Store Comparison

As of March 16, 2026 (updates weekly),
Data below is worldwide.

iOS App Store

5,139,109 Apps

Apps		82.2%	Games		17.8%
Free		89.3%	Free		86.2%

Total Submissions

491

Dec

410

Jan

354

Feb

-5.0%

Last Week

13.7

Avg. per Day

Submission Comparison (Games vs. Non-Games)

Dec		Jan		Feb
Apps	Games	Apps	Games	Apps	Games
88.4%	11.6%	88.3%	11.7%	91.0%	9.0%

Top Categories (Last Week)

Most Downloaded			$ Highest Grossing			Most New Apps/Week
1	Shopping	71M	1	Entertainment	$120M	1	Utilities	18
2	Productivity	71M	2	Medical	$95M	2	Business	12
3	Utilities	70M	3	Action	$74M	3	Education	10
4	Finance	64M	4	Photo & Video	$71M	4	Productivity	9
5	Entertainment	57M	5	Puzzle	$54M	5	Food & Drink	8
6	Lifestyle	48M	6	Productivity	$52M	6	Finance	5
7	Travel	47M	7	Social Networking	$46M	7	Medical	5
8	Photo & Video	46M	8	Role Playing	$43M	8	Shopping	4
9	Social Networking	40M	9	Music	$41M	9	Health & Fitness	4
10	Business	37M	10	Strategy	$40M	10	Social Networking	3
11	Food & Drink	31M	11	Graphics & Design	$37M	11	Lifestyle	2
12	Health & Fitness	22M	12	Casual	$33M	12	Puzzle	2
13	Education	22M	13	Simulation	$31M	13	Entertainment	2
14	Music	18M	14	Books	$29M	14	Sports	2
15	Casual	15M	15	Card	$29M	15	Casual	1
16	Navigation	14M	16	Adventure	$27M	16	Developer Tools	1
17	Puzzle	13M	17	Lifestyle	$24M	17	Action	1
18	Sports	11M	18	Utilities	$22M	18	Adventure	1
19	Action	11M	19	Trivia	$20M	19	Books	1
20	Medical	9.6M	20	Business	$19M	20	Travel	1
21	Simulation	8.8M	21	Sports	$18M	21	Sports	1
22	Books	8.7M	22	Health & Fitness	$17M	22	Reference	1
23	Reference	7.7M	23	Education	$16M	23	Simulation	1
24	News	7.5M	24	Reference	$13M	24	Photo & Video	1
25	Strategy	5.6M	25	Casino	$11M	25	Trivia	0
26	Card	4.9M	26	Sports	$11M	26	Music	0
27	Graphics & Design	4.9M	27	Family	$10M	27	Dice	0
28	Adventure	4.7M	28	Food & Drink	$9.9M	28	News	0
29	Role Playing	3.9M	29	Board	$9M	29	Navigation	0
30	Board	3.7M	30	Developer Tools	$7.8M	30	Strategy	0
31	Word	3.4M	31	News	$7.5M	31	Weather	0
32	Family	2.9M	32	Weather	$5.9M	32	Racing	0
33	Sports	2.8M	33	Finance	$5.8M	33	Word	0
34	Weather	2.5M	34	Navigation	$3.5M	34	Board	0
35	Racing	1.9M	35	Music	$2.4M	35	Graphics & Design	0
36	Developer Tools	1.9M	36	Travel	$2.4M	36	Family	0
37	Casino	1.6M	37	Shopping	$1.9M	37	Card	0
38	Trivia	1.1M	38	Racing	$1.8M	38	Role Playing	0
39	Music	550K	39	Word	$1.8M	39	Music	0
40	Catalogs	8.7K	40	Catalogs	$240K	40	Educational	0
41	Educational	240	41	Educational	$43K	41	Catalogs	0
42	Dice	0	42	Dice	$0	42	Casino	0
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2,448,461 Publishers

Avg. # of Apps per Publisher: 2.1

New Publishers Added

506

Dec

415

Jan

419

Feb

101

-19.2%

Last Week

14.4

Avg. per Day

Google Play

11,097,625 Apps

Apps		83.8%	Games		16.2%
Free		96.4%	Free		95.8%

Total Submissions

55.3K

Dec

37.9K

Jan

37K

Feb

11,440

+6.1%

Last Week

1,634.3

Avg. per Day

Submission Comparison (Games vs. Non-Games)

Dec		Jan		Feb
Apps	Games	Apps	Games	Apps	Games
75.8%	24.2%	67.5%	32.5%	68.9%	31.1%

Top Categories (Last Week)

Most Downloaded			$ Highest Grossing			Most New Apps/Week
1	Entertainment	200M	1	Strategy	$50M	1	Casual	1.2K
2	Tools	180M	2	Productivity	$45M	2	Tools	780
3	Finance	150M	3	Casual	$36M	3	Education	680
4	Productivity	140M	4	Entertainment	$33M	4	Arcade	670
5	Social	140M	5	Puzzle	$33M	5	Puzzle	640
6	Shopping	130M	6	Role Playing	$28M	6	Business	630
7	Communication	110M	7	Adventure	$23M	7	Productivity	590
8	Action	85M	8	Action	$23M	8	Lifestyle	530
9	Casual	84M	9	Social	$23M	9	Finance	470
10	Video Players & Editors	84M	10	Simulation	$17M	10	Health & Fitness	470
11	Puzzle	81M	11	Comics	$16M	11	Entertainment	400
12	Simulation	68M	12	Casino	$16M	12	Shopping	330
13	Music & Audio	57M	13	Video Players & Editors	$12M	13	Food & Drink	330
14	Arcade	55M	14	Dating	$11M	14	Personalization	270
15	Food & Drink	55M	15	Communication	$11M	15	Travel & Local	250
16	Sports	54M	16	Music & Audio	$9.9M	16	Sports	250
17	Lifestyle	53M	17	Card	$8.8M	17	Social	190
18	Education	53M	18	Sports	$8.2M	18	Communication	170
19	Libraries & Demo	50M	19	Board	$7.2M	19	Music & Audio	160
20	Business	48M	20	Shopping	$5.7M	20	Adventure	140
21	Auto & Vehicles	48M	21	Books & Reference	$4.7M	21	Casino	140
22	Photography	44M	22	Education	$4.4M	22	Auto & Vehicles	140
23	Maps & Navigation	43M	23	Tools	$4.4M	23	Books & Reference	140
24	Medical	42M	24	Health & Fitness	$3.9M	24	Action	140
25	Events	41M	25	Sports	$3.5M	25	Simulation	130
26	Racing	39M	26	Lifestyle	$3.5M	26	Board	120
27	Travel & Local	39M	27	Business	$3M	27	Maps & Navigation	110
28	Sports	35M	28	Arcade	$2.7M	28	Card	110
29	Adventure	34M	29	Educational	$2.3M	29	Role Playing	100
30	Art & Design	32M	30	Photography	$2.1M	30	Strategy	98
31	News & Magazines	29M	31	Art & Design	$2M	31	Medical	96
32	Personalization	28M	32	Word	$1.8M	32	Word	93
33	Board	28M	33	Medical	$1.7M	33	Educational	92
34	Strategy	28M	34	Racing	$1.5M	34	Events	81
35	Educational	27M	35	Finance	$1.5M	35	Sports	81
36	Music	24M	36	Parenting	$1.4M	36	Photography	80
37	Casino	22M	37	Food & Drink	$1.4M	37	House & Home	77
38	Role Playing	22M	38	Auto & Vehicles	$1.4M	38	Art & Design	66
39	Health & Fitness	22M	39	News & Magazines	$1.4M	39	Trivia	63
40	Books & Reference	20M	40	Maps & Navigation	$1.3M	40	News & Magazines	62
41	Beauty	17M	41	Weather	$1.3M	41	Video Players & Editors	62
42	Weather	17M	42	Music	$1.2M	42	Racing	45
43	Parenting	16M	43	Trivia	$1.1M	43	Dating	42
44	Word	14M	44	House & Home	$1M	44	Parenting	36
45	Comics	13M	45	Events	$670K	45	Beauty	34
46	House & Home	12M	46	Travel & Local	$640K	46	Weather	27
47	Dating	12M	47	Personalization	$570K	47	Music	9
48	Card	11M	48	Beauty	$150K	48	Comics	8
49	Trivia	7.7M	49	Libraries & Demo	$140K	49	Libraries & Demo	2
50	Transportation	0	50	Transportation	$0	50	Transportation	0
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4,336,939 Publishers

Avg. # of Apps per Publisher: 2.56

New Publishers Added

21.7K

Dec

15.1K

Jan

14.8K

Feb

4,573

+2.6%

Last Week

653.3

Avg. per Day