Store Comparison
As of February 23, 2026 (updates weekly),
Data below is worldwide.
iOS App Store
5,137,988 Apps
| Apps | 82.2% | Games | 17.8% | ||
| Free | 89.3% | Free | 86.2% |
Total Submissions
| 59 -43.3% Last Week | 8.4 Avg. per Day |
Submission Comparison (Games vs. Non-Games)
| Nov | Dec | Jan | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Games | Apps | Games | Apps | Games |
89.9% | 10.1% | 88.4% | 11.6% | 88.3% | 11.7% |
Top Categories (Last Week)
| Most Downloaded | $ Highest Grossing | Most New Apps/Week | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utilities | 69M | 1 | Entertainment | $110M | 1 | Business | 14 |
| 2 | Productivity | 65M | 2 | Action | $99M | 2 | Utilities | 6 |
| 3 | Entertainment | 65M | 3 | Medical | $97M | 3 | Lifestyle | 5 |
| 4 | Shopping | 63M | 4 | Photo & Video | $70M | 4 | Social Networking | 4 |
| 5 | Finance | 54M | 5 | Puzzle | $57M | 5 | Entertainment | 4 |
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2,447,751 Publishers
Avg. # of Apps per Publisher: 2.1
New Publishers Added
| 76 -42.0% Last Week | 10.9 Avg. per Day |
Google Play
11,068,513 Apps
| Apps | 83.9% | Games | 16.1% | ||
| Free | 96.4% | Free | 95.8% |
Total Submissions
| 8,718 -9.8% Last Week | 1,245.4 Avg. per Day |
Submission Comparison (Games vs. Non-Games)
| Nov | Dec | Jan | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Games | Apps | Games | Apps | Games |
18.5% | 81.5% | 75.8% | 24.2% | 67.5% | 32.5% |
Top Categories (Last Week)
| Most Downloaded | $ Highest Grossing | Most New Apps/Week | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Entertainment | 210M | 1 | Strategy | $61M | 1 | Casual | 750 |
| 2 | Tools | 190M | 2 | Productivity | $42M | 2 | Tools | 630 |
| 3 | Social | 150M | 3 | Role Playing | $35M | 3 | Education | 530 |
| 4 | Finance | 150M | 4 | Casual | $31M | 4 | Business | 500 |
| 5 | Productivity | 130M | 5 | Entertainment | $31M | 5 | Puzzle | 460 |
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4,319,735 Publishers
Avg. # of Apps per Publisher: 2.56
New Publishers Added
| 3,418 -12.1% Last Week | 488.3 Avg. per Day |