Productivity app revenue: 2017 launches

Revenue and download estimates for the 35 Productivity apps in the database that launched in 2017, with revenue shown after Apple takes its cut. 6 of them (17%) keep $100K or more a month; the median app keeps $5K. Top earners: Grammarly: AI Keyboard & Notes ($1.7M/mo), Speechify – Text to Speech PDF ($1.7M/mo) and X-VPN: VPN Fast & Secure ($680K/mo).

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

Productivity apps launched in 2017

35 apps, total $5.4M/mo, median $5K/mo, 6 over $100K, cohort hit rate 17%

App	Category	Net revenue/mo	Downloads/mo	Ratings	Rating	Size	Launched
Grammarly: AI Keyboard & Notes by Superhuman Platform Inc	Productivity	$1.7M	400K	221,017	4.7	306 MB	Nov 2017
Speechify – Text to Speech PDF by Speechify Inc.	Productivity	$1.7M	300K	513,665	4.7	541 MB	Mar 2017
X-VPN: VPN Fast & Secure by LIGHTNINGLINK NETWORKS PTE. LTD.	Productivity	$680K	300K	604,387	4.7	105 MB	Jun 2017
Notion: Notes, Tasks, AI by Notion Labs, Incorporated	Productivity	$425K	800K	89,796	4.8	546 MB	Sep 2017
Goldie: Scheduling app by Quartet	Productivity	$255K	1K	6,780	4.8	230 MB	Mar 2017
VPN 360: Super Fast VPN Proxy by Pango GmbH	Productivity	$170K	70K	317,446	4.7	125 MB	Jan 2017
Reach: Fast SMS Text and Email by SR Apps, Inc.	Productivity	$85K	1K	4,267	4.7	26 MB	Feb 2017
VPN Service by VeePN by Veepn Corp	Productivity	$85K	30K	5,564	4.5	93 MB	Jul 2017
Password Manager - mSecure by mSeven Software, LLC	Productivity	$51K	1K	46,479	4.8	164 MB	May 2017
Clean Email — Inbox Cleaner by Clean Email, LLC	Productivity	$51K	6K	2,738	4.4	4 MB	Sep 2017
VPN - Fast VPN Proxy by Mobile Jump Pte Ltd	Productivity	$43K	100K	174,967	4.6	51 MB	Oct 2017
AVG Secure VPN & Proxy server by AVG eCommerce CY Limited	Productivity	$43K	1K	11,014	4.7	67 MB	Aug 2017
AR Ruler 3d: Tape Measure App by Grymala sp. z o.o.	Productivity	$17K	1K	817	4.7	297 MB	Dec 2017
Noted - Record, Transcribe by Digital Workroom Ltd	Productivity	$17K	30K	2,576	4.5	489 MB	Dec 2017
TOR Browser: Onion TOR VPN by Pinata Technologies	Productivity	$9K	6K	17,202	4.5	74 MB	Dec 2017
SkyVPN - Unlimited VPN Proxy by Telos Protocol	Productivity	$9K	10K	33,911	4.7	138 MB	Apr 2017
fieldmargin: manage your farm by Field Margin Ltd	Productivity	$6K	1K	85	4.2	122 MB	Jan 2017
Universe — Website Builder by Universe Exploration Company	Productivity	$5K	1K	9,521	4.5	307 MB	Mar 2017
Email Client - Boomerang Mail by Baydin Inc.	Productivity	$850	1K	4,641	4.6	92 MB	Oct 2017
List Maker ◎ by AP Studio, LLC	Productivity	$850	1K	4,919	4.8	95 MB	Apr 2017
Grocery - Smart Shopping List by Conrad Stoll	Productivity	$850	1K	4,339	4.5	79 MB	May 2017
IronGuard VPN: Turbo VPN Proxy by HotSpot VPN Ltd	Productivity	$850	1K	6,225	4.7	170 MB	Sep 2017
Group Text: Mass Text Message by Mass Text LLC	Productivity	$850	1K	5,251	4.4	33 MB	Mar 2017
Resume Builder · CV Maker app by TALENT ACQUISITIONS PTY LTD	Productivity	$850	1K	1,372	4.4	97 MB	May 2017
Scheduled - Send text later by Scheduled B.V.	Productivity	$850	1K	1,231	2.8	53 MB	Mar 2017
CorrectMe English Grammar help by Teleprompter LLC	Productivity	$850	1K	9,545	4.6	23 MB	Jan 2017
Envision AI by Envision Technologies B.V.	Productivity	$850	1K	505	4.2	383 MB	Sep 2017
IVPN - Secure VPN for Privacy by IVPN Limited	Productivity	$850	1K	224	4.1	49 MB	Feb 2017
Photos PDF : Scanner Converter by DIGISET LLC	Productivity	$850	10K	62,850	4.9	27 MB	Mar 2017
Translator · by Luni	Productivity	$850	1K	23,004	4.6	46 MB	Oct 2017
Air Translate Photo Translator by DreamTeam Apps	Productivity	$850	1K	4,310	4.4	88 MB	Oct 2017
Voice Language Translator Pro by DREAMTEAM APPS sp. z o.o.	Productivity	$850	1K	8,959	4.5	174 MB	Oct 2017
Translate Me - Live Translator by Neosus	Productivity	$850	1K	26,505	4.6	79 MB	Jun 2017
Ulysses Mobile by Ulysses GmbH & Co. KG	Productivity	$850	1K	2,546	4.5	138 MB	Aug 2017
Safe VPN Connect - VPN Proxy by McAfee, LLC.	Productivity	$850	1K	1,762	3.6	36 MB	May 2017

Productivity apps by launch year

Launched	Apps	$100K+	Hit rate	Median/mo	Top earner
2026	8	4	50%	$170K	Grok Bot $510K
2025	28	12	43%	$85K	Grok AI $24.7M
2024	35	13	37%	$51K	Claude by Anthropic $57.8M
2023	33	14	42%	$85K	ChatGPT $256.7M
2022	22	5	23%	$9K	Chatbot AI Assistant - Genie $765K
2021	38	5	13%	$850	WeTransfer: Transfer Files $4.3M
2020	58	10	17%	$850	Google One $765K
2019	51	10	20%	$5K	Goodnotes: AI Notes, Docs, PDF $11.1M
2018	39	7	18%	$850	VPN - Super Unlimited Proxy $2.6M
2017	35	6	17%	$5K	Grammarly: AI Keyboard & Notes $1.7M
2016	29	6	21%	$9K	Norton VPN – Fast & Secure $425K
2015	26	4	15%	$9K	VPN Proxy Master - Super VPN $510K
2014	14	3	21%	$850	Speak & Translate - Translator $425K
2013	26	5	19%	$26K	PDF Expert - Editor and Reader $850K
2012	15	5	33%	$34K	Google Drive $3.4M
2011	14	4	29%	$26K	Microsoft OneDrive $2.6M
2010	10	5	50%	$170K	CamScanner - PDF Scanner App $6.8M
2009	3	2	67%	$255K	Dropbox: Cloud Storage Backup $12.8M

Apps launched in 2017 by category

Category	Apps	$100K+	Hit rate	Median/mo	Top earner
Books	13	2	15%	$7K	WebNovel - Read Novels & Manga $510K
Business	31	5	16%	$8K	Invoice Maker ▸ Estimate App $680K
Developer Tools	9	0	0%	$850	HTTPBot: API & HTTP Client $7K
Education	99	6	6%	$850	PictureThis - Plant Identifier $5.1M
Entertainment	36	4	11%	$850	BritBox: The Best British TV $850K
Finance	36	1	3%	$850	TradingView: Track All Markets $1.7M
Food & Drink	22	0	0%	$850	Tasty: Recipes, Cooking Videos $8K
Games	108	6	6%	$850	Raft® Survival - Ocean Nomad $255K
Graphics & Design	22	0	0%	$850	FlipaClip: Draw 2D Animation $85K
Health & Fitness	40	8	20%	$17K	BetterMe Well-Being Coach $850K
Lifestyle	30	5	17%	$850	The Official Wyze App $3.4M
Magazines & Newspapers	2	0	0%	$850	Poetry Magazine App $850
Medical	76	1	1%	$850	Huckleberry: Baby Tracker $680K
Music	25	1	4%	$850	Jamzone - Sing & Play Along $170K
Navigation	28	3	11%	$850	WeHunt $595K
News	10	2	20%	$850	Financial Times: Business News $765K
Photo & Video	32	8	25%	$17K	FaceApp: Perfect Face Editor $10.2M
Productivity	35	6	17%	$5K	Grammarly: AI Keyboard & Notes $1.7M
Reference	22	0	0%	$850	#Bible - Verse of the Day $43K
Shopping	26	0	0%	$850	HotStock - in-stock alerts $51K
Social Networking	16	1	6%	$850	Coverstar - Positive Social $170K
Sports	36	3	8%	$850	GameChanger $6.0M
Travel	30	0	0%	$850	The Dyrt: RV & Free Camping $85K
Utilities	28	7	25%	$17K	Cleaner Kit - Clean Up Storage $850K
Weather	37	0	0%	$850	Storm Radar: Weather Tracker $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