Reference app revenue: 2015 launches

Revenue and download estimates for the 22 Reference apps in the database that launched in 2015, with revenue shown after Apple takes its cut. 1 of them (5%) keeps $100K or more a month; the median app keeps $850. Top earners: Voice Translator: AI Translate ($255K/mo), Oxford Dictionary & Thesaurus ($77K/mo) and MOJisho: Japanese Dictionary ($17K/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 2015

22 apps, total $365K/mo, median $850/mo, 1 over $100K, cohort hit rate 5%
App Category Net revenue/mo Downloads/mo Ratings Rating Size Launched
Voice Translator: AI Translate by BPMobile
Reference$255K50K93,4284.4187 MBSep 2015
Oxford Dictionary & Thesaurus by MobiSystems, Inc.
Reference$77K90K27,2044.6109 MBJun 2015
MOJisho: Japanese Dictionary by Hugecore Information Technology (Guangzhou) Co.,Ltd.
Reference$17K10K1,2524.8250 MBJul 2015
1Muslim: Prayer times, Azan by Ruslan Elmurzaev
Reference$85010K2,9894.8112 MBAug 2015
Baha'i Library - One Ocean 4.0 by Mary-Cait Hunter
Reference$8501K1,0054.881 MBFeb 2015
Cirql : Stay in the Loop by My Cirql, LLC
Reference$8501K25.084 MBFeb 2015
Pinyin Helper - Learn Chinese by 健生 任
Reference$8501K424.3219 MBMay 2015
Bible Devotions Daily by Twisted Society AB
Reference$8501K3904.862 MBFeb 2015
Dyslexia Font Keyboard & Pal by Accretive Systems LLC
Reference$8501K44.023 MBJan 2015
Japanese Translator Offline by Xung Le
Reference$8501K7444.6248 MBJun 2015
Guide for Binding of Isaac by Joao Pedro Silveira, Unipessoal Lda
Reference$8501K7,3944.947 MBJan 2015
He Reads Truth by She Reads Truth
Reference$8501K1823.1169 MBAug 2015
Korean Translator Offline by Xung Le
Reference$8501K2,6194.7113 MBMay 2015
Persian Translator Offline by Xung Le
Reference$8501K15,0874.884 MBMay 2015
Russian Translator Offline by Xung Le
Reference$8501K2,7644.7182 MBMay 2015
Vocab - Word of the Day by Twisted Society AB
Reference$8501K584.647 MBMar 2015
Spanish Translator Offline by Xung Le
Reference$8501K19,5574.7199 MBMay 2015
Tracks4Africa Guide by Tracks4Africa
Reference$8501K84.6190 MBMar 2015
Translator - Translate Box by Xung Le
Reference$8501K8,1584.656 MBNov 2015
Vietnamese Translator Offline by Xung Le
Reference$8501K3,4164.6217 MBApr 2015
TransKey - Chat Translator App by Courtney & Company
Reference$8501K12,8774.518 MBSep 2015
The Study Bible by Grace to You
Reference$8506K14,4174.9127 MBJul 2015

Reference apps by launch year

LaunchedApps$100K+Hit rateMedian/moTop earner
2026600%$60K
BibleScroll: Christian Focus $85K
2025231148%$85K
Live Translator - AI Translate $595K
202431516%$17K
Bible Path: Prayers & Widgets $340K
202322418%$43K
Bible Chat: Daily Devotional $765K
202223313%$850
CoinSnap: Coin Identifier $510K
20214800%$850
DeepL Translate $77K
20203100%$850
Glorify: Devotional & Prayer $77K
20194112%$850
Whitepages: People Search $170K
201828311%$850
Translate Now - AI Translator $2.6M
20172200%$850
#Bible - Verse of the Day $43K
20162300%$850
Talk & Translate AI Translator $85K
20152215%$850
Voice Translator: AI Translate $255K
20141816%$5K
Abide: Bible Prayer Meditation $170K
20131716%$850
Sky Guide $255K
20122700%$850
Bible Gateway $26K
201121210%$850
MyHeritage: Family Tree & DNA $255K
20101616%$850
Ancestry: Family History & DNA $850K
20092100%$850
BeenVerified: People Search $85K

Apps launched in 2015 by category

CategoryApps$100K+Hit rateMedian/moTop earner
Books1616%$850
Tappytoon Comics & Novels $170K
Business19421%$17K
iScanner: PDF Document Scanner $3.4M
Developer Tools200%$850
Bluetooth Terminal $850
Education47613%$850
Simply Piano: Learn Piano Fast $4.3M
Entertainment20420%$26K
Patreon $3.4M
Finance2414%$6K
YNAB $340K
Food & Drink2400%$850
Recipe Keeper $43K
Games5524%$850
Highrise: Avatar, Chat & Games $340K
Graphics & Design8113%$850
Adobe Express: Create Anything $340K
Health & Fitness341029%$34K
Flo Cycle & Period Tracker $6.8M
Lifestyle22523%$17K
Muzz: Muslim Dating & Friends $510K
Medical3100%$850
Anatomy 3D Atlas $85K
Music27519%$4K
YouTube Music $32.3M
Navigation13215%$26K
Trailforks: Offline Bike Maps $255K
News2500%$850
La Matinale du Monde $43K
Photo & Video30723%$26K
Google Photos: Backup & Edit $16.2M
Productivity26415%$9K
VPN Proxy Master - Super VPN $510K
Reference2215%$850
Voice Translator: AI Translate $255K
Shopping1900%$850
BayWatch - Alerts for eBay $4K
Social Networking21629%$43K
Yubo: Chat Meet & Make Friends $2.6M
Sports2600%$6K
Fishbox - Smart Fishing App $77K
Travel2100%$850
Visorando Walking Routes $85K
Utilities21524%$5K
Onoff $680K
Weather2528%$850
Windy.app — Wind, Tides, Radar $850K

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