Productivity app revenue

Revenue and download estimates for 484 Productivity apps that run a paywall on the App Store, with revenue shown after Apple takes its cut. 120 of them (25%) keep $100K or more a month; the median app keeps $17K. Top earners: ChatGPT ($256.7M/mo), Claude by Anthropic ($57.8M/mo) and Grok AI ($24.7M/mo).

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

Productivity apps

484 apps, total $450.4M/mo, median $17K/mo, 120 over $100K, cohort hit rate 25%

App	Category	Net revenue/mo	Downloads/mo	Ratings	Rating	Size	Launched
VPN - FREE VPN Fast Ⓡ by AITIMING TECH PTE. LTD.	Productivity	$850	100K	23,650	4.7	172 MB	Aug 2024
UFO VPN: Ultra Fast Secure VPN by Dreamfii HK Limited	Productivity	$850	1K	15,894	4.7	204 MB	Oct 2018
PlatoVPN Fast:Super VPN Proxy by MogoTech Inc.	Productivity	$850	1K	5,760	4.8	90 MB	Sep 2024
VPN - Secure Proxy & WIFI by Ever Fun Apps LLC	Productivity	$850	1K	52,868	4.6	115 MB	Jan 2018
VPN One Super Unlimited Proxy by WEHANDS INC OU	Productivity	$850	1K	5,739	4.5	81 MB	Jul 2018
Rar Sharp by 锦文游	Productivity	$850	1K	63	3.4	27 MB	Sep 2013
Text To Speech - Odiofy by RLAM FZCO	Productivity	$850	1K	740	4.2	314 MB	Apr 2020
Best VPN Proxy AppVPN by ARCNICE PTE. LTD.	Productivity	$850	1K	33,156	4.5	9 MB	Jul 2015
Lantern: Fast, Secure VPN by Brave New Software Project, Inc	Productivity	$850	6K	8	4.4	196 MB	Jan 2020
Club Fans by Takeoff Labs LLC	Productivity	$850	1K	9,654	4.6	181 MB	Jan 2022
AI Chat : Virtual AI Assistant by CROSSAPP LP	Productivity	$850	1K	1,369	4.5	90 MB	Mar 2023
Numbers: Make Spreadsheets by Apple	Productivity	$850	1K	212,167	4.6	620 MB	Apr 2010
Flipd: focus & study timer by Flipd Apps	Productivity	$850	1K	6,715	4.5	92 MB	Mar 2016
Translate Anything by Position Mobile Ltd SEZC	Productivity	$850	1K	14,994	4.6	131 MB	Sep 2020
Microsoft Copilot by Microsoft Corporation	Productivity	$850	1K	406,514	4.8	210 MB	Dec 2023
Translator Guru: Voice & Text by GM UniverseApps Limited	Productivity	$850	1K	52,428	4.6	139 MB	Apr 2019
Strong Cleaner: Free up space by Motivity Apps	Productivity	$850	1K	6,066	4.6	158 MB	Apr 2021
Auto Clicker: Automatic tap! by Filippa Eriksson	Productivity	$850	1K	8,339	4.2	225 MB	Sep 2024
Atoms - from Atomic Habits by Atomic Development Inc.	Productivity	$850	1K	6,634	4.8	190 MB	Feb 2024
Boss AI Email Writer by Curious Creators Co.	Productivity	$850	1K	182	4.9	58 MB	Jun 2024
Liner - AI Search with Sources by Aurum Planet Co., Ltd.	Productivity	$850	6K	1,279	4.4	54 MB	Jan 2015
Cleaner Pro AI by Bohdan Brovar	Productivity	$850	1K	98	4.4	40 MB	Oct 2023
Gem.AI - Ask AI Chat Anything by Photo Collage Maker Inc.	Productivity	$850	1K	5,100	4.7	65 MB	Nov 2023
AiGo - Relationship Simulator by devSect	Productivity	$850	1K	614	4.5	217 MB	Feb 2023
Focus Hero: Achieve your Goals by Focus Hero Ltd	Productivity	$850	1K	1,219	4.5	144 MB	Apr 2024
AI Chat Assistant PRO by Polaris Core Interactive Inc.	Productivity	$850	1K	1,091	4.6	211 MB	Sep 2024
A.I chat - NEO Smart Assistant by Oleksandr Karpenko	Productivity	$850	1K	334	2.5	85 MB	May 2023
ClearSpace: Reduce Screen Time by clearspace	Productivity	$850	1K	7,655	4.8	77 MB	Jul 2021
TeleBox:Cloud File Storage by Ablestar Pte. Ltd.	Productivity	$850	1K	17,374	4.3	116 MB	Apr 2023
VPN Security: Secure Shield by DEXIO OYUN YAZILIM VE REKLAM GELISTIRME ANONIM SIRKETI	Productivity	$850	1K	819	4.4	14 MB	Jul 2024
Perspective AI: Your Assistant by App Vizyon	Productivity	$850	1K	878	3.8	163 MB	Oct 2024
Cleaner suite:Clean up Storage by Panda Mobi Limited	Productivity	$850	1K	1,724	4.3	147 MB	May 2024
Authenticator App ‧ by Normal Vector	Productivity	$850	1K	983	2.4	34 MB	Jul 2024
VPN Proxy OvpnSpider Pro by ARCNICE PTE. LTD.	Productivity	$850	90K	11,039	4.4	11 MB	Oct 2014
WebShield PRO - Smart Security by VORTICA LTD	Productivity	$850	1K	1,101	4.6	24 MB	Nov 2021
AlphaSentry by INDUSTRIAL THOUGHT LIMITED	Productivity	$850	1K	90	4.1	25 MB	May 2022
Clean Storage by Spraying by AB PAINT SPRAYING LIMITED	Productivity	$850	1K	110	3.6	95 MB	Apr 2022
VPN ℗ by Free Apps Limited	Productivity	$850	1K	15,578	4.7	113 MB	Apr 2024
Typeright: Grammar Check App by Easy Tiger Apps, LLC.	Productivity	$850	1K	848	4.5	286 MB	Aug 2020
Cardhop Contacts by Flexibits Inc.	Productivity	$850	1K	1,051	4.4	81 MB	Mar 2019
Squarespace: Run your business by Squarespace, Inc.	Productivity	$850	20K	17,639	4.7	390 MB	Dec 2018
Email Client - Boomerang Mail by Baydin Inc.	Productivity	$850	1K	4,641	4.6	92 MB	Oct 2017
Todo - Task List Organizer by Appigo	Productivity	$850	1K	317	4.4	119 MB	Sep 2013
Ostrich VPN - Proxy Master by GeWare Technology Limited	Productivity	$850	30K	23,042	4.7	28 MB	Mar 2021
VPN - FREE VPN Bear ™ by Free VPN App Limited	Productivity	$850	1K	14,739	4.7	130 MB	Jul 2024
Ringtones Maker - the ring app by 苏娟陈	Productivity	$850	600K	411,878	4.7	69 MB	Mar 2018
SurfEasy VPN - WiFi Proxy by SurfEasy	Productivity	$850	1K	8,669	4.4	55 MB	May 2013
Scan & Translate+ Text Grabber by Aisberg Inc LLC	Productivity	$850	1K	19,799	4.3	97 MB	Apr 2014
VPN Bucks - Best VPN Master by Top Free App	Productivity	$850	1K	87,707	4.7	140 MB	Mar 2021
BoostUp Cleaner & Protection by DELUXTEAM OU	Productivity	$850	1K	383	4.4	52 MB	Jan 2022
Camera Detector App by HMA Mobile LLC	Productivity	$850	1K	8,644	4.4	198 MB	Jun 2023
Super AI Chat - AI Chatbot by Labhouse Mobile	Productivity	$850	1K	16,962	4.6	184 MB	Nov 2023
Infinity VPN: Unlimited Proxy by QUTEN	Productivity	$850	1K	2,066	4.4	41 MB	Aug 2021
Webvisor by INTELLIGENT ACTION SOLUTIONS LIMITED	Productivity	$850	1K	101	4.2	9 MB	Aug 2022
Covve: Your personal CRM by Covve	Productivity	$850	1K	592	4.5	68 MB	Mar 2015
Copy Me That recipe manager by Copy Me That	Productivity	$850	1K	1,007	4.7	51 MB	Jan 2015
Mantrailing & Dog tracker by Codement Aps	Productivity	$850	1K	3	3.7	9 MB	Mar 2022
Inspection Maintenance - HVI by JRS Innovation	Productivity	$850	1K	94	4.7	157 MB	Aug 2018
GameSense Tracker by Jarren Morris	Productivity	$850	1K	12	2.8	101 MB	Jan 2022
Translate: Language And Voice by Sunny Side Hurricane LLC	Productivity	$850	1K	8,638	4.5	106 MB	Sep 2019
LifeWheel Balance—Goal Setting by Oleksandr Stepanov	Productivity	$850	1K	429	4.6	139 MB	May 2015
OpticalVPN: VPN Mobile Proxy by OpticalVPN	Productivity	$850	1K	643	4.0	10 MB	Jan 2022
IDrive Photo Backup by IDrive Incorporated	Productivity	$850	1K	574	4.3	71 MB	May 2021
Note Taking - Thinkers by Thinker's Manifesto LLC	Productivity	$850	1K	259	4.2	127 MB	Sep 2019
Timeline Presenter by Case Crafter AS	Productivity	$850	1K	34	4.0	119 MB	Nov 2021
Daily Planner, Schedule: Brite by Brite Technologies	Productivity	$850	1K	2,739	4.6	53 MB	Oct 2020
Universal Remote: TV Control・ by UNIVERSAL REMOTE LABS COMPANY LIMITED	Productivity	$850	6K	7,681	4.3	214 MB	Nov 2020
VideoCast: Play & Store Videos by Basclick Business PC	Productivity	$850	1K	105	2.9	34 MB	Jul 2021
Pocket Schedule Planner by Nova Mobile, Inc.	Productivity	$850	1K	8,120	4.5	70 MB	Feb 2011
SendHype - Group text by Novasoft Mobile	Productivity	$850	1K	1,025	4.6	8 MB	Jul 2021
Supersense - AI for Blind by Virtual Collaboration Research Inc.	Productivity	$850	1K	240	4.4	294 MB	Mar 2020
List Maker ◎ by AP Studio, LLC	Productivity	$850	1K	4,919	4.8	95 MB	Apr 2017
Smart Tasks - Lists Made Easy by Francesco Prospato	Productivity	$850	1K	3,089	4.8	57 MB	Mar 2020
VPNow: Fast Secure VPN by Comapps LLC	Productivity	$850	1K	161	4.5	63 MB	Apr 2022
Under My Roof Home Inventory + by Binary Formations, LLC	Productivity	$850	1K	191	4.7	23 MB	Apr 2021
Homey - Chores and Allowance by Homeylabs Inc	Productivity	$850	1K	2,619	4.1	51 MB	Dec 2015
SaneBox - Smart Email Cleaner by SaneBox	Productivity	$850	1K	569	4.6	13 MB	Sep 2020
Neural Reader Smarter Reading by Prompt Functions Inc.	Productivity	$850	1K	495	4.8	47 MB	Feb 2020
Simplish Planner & To Do List by 52 Spring LLC	Productivity	$850	1K	873	4.7	152 MB	Jun 2018
Touch GIS by TouchGIS	Productivity	$850	1K	24	3.7	43 MB	Nov 2019
Grocery - Smart Shopping List by Conrad Stoll	Productivity	$850	1K	4,339	4.5	79 MB	May 2017
DialMyCalls Mass Notification by OnTimeTelecom, Inc.	Productivity	$850	1K	185	4.7	53 MB	Aug 2011
VPN Clean - Secure Fast Proxy by FITACK TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED	Productivity	$850	5K	36,917	4.6	92 MB	Apr 2019
Fax From iPhone - Receive Fax by Caprinix LLC	Productivity	$850	1K	15,955	4.8	112 MB	Jan 2021
SpeedVPN - Fast & Secure by SpellMe Ltd	Productivity	$850	1K	347	4.4	36 MB	Sep 2020
Chores & Allowance Bot by WingBoat.com	Productivity	$850	1K	8,107	4.5	140 MB	Apr 2013
Tally: The Anything Tracker by Kodeon, Inc.	Productivity	$850	1K	3,957	4.4	87 MB	Apr 2016
OmniPlan 4 by The Omni Group	Productivity	$850	1K	17	4.0	67 MB	Jul 2020
Yupi - Reports for Instagram by Oguz Cal	Productivity	$850	1K	486	4.3	85 MB	Oct 2020
DEVONthink To Go 3 by DEVONtechnologies, LLC	Productivity	$850	1K	1,335	4.8	133 MB	Feb 2021
Video Speed: Fast, slow motion by Hoang Van Dan	Productivity	$850	1K	134	1.8	77 MB	Feb 2020
Webroot WiFi Security & VPN by Webroot LLC	Productivity	$850	1K	125	2.7	82 MB	Oct 2018
WorkTime: Shift Work Calendar by Toto Ventures Inc.	Productivity	$850	1K	3,916	4.3	33 MB	Jul 2015
Drafts by Agile Tortoise	Productivity	$850	1K	9,309	4.8	65 MB	Apr 2018
Cloze Relationship Management by Cloze	Productivity	$850	1K	2,330	4.7	170 MB	Feb 2013
everyday - Habit Tracker by Everyday Growth S.L.	Productivity	$850	1K	3,222	4.7	50 MB	Aug 2018
Sticky Notes App + Note Widget by Epiphany Labs	Productivity	$850	1K	5,458	4.4	128 MB	Mar 2013
VPN for iPhone - Unlimited VPN by Super Unlimited Inc.	Productivity	$850	1K	910	4.1	25 MB	Feb 2018
AdBlock Safe Folder & Browser by KuDi Studio	Productivity	$850	1K	436	3.6	80 MB	Feb 2020
Adobe Spark Video by Adobe Inc.	Productivity	$850	1K	22,403	4.7	143 MB	May 2014
Brili Routines – Habit Tracker by Brili GmbH	Productivity	$850	1K	510	4.7	38 MB	Feb 2021
Contacts+ \| Address Book by FullContact Inc.	Productivity	$850	1K	5,662	4.6	52 MB	Dec 2012
Cute Planner & Agenda - Floret by Akash Jain	Productivity	$850	6K	3,233	4.8	90 MB	Jan 2021
Focus - Timer for Productivity by Meaningful Things GmbH & Co. KG	Productivity	$850	8K	1,428	4.4	202 MB	Apr 2015
Habit-Bull: Daily Goal Planner by AppForge Inc.	Productivity	$850	1K	7,911	4.7	52 MB	Oct 2015
Habit — Daily Tracker by Reflectly ApS	Productivity	$850	1K	2,334	3.8	38 MB	Dec 2018
Daily Habit & Routine Tracker by CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES LLC	Productivity	$850	1K	4,529	4.6	122 MB	Nov 2019
IronGuard VPN: Turbo VPN Proxy by HotSpot VPN Ltd	Productivity	$850	1K	6,225	4.7	170 MB	Sep 2017
iTranslate Keyboard by Easy Tiger Apps, LLC.	Productivity	$850	1K	92	3.4	131 MB	Mar 2020
Plai - Marketing by Plai Inc.	Productivity	$850	1K	168	4.1	50 MB	Oct 2019
Bluetooth BLE Device Finder by Raymond NG	Productivity	$850	1K	25,096	4.4	3 MB	May 2019
Group Text: Mass Text Message by Mass Text LLC	Productivity	$850	1K	5,251	4.4	33 MB	Mar 2017
VPN Super Unlimited - Secret by Madduck	Productivity	$850	1K	155	4.1	57 MB	Mar 2020
Sirrus by SST Software Inc.	Productivity	$850	1K	43	3.5	120 MB	Oct 2013
Stickerfy - Sticker Maker by 鑫屏赵	Productivity	$850	1K	339	4.3	54 MB	Aug 2021
WeParent - Co-Parenting App by FamTerra Inc.	Productivity	$850	1K	571	3.7	77 MB	Dec 2018
E-Signature & Document Scanner by Loyal Foundry, Inc.	Productivity	$850	1K	9,306	4.7	161 MB	Feb 2018
Resume Builder · CV Maker app by TALENT ACQUISITIONS PTY LTD	Productivity	$850	1K	1,372	4.4	97 MB	May 2017
Phone Guard: Top Protection by AUTO-PLANETA	Productivity	$850	1K	48	3.3	26 MB	Sep 2020
Realtime Translate-Translator by FYMobile	Productivity	$850	1K	201	3.5	140 MB	Nov 2020
PrivacyPro SmartVPN & Firewall by Disconnect	Productivity	$850	1K	895	4.0	120 MB	Dec 2015
Scheduled - Send text later by Scheduled B.V.	Productivity	$850	1K	1,231	2.8	53 MB	Mar 2017
Super VPN - Secure & VPN Proxy by Free Safety Connected Software Co.,Ltd	Productivity	$850	1K	11,130	4.5	28 MB	Feb 2018
Speech Air - Text to Speech by Wzp Solutions Lda	Productivity	$850	1K	287	3.8	546 MB	Jul 2020
Teleprompter For Video -FoxCue by Jasmine Rakesh Patel	Productivity	$850	1K	1,458	4.4	154 MB	Sep 2019
Text To Speech : Audio Books by SMART WIDGET LABS COMPANY LIMITED	Productivity	$850	1K	1,454	4.1	129 MB	Mar 2021
VPN US using Free VPN .org™ by VPN LLC US	Productivity	$850	20K	33,075	4.6	50 MB	Mar 2016
Adobe Creative Cloud by Adobe Inc.	Productivity	$850	1K	86,288	4.8	157 MB	Jun 2014
Ad Remover - Ad Blocker by BrowseTech LLC	Productivity	$850	1K	1,658	3.7	25 MB	Feb 2019
Clutterfree by Becoming Minimalist LLC	Productivity	$850	1K	99	3.7	47 MB	Mar 2020
Daily VPN - Secure VPN Proxy by UPUP TECHNOLOGY LIMITED	Productivity	$850	1K	9,423	4.4	94 MB	Oct 2018
Cleaner: Clean Up Storage by Maple Labs Co., Ltd	Productivity	$850	1K	2,917	4.1	98 MB	Mar 2019
Cleaner - Smart Cleanup by Laid-back Lion Apps Ltd	Productivity	$850	1K	8,289	4.4	298 MB	Feb 2020
coParenter - coParenting App by Hyphenus	Productivity	$850	1K	156	3.6	91 MB	Dec 2016
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
Fancy Keyboard - iSticker by 鑫屏赵	Productivity	$850	1K	9,110	4.3	179 MB	Feb 2021
Fingerprint Login:PassKey Lock by DoubleVision Labs	Productivity	$850	1K	1,964	2.3	114 MB	Nov 2014
FlickType - Watch Keyboard by Kpaw, LLC	Productivity	$850	1K	11,642	4.1	81 MB	Apr 2018
Focus@Will: Control Your ADD by Dulcetta	Productivity	$850	1K	633	4.2	56 MB	May 2013
Fonts: Keyboard & Font Art by SCI BRONZE FILMS LIMITED	Productivity	$850	1K	24,139	4.6	116 MB	Dec 2019
Goal Setting Tracker Planner by Success Wizard, Inc.	Productivity	$850	1K	2,987	4.7	206 MB	Jul 2014
IVPN - Secure VPN for Privacy by IVPN Limited	Productivity	$850	1K	224	4.1	49 MB	Feb 2017
MCPE Addons for Minecraft . by Xuan Hien Phan	Productivity	$850	1K	27,178	4.6	34 MB	Feb 2020
OmniFocus 3 by The Omni Group	Productivity	$850	1K	1,059	3.9	160 MB	May 2018
Photos PDF : Scanner Converter by DIGISET LLC	Productivity	$850	10K	62,850	4.9	27 MB	Mar 2017
Proofreader AI Grammar Checker by BlueSoar SL	Productivity	$850	1K	2,799	4.7	39 MB	Mar 2020
ProtectIO VPN by APPMECHANIX LTD	Productivity	$850	1K	391	2.9	54 MB	Mar 2020
The Moon Calendar by Laura Haworth	Productivity	$850	1K	10,119	4.9	48 MB	Aug 2018
Translator · by Luni	Productivity	$850	1K	23,004	4.6	46 MB	Oct 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

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