Games app revenue

Revenue and download estimates for 1,141 Games apps that run a paywall on the App Store, with revenue shown after Apple takes its cut. 62 of them (5%) keep $100K or more a month; the median app keeps $850. Top earners: Travel Town - Merge Adventure ($8.5M/mo), Total Battle: War Strategy ($7.7M/mo) and Merge Mansion ($4.3M/mo).

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

Games apps

1,141 apps, total $59.5M/mo, median $850/mo, 62 over $100K, cohort hit rate 5%

App	Category	Net revenue/mo	Downloads/mo	Ratings	Rating	Size	Launched
Stickman History Battle by Vladimir Seporov	Games	$850	1K	9,766	4.5	354 MB	Nov 2021
Champion Horse Racing by Hasssh Limited	Games	$850	1K	41	4.5	366 MB	Apr 2019
Impossible Space-Offline Game by X3M Games Ltd.	Games	$850	1K	1,482	4.6	500 MB	Sep 2020
Solitaire Klondike Fish by AMAZBIT	Games	$850	8K	6,849	4.6	248 MB	Aug 2020
Tiny Room Story: Town Mystery by Kiary Games Ltd	Games	$850	30K	8,377	4.8	604 MB	Apr 2021
Ultimate Cribbage: Classic by WildCard Games	Games	$850	1K	28,292	4.6	267 MB	Jun 2016
Word Farm Adventure by Mad Brain Games LTD	Games	$850	1K	3,692	4.6	214 MB	Mar 2020
Word Lots by Xian Fu	Games	$850	1K	574	4.4	273 MB	Oct 2021
Zen Koi 2 by LandShark Games Pte. Ltd.	Games	$850	1K	27,675	4.8	147 MB	Dec 2017
Cooking Marina - Cooking games by CSC Studio	Games	$850	20K	2,369	4.6	379 MB	Dec 2019
Dino Tycoon - 3D Building Game by UNIVERSAL MOBILE GAMES TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED	Games	$850	1K	31,681	4.8	348 MB	Oct 2021
Happy Differences - Find them by Eidolon LLC	Games	$850	1K	4,148	4.8	235 MB	Apr 2020
Club Soccer Director 2022 by Go Play Games	Games	$850	1K	180	3.5	264 MB	Aug 2021
Idle Museum Tycoon: Art Empire by Pixodust Aplicativos	Games	$850	1K	6,922	4.8	338 MB	Feb 2021
Immortal Master - Idle Mud RPG by GameCaff	Games	$850	1K	227	4.7	164 MB	May 2021
Keno Empire by Childhood Friends Inc.	Games	$850	1K	32	4.3	37 MB	Jun 2016
Word villas - Crossword&Design by OAK TECHNOLOGY LIMITED	Games	$850	1K	64,951	4.4	309 MB	Jul 2019
Cop Car Police Simulator Chase by MIDNIGHT GAMES S.R.L.	Games	$850	1K	5,385	3.6	466 MB	Apr 2021
Crazy Kitchen: Cooking Games by FlyBird Limited	Games	$850	1K	41,157	4.8	254 MB	Mar 2019
Colorscapes® by Playflux	Games	$850	1K	173,275	4.8	189 MB	Mar 2020
Dream Hospital: My Doctor Game by Lab Cave Gaming SL	Games	$850	1K	3,139	4.4	691 MB	Jan 2019
Pet World - My Animal Shelter by Trophy Games Development A/S	Games	$850	8K	3,033	3.9	214 MB	Oct 2012
Play Online by Yaamava’ by San Manuel Band of Mission Indians	Games	$850	1K	21,931	4.6	97 MB	Dec 2015
Real Driving School by Oleksii Hohol	Games	$850	7K	39,660	4.7	1519 MB	Jul 2020
Sports City Tycoon: Idle Game by Pixodust Aplicativos	Games	$850	1K	1,597	4.6	286 MB	Aug 2020
Star Stable: Horses by Star Stable Entertainment AB	Games	$850	7K	11,264	4.2	253 MB	Jan 2017
Vegas Party Casino Slots Game by GAMEHAUS PTE. LTD	Games	$850	1K	6,143	4.7	213 MB	Aug 2021
Anibabe! by Genius Studio Japan Inc.	Games	$850	1K	972	3.5	108 MB	Aug 2020
Avatoon: Avatar Creator, Emoji by IdeaLabs	Games	$850	1K	34,324	4.6	122 MB	Jul 2020
Cash Carnival - Casino Slots by Lucky Money Vegas Slot Casino Games	Games	$850	1K	2,906	4.5	279 MB	Sep 2016
Central Hospital Stories by SUBARA	Games	$850	6K	16,424	4.4	146 MB	Apr 2019
Chess Royale by SayGames LTD	Games	$850	20K	16,689	4.5	289 MB	Dec 2019
Lava Slots™- Casino Games by TOFUN.COM	Games	$850	10K	5,916	4.7	281 MB	Dec 2021
Lucky City™ Vegas Casino Slots by Wisdom Network Ltd.	Games	$850	1K	8,189	4.7	378 MB	Feb 2019
Merge Mystery: Adventure Story by F-Way Games	Games	$850	1K	1,490	4.4	450 MB	Oct 2021
Online UFO Crane Game-NETCH- by NETCH JAPAN Inc.	Games	$850	1K	24	2.0	12 MB	Jul 2017
OneShot Golf: Robot Golf & Win by 54e Dev Studios Inc.	Games	$850	1K	15,909	4.8	130 MB	Jan 2021
Shadow Knight Ninja Games RPG by Fansipan Limited	Games	$850	1K	8,078	4.8	787 MB	Jun 2020
Slots Rush: Vegas Casino Slots by Caelum Inc, Slots Bingo Casino Card Game Collections	Games	$850	1K	4,794	4.4	204 MB	Jun 2017
Spin Vegas Slots: VIP Casino by Design Works Gaming	Games	$850	1K	6,308	4.7	18 MB	Mar 2018
Legacy of the Beast: RPG Game by Nodding Frog Limited	Games	$850	1K	5,213	4.7	259 MB	Jul 2016
Wordlook - Word Puzzle Games by Super Lucky Games LLC	Games	$850	1K	53,848	4.9	136 MB	Jul 2018
Idle Monster TD by Iron Horse Games LLC	Games	$850	1K	2,476	4.7	116 MB	Apr 2020
Big Rig Racing:Truck drag race by ABE Entertainment Limited	Games	$850	1K	49,002	4.8	2033 MB	Jul 2020
FEI Equestriad World Tour by Go Gallop Studios Pty Ltd	Games	$850	5K	23,692	4.6	1611 MB	Nov 2020
Gold Party Casino by PlayDog Soft Co., Ltd	Games	$850	1K	6,027	4.7	140 MB	Sep 2017
Grand Mountain Adventure by Toppluva AB	Games	$850	30K	7,834	4.5	857 MB	Jan 2020
Hello Kitty World 2 by Access Bright Inc.	Games	$850	7K	2,581	4.5	780 MB	May 2020
Heroes of Mythic Might by FUNLINKING PTE.LTD.	Games	$850	1K	1,394	4.8	1019 MB	Jan 2022
Idle Magic Academy by 武汉九龙云天信息科技有限公司	Games	$850	1K	15,273	4.8	398 MB	Jul 2021
Raid the Dungeon : IDLE RPG by VALOFE Co., LTD	Games	$850	1K	2,546	4.7	377 MB	Nov 2019
Soccer Star 24 Super Football by Redvel Games	Games	$850	1K	1,657	4.5	833 MB	Mar 2020
ZombsRoyale.io by Yangcheng Liu	Games	$850	1K	133,719	4.7	329 MB	May 2018
Airport BillionAir Idle Tycoon by Rogue Harbour Game Studio Inc	Games	$850	1K	4,432	4.7	258 MB	Nov 2021
Bubble Shooter Classic Match by Ilya Molodetsky	Games	$850	1K	9,368	4.5	101 MB	May 2017
Camping Tycoon-Idle RV life by 婷席	Games	$850	1K	17,933	4.7	480 MB	Aug 2021
Cash O Mania - Casino Slots by Dehheit Technology Co., Limited	Games	$850	1K	5,916	4.7	179 MB	Jan 2021
Gemstone Legends - Match 3 RPG by Stribog Games Sp. z o.o.	Games	$850	1K	386	4.7	346 MB	Dec 2020
GraalOnline Era+ by EUROCENTER GAMES CY	Games	$850	1K	1,569	3.9	33 MB	Dec 2010
Match Master 3D! by Flipped Games	Games	$850	1K	38,187	4.9	254 MB	Dec 2020
Match To Win: Real Money Games by Rewardify Inc.	Games	$850	9K	283,873	4.5	532 MB	Nov 2016
Otomania by Genius Inc.	Games	$850	1K	1,238	4.5	108 MB	Jul 2020
Shepherd-Best Fiction&Webnovel by 宽聂	Games	$850	1K	255	4.0	141 MB	Aug 2018
Basketrio: Allstar Streetball by ALL9FUN LTD.	Games	$850	1K	11,601	4.4	3254 MB	Jun 2021
Kitty Cat Resort by Fathermade	Games	$850	1K	6,197	4.9	322 MB	Aug 2021
Suspects: Mobile Detective by Unsolved Studios Limited	Games	$850	30K	9,314	4.4	172 MB	Oct 2018
The Startup: Interactive Game by Wolf Gaming	Games	$850	1K	19,735	3.9	153 MB	May 2020
Trillion Cash-Vegas Slots Game by Product Richness	Games	$850	1K	4,519	4.6	357 MB	Jun 2020
Knight's Edge: PvP Raid Arena by Lightfox Games, Inc.	Games	$850	1K	15,518	4.8	653 MB	Sep 2021
Virtual Sim Story: Life & Home by Foxie Ventures LLC	Games	$850	1K	3,545	4.1	707 MB	Jul 2020
Little Hero: Causal Idle RPG by GAMIND LIMITED	Games	$850	1K	2,022	4.7	256 MB	Sep 2021
Makeover Master: Zen Match by Digital Kingdom PTE.LTD.	Games	$850	1K	35,621	4.6	245 MB	Feb 2021
Merge Matters - House Design by GreenPixel Ltd	Games	$850	1K	37,565	4.6	210 MB	Jan 2021
Power Pop Bubble Shooter Mania by Ilya Molodetsky	Games	$850	1K	32,462	4.5	89 MB	Jul 2017
Stellar Age: MMO Strategy by Crazy Panda Limited	Games	$850	1K	347	4.0	564 MB	May 2018
Athene AI Heroes by The Naughty Cult Ltd.	Games	$850	1K	792	4.4	405 MB	May 2021
Idle Five - Basketball Manager by Gaminho	Games	$850	1K	14,812	4.8	561 MB	Nov 2021
My Success Story Business Life by Rodan mobile Korlatolt Felelossegu Tarsasag	Games	$850	1K	29,364	4.5	172 MB	Apr 2019
Purrfect Tale by BadMouse Co., Ltd.	Games	$850	1K	45,313	4.7	448 MB	Aug 2021
Sweet Home : Design & Blast by Puzzle1Studio,inc.	Games	$850	1K	7,476	4.8	320 MB	Aug 2021
Tongits Go by PLAYJOY LIMITED	Games	$850	1K	2,645	4.5	294 MB	Nov 2018
Demon God(Global) by Dreamstar Network Limited	Games	$850	1K	2,269	4.5	467 MB	Oct 2021
League of Kingdoms by NPLUS ENTERTAINMENT	Games	$850	1K	409	3.4	343 MB	Jul 2020
Makeup Artist: Makeup Games by Beauty salon Studio	Games	$850	1K	117,430	4.6	223 MB	Apr 2021
Thetan Arena: MOBA Survival by WOLFFUN CO., LTD	Games	$850	1K	4,818	4.6	563 MB	Nov 2021
Chaos and Peace by FLASH POINT INNOVATION LIMITED	Games	$850	1K	10,037	4.8	235 MB	Aug 2021
Figure Fantasy by Flow Technology HK Limeited	Games	$850	1K	599	4.0	715 MB	Nov 2021
NinjaBattle : Defense RPG by Game Duo Co.,Ltd.	Games	$850	1K	3,956	4.8	755 MB	Nov 2020
ZIO and the Magic Scrolls by SuperPlanet	Games	$850	1K	1,385	4.8	733 MB	Dec 2021
Crazy Diner:Kitchen Adventure by Smart Fun Limited	Games	$850	1K	65,647	4.7	303 MB	Dec 2020
My Fantasy: Choose Your Story by TP Kiki LLC	Games	$850	1K	40,672	4.7	331 MB	Dec 2019

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

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