Store Comparison
As of January 19, 2026 (updates weekly),
Data below is worldwide.
iOS App Store
5,138,225 Apps
| Apps | 82.2% | Games | 17.8% | ||
| Free | 89.3% | Free | 86.2% |
Total Submissions
| 108 +33.3% Last Week | 15.4 Avg. per Day |
Submission Comparison (Games vs. Non-Games)
| Oct | Nov | Dec | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Games | Apps | Games | Apps | Games |
91.8% | 8.2% | 89.9% | 10.1% | 88.4% | 11.6% |
Top Categories (Last Week)
| Most Downloaded | $ Highest Grossing | Most New Apps/Week | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utilities | 68M | 1 | Entertainment | $110M | 1 | Education | 12 |
| 2 | Finance | 68M | 2 | Medical | $96M | 2 | Business | 12 |
| 3 | Productivity | 64M | 3 | Action | $76M | 3 | Utilities | 11 |
| 4 | Shopping | 63M | 4 | Photo & Video | $69M | 4 | Lifestyle | 10 |
| 5 | Entertainment | 60M | 5 | Role Playing | $58M | 5 | Health & Fitness | 9 |
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2,447,573 Publishers
Avg. # of Apps per Publisher: 2.1
New Publishers Added
| 102 +27.5% Last Week | 14.6 Avg. per Day |
Google Play
11,030,902 Apps
| Apps | 83.9% | Games | 16.1% | ||
| Free | 96.4% | Free | 95.8% |
Total Submissions
| 9,912 +15.0% Last Week | 1,416.0 Avg. per Day |
Submission Comparison (Games vs. Non-Games)
| Oct | Nov | Dec | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Games | Apps | Games | Apps | Games |
79.5% | 20.5% | 18.5% | 81.5% | 75.8% | 24.2% |
Top Categories (Last Week)
| Most Downloaded | $ Highest Grossing | Most New Apps/Week | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Entertainment | 200M | 1 | Strategy | $53M | 1 | Casual | 1.2K |
| 2 | Tools | 190M | 2 | Casual | $38M | 2 | Tools | 620 |
| 3 | Finance | 150M | 3 | Role Playing | $36M | 3 | Education | 580 |
| 4 | Social | 140M | 4 | Productivity | $33M | 4 | Business | 570 |
| 5 | Productivity | 130M | 5 | Puzzle | $33M | 5 | Puzzle | 530 |
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4,297,227 Publishers
Avg. # of Apps per Publisher: 2.57
New Publishers Added
| 3,815 +10.5% Last Week | 545.0 Avg. per Day |