	Size	Launched
Highrise: Avatar, Chat & Games by PocketzWorld Inc.	Games	$340K	30K	148,469	4.6	363 MB	Nov 2015
Fallout Shelter by Bethesda	Games	$255K	80K	500,382	4.8	457 MB	Jun 2015
PENN Play Casino jackpot slots by Penn Interactive Ventures, LLC	Games	$85K	1K	10,605	4.4	63 MB	Sep 2015
Christmas Sweeper 3: Match-3 by SmileyGamer BVBA	Games	$43K	1K	8,887	4.6	133 MB	Nov 2015
Bazar Blot Club by Candy Wings, Inc.	Games	$34K	1K	3,193	4.4	359 MB	Dec 2015
Slots of Vegas by HHS Daily	Games	$34K	1K	4,219	4.6	155 MB	Feb 2015
Okey Extra by Digitoy Games	Games	$26K	1K	358	4.8	53 MB	Jun 2015
Undercover: Word Party Game by Yanstar Studio OU	Games	$17K	90K	1,204	4.9	145 MB	Jan 2015
City Racing 3D : Drive Max by 浩章	Games	$9K	1K	659	4.5	152 MB	Dec 2015
Video Poker Deluxe Casino by Happen Labs	Games	$9K	1K	12,189	4.7	70 MB	Feb 2015
Landlord - Estate Trading Game by Reality Games (London) Limited	Games	$9K	1K	33,940	4.6	217 MB	Jan 2015
777 Real Vegas Casino Slots by HNC Games, Inc.	Games	$9K	1K	3,944	4.5	235 MB	Dec 2015
Disney Jigsaw Puzzles! by Sparkle Games	Games	$8K	1K	3,274	4.1	294 MB	Nov 2015
Cooking Mama: Let's cook! by Office Create Corp.	Games	$7K	100K	8,750	4.1	178 MB	May 2015
Casino Frenzy-Fantastic Slots by HNC Games, Inc.	Games	$4K	1K	801	4.4	98 MB	Mar 2015
Bible Trivia - Holy Bible Quiz for Christian by Min Li	Games	$850	1K	22,579	4.6	19 MB	Feb 2015
School Prank by chien lin	Games	$850	1K	13	1.9	6 MB	Jun 2015
Game Show Studio by Game Show Studio, LLC	Games	$850	1K	17	4.2	28 MB	Jan 2015
Nursery Rhymes for kids and newborns with lullabies and karaoke (1 yrs + ) by Kasim Qureshi	Games	$850	1K	3	3.0	314 MB	May 2015
Catch Phrase Game For Friends by Appcano LLC	Games	$850	1K	1,197	4.5	167 MB	Apr 2015
World Jigsaw by J-Rew	Games	$850	1K	96	4.3	14 MB	May 2015
Charades! Play Anywhere by Appcano LLC	Games	$850	9K	3,441	4.5	132 MB	Mar 2015
Classical Music Shapes Colors by Bret Lester	Games	$850	1K	5	4.2	59 MB	Feb 2015
Guess the Actor Trivia by TUKU Logics LLC	Games	$850	1K	2	5.0	24 MB	Mar 2015
Mommy's Octuplets Newborn Babies - My Mermaid Baby Salon Doctor Game! by App Mania LLC	Games	$850	1K	338	3.9	36 MB	Oct 2015
Five Little Monkeys Jumping by PlaneTree Family Productions	Games	$850	1K	5	4.2	99 MB	Jun 2015
Santoor Pro HD (Free) by YASH FUTURE TECH SOLUTIONS PVT. LTD.	Games	$850	1K	5	3.0	93 MB	Jul 2015
Sitar Pro (Free) by YASH FUTURE TECH SOLUTIONS PVT. LTD.	Games	$850	1K	55	1.2	91 MB	Aug 2015
Ice Princess Wedding Salon - christmas make-up spa games for girls! by App Whisperer LLC	Games	$850	1K	175	4.0	40 MB	Dec 2015
imperson8 - Family Party Game by Yayful Games LLC	Games	$850	1K	27	4.7	10 MB	Dec 2015
Playful Preschooler Daycare - Help mommy and dad with teaching the newborn kids! ( 2 yrs + ) by Kasim Qureshi	Games	$850	1K	2	1.5	186 MB	May 2015
Nursery Rhymes Music Box For Kids Lite - 3D Educational Learning Sing Along game for Toddlers by Gil Weiss	Games	$850	1K	2	3.0	194 MB	Nov 2015
Logicals by Christian Lueth	Games	$850	1K	1,999	4.3	10 MB	Dec 2015
Lost for Words - Word Trivia by OMG! Brews Games	Games	$850	1K	264	4.5	119 MB	Dec 2015
Monster Mash Mania Halloween - Wear pumpkin costumes and collect haunted wallpapers by Rank One LLC	Games	$850	1K	160	4.8	86 MB	Oct 2015
Mister Smith & His Adventures by Steven McDade	Games	$850	1K	978	4.6	288 MB	Sep 2015
Ripley’s Slots! Vegas Casino by Free Slot Games of Las Vegas, LLC	Games	$850	1K	397	4.8	111 MB	Aug 2015
Rock Balls pour down into glowing cups with rock rhythm by 建瑛贾	Games	$850	1K	2	3.0	12 MB	Jul 2015
Prime Peaks by Prime Peaks SIA	Games	$850	1K	2,496	4.8	180 MB	Oct 2015
Valentine Crush - Match the Hearts by Rank One LLC	Games	$850	1K	185	4.6	74 MB	Feb 2015
swipe by Briegers GbR	Games	$850	1K	1,857	4.7	31 MB	Feb 2015
Toddler Sing and Play 3 by landoncope.com	Games	$850	1K	3	3.0	40 MB	Jun 2015
Touch Pianist - Tap in Rhythm and Perform Your Favourite Music by EarSlap	Games	$850	1K	95	3.2	39 MB	May 2015
Virtual Piano Keyboard by Netfocus Universal d.o.o.	Games	$850	1K	133	4.2	31 MB	Mar 2015
Wheels on the Bus Song & Games by OkiPlay Ltd	Games	$850	1K	127	4.2	50 MB	Aug 2015
Word Cubes by MULIAN LI	Games	$850	1K	940	4.2	46 MB	Nov 2015
Word Games: by Mahjong	Games	$850	1K	18,231	4.6	29 MB	Oct 2015
Words Inc by Esper LLC	Games	$850	1K	1,198	4.5	6 MB	Jan 2015
Sweet Candies 2: Match 3 Games by SmileyGamer BVBA	Games	$850	1K	2,116	4.6	68 MB	May 2015
Rugby Manager : Be a manager by Sweet Nitro SL	Games	$850	1K	151	4.6	91 MB	Aug 2015
Builder Buddies Craft & Mine R by Xavier Robledo	Games	$850	6K	41,604	4.6	21 MB	Jul 2015
Zen Koi Classic by LandShark Games Pte. Ltd.	Games	$850	1K	1,910	4.7	130 MB	Apr 2015
Gunship Sequel: WW2 by PNTK, Inc.	Games	$850	1K	13,577	4.5	2506 MB	Jul 2015
Monster Busters: Hexa Blast by PlayDog Soft Co., Ltd	Games	$850	1K	6,497	4.8	102 MB	May 2015
Play Online by Yaamava’ by San Manuel Band of Mission Indians	Games	$850	1K	21,931	4.6	97 MB	Dec 2015

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 2015 by category

Category	Apps	$100K+	Hit rate	Median/mo	Top earner
Books	16	1	6%	$850	Tappytoon Comics & Novels $170K
Business	19	4	21%	$17K	iScanner: PDF Document Scanner $3.4M
Developer Tools	2	0	0%	$850	Bluetooth Terminal $850
Education	47	6	13%	$850	Simply Piano: Learn Piano Fast $4.3M
Entertainment	20	4	20%	$26K	Patreon $3.4M
Finance	24	1	4%	$6K	YNAB $340K
Food & Drink	24	0	0%	$850	Recipe Keeper $43K
Games	55	2	4%	$850	Highrise: Avatar, Chat & Games $340K
Graphics & Design	8	1	13%	$850	Adobe Express: Create Anything $340K
Health & Fitness	34	10	29%	$34K	Flo Cycle & Period Tracker $6.8M
Lifestyle	22	5	23%	$17K	Muzz: Muslim Dating & Friends $510K
Medical	31	0	0%	$850	Anatomy 3D Atlas $85K
Music	27	5	19%	$4K	YouTube Music $32.3M
Navigation	13	2	15%	$26K	Trailforks: Offline Bike Maps $255K
News	25	0	0%	$850	La Matinale du Monde $43K
Photo & Video	30	7	23%	$26K	Google Photos: Backup & Edit $16.2M
Productivity	26	4	15%	$9K	VPN Proxy Master - Super VPN $510K
Reference	22	1	5%	$850	Voice Translator: AI Translate $255K
Shopping	19	0	0%	$850	BayWatch - Alerts for eBay $4K
Social Networking	21	6	29%	$43K	Yubo: Chat Meet & Make Friends $2.6M
Sports	26	0	0%	$6K	Fishbox - Smart Fishing App $77K
Travel	21	0	0%	$850	Visorando Walking Routes $85K
Utilities	21	5	24%	$5K	Onoff $680K
Weather	25	2	8%	$850	Windy.app — Wind, Tides, Radar $850K

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