Productivity app revenue: 2020 launches

Revenue and download estimates for the 58 Productivity apps in the database that launched in 2020, with revenue shown after Apple takes its cut. 10 of them (17%) keep $100K or more a month; the median app keeps $850. Top earners: Google One ($765K/mo), Opal: Screen Time Control ($510K/mo) and Authenticator App ($425K/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 2020

58 apps, total $4.0M/mo, median $850/mo, 10 over $100K, cohort hit rate 17%
App Category Net revenue/mo Downloads/mo Ratings Rating Size Launched
Google One by Google
Productivity$765K500K22,8884.7191 MBNov 2020
Opal: Screen Time Control by Opal OS
Productivity$510K200K85,8354.7280 MBDec 2020
Authenticator App by 2Stable
Productivity$425K100K48,0804.6144 MBNov 2020
TeraBox: 1TB Cloud & AI Space by FLEXTECH INC.
Productivity$340K1M18,7214.3553 MBJun 2020
PDF Converter - Word to PDF by Minimodev Technologies LTD
Productivity$340K40K32,0384.790 MBMay 2020
Structured: Daily Planner Todo by unorderly GmbH
Productivity$255K400K164,0114.8304 MBApr 2020
Photo Recovery: Deleted Files by PB Studios OU
Productivity$170K90K17,4484.4226 MBFeb 2020
NaturalReader - Text To Speech by NaturalSoft Limited
Productivity$170K30K4,0214.535 MBAug 2020
Widgetsmith by Cross Forward Consulting, LLC
Productivity$170K1M764,9874.6205 MBSep 2020
VPN - Fast VPN Super ™ by TOPAPPS TECH PTE LTD
Productivity$170K600K416,5444.7236 MBOct 2020
Voice All Language Translator by AVIRISE LIMITED (CY)
Productivity$85K1K3,3204.694 MBAug 2020
AdGuard VPN: Free Your Privacy by Adguard Software Limited
Productivity$85K60K12,3004.699 MBNov 2020
one sec | screen time + focus by riedel.wtf apps S.L.
Productivity$68K40K19,1314.8150 MBSep 2020
Sweepy: Home Cleaning Schedule by Appsent US
Productivity$68K30K7,5204.769 MBMar 2020
PDFelement: PDF Editor, Viewer by Wondershare Technology (Hunan) Co.,Ltd.
Productivity$60K6K6,6614.6188 MBNov 2020
Urban VPN by Urban Cyber Security INC
Productivity$51K80K9,4424.628 MBJun 2020
BlockerX: Pornblocker App by Atmana Tech
Productivity$51K1K3,8284.4168 MBJul 2020
Speedy Quark VPN - VPN Proxy by Hefei Single Machine Placement Technology Co., Ltd.
Productivity$34K70K41,9884.6121 MBMar 2020
Mail App for Outlook by Intrepid
Productivity$34K1K932.992 MBDec 2020
VPN Wave Proxy & AdBlock Pro by Wergames OU
Productivity$34K20K7134.688 MBNov 2020
Craft: Write docs, AI editing by Craft Docs Limited
Productivity$26K20K5,4644.8167 MBNov 2020
NotePlan - To-Do List & Notes by NotePlan LLC
Productivity$9K1K9444.8132 MBNov 2020
iTop VPN:Fast VPN & Best Proxy by Orange View
Productivity$9K1K3344.257 MBDec 2020
Forms for Google Forms & Quiz by Aarnav Jindal
Productivity$9K1K2,6044.835 MBAug 2020
SkyBlueScan: QR Code Scanner by Circo, Inc.
Productivity$5K10K3,8484.641 MBMay 2020
Armor VPN -Ultra Fast & Secure by SpellMe Ltd
Productivity$5K1K8,9054.040 MBDec 2020
PDF Scanner Pro for Document by Fan Technology Limited
Productivity$4K1K3454.471 MBNov 2020
Text To Speech - Odiofy by RLAM FZCO
Productivity$8501K7404.2314 MBApr 2020
Lantern: Fast, Secure VPN by Brave New Software Project, Inc
Productivity$8506K84.4196 MBJan 2020
Translate Anything by Position Mobile Ltd SEZC
Productivity$8501K14,9944.6131 MBSep 2020
Typeright: Grammar Check App by Easy Tiger Apps, LLC.
Productivity$8501K8484.5286 MBAug 2020
Daily Planner, Schedule: Brite by Brite Technologies
Productivity$8501K2,7394.653 MBOct 2020
Universal Remote: TV Control・ by UNIVERSAL REMOTE LABS COMPANY LIMITED
Productivity$8506K7,6814.3214 MBNov 2020
Supersense - AI for Blind by Virtual Collaboration Research Inc.
Productivity$8501K2404.4294 MBMar 2020
Smart Tasks - Lists Made Easy by Francesco Prospato
Productivity$8501K3,0894.857 MBMar 2020
SaneBox - Smart Email Cleaner by SaneBox
Productivity$8501K5694.613 MBSep 2020
Neural Reader Smarter Reading by Prompt Functions Inc.
Productivity$8501K4954.847 MBFeb 2020
SpeedVPN - Fast & Secure by SpellMe Ltd
Productivity$8501K3474.436 MBSep 2020
OmniPlan 4 by The Omni Group
Productivity$8501K174.067 MBJul 2020
Yupi - Reports for Instagram by Oguz Cal
Productivity$8501K4864.385 MBOct 2020
Video Speed: Fast, slow motion by Hoang Van Dan
Productivity$8501K1341.877 MBFeb 2020
AdBlock Safe Folder & Browser by KuDi Studio
Productivity$8501K4363.680 MBFeb 2020
iTranslate Keyboard by Easy Tiger Apps, LLC.
Productivity$8501K923.4131 MBMar 2020
VPN Super Unlimited - Secret by Madduck
Productivity$8501K1554.157 MBMar 2020
Phone Guard: Top Protection by AUTO-PLANETA
Productivity$8501K483.326 MBSep 2020
Realtime Translate-Translator by FYMobile
Productivity$8501K2013.5140 MBNov 2020
Speech Air - Text to Speech by Wzp Solutions Lda
Productivity$8501K2873.8546 MBJul 2020
Clutterfree by Becoming Minimalist LLC
Productivity$8501K993.747 MBMar 2020
Cleaner - Smart Cleanup by Laid-back Lion Apps Ltd
Productivity$8501K8,2894.4298 MBFeb 2020
MCPE Addons for Minecraft . by Xuan Hien Phan
Productivity$8501K27,1784.634 MBFeb 2020
Proofreader AI Grammar Checker by BlueSoar SL
Productivity$8501K2,7994.739 MBMar 2020
ProtectIO VPN by APPMECHANIX LTD
Productivity$8501K3912.954 MBMar 2020
Remote for Samsung TV. by tv remote screen mirroring llc
Productivity$8501K8,4513.624 MBMay 2020
Neon VPN - Unlimited & Fast by NeonSoftware, LLC
Productivity$8501K3243.762 MBSep 2020
Sam TV Remote: Smart Things TV by Fiision Studio Company Limited
Productivity$8501K31,8764.5114 MBDec 2020
Stay Safe VPN by Performarkt, Lda
Productivity$8501K4594.422 MBApr 2020
Remote for Roku TV App by tv remote screen mirroring llc
Productivity$8501K5,2823.8102 MBJul 2020
GetHabit - Easy Habit Tracker by FireArc Technologies Ltd.
Productivity$8501K6,6274.4134 MBNov 2020

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 2020 by category

CategoryApps$100K+Hit rateMedian/moTop earner
Books35411%$5K
GoodNovel - Booktok, Stories $6.0M
Business46511%$5K
PDF Editor ® $595K
Developer Tools2900%$850
Sticky - AI Game Maker $9K
Education11543%$850
Simply Guitar - Learn Guitar $765K
Entertainment61711%$850
Peacock TV: Stream TV & Movies $40.8M
Finance4112%$850
Monarch: Budget & Track Money $170K
Food & Drink4100%$850
InVintory: Wine Collecting $51K
Games200116%$850
Merge Mansion $4.3M
Graphics & Design8134%$850
Pixelcut AI Photo Editor $425K
Health & Fitness65711%$850
LADDER Strength Training Plans $5.1M
Lifestyle45511%$850
CHANI: Your Astrology Guide $510K
Medical4700%$850
Body Temperature App For Fever $68K
Music2628%$850
Moises: The Musician's App $850K
Navigation3000%$5K
Hammer: Truck GPS & Maps $85K
News1300%$850
Nikkei Asia $17K
Photo & Video51612%$850
CapCut: Photo & Video Editor $43.4M
Productivity581017%$850
Google One $765K
Reference3100%$850
Glorify: Devotional & Prayer $77K
Shopping2600%$850
Sneakers Drops: Release＋Raffle $34K
Social Networking35926%$26K
Gaze: Random Video Chat $850K
Sports38513%$850
NBA: Live Games & Scores $850K
Travel4000%$850
Locationscout - Photo Spots $17K
Utilities65711%$850
Cleanup: Phone Storage Cleaner $9.4M
Weather3500%$850
NOAA Radar & Weather Forecast $68K

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