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
| 96 -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 |
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2,448,461 Publishers
Avg. # of Apps per Publisher: 2.1
New Publishers Added
| 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
| 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 |
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4,336,939 Publishers
Avg. # of Apps per Publisher: 2.56
New Publishers Added
| 4,573 +2.6% Last Week | 653.3 Avg. per Day |