Music app revenue

Revenue and download estimates for 378 Music apps that run a paywall on the App Store, with revenue shown after Apple takes its cut. 52 of them (14%) keep $100K or more a month; the median app keeps $6K. Top earners: YouTube Music ($32.3M/mo), Amazon Music: Songs & Podcasts ($11.9M/mo) and SoundCloud: The Music You Love ($7.7M/mo).

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

Music apps

378 apps, total $93.2M/mo, median $6K/mo, 52 over $100K, cohort hit rate 14%

App	Category	Net revenue/mo	Downloads/mo	Ratings	Rating	Size	Launched
Luke Bryan by Disciple Media Limited	Music	$850	1K	1,019	4.7	31 MB	Jul 2015
Suggester : Chords and Scales by Mathieu Routhier	Music	$850	1K	2,094	4.8	97 MB	Mar 2012
Beat Snap - Music & Beat Maker by MIXVIBES	Music	$850	1K	2,514	4.6	185 MB	Apr 2018
Braw Bagpipe Tuner by Avoir Technology	Music	$850	1K	23	3.4	14 MB	Jun 2017
Christian Calm Radio by Calm Radio	Music	$850	1K	38	3.9	99 MB	Jan 2021
Animoog Z Synthesizer by Moog Music Inc.	Music	$850	1K	881	4.8	78 MB	Nov 2021
KORG Module by KORG INC.	Music	$850	1K	625	4.5	1736 MB	Nov 2015
Sound Editor: Audio Changer by Music Topia	Music	$850	1K	731	3.1	126 MB	Dec 2017
Amp - Speaker Volume Booster by tv remote screen mirroring llc	Music	$850	1K	791	4.2	44 MB	Oct 2020
Bass Booster Volume Boost EQ by Companjen Apps B.V.	Music	$850	50K	17,516	4.4	18 MB	Sep 2019
Music Rhythm Trainer by Guitar Tabs LLC	Music	$850	1K	3,939	4.8	114 MB	Jan 2018
Neil Young Archives by Shakey Pictures, Inc	Music	$850	1K	204	3.8	146 MB	Dec 2018
Piano Adventures® Player by Dovetree Productions, Inc.	Music	$850	1K	201	3.6	236 MB	Jun 2015
Ringtone Maker Garage by TwinBit Ltd	Music	$850	7K	5,374	4.6	86 MB	Nov 2020
Unceasing Worship by International House of Prayer	Music	$850	1K	545	4.8	68 MB	Apr 2021
Audio Editor: Recording Studio by Giant Brains	Music	$850	1K	9,637	4.2	135 MB	Nov 2019
ChordChord by ChordChord	Music	$850	1K	155	3.7	82 MB	Jan 2020
Beat Jam - Music Maker Pad by Gismart Limited	Music	$850	1K	525	4.7	305 MB	Aug 2021
Louder - AI Volume Booster by HEYOS	Music	$850	20K	19,475	4.6	101 MB	Apr 2021
Studio for Podcast by Spreaker Inc.	Music	$850	1K	6,212	4.7	77 MB	Dec 2012
SingSnap Karaoke II by SingSnap Corporation	Music	$850	1K	76	2.5	76 MB	Oct 2019
VOX – MP3 & FLAC Music Player by Coppertino Inc.	Music	$850	1K	3,100	4.2	139 MB	Apr 2015
Audio Spectrum Analyzer dB RTA by Marina Polyanskaya	Music	$850	1K	3,027	4.5	28 MB	Sep 2017
Bass Booster & EQ Amplifier by Akhil Jayaram	Music	$850	1K	2,794	4.0	38 MB	Dec 2018
Beat Maker Star - Rhythm Game by Gismart Limited	Music	$850	1K	3,414	4.3	300 MB	Jul 2018
Beat snap 2 -music maker remix by MWM	Music	$850	1K	3,476	4.4	169 MB	Oct 2018
Blocs Wave: Record Music Live by Focusrite Audio Engineering	Music	$850	1K	2,084	4.8	48 MB	Mar 2016
Boomplay: Music & Live Stream by Transsnet Music Limited	Music	$850	90K	3,271	4.1	107 MB	Dec 2018
ChordBank: Guitar Chords,Tuner by Better Notes, LLC	Music	$850	1K	6,185	4.7	124 MB	Oct 2010
Cloud Music Player Offline by Sontsao llc	Music	$850	20K	191	4.0	187 MB	Nov 2019
Drum Machine - Music Maker by MWM	Music	$850	1K	5,900	4.3	71 MB	Sep 2018
Groovebox - Beat Synth Studio by Focusrite Audio Engineering	Music	$850	1K	4,272	4.7	44 MB	Jun 2017
Hip-Hop Beat Maker: Make Beats by Gismart Limited	Music	$850	1K	1,345	4.4	440 MB	Dec 2018
Hungama: Movies Music Podcasts by Hungama Digital Media Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.	Music	$850	1K	1,746	4.1	93 MB	Jun 2011
Make Ringtones for iPhone by PreviewX, Inc.	Music	$850	1K	1,684	4.2	143 MB	Jun 2018
Microphone Voice Recorder-Pro by Arpenik Katikyan	Music	$850	7K	5,312	4.6	101 MB	Aug 2020
Tunefox by Tunefox s.r.o.	Music	$850	1K	633	4.6	432 MB	Sep 2016
Cool Ringtones, Music & Songs by BEST RINGTONES APPS INC.	Music	$850	1K	11,180	4.6	108 MB	Feb 2019
Rhymer's Block by WATT APPS	Music	$850	1K	30,721	4.8	152 MB	Jan 2014
Rock Radio - Curated Music by Digitally Imported, Inc.	Music	$850	1K	54	4.7	100 MB	Jun 2012
Tize: Music & Beat Maker by SoundWare, Inc.	Music	$850	1K	15,591	4.5	284 MB	Nov 2016
AmpliTube CS by IK Multimedia US, LLC	Music	$850	1K	24	2.5	824 MB	Jun 2010
FourChords Guitar Songbook by Musopia	Music	$850	1K	559	4.5	263 MB	Nov 2012
Guitar Amps, Effects, Pedals by Deplike YAZILIM Muhendislik Sanayi ve Ticaret Limited Sirketi	Music	$850	1K	54	3.9	245 MB	Jul 2017
Music Editor: DJ Mixing Studio by Ezyabsorb PTE LTD	Music	$850	1K	7,263	4.3	166 MB	Mar 2017
Offtop: Music Studio by Deep Thought LLC	Music	$850	1K	3,655	4.7	55 MB	Apr 2015
Simple Piano: Play & Learn by Simple Piano	Music	$850	1K	6,187	4.4	236 MB	Mar 2019
Pro Guitar Tuner by Pro Guitar Sweden AB	Music	$850	20K	7,439	4.7	62 MB	Aug 2013
Radio FM & AM ! by Tasmanic Editions	Music	$850	1K	9,864	4.6	14 MB	Feb 2014
Sing Karaoke - Unlimited Songs by Rounding Squares BV	Music	$850	1K	20,464	4.3	103 MB	Oct 2016
Slow Down Music \| Transcribe+ by Dynamic App Design LLC	Music	$850	1K	4,364	4.5	244 MB	Mar 2016
Voice Tuner - Vocal Changer by Music Breath	Music	$850	1K	504	4.5	277 MB	Sep 2016
Audio Editor Tool: Edit Music by Music Paradise, LLC	Music	$850	1K	1,854	3.3	236 MB	Jan 2015
Bass Booster 3D + Volume Boost by Plane Cubes	Music	$850	20K	17,816	4.2	36 MB	Dec 2019
Bass Booster & Music Equalizer by Gismart Limited	Music	$850	1K	1,217	4.2	236 MB	Oct 2020
Drum Pad - Music & Beat Maker by 1Action	Music	$850	1K	2,167	4.6	204 MB	Jun 2020
Equalizer Fx: Bass Booster App by TwinBit Ltd	Music	$850	30K	26,863	4.2	78 MB	Mar 2016
Music Ringtones & Alarm Sounds by Hoang Anh	Music	$850	1K	1,454	3.9	191 MB	Sep 2017
Beat Looper Pro - Music Maker by MWM	Music	$850	1K	33,848	4.7	152 MB	May 2021
BIAS FX 2 - #1 Guitar Tone App by Positive Grid Inc	Music	$850	1K	962	4.4	999 MB	May 2020
Boom: Bass Booster & Equalizer by Global Delight Technologies Pvt. Ltd	Music	$850	7K	4,147	3.9	139 MB	May 2016
Drum Pads 24 Beat Maker Music by Beat Squad LLC	Music	$850	1K	12,140	4.7	159 MB	Jul 2013
Loop Maker Pro - Music Maker by Gismart Limited	Music	$850	1K	229	4.5	139 MB	Oct 2020
Pro Microphone: Voice Record by Inline Solutions s.r.o.	Music	$850	1K	8,303	3.7	221 MB	Nov 2014
Ringtones HD ∙ Ringtone Maker by App Rover	Music	$850	1K	14,179	4.4	168 MB	Jun 2019
SUPER PADS - Become a DJ Mixer by SUPERSSTAR LABS, SOCIEDAD LIMITADA	Music	$850	1K	13,796	4.7	81 MB	Feb 2017
U Beats: Beat Pad. Music Maker by Gototop LTD	Music	$850	1K	4,167	4.5	226 MB	Sep 2017
Equalizer - Volume Booster EQ by Gismart Limited	Music	$850	7K	5,097	4.3	191 MB	Feb 2021
MusiC ‣ Play Unlimited Musi.C by Rounding Squares BV	Music	$850	10K	55,348	4.5	94 MB	Sep 2016
KevOnStage Studios by A Family Affair Media Entertainment LLC	Music	$850	1K	7,241	5.0	48 MB	Nov 2020
Ringtones for iPhone: Infinity by Infinity Corp. Inc.	Music	$850	1K	11,064	4.4	127 MB	Apr 2018
AutoRap: Music Maker by Smule by Smule	Music	$850	1K	4,605	3.2	92 MB	Jul 2012
Drums: Learn & Play Beat Games by MWM	Music	$850	9K	31,129	4.4	257 MB	May 2018
Jambl: DJ Band & Beat Maker by Gismart Limited	Music	$850	1K	14,081	4.7	206 MB	Jun 2017
Guitar: tabs, chords & games by MWM	Music	$850	1K	39,481	4.5	221 MB	Jun 2018
Bass Booster Volume Power Amp by App Rover	Music	$850	1K	18,131	4.3	30 MB	Nov 2014
Equalizer+ HD music player by MWM	Music	$850	1K	9,206	3.8	35 MB	Dec 2013
Karaoke Songs - Voice Singing by Gismart Limited	Music	$850	1K	10,442	3.9	574 MB	Mar 2018

Music apps by launch year

Launched	Apps	$100K+	Hit rate	Median/mo	Top earner
2026	2	1	50%	$170K	Speaker Cleaner: Eject Water $170K
2025	7	4	57%	$170K	Reverse Audio: Sing Challenge $255K
2024	35	8	23%	$43K	Suno - AI Songs, Music, Lyrics $6.0M
2023	13	4	31%	$26K	MyTunes : AI Music Generator $510K
2022	14	2	14%	$850	Simply Sing: My Singing App $765K
2021	26	1	4%	$850	Clear Wave $425K
2020	26	2	8%	$850	Moises: The Musician's App $850K
2019	28	1	4%	$850	UnitedMasters: Release Music $170K
2018	38	3	8%	$850	Beat Maker Pro: Music drum Pad $340K
2017	25	1	4%	$850	Jamzone - Sing & Play Along $170K
2016	38	3	8%	$5K	Piano ٞ $170K
2015	27	5	19%	$4K	YouTube Music $32.3M
2014	26	5	19%	$26K	TIDAL Music: HiFi Sound $3.4M
2013	13	0	0%	$9K	Berliner Philharmoniker $51K
2012	25	5	20%	$17K	Amazon Music: Songs & Podcasts $11.9M
2011	17	2	12%	$9K	TuneIn Radio: Music & Sports $850K
2010	14	3	21%	$6K	Ultimate Guitar: Chords & Tabs $2.6M
2009	3	1	33%	$7K	SoundCloud: The Music You Love $7.7M
2008	1	1	100%	$6.8M	Deezer: Music Player, Podcast $6.8M

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