Revenue and download estimates for the 8 Weather apps in the database that launched in 2010, with revenue shown after Apple takes its cut. 1 of them (13%) keeps $100K or more a month; the median app keeps $17K. Top earners: Surfline: Wave & Surf Reports ($510K/mo), Weatherzone: Weather Forecasts ($26K/mo) and QuakeFeed Earthquake Alerts ($17K/mo).
Net of Apple's 15% commission
Gross estimates: paywallscreens.com (Superwall)
10,798 apps · 25 categories · Pulled 19 Oct 2026
| App | Category | Net revenue/mo | Downloads/mo | Ratings | Rating | Size | Launched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weather | $510K | 40K | 30,139 | 4.7 | 215 MB | Oct 2010 | |
| Weather | $26K | 9K | 1,699 | 4.6 | 273 MB | Dec 2010 | |
| Weather | $17K | 1K | 98,653 | 4.8 | 169 MB | Nov 2010 | |
| Weather | $17K | 1K | 144,266 | 4.6 | 173 MB | Dec 2010 | |
| Weather | $8K | 20K | 96 | 4.1 | 28 MB | Oct 2010 | |
| Weather | $850 | 1K | - | - | 34 MB | Oct 2010 | |
| Weather | $850 | 1K | 7 | 4.6 | 9 MB | Aug 2010 | |
| Weather | $850 | 1K | 21,891 | 4.7 | 138 MB | Oct 2010 |
| Launched | Apps | $100K+ | Hit rate | Median/mo | Top earner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 8% | $9K | NOAA Weather Radar Live Map $170K |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | 0% | $17K | RainDrop - Rain Totals & Radar $85K |
| 2022 | 12 | 0 | 0% | $850 | Mercury Weather $9K |
| 2021 | 17 | 0 | 0% | $850 | (Not Boring) Weather $34K |
| 2020 | 35 | 0 | 0% | $850 | NOAA Radar & Weather Forecast $68K |
| 2019 | 27 | 0 | 0% | $850 | Moon Calendar by MoonX $43K |
| 2018 | 27 | 0 | 0% | $850 | DeerCast-Prep. Predict. Pursue $85K |
| 2017 | 37 | 0 | 0% | $850 | Storm Radar: Weather Tracker $85K |
| 2016 | 23 | 1 | 4% | $850 | Windy.com $680K |
| 2015 | 25 | 2 | 8% | $850 | Windy.app — Wind, Tides, Radar $850K |
| 2014 | 13 | 0 | 0% | $850 | bergfex: weather & rain radar $43K |
| 2013 | 20 | 2 | 10% | $7K | Clime: NOAA Weather Radar Live $1.7M |
| 2012 | 22 | 1 | 5% | $4K | PredictWind — Marine Forecasts $170K |
| 2011 | 13 | 0 | 0% | $850 | Weather Underground: Local Map $60K |
| 2010 | 8 | 1 | 13% | $17K | Surfline: Wave & Surf Reports $510K |
| 2009 | 8 | 2 | 25% | $17K | MyRadar Accurate Weather Radar $340K |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 100% | $850K | The Weather Channel - Radar $850K |
| Category | Apps | $100K+ | Hit rate | Median/mo | Top earner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Books | 5 | 1 | 20% | $34K | Audible: Audiobooks & Podcasts $22.1M |
| Business | 8 | 2 | 25% | $68K | Scanner App: Genius Scan $340K |
| Education | 5 | 2 | 40% | $17K | Busuu: Language Learning App $680K |
| Entertainment | 4 | 0 | 0% | $850 | TBN+ Christian Streaming $8K |
| Finance | 8 | 0 | 0% | $850 | Stocktwits $9K |
| Food & Drink | 11 | 0 | 0% | $850 | WineRatings+ by Wine Spectator $26K |
| Games | 5 | 0 | 0% | $850 | Blackjack $9K |
| Health & Fitness | 8 | 1 | 13% | $17K | AllTrails: Hike, Bike & Run $4.3M |
| Lifestyle | 4 | 0 | 0% | $850 | AARP Now $68K |
| Magazines & Newspapers | 1 | 0 | 0% | $9K | ZINIO - Magazine Newsstand $9K |
| Medical | 12 | 0 | 0% | $850 | VisualDx $43K |
| Music | 14 | 3 | 21% | $6K | Ultimate Guitar: Chords & Tabs $2.6M |
| Navigation | 14 | 1 | 7% | $850 | Avenza Maps: Offline Mapping $170K |
| News | 56 | 6 | 11% | $6K | The Wall Street Journal. News $2.6M |
| Photo & Video | 3 | 2 | 67% | $255K | Splice - Video Editor & Maker $2.6M |
| Productivity | 10 | 5 | 50% | $170K | CamScanner - PDF Scanner App $6.8M |
| Reference | 16 | 1 | 6% | $850 | Ancestry: Family History & DNA $850K |
| Shopping | 8 | 0 | 0% | $850 | Parcel - Delivery Tracking $43K |
| Social Networking | 6 | 4 | 67% | $850K | Life360: Family Safety & GPS $16.2M |
| Sports | 11 | 2 | 18% | $850 | TeamSnap $340K |
| Travel | 20 | 1 | 5% | $850 | Flightradar24 | Flight Tracker $1.7M |
| Utilities | 7 | 3 | 43% | $51K | Calculator₊ $340K |
| Weather | 8 | 1 | 13% | $17K | Surfline: Wave & Surf Reports $510K |
$50K+ a month 2,172 apps $100K+ a month 1,189 apps $500K+ a month 417 apps $1M+ a month 155 apps