2,172 of the 10,798 App Store apps in the database (20.1%) keep $50K or more a month after Apple takes its cut. The most common categories at this level are Health & Fitness (222), Education (210) and Photo & Video (190). Top earners: ChatGPT ($256.7M/mo), YouTube ($165.8M/mo) and Snapchat ($68M/mo).
Net of Apple's 15% commission
Gross estimates: paywallscreens.com (Superwall)
10,798 apps · 25 categories · Pulled 19 Oct 2026
| App | Category | Net revenue/mo | Downloads/mo | Ratings | Rating | Size | Launched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $170K | 40K | 6,199 | 4.8 | 177 MB | Jun 2025 | |
| Entertainment | $170K | 30K | 5,293 | 4.9 | 284 MB | Jul 2023 | |
| Education | $170K | 300K | 5,709 | 4.9 | 200 MB | Jun 2022 | |
| Health & Fitness | $170K | 60K | 38,793 | 4.8 | 133 MB | Aug 2023 | |
| Music | $170K | 50K | 3,281 | 4.7 | 190 MB | Oct 2025 | |
| Entertainment | $170K | 400K | 958 | 4.7 | 260 MB | May 2026 | |
| Education | $170K | 1K | 8,837 | 4.5 | 165 MB | Nov 2025 | |
| Photo & Video | $170K | 200K | 3,289 | 4.8 | 164 MB | Aug 2025 | |
| Education | $170K | 100K | 26,427 | 4.3 | 168 MB | Dec 2023 | |
| Health & Fitness | $170K | 90K | 5,397 | 4.7 | 190 MB | Feb 2024 | |
| Graphics & Design | $170K | 30K | 12,530 | 4.6 | 161 MB | Nov 2024 | |
| Social Networking | $170K | 40K | 8,375 | 4.5 | 70 MB | Jun 2024 | |
| Utilities | $170K | 40K | 12,159 | 4.3 | 295 MB | Sep 2021 | |
| Reference | $170K | 20K | 23,349 | 4.8 | 129 MB | Apr 2025 | |
| Education | $170K | 70K | 19,069 | 4.6 | 108 MB | Oct 2024 | |
| Reference | $170K | 70K | 3,274 | 4.4 | 160 MB | Aug 2024 | |
| Music | $170K | 20K | 1,448 | 4.1 | 101 MB | Aug 2025 | |
| Health & Fitness | $170K | 40K | 40,196 | 4.8 | 215 MB | Jan 2025 | |
| Health & Fitness | $170K | 30K | 520 | 4.0 | 116 MB | Aug 2025 | |
| Education | $170K | 1K | 7,650 | 4.0 | 85 MB | Jul 2024 | |
| Health & Fitness | $170K | 100K | 2,376 | 4.7 | 232 MB | Nov 2024 | |
| Books | $170K | 50K | 1,413 | 4.8 | 126 MB | Oct 2023 | |
| Music | $170K | 70K | 1,790 | 4.5 | 681 MB | Apr 2020 | |
| Photo & Video | $170K | 30K | 26,458 | 4.6 | 296 MB | Dec 2019 | |
| Utilities | $170K | 300K | 48,255 | 4.6 | 19 MB | Jul 2016 | |
| Navigation | $170K | 50K | 125,747 | 4.8 | 334 MB | Sep 2010 | |
| Lifestyle | $170K | 30K | 6,540 | 4.5 | 275 MB | May 2022 | |
| News | $170K | 50K | 7,959 | 4.8 | 89 MB | Mar 2013 | |
| Productivity | $170K | 8K | 6,971 | 4.6 | 91 MB | Dec 2018 | |
| Sports | $170K | 6K | 128,027 | 4.7 | 155 MB | Oct 2009 | |
| Sports | $170K | 1K | 3,838 | 2.7 | 27 MB | Apr 2020 | |
| Education | $170K | 8K | 22,397 | 4.9 | 318 MB | Dec 2016 | |
| Lifestyle | $170K | 1K | 25,830 | 4.6 | 107 MB | May 2011 | |
| Productivity | $170K | 70K | 317,446 | 4.7 | 125 MB | Jan 2017 | |
| Books | $170K | 20K | 16,348 | 4.7 | 176 MB | Apr 2022 | |
| Health & Fitness | $170K | 40K | 66,511 | 4.8 | 83 MB | Mar 2017 | |
| Social Networking | $170K | 10K | 44 | 2.6 | 228 MB | Feb 2020 | |
| Books | $170K | 70K | 1,797 | 3.7 | 105 MB | Jan 2019 | |
| Productivity | $170K | 90K | 17,448 | 4.4 | 226 MB | Feb 2020 | |
| Education | $170K | 50K | 1,021 | 4.8 | 208 MB | Jun 2019 | |
| Utilities | $170K | 1K | 4,134 | 4.6 | 80 MB | May 2020 | |
| Education | $170K | 20K | 54,664 | 4.7 | 270 MB | Apr 2022 | |
| Photo & Video | $170K | 50K | 84,658 | 4.6 | 656 MB | Mar 2022 | |
| Books | $170K | 20K | 82,130 | 4.7 | 87 MB | Jan 2022 | |
| Health & Fitness | $170K | 1K | 5,455 | 4.9 | 136 MB | Dec 2019 | |
| Social Networking | $170K | 100K | 182,537 | 4.7 | 320 MB | Mar 2017 | |
| Health & Fitness | $170K | 300K | 183,085 | 4.8 | 123 MB | Oct 2013 | |
| Utilities | $170K | 50K | 687,458 | 4.5 | 78 MB | Jul 2015 | |
| Lifestyle | $170K | 10K | 9,074 | 4.3 | 72 MB | Sep 2014 | |
| Education | $170K | 10K | 4,434 | 4.7 | 135 MB | Jul 2010 | |
| Utilities | $170K | 40K | 23,262 | 4.7 | 152 MB | Jul 2017 | |
| Photo & Video | $170K | 1K | 4,857 | 4.1 | 210 MB | Aug 2015 | |
| Health & Fitness | $170K | 5K | 113,615 | 4.7 | 266 MB | Jan 2021 | |
| Health & Fitness | $170K | 40K | 44,906 | 4.7 | 363 MB | Feb 2020 | |
| Education | $170K | 30K | 43,870 | 4.7 | 353 MB | Apr 2022 | |
| Graphics & Design | $170K | 70K | 495,759 | 4.8 | 161 MB | Dec 2019 | |
| Health & Fitness | $170K | 1K | 2,005 | 4.3 | 78 MB | Mar 2019 | |
| Social Networking | $170K | 40K | 120,582 | 4.4 | 147 MB | Apr 2014 | |
| Utilities | $170K | 100K | 207,043 | 4.8 | 175 MB | Sep 2016 | |
| Sports | $170K | 20K | 33,632 | 4.9 | 331 MB | Aug 2012 | |
| Health & Fitness | $170K | 20K | 7,628 | 4.9 | 141 MB | Jul 2017 | |
| Magazines & Newspapers | $170K | 1K | 727 | 4.7 | 80 MB | Sep 2012 | |
| Sports | $170K | 1K | 106,735 | 4.7 | 328 MB | Jul 2009 | |
| Sports | $170K | 5K | 242 | 2.8 | 84 MB | May 2013 | |
| Sports | $170K | 10K | 12,028 | 4.6 | 182 MB | May 2013 | |
| Productivity | $170K | 1K | 24,968 | 4.7 | 119 MB | Apr 2023 | |
| Photo & Video | $170K | 6K | 45,312 | 4.7 | 196 MB | Mar 2023 | |
| Education | $170K | 1K | 111,317 | 4.6 | 95 MB | Aug 2019 | |
| Lifestyle | $170K | 50K | 199,146 | 4.7 | 115 MB | Sep 2020 | |
| Photo & Video | $170K | 100K | 74,985 | 4.5 | 204 MB | Sep 2022 | |
| Developer Tools | $170K | 70K | 18,825 | 4.7 | 234 MB | Aug 2012 | |
| Navigation | $170K | 100K | 8,359 | 4.4 | 774 MB | Nov 2019 | |
| Entertainment | $170K | 30K | 22,190 | 4.7 | 99 MB | Nov 2016 | |
| Health & Fitness | $170K | 1K | 6,721 | 4.8 | 97 MB | Apr 2020 | |
| Photo & Video | $170K | 1K | 16,767 | 4.4 | 74 MB | May 2014 | |
| Photo & Video | $170K | 100K | 184,056 | 4.8 | 142 MB | Jun 2011 | |
| Health & Fitness | $170K | 30K | 328,602 | 4.7 | 372 MB | Aug 2016 | |
| Education | $170K | 1K | 3,673 | 4.7 | 519 MB | May 2016 | |
| Food & Drink | $170K | 60K | 547,241 | 4.9 | 125 MB | Sep 2014 | |
| Education | $170K | 40K | 132,589 | 4.3 | 476 MB | Oct 2019 | |
| Business | $170K | 1K | 6,080 | 4.3 | 178 MB | Apr 2013 | |
| Photo & Video | $170K | 40K | 30,757 | 4.6 | 474 MB | Sep 2013 | |
| Health & Fitness | $170K | 7K | 134,407 | 4.8 | 219 MB | Jun 2015 | |
| Health & Fitness | $170K | 50K | 359,904 | 4.8 | 128 MB | Jan 2009 | |
| Health & Fitness | $170K | 1K | 19,350 | 4.9 | 214 MB | Jan 2019 | |
| Health & Fitness | $170K | 8K | 226,077 | 4.5 | 295 MB | Mar 2017 | |
| Business | $170K | 100K | 107,305 | 4.8 | 163 MB | Jul 2012 | |
| Health & Fitness | $170K | 1K | 443,930 | 4.8 | 211 MB | Dec 2016 | |
| Music | $170K | 1K | 36,523 | 4.9 | 43 MB | Jun 2010 | |
| Music | $170K | 8K | 32,260 | 4.8 | 257 MB | Aug 2019 | |
| Entertainment | $170K | 1K | 2,334 | 4.2 | 295 MB | Mar 2015 | |
| Entertainment | $170K | 80K | 82,451 | 4.6 | 463 MB | Oct 2019 | |
| Entertainment | $170K | 50K | 209,277 | 4.4 | 1264 MB | Dec 2018 | |
| Health & Fitness | $170K | 30K | 88,418 | 4.6 | 190 MB | Apr 2018 | |
| Utilities | $170K | 1K | 46,562 | 4.6 | 64 MB | Dec 2017 | |
| Health & Fitness | $170K | 1K | 62,552 | 4.7 | 150 MB | Mar 2015 | |
| Health & Fitness | $170K | 8K | 114,709 | 4.9 | 149 MB | Sep 2019 | |
| Health & Fitness | $170K | 1K | 72,043 | 4.7 | 188 MB | Dec 2015 | |
| Music | $170K | 1K | 3,764 | 4.8 | 50 MB | Aug 2017 | |
| Books | $170K | 20K | 18,494 | 4.3 | 117 MB | Jun 2015 | |
| Social Networking | $170K | 30K | 36,666 | 4.5 | 187 MB | Mar 2015 | |
| Education | $170K | 5K | 11,940 | 4.5 | 658 MB | Jan 2020 | |
| Photo & Video | $170K | 40K | 6,605 | 4.8 | 207 MB | Mar 2017 | |
| Photo & Video | $170K | 10K | 16,210 | 4.4 | 109 MB | Jan 2023 | |
| Photo & Video | $170K | 20K | 16,312 | 4.6 | 130 MB | Jun 2019 | |
| Photo & Video | $170K | 40K | 39,735 | 4.7 | 286 MB | Jul 2011 | |
| Social Networking | $170K | 400K | 4,528 | 4.3 | 338 MB | Feb 2020 | |
| Entertainment | $170K | 30K | 16,381 | 4.4 | 69 MB | Apr 2024 | |
| Travel | $170K | 200K | 78,197 | 4.7 | 314 MB | Apr 2012 | |
| Utilities | $170K | 30K | 15,694 | 4.6 | 56 MB | Sep 2023 | |
| News | $170K | 1K | 36 | 3.1 | 30 MB | Apr 2010 | |
| Business | $170K | 1K | 17,630 | 4.7 | 129 MB | Oct 2017 | |
| Lifestyle | $170K | 1K | 46,743 | 4.3 | 53 MB | Dec 2009 | |
| Sports | $170K | 9K | 24,004 | 4.9 | 335 MB | Jun 2023 | |
| Weather | $170K | 20K | 32,535 | 4.8 | 35 MB | Jan 2012 | |
| Photo & Video | $170K | 1K | 163 | 2.3 | 31 MB | May 2013 | |
| Sports | $170K | 30K | 27,730 | 4.7 | 114 MB | Jun 2022 | |
| News | $170K | 1K | 2,958 | 4.7 | 72 MB | Apr 2011 | |
| Reference | $170K | 10K | 162,001 | 4.6 | 33 MB | Feb 2019 | |
| Utilities | $170K | 300K | 45,840 | 4.7 | 39 MB | Jul 2021 | |
| Productivity | $170K | 500K | 89,388 | 4.9 | 197 MB | Mar 2015 | |
| Sports | $170K | 1K | 2,161 | 4.6 | 114 MB | Sep 2021 | |
| Entertainment | $170K | 1K | 388 | 4.3 | 499 MB | Apr 2021 | |
| Photo & Video | $170K | 1M | 316,316 | 4.8 | 590 MB | Apr 2018 | |
| Reference | $170K | 20K | 84,010 | 4.9 | 240 MB | Aug 2018 | |
| Books | $170K | 20K | 501 | 3.8 | 141 MB | Mar 2022 | |
| Productivity | $170K | 1K | 1,816 | 4.6 | 137 MB | Nov 2016 | |
| Sports | $170K | 1K | 5,352 | 4.8 | 55 MB | Mar 2022 | |
| Productivity | $170K | 30K | 4,021 | 4.5 | 35 MB | Aug 2020 | |
| Music | $170K | 300K | 166,943 | 4.6 | 137 MB | Sep 2016 | |
| Music | $170K | 100K | 522,457 | 4.7 | 97 MB | Jun 2014 | |
| Utilities | $170K | 60K | 76,408 | 4.4 | 33 MB | Sep 2017 | |
| Productivity | $170K | 100K | 8,074 | 4.8 | 135 MB | Jan 2012 | |
| Education | $170K | 7K | 10,755 | 4.8 | 234 MB | Sep 2018 | |
| Lifestyle | $170K | 10K | 259 | 4.7 | 78 MB | Feb 2015 | |
| Productivity | $170K | 100K | 67,592 | 4.6 | 281 MB | Dec 2016 | |
| Productivity | $170K | 10K | 3,927 | 4.5 | 103 MB | Oct 2016 | |
| Productivity | $170K | 200K | 14,494 | 4.6 | 235 MB | Oct 2019 | |
| Photo & Video | $170K | 80K | 81,062 | 4.3 | 122 MB | Sep 2022 | |
| Education | $170K | 60K | 162,504 | 4.7 | 152 MB | May 2023 | |
| Graphics & Design | $170K | 1K | 58,996 | 4.6 | 153 MB | Apr 2023 | |
| Sports | $170K | 10K | 5,953 | 4.8 | 187 MB | Mar 2020 | |
| Education | $170K | 20K | 3,531 | 4.6 | 288 MB | Oct 2019 | |
| Music | $170K | 9K | 4,146 | 4.7 | 253 MB | Feb 2016 | |
| Social Networking | $170K | 100K | 275,540 | 4.7 | 155 MB | Aug 2019 | |
| Food & Drink | $170K | 20K | 5,685 | 4.8 | 102 MB | Nov 2016 | |
| Travel | $170K | 30K | 262,296 | 4.7 | 275 MB | Jul 2012 | |
| Business | $170K | 1K | 244 | 4.6 | 52 MB | Nov 2018 | |
| News | $170K | 100K | 533,336 | 4.6 | 77 MB | Feb 2012 | |
| Travel | $170K | 90K | 64,724 | 4.8 | 102 MB | Oct 2012 |
| Launched | Apps | $100K+ | Hit rate | Median/mo | Top earner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 92 | 25 | 27% | $77K | StoryReel: Exclusive Drama $6.0M |
| 2025 | 263 | 83 | 32% | $85K | Grok AI $24.7M |
| 2024 | 509 | 103 | 20% | $9K | Claude by Anthropic $57.8M |
| 2023 | 365 | 94 | 26% | $26K | ChatGPT $256.7M |
| 2022 | 714 | 71 | 10% | $850 | zeta: AI Chat, Story, Play $5.1M |
| 2021 | 1,269 | 90 | 7% | $850 | Travel Town - Merge Adventure $8.5M |
| 2020 | 1,254 | 86 | 7% | $850 | CapCut: Photo & Video Editor $43.4M |
| 2019 | 1,074 | 100 | 9% | $850 | Goodnotes: AI Notes, Docs, PDF $11.1M |
| 2018 | 891 | 72 | 8% | $850 | Total Battle: War Strategy $7.7M |
| 2017 | 849 | 69 | 8% | $850 | FaceApp: Perfect Face Editor $10.2M |
| 2016 | 705 | 64 | 9% | $850 | Facetune: Photo & Video Editor $8.5M |
| 2015 | 578 | 66 | 11% | $850 | YouTube Music $32.3M |
| 2014 | 470 | 51 | 11% | $850 | Canva AI Photo & Video Editor $24.7M |
| 2013 | 440 | 62 | 14% | $850 | Paramount+ $38.3M |
| 2012 | 494 | 55 | 11% | $850 | YouTube $165.8M |
| 2011 | 406 | 35 | 9% | $850 | Snapchat $68M |
| 2010 | 244 | 35 | 14% | $4K | Audible: Audiobooks & Podcasts $22.1M |
| 2009 | 164 | 22 | 13% | $850 | Crunchyroll $32.3M |
| 2008 | 17 | 6 | 35% | $17K | Deezer: Music Player, Podcast $6.8M |
| 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 |
$50K+ a month 2,172 apps $100K+ a month 1,189 apps $500K+ a month 417 apps $1M+ a month 155 apps