Store Comparison

As of April 20, 2026 (updates weekly),
Data below is worldwide.

iOS App Store

5,139,400 Apps

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

Total Submissions

410

Jan

354

Feb

408

Mar

151

-34.3%

Last Week

21.6

Avg. per Day

Submission Comparison (Games vs. Non-Games)

Jan		Feb		Mar
Apps	Games	Apps	Games	Apps	Games
88.3%	11.7%	91.0%	9.0%	90.4%	9.6%

Top Categories (Last Week)

Most Downloaded			$ Highest Grossing			Most New Apps/Week
1	Utilities	70M	1	Entertainment	$130M	1	Business	23
2	Productivity	70M	2	Medical	$99M	2	Utilities	17
3	Shopping	68M	3	Photo & Video	$74M	3	Lifestyle	12
4	Finance	61M	4	Action	$63M	4	Productivity	12
5	Entertainment	58M	5	Productivity	$52M	5	Entertainment	12
6	Travel	47M	6	Puzzle	$52M	6	Education	10
7	Lifestyle	45M	7	Social Networking	$47M	7	Casual	7
8	Photo & Video	45M	8	Strategy	$44M	8	Health & Fitness	7
9	Social Networking	42M	9	Music	$41M	9	Social Networking	7
10	Business	38M	10	Role Playing	$41M	10	Finance	6
11	Food & Drink	32M	11	Simulation	$36M	11	Action	4
12	Health & Fitness	23M	12	Graphics & Design	$36M	12	Food & Drink	4
13	Education	20M	13	Casual	$33M	13	Puzzle	3
14	Music	19M	14	Books	$31M	14	Travel	3
15	Puzzle	16M	15	Card	$27M	15	Simulation	3
16	Casual	15M	16	Adventure	$25M	16	Navigation	2
17	Navigation	14M	17	Lifestyle	$24M	17	Music	2
18	Action	9.8M	18	Utilities	$22M	18	Reference	2
19	Sports	9.1M	19	Business	$18M	19	Casino	2
20	Medical	9M	20	Health & Fitness	$18M	20	Developer Tools	1
21	Books	8.1M	21	Education	$16M	21	Trivia	1
22	News	7.7M	22	Trivia	$16M	22	Shopping	1
23	Simulation	7.3M	23	Sports	$12M	23	Weather	1
24	Reference	6.6M	24	Reference	$11M	24	Adventure	1
25	Role Playing	6.4M	25	Sports	$11M	25	Books	1
26	Adventure	5.4M	26	Casino	$11M	26	Word	1
27	Strategy	5.4M	27	Food & Drink	$9.9M	27	Board	1
28	Graphics & Design	5.1M	28	Family	$9.7M	28	Graphics & Design	1
29	Card	4.4M	29	Board	$8.8M	29	Medical	1
30	Board	3.4M	30	Developer Tools	$8M	30	Sports	1
31	Weather	2.9M	31	News	$7.5M	31	Card	1
32	Sports	2.6M	32	Weather	$5.8M	32	Sports	1
33	Word	2.5M	33	Finance	$4.1M	33	Music	0
34	Family	2.4M	34	Navigation	$4M	34	Dice	0
35	Developer Tools	2.1M	35	Music	$3.2M	35	News	0
36	Racing	1.7M	36	Travel	$2.4M	36	Strategy	0
37	Casino	1.5M	37	Shopping	$1.9M	37	Racing	0
38	Trivia	890K	38	Word	$1.5M	38	Family	0
39	Music	510K	39	Racing	$1.5M	39	Role Playing	0
40	Catalogs	8.7K	40	Catalogs	$80K	40	Educational	0
41	Educational	240	41	Educational	$1.6K	41	Catalogs	0
42	Dice	0	42	Dice	$0	42	Photo & Video	0
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2,448,796 Publishers

Avg. # of Apps per Publisher: 2.1

New Publishers Added

415

Jan

419

Feb

440

Mar

113

+3.7%

Last Week

16.1

Avg. per Day

Google Play

11,150,357 Apps

Apps		83.8%	Games		16.2%
Free		96.4%	Free		95.9%

Total Submissions

37.9K

Jan

37K

Feb

47.4K

Mar

14,326

+9.5%

Last Week

2,046.6

Avg. per Day

Submission Comparison (Games vs. Non-Games)

Jan		Feb		Mar
Apps	Games	Apps	Games	Apps	Games
67.5%	32.5%	68.9%	31.1%	68.4%	31.6%

Top Categories (Last Week)

Most Downloaded			$ Highest Grossing			Most New Apps/Week
1	Entertainment	210M	1	Productivity	$58M	1	Casual	1.4K
2	Tools	190M	2	Strategy	$46M	2	Tools	1.2K
3	Finance	160M	3	Entertainment	$35M	3	Education	910
4	Social	150M	4	Puzzle	$33M	4	Business	900
5	Productivity	150M	5	Casual	$31M	5	Productivity	820
6	Shopping	130M	6	Role Playing	$27M	6	Puzzle	770
7	Communication	120M	7	Social	$24M	7	Lifestyle	730
8	Puzzle	100M	8	Adventure	$24M	8	Health & Fitness	590
9	Video Players & Editors	87M	9	Action	$21M	9	Finance	590
10	Action	81M	10	Casino	$20M	10	Arcade	590
11	Casual	80M	11	Comics	$17M	11	Entertainment	510
12	Food & Drink	76M	12	Dating	$15M	12	Food & Drink	480
13	Simulation	71M	13	Video Players & Editors	$14M	13	Shopping	440
14	Business	61M	14	Simulation	$14M	14	Sports	350
15	Auto & Vehicles	61M	15	Communication	$13M	15	Travel & Local	310
16	Lifestyle	59M	16	Music & Audio	$11M	16	Social	260
17	Arcade	57M	17	Sports	$11M	17	Music & Audio	250
18	Music & Audio	57M	18	Card	$9.7M	18	Books & Reference	200
19	Education	50M	19	Sports	$8.9M	19	Casino	190
20	Maps & Navigation	47M	20	Board	$8.1M	20	Communication	190
21	Libraries & Demo	47M	21	Tools	$6.3M	21	Simulation	180
22	Medical	46M	22	Books & Reference	$6M	22	Personalization	180
23	Events	46M	23	Shopping	$5.4M	23	Auto & Vehicles	180
24	Photography	45M	24	Education	$5.4M	24	Action	150
25	Sports	42M	25	Health & Fitness	$5.1M	25	Board	130
26	Travel & Local	42M	26	Lifestyle	$4.7M	26	Sports	130
27	Sports	38M	27	News & Magazines	$4M	27	House & Home	130
28	News & Magazines	35M	28	Arcade	$3.7M	28	Medical	120
29	Racing	35M	29	Business	$3.6M	29	Trivia	120
30	Art & Design	34M	30	House & Home	$3.6M	30	Maps & Navigation	120
31	Adventure	33M	31	Parenting	$3.4M	31	Photography	110
32	Board	30M	32	Auto & Vehicles	$3.3M	32	Strategy	100
33	Personalization	30M	33	Food & Drink	$3.3M	33	Card	99
34	Strategy	29M	34	Racing	$3.3M	34	Adventure	98
35	Music	28M	35	Word	$3.2M	35	Role Playing	95
36	Health & Fitness	27M	36	Photography	$3M	36	Events	93
37	Educational	27M	37	Weather	$2.9M	37	Educational	87
38	Role Playing	23M	38	Maps & Navigation	$2.9M	38	Word	83
39	Casino	23M	39	Art & Design	$2.9M	39	News & Magazines	71
40	Books & Reference	18M	40	Music	$2.9M	40	Beauty	68
41	House & Home	18M	41	Finance	$2.4M	41	Art & Design	65
42	Weather	18M	42	Medical	$2.2M	42	Video Players & Editors	53
43	Beauty	18M	43	Educational	$1.9M	43	Racing	49
44	Parenting	16M	44	Trivia	$1.6M	44	Parenting	48
45	Comics	16M	45	Personalization	$1.3M	45	Weather	40
46	Word	15M	46	Travel & Local	$1.2M	46	Dating	40
47	Card	15M	47	Events	$760K	47	Music	13
48	Dating	14M	48	Libraries & Demo	$370K	48	Libraries & Demo	9
49	Trivia	8.9M	49	Beauty	$250K	49	Comics	8
50	Transportation	0	50	Transportation	$0	50	Transportation	0
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4,371,070 Publishers

Avg. # of Apps per Publisher: 2.55

New Publishers Added

15.1K

Jan

14.8K

Feb

20K

Mar

6,429

+15.1%

Last Week

918.4

Avg. per Day