Games app revenue: 2018 launches

Revenue and download estimates for the 117 Games apps in the database that launched in 2018, with revenue shown after Apple takes its cut. 8 of them (7%) keep $100K or more a month; the median app keeps $850. Top earners: Total Battle: War Strategy ($7.7M/mo), Age of Origins:Tower Defense ($4.3M/mo) and Klondike Adventures: Farm Game ($765K/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 2018

117 apps, total $14.9M/mo, median $850/mo, 8 over $100K, cohort hit rate 7%

App	Category	Net revenue/mo	Downloads/mo	Ratings	Rating	Size	Launched
Total Battle: War Strategy by Scorewarrior	Games	$7.7M	400K	57,670	4.6	226 MB	Oct 2018
Age of Origins:Tower Defense by Hong Kong Ke Mo software Co., Limited	Games	$4.3M	200K	55,609	4.2	1099 MB	Oct 2018
Klondike Adventures: Farm Game by VIZOR APPS LTD	Games	$765K	300K	122,943	4.7	275 MB	Apr 2018
Standoff 2 by AXLEBOLT LTD	Games	$510K	300K	78,083	4.4	2638 MB	Mar 2018
Car Parking Multiplayer by Aidana Kengbeiil	Games	$255K	500K	19,623	4.2	1290 MB	Apr 2018
Bingo Journey！Live Bingo Games by Elestorm Game Co., Ltd.	Games	$255K	10K	101,608	4.7	262 MB	Dec 2018
Double Win Slots Casino Game by GAMEHAUS PTE. LTD	Games	$255K	20K	428,554	4.9	267 MB	Oct 2018
Headbands: Charades Party Game by David Kadlcek	Games	$170K	100K	28,194	4.7	49 MB	Sep 2018
Lemmings: Strategy & Puzzle by SAD PUPPY	Games	$43K	1K	23,779	4.7	314 MB	Dec 2018
HD Poker: Texas Holdem by Z4	Games	$43K	1K	7,751	4.6	95 MB	Sep 2018
Wolvesville by Wolvesville GmbH & Co. KG	Games	$43K	20K	6,132	4.6	422 MB	Aug 2018
FR Legends by 丰李	Games	$43K	70K	11,345	4.4	396 MB	Sep 2018
Poker Championship - Holdem by BBstudio Inc.	Games	$34K	1K	5,392	4.6	626 MB	Aug 2018
I Have Never Dirty & Evil by Kristian Markovic	Games	$34K	10K	7,418	4.7	18 MB	Jun 2018
Viola’s Quest: Marble Blast by Two Desperados	Games	$34K	1K	37,899	4.7	348 MB	May 2018
Meta Horizon by Meta Platforms, Inc.	Games	$26K	300K	196,258	4.5	486 MB	May 2018
Slots Casino: Vegas Slot Games by Sinuo Limited	Games	$26K	1K	19,774	4.7	189 MB	Dec 2018
Bingo Lucky - Story bingo Game by Theotino Information Technology R&D (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd.	Games	$26K	7K	18,704	4.6	234 MB	May 2018
Mundus – match 3 puzzle games by Rumbic, Inc.	Games	$26K	1K	7,964	4.7	167 MB	Sep 2018
Word Pizza - Search Words by MALPA GAMES	Games	$17K	50K	12,886	4.9	252 MB	Oct 2018
Backgammon Stars: Board Game by Dgton Ltd	Games	$17K	1K	563	4.3	250 MB	Oct 2018
Hidden Objects: Coastal Hill by AdoreStudio Ltd.	Games	$17K	1K	4,231	4.7	231 MB	Oct 2018
New Star Manager by Five Aces Publishing Ltd.	Games	$17K	5K	7,438	4.7	159 MB	Aug 2018
Villagers & Heroes by Mad Otter Games Inc.	Games	$17K	1K	6,032	4.6	1844 MB	Feb 2018
House Designer : Fix & Flip by Sergey Kizima	Games	$17K	50K	23,966	4.6	283 MB	Aug 2018
Gambino - Casino Slots Games by Spiral Interactive Ltd.	Games	$17K	1K	3,342	4.7	339 MB	Jan 2018
Tanks a Lot - War of Machines by Highcore Labs LLC	Games	$17K	1K	10,589	4.5	359 MB	Aug 2018
Baba Wild Slots - Vegas Casino by Baba Entertainment	Games	$17K	10K	9,507	4.9	322 MB	Feb 2018
Armed Heist: Shooting Games by SOZAP	Games	$17K	10K	96,616	4.8	938 MB	Aug 2018
Emperor and Beauties by COCOGAME HK LIMITED	Games	$17K	1K	416	3.4	138 MB	Sep 2018
Rank Insignia by Jongchan Yoon	Games	$9K	1K	794	4.6	124 MB	Feb 2018
Crossword⋆ by PuzzleStar Limited	Games	$9K	7K	8,652	4.4	51 MB	Feb 2018
Backgammon King Online by Orodragon Ltd.	Games	$9K	1K	5,532	4.5	94 MB	Sep 2018
Games for Cats! by Matas Cuplinskas	Games	$9K	20K	4,202	3.2	48 MB	Aug 2018
Superb Casino by Pine Tree Network Co., Limited	Games	$9K	1K	554	4.8	153 MB	Dec 2018
Jungle Blast - Bubble Shooter by 佳刘	Games	$9K	20K	19,146	4.4	159 MB	Sep 2018
Tractor Game for Build a House by GoKids!	Games	$9K	10K	72,789	4.2	393 MB	Dec 2018
Trials of Heroes: Idle RPG by Mingming Gong	Games	$9K	1K	6,473	4.5	833 MB	Jun 2018
Paint by Number: Coloring Game by Wildlife Studios	Games	$9K	10K	96,011	4.8	186 MB	Oct 2018
Magic Vegas Casino by SHENZHEN SEEME NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD	Games	$8K	1K	2,117	4.8	180 MB	Sep 2018
Off-Road Kings by Media Bit d.o.o.	Games	$8K	7K	10,020	4.2	343 MB	Apr 2018
Bloxels: Build Your Own Games by Pixel Press Technology	Games	$7K	1K	16,271	4.4	200 MB	Aug 2018
Hero Hunters - 3D Shooter wars by Supercharge Mobile Corp	Games	$6K	1K	53,371	4.8	179 MB	Jan 2018
Tap Tap Music-Pop Songs by Eyugame Network Technology Co., Ltd	Games	$6K	9K	77,378	4.8	151 MB	Nov 2018
Music Tiles 2 - Fun Piano Game by Doan Le Quyen	Games	$5K	40K	8,934	4.5	174 MB	Dec 2018
Word Hunt · by Word Search Games	Games	$5K	10K	42,206	4.6	148 MB	Mar 2018
QuizzLand. Quiz & Trivia game by MNO GO APPS LTD	Games	$5K	80K	141,110	4.7	244 MB	Feb 2018
Dream Piano by Eyugame Network Technology Co., Ltd	Games	$5K	10K	68,725	4.9	118 MB	Aug 2018
WordFinder by YourDictionary by LoveToKnow	Games	$4K	1K	25,028	4.8	134 MB	Nov 2018
uCaptain: Boat Fishing Game 3D by Studio Pareidolia Limited Liability Company	Games	$4K	1K	10,974	4.7	260 MB	Jul 2018
Baby Apps by Irina Fonderkina	Games	$850	1K	6,877	4.3	120 MB	Jul 2018
Crossword Daily: Word Puzzle by 熙亮徐	Games	$850	1K	942	4.6	55 MB	Jan 2018
Lily Story by SeyeonSoft Co., Ltd.	Games	$850	1K	2,343	4.5	288 MB	Nov 2018
Crossword Puzzle - Words Game by Supercode Games	Games	$850	1K	53	4.0	65 MB	Sep 2018
Magic Number Drawing by Volker Elzner	Games	$850	1K	7	4.4	78 MB	Apr 2018
Online Hangman Word Game by Emozo Mimarlik ve Yazilim Hizmetleri	Games	$850	1K	329	4.0	103 MB	Jun 2018
Word Swipe - Link up letters by 志斌杨	Games	$850	1K	130	4.6	86 MB	Jul 2018
Drink Extreme (Drinking Games) by Marc Villegas	Games	$850	10K	24	4.8	96 MB	Aug 2018
ICEE Maker by Achieved Games LLC	Games	$850	1K	1,273	4.2	196 MB	Jun 2018
polytone - Rhythm Game by Haonan Li	Games	$850	1K	37	4.8	1058 MB	Jan 2018
Finish The Lyrics by Daniel Baczkowski	Games	$850	1K	780	4.3	82 MB	Feb 2018
Pastel Girl by SeyeonSoft Co., Ltd.	Games	$850	1K	6,659	4.6	260 MB	Mar 2018
Merge World: 3D Idle Game by Virede	Games	$850	1K	465	4.6	83 MB	Sep 2018
Turnscape by Bit Free Games	Games	$850	1K	241	4.2	107 MB	Dec 2018
Girls Night: Group Party Game by Social Sloths Games	Games	$850	1K	50	3.2	24 MB	Jan 2018
Glitch Dash by David Marquardt	Games	$850	1K	4,551	4.5	184 MB	Feb 2018
Rocket Soccer Derby by Rabbit Mountain	Games	$850	1K	5,179	4.3	205 MB	Feb 2018
Pokies: Starry Casino Slots by NewSpark Game LLC.	Games	$850	1K	283	4.2	275 MB	Dec 2018
Guess the Movie - Emoji Games by Anastasiia Lavrenteva	Games	$850	1K	7	3.3	95 MB	Dec 2018
Jesus Bible Trivia Games Quiz by RD Games	Games	$850	1K	1,866	4.9	89 MB	Sep 2018
Sim Racing Telemetry by Daniele Benegiamo	Games	$850	1K	33	4.4	44 MB	Apr 2018
Drift Clash Online Racing by AKPublish pty. ltd.	Games	$850	1K	5,197	4.7	482 MB	Jan 2018
Kids Word Search Puzzles by BHADRIK MEHTA	Games	$850	1K	10	2.3	38 MB	Aug 2018
RhythmStar: Music Adventure by ANBSoft	Games	$850	1K	218	4.8	178 MB	May 2018
SKIDOS Run Math Games for Kids by Skidos Learning	Games	$850	1K	455	4.3	191 MB	Feb 2018
Catch Driver: Horse Racing by The Farm Ventures	Games	$850	1K	178	3.8	212 MB	Aug 2018
Lowriders Comeback 2 : Russia by Anton Lebed	Games	$850	1K	498	3.9	537 MB	Mar 2018
Merge Plus by KIDBEAR	Games	$850	1K	10,295	4.6	125 MB	Dec 2018
Mini Crossword Daily by Danger Apps Inc.	Games	$850	1K	2,995	4.8	59 MB	Nov 2018
Offroad Simulator Online by Vitaliy Titov	Games	$850	1K	368	4.0	1320 MB	Jul 2018
Super Kids Racing by YASH FUTURE TECH SOLUTIONS PVT. LTD.	Games	$850	1K	5	3.8	616 MB	Feb 2018
Play and Win -Win Cash Prizes! by Numbase	Games	$850	1K	2,216	4.5	218 MB	Jul 2018
Pocket Girl by PFC Ventures	Games	$850	1K	11,942	4.2	122 MB	Feb 2018
Rhythm Saber !!! by Mateusz Grabowski	Games	$850	1K	349	1.7	68 MB	Jun 2018
Secret Island : Hidden objects by Hirakumar Patel	Games	$850	1K	326	4.3	76 MB	Sep 2018
Trivia Party! Team quiz game by Mind Vacation Inc.	Games	$850	1K	510	4.2	39 MB	Jul 2018
Word Cubes 2 by 志斌杨	Games	$850	1K	328	4.3	84 MB	Aug 2018
Word Cross: Zen Crossword Game by TGMedia Corporation	Games	$850	1K	47,836	4.6	172 MB	Mar 2018
WordGames: Cross,Connect,Score by 亚丽阴	Games	$850	1K	2,752	4.8	63 MB	May 2018
Word Games: Crossword Puzzle by Inspired Beach	Games	$850	1K	1,715	4.6	131 MB	Mar 2018
Word Games - Crossy Words Link by 原高	Games	$850	1K	650	4.6	129 MB	Dec 2018
Word Genius by Curious by Curious.com	Games	$850	1K	3,428	4.6	242 MB	Jan 2018
Word Search World Traveler by Hoyt Games, LLP	Games	$850	1K	3,122	4.7	217 MB	Aug 2018
Words Story by 89Trillion	Games	$850	1K	196,993	4.8	505 MB	Oct 2018
Word Winner - Find, make words by Smore Games, LLC	Games	$850	1K	1,362	4.7	154 MB	Aug 2018
Game of Words: Word Puzzles by DreamLoft Limited	Games	$850	1K	6,017	4.8	259 MB	Jul 2018
Legend of Solgard by Snowprint Studios AB	Games	$850	1K	17,828	4.6	225 MB	Aug 2018
Monster Fishing 2024 by Nexelon	Games	$850	1K	2,547	4.5	329 MB	Apr 2018
Word Link - Word Puzzle Game by 89Trillion	Games	$850	1K	281,735	4.6	126 MB	Feb 2018
Bubble Heroes Galaxy by Ilya Molodetsky	Games	$850	1K	11,183	4.6	95 MB	Feb 2018
Monthly Idol by Sora Ryoo	Games	$850	1K	2,051	4.6	200 MB	Aug 2018
Word Connect - Word Games by 俊威钟	Games	$850	1K	16,030	4.7	352 MB	Feb 2018
Hell's Cooking: tasty kitchen by Michail Serpukhovitin	Games	$850	1K	1,502	4.5	685 MB	Aug 2018
Spin Poker Pro - Casino Games by Jackpot Mobile, LLC	Games	$850	1K	4,938	4.6	353 MB	Mar 2018
Polygon: Paint Color by Number by Severex	Games	$850	1K	7,293	4.8	174 MB	Dec 2018
Cashmania Slots: Slot Games by Spark City Co., Limited	Games	$850	1K	32,734	4.6	150 MB	Aug 2018
Cats the Commander by IGNITION M	Games	$850	1K	1,223	4.6	324 MB	Oct 2018
Chess Online - 2 Player Games by Turbo Labz	Games	$850	1K	1,126	4.4	390 MB	Jun 2018
Color by number - for adults by Coloring puzzle games sp. z o.o.	Games	$850	1K	38,655	4.7	64 MB	Mar 2018
Real Cricket™ 20 by Nautilus Mobile App Private Limited	Games	$850	10K	15	3.8	949 MB	Apr 2018
Spin Vegas Slots: VIP Casino by Design Works Gaming	Games	$850	1K	6,308	4.7	18 MB	Mar 2018
Wordlook - Word Puzzle Games by Super Lucky Games LLC	Games	$850	1K	53,848	4.9	136 MB	Jul 2018
ZombsRoyale.io by Yangcheng Liu	Games	$850	1K	133,719	4.7	329 MB	May 2018
Shepherd-Best Fiction&Webnovel by 宽聂	Games	$850	1K	255	4.0	141 MB	Aug 2018
Suspects: Mobile Detective by Unsolved Studios Limited	Games	$850	30K	9,314	4.4	172 MB	Oct 2018
Stellar Age: MMO Strategy by Crazy Panda Limited	Games	$850	1K	347	4.0	564 MB	May 2018
Tongits Go by PLAYJOY LIMITED	Games	$850	1K	2,645	4.5	294 MB	Nov 2018

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 2018 by category

Category	Apps	$100K+	Hit rate	Median/mo	Top earner
Books	19	3	16%	$8K	Inkitt Galatea: Audio & eBooks $850K
Business	32	4	13%	$5K	Package Tracker - pkge Mobile $850K
Developer Tools	23	0	0%	$850	Surge 5 $26K
Education	101	6	6%	$850	Pimsleur \| Language Learning $1.7M
Entertainment	37	6	16%	$850	The Zeus Network $6.0M
Finance	28	0	0%	$850	LifeLock Identity $85K
Food & Drink	36	0	0%	$850	America's Test Kitchen $68K
Games	117	8	7%	$850	Total Battle: War Strategy $7.7M
Graphics & Design	23	0	0%	$850	Invitation Maker: Cards & RSVP $68K
Health & Fitness	48	6	13%	$6K	Waking Up: Meditation & Wisdom $595K
Lifestyle	33	2	6%	$850	Anker eufy $595K
Magazines & Newspapers	1	0	0%	$850	Essence Magazine $850
Medical	40	0	0%	$850	Christian Hypnobirthing $26K
Music	38	3	8%	$850	Beat Maker Pro: Music drum Pad $340K
Navigation	32	1	3%	$8K	calimoto motorcycle navigation $425K
News	12	3	25%	$9K	The Economist: News & Analysis $850K
Photo & Video	45	9	20%	$8K	Prequel: Photo & Video Editor $1.7M
Productivity	39	7	18%	$850	VPN - Super Unlimited Proxy $2.6M
Reference	28	3	11%	$850	Translate Now - AI Translator $2.6M
Shopping	13	0	0%	$850	T-Shirt Design Studio $6K
Social Networking	21	2	10%	$9K	ZEPETO: Avatar, Connect & Live $425K
Sports	39	1	3%	$850	F1 TV $1.7M
Travel	30	1	3%	$850	Outdooractive $170K
Utilities	29	7	24%	$850	Norton 360 Security & VPN $2.6M
Weather	27	0	0%	$850	DeerCast-Prep. Predict. Pursue $85K

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