Productivity app revenue: 2018 launches

Revenue and download estimates for the 39 Productivity apps in the database that launched in 2018, with revenue shown after Apple takes its cut. 7 of them (18%) keep $100K or more a month; the median app keeps $850. Top earners: VPN - Super Unlimited Proxy ($2.6M/mo), Surfshark VPN: Fast VPN App ($1.7M/mo) and Otter Transcribe Voice Notes ($1.7M/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 2018

39 apps, total $7.2M/mo, median $850/mo, 7 over $100K, cohort hit rate 18%
App Category Net revenue/mo Downloads/mo Ratings Rating Size Launched
VPN - Super Unlimited Proxy by Mobile Jump Pte Ltd
Productivity$2.6M3M2,084,0514.6172 MBMay 2018
Surfshark VPN: Fast VPN App by SURFSHARK LTD
Productivity$1.7M400K125,9164.7423 MBAug 2018
Otter Transcribe Voice Notes by Otter.ai, Inc.
Productivity$1.7M200K72,3054.8230 MBFeb 2018
Teleprompter゜ by Teleprompter LLC
Productivity$340K40K12,7804.748 MBAug 2018
Turbo VPN Private Browser by INNOVATIVE CONNECTING PTE.LIMITED
Productivity$255K600K205,0494.7207 MBApr 2018
Peech: Text to Speech Reader by Dopefin Limited
Productivity$170K8K6,9714.691 MBDec 2018
NIIMBOT by WUHAN JINGCHEN INTELLIGENT IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
Productivity$170K200K31,6204.7273 MBApr 2018
Freedom: Control Screen Time by Eighty Percent Solutions
Productivity$85K1K5,0824.495 MBOct 2018
coldRead by Miljan Milosevic
Productivity$60K1K2,6144.514 MBApr 2018
Fill and Sign e Signature App by Crowded Road
Productivity$43K1K3,5584.395 MBNov 2018
Live Home 3D - House Design by Belight Software, ltd
Productivity$17K30K14,1004.5401 MBOct 2018
Speeko - Public Speaking Coach by SPEEKO Tech, LLC
Productivity$17K1K3,6454.791 MBAug 2018
Fashion Design Sketches: Style by Pocket Art Studio
Productivity$17K10K3,0404.2245 MBAug 2018
Guru VPN: Super Fast Unlimited by Tapgeneration LP
Productivity$9K50K1,5504.696 MBSep 2018
Camera for OBS Studio by Loft Labs Interactive Inc
Productivity$9K1K2,8904.322 MBMar 2018
Trend Micro VPN–Unlimit Proxy by Trend Micro, Incorporated
Productivity$9K1K1,1444.747 MBJun 2018
VPN Vault - Super Proxy App by Appsverse Inc.
Productivity$6K1K29,2324.6112 MBJun 2018
Actions by Moleskine Studio by Moleskine Srl
Productivity$5K1K9,2754.6198 MBFeb 2018
Hotspot VPN - Secure Proxy by Hotspot VPN, Inc.
Productivity$4K1K8,8194.762 MBFeb 2018
UFO VPN: Ultra Fast Secure VPN by Dreamfii HK Limited
Productivity$8501K15,8944.7204 MBOct 2018
VPN - Secure Proxy & WIFI by Ever Fun Apps LLC
Productivity$8501K52,8684.6115 MBJan 2018
VPN One Super Unlimited Proxy by WEHANDS INC OU
Productivity$8501K5,7394.581 MBJul 2018
Squarespace: Run your business by Squarespace, Inc.
Productivity$85020K17,6394.7390 MBDec 2018
Ringtones Maker - the ring app by 苏娟 陈
Productivity$850600K411,8784.769 MBMar 2018
Inspection Maintenance - HVI by JRS Innovation
Productivity$8501K944.7157 MBAug 2018
Simplish Planner & To Do List by 52 Spring LLC
Productivity$8501K8734.7152 MBJun 2018
Webroot WiFi Security & VPN by Webroot LLC
Productivity$8501K1252.782 MBOct 2018
Drafts by Agile Tortoise
Productivity$8501K9,3094.865 MBApr 2018
everyday - Habit Tracker by Everyday Growth S.L.
Productivity$8501K3,2224.750 MBAug 2018
VPN for iPhone - Unlimited VPN by Super Unlimited Inc.
Productivity$8501K9104.125 MBFeb 2018
Habit — Daily Tracker by Reflectly ApS
Productivity$8501K2,3343.838 MBDec 2018
WeParent - Co-Parenting App by FamTerra Inc.
Productivity$8501K5713.777 MBDec 2018
E-Signature & Document Scanner by Loyal Foundry, Inc.
Productivity$8501K9,3064.7161 MBFeb 2018
Super VPN - Secure & VPN Proxy by Free Safety Connected Software Co.,Ltd
Productivity$8501K11,1304.528 MBFeb 2018
Daily VPN - Secure VPN Proxy by UPUP TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
Productivity$8501K9,4234.494 MBOct 2018
FlickType - Watch Keyboard by Kpaw, LLC
Productivity$8501K11,6424.181 MBApr 2018
OmniFocus 3 by The Omni Group
Productivity$8501K1,0593.9160 MBMay 2018
The Moon Calendar by Laura Haworth
Productivity$8501K10,1194.948 MBAug 2018
Keyplan 3D Lite - Home design by Quasarts LLC
Productivity$8501K48,8754.5549 MBMar 2018

Productivity apps by launch year

LaunchedApps$100K+Hit rateMedian/moTop earner
20268450%$170K
Grok Bot $510K
2025281243%$85K
Grok AI $24.7M
2024351337%$51K
Claude by Anthropic $57.8M
2023331442%$85K
ChatGPT $256.7M
202222523%$9K
Chatbot AI Assistant - Genie $765K
202138513%$850
WeTransfer: Transfer Files $4.3M
2020581017%$850
Google One $765K
2019511020%$5K
Goodnotes: AI Notes, Docs, PDF $11.1M
201839718%$850
VPN - Super Unlimited Proxy $2.6M
201735617%$5K
Grammarly: AI Keyboard & Notes $1.7M
201629621%$9K
Norton VPN – Fast & Secure $425K
201526415%$9K
VPN Proxy Master - Super VPN $510K
201414321%$850
Speak & Translate - Translator $425K
201326519%$26K
PDF Expert - Editor and Reader $850K
201215533%$34K
Google Drive $3.4M
201114429%$26K
Microsoft OneDrive $2.6M
201010550%$170K
CamScanner - PDF Scanner App $6.8M
20093267%$255K
Dropbox: Cloud Storage Backup $12.8M

Apps launched in 2018 by category

CategoryApps$100K+Hit rateMedian/moTop earner
Books19316%$8K
Inkitt Galatea: Audio & eBooks $850K
Business32413%$5K
Package Tracker - pkge Mobile $850K
Developer Tools2300%$850
Surge 5 $26K
Education10166%$850
Pimsleur | Language Learning $1.7M
Entertainment37616%$850
The Zeus Network $6.0M
Finance2800%$850
LifeLock Identity $85K
Food & Drink3600%$850
America's Test Kitchen $68K
Games11787%$850
Total Battle: War Strategy $7.7M
Graphics & Design2300%$850
Invitation Maker: Cards & RSVP $68K
Health & Fitness48613%$6K
Waking Up: Meditation & Wisdom $595K
Lifestyle3326%$850
Anker eufy $595K
Magazines & Newspapers100%$850
Essence Magazine $850
Medical4000%$850
Christian Hypnobirthing $26K
Music3838%$850
Beat Maker Pro: Music drum Pad $340K
Navigation3213%$8K
calimoto motorcycle navigation $425K
News12325%$9K
The Economist: News & Analysis $850K
Photo & Video45920%$8K
Prequel: Photo & Video Editor $1.7M
Productivity39718%$850
VPN - Super Unlimited Proxy $2.6M
Reference28311%$850
Translate Now - AI Translator $2.6M
Shopping1300%$850
T-Shirt Design Studio $6K
Social Networking21210%$9K
ZEPETO: Avatar, Connect & Live $425K
Sports3913%$850
F1 TV $1.7M
Travel3013%$850
Outdooractive $170K
Utilities29724%$850
Norton 360 Security & VPN $2.6M
Weather2700%$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