Reference app revenue: 2012 launches

Revenue and download estimates for the 27 Reference apps in the database that launched in 2012, with revenue shown after Apple takes its cut. None of them keeps $100K a month; the median app keeps $850. Top earners: Bible Gateway ($26K/mo), Quran Pro · القران الكريم ($26K/mo) and iTranslate Voice ($26K/mo).

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

Reference apps launched in 2012

27 apps, total $140K/mo, median $850/mo, 0 over $100K, cohort hit rate 0%

App	Category	Net revenue/mo	Downloads/mo	Ratings	Rating	Size	Launched
Bible Gateway by HarperCollins Christian Publishing, Inc.	Reference	$26K	20K	10,009	3.7	109 MB	Mar 2012
Quran Pro · القران الكريم by Quanticapps Ltd	Reference	$26K	10K	106,913	4.8	150 MB	Jun 2012
iTranslate Voice by Easy Tiger Apps, LLC.	Reference	$26K	1K	11,412	4.8	119 MB	May 2012
Athan: Prayer Times in USA by Islamic Finder	Reference	$17K	30K	47,712	4.8	286 MB	Mar 2012
The Bible Memory App by Millennial Apps, LLC	Reference	$17K	8K	27,527	4.8	90 MB	Jan 2012
PONS Translate by PONS Langenscheidt GmbH	Reference	$8K	20K	726	4.7	297 MB	Nov 2012
Bible Inspirations · Daily by Joyverse	Reference	$5K	1K	128,055	4.9	70 MB	Jan 2012
Louisiana Laws (LA Code Law) by Nirmala T V	Reference	$850	1K	201	4.7	56 MB	Jun 2012
Florida Statutes, FL Laws by Nirmala T V	Reference	$850	1K	293	4.7	56 MB	May 2012
TCA, TN Code (Tennessee Law) by Nirmala T V	Reference	$850	1K	209	4.6	56 MB	Dec 2012
Oklahoma Statutes (OK Laws) by Nirmala T V	Reference	$850	1K	207	4.7	57 MB	Dec 2012
NY Laws, New York State Law by Nirmala T V	Reference	$850	1K	138	4.8	56 MB	May 2012
TX Laws, Texas Statutes Codes by Nirmala T V	Reference	$850	1K	479	4.7	57 MB	Apr 2012
NJ Laws New Jersey Statutes by Nirmala T V	Reference	$850	1K	218	4.7	59 MB	Jul 2012
Verbum Catholic Bible Study by Faithlife Corporation	Reference	$850	1K	3,255	4.8	235 MB	Nov 2012
Islamic Calendar & Prayer Apps by ImranQureshi.com	Reference	$850	1K	2,940	4.7	154 MB	Aug 2012
Practical Electronics Magazine by Select Publisher Services Ltd	Reference	$850	1K	15	4.8	51 MB	Dec 2012
Federal Sentencing Guidelines (LawStack's FSG) by Tekk Innovations LLC	Reference	$850	1K	2	2.0	96 MB	Apr 2012
Faithlife Study Bible by Faithlife Corporation	Reference	$850	1K	13,901	4.8	234 MB	Mar 2012
Fine Homebuilding Magazine by Taunton Interactive	Reference	$850	1K	282	4.1	94 MB	Aug 2012
Persian Dictionary - Dict Box by Xung Le	Reference	$850	1K	83,417	4.8	162 MB	May 2012
Model Engineers' Workshop by Mortons Media Group Ltd	Reference	$850	1K	13	5.0	27 MB	Dec 2012
Ultralingua by Ultralingua, Inc.	Reference	$850	1K	340	4.7	27 MB	Aug 2012
The Weathering Magazine App by MagazineCloner.com Limited	Reference	$850	1K	35	4.9	28 MB	Oct 2012
Thai Dictionary - Dict Box by Xung Le	Reference	$850	1K	3,158	4.8	134 MB	Jan 2012
Tattoo Designs App by Orange Computing Pty Ltd.	Reference	$850	1K	290	4.4	10 MB	Jul 2012
Furniture for Minecraft by T-Logic	Reference	$850	1K	4,979	4.4	55 MB	May 2012

Reference apps by launch year

Launched	Apps	$100K+	Hit rate	Median/mo	Top earner
2026	6	0	0%	$60K	BibleScroll: Christian Focus $85K
2025	23	11	48%	$85K	Live Translator - AI Translate $595K
2024	31	5	16%	$17K	Bible Path: Prayers & Widgets $340K
2023	22	4	18%	$43K	Bible Chat: Daily Devotional $765K
2022	23	3	13%	$850	CoinSnap: Coin Identifier $510K
2021	48	0	0%	$850	DeepL Translate $77K
2020	31	0	0%	$850	Glorify: Devotional & Prayer $77K
2019	41	1	2%	$850	Whitepages: People Search $170K
2018	28	3	11%	$850	Translate Now - AI Translator $2.6M
2017	22	0	0%	$850	#Bible - Verse of the Day $43K
2016	23	0	0%	$850	Talk & Translate AI Translator $85K
2015	22	1	5%	$850	Voice Translator: AI Translate $255K
2014	18	1	6%	$5K	Abide: Bible Prayer Meditation $170K
2013	17	1	6%	$850	Sky Guide $255K
2012	27	0	0%	$850	Bible Gateway $26K
2011	21	2	10%	$850	MyHeritage: Family Tree & DNA $255K
2010	16	1	6%	$850	Ancestry: Family History & DNA $850K
2009	21	0	0%	$850	BeenVerified: People Search $85K

Apps launched in 2012 by category

Category	Apps	$100K+	Hit rate	Median/mo	Top earner
Books	9	2	22%	$9K	Everand: Audiobooks & Ebooks $850K
Business	14	3	21%	$17K	Invoice2go: Easy Invoice Maker $850K
Developer Tools	3	1	33%	$9K	Termius - Modern SSH Client $170K
Education	41	6	15%	$9K	Duolingo: Language Lessons $38.3M
Entertainment	11	3	27%	$850	Amazon Prime Video $32.3M
Finance	15	1	7%	$850	Seeking Alpha: News & Analysis $255K
Food & Drink	24	0	0%	$850	Cookpad: Find & share recipes $17K
Games	19	2	11%	$850	Infinite Flight Simulator $255K
Graphics & Design	6	0	0%	$68K	Morpholio Trace - Sketch CAD $85K
Health & Fitness	11	3	27%	$26K	Headspace: Sleep & Meditation $1.7M
Lifestyle	12	1	8%	$43K	happn: dating app $850K
Magazines & Newspapers	4	1	25%	$850	Good Food: Recipe Finder $170K
Medical	17	2	12%	$850	Pregnancy + \| Tracker App $425K
Music	25	5	20%	$17K	Amazon Music: Songs & Podcasts $11.9M
Navigation	18	1	6%	$850	Moovit: Bus & Transit Tracker $255K
News	111	1	1%	$850	Police Scanner Radio & Fire $170K
Photo & Video	12	6	50%	$170K	YouTube $165.8M
Productivity	15	5	33%	$34K	Google Drive $3.4M
Reference	27	0	0%	$850	Bible Gateway $26K
Shopping	14	1	7%	$850	Carousell: Snap-Sell, Chat-Buy $170K
Social Networking	6	1	17%	$26K	Text Me - Phone Call + Texting $1.7M
Sports	25	5	20%	$5K	UFC $680K
Travel	28	3	11%	$850	MAPS.ME: Offline Maps, GPS Nav $170K
Utilities	5	1	20%	$5K	Truecaller: Premium Caller ID $850K
Weather	22	1	5%	$4K	PredictWind — Marine Forecasts $170K

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