Store Comparison

As of October 14, 2024 (updates weekly),
Data below is worldwide.

iOS App Store

5,197,676 Apps

Apps		82.1%	Games		17.9%
Free		89.1%	Free		86.0%

Total Submissions

49K

Jul

44K

Aug

45K

Sep

12,236

+22.8%

Last Week

1,748.0

Avg. per Day

Submission Comparison (Games vs. Non-Games)

Jul		Aug		Sep
Apps	Games	Apps	Games	Apps	Games
94.2%	5.8%	93.8%	6.2%	94.4%	5.6%

Top Categories (Last Week)

Most Downloaded			$ Highest Grossing			Most New Apps/Week
1	Utilities	57M	1	Entertainment	$110M	1	Business	1.9K
2	Shopping	57M	2	Medical	$73M	2	Utilities	1.6K
3	Finance	55M	3	Role Playing	$58M	3	Education	1.3K
4	Entertainment	51M	4	Photo & Video	$57M	4	Lifestyle	1.1K
5	Productivity	48M	5	Action	$53M	5	Productivity	840
6	Social Networking	47M	6	Social Networking	$40M	6	Health & Fitness	750
7	Photo & Video	40M	7	Card	$37M	7	Food & Drink	640
8	Lifestyle	39M	8	Strategy	$36M	8	Shopping	600
9	Travel	36M	9	News	$36M	9	Entertainment	490
10	Education	28M	10	Graphics & Design	$35M	10	Finance	460
11	Business	27M	11	Puzzle	$32M	11	Travel	420
12	Food & Drink	25M	12	Music	$32M	12	Social Networking	370
13	Health & Fitness	18M	13	Adventure	$30M	13	Sports	220
14	Music	17M	14	Casual	$28M	14	Medical	200
15	Casual	15M	15	Simulation	$28M	15	Casual	190
16	Puzzle	14M	16	Books	$28M	16	Music	160
17	Navigation	12M	17	Lifestyle	$22M	17	Photo & Video	150
18	Action	11M	18	Productivity	$22M	18	Puzzle	120
19	Sports	10M	19	Health & Fitness	$15M	19	Action	120
20	Simulation	9.9M	20	Trivia	$15M	20	Simulation	92
21	Books	9M	21	Business	$15M	21	Navigation	90
22	Weather	8.6M	22	Utilities	$15M	22	News	88
23	News	6.8M	23	Sports	$14M	23	Reference	73
24	Reference	6.7M	24	Reference	$13M	24	Adventure	55
25	Adventure	6.2M	25	Education	$13M	25	Role Playing	53
26	Graphics & Design	5.3M	26	Sports	$11M	26	Family	43
27	Medical	5.1M	27	Casino	$11M	27	Strategy	42
28	Strategy	4.7M	28	Board	$8.5M	28	Books	32
29	Role Playing	4.1M	29	Food & Drink	$8M	29	Board	25
30	Card	4M	30	Family	$6.9M	30	Graphics & Design	20
31	Sports	3.8M	31	Weather	$6.6M	31	Racing	19
32	Board	3.6M	32	Developer Tools	$6.5M	32	Word	18
33	Family	3.4M	33	Navigation	$5.9M	33	Trivia	16
34	Racing	2.5M	34	Music	$3.8M	34	Weather	11
35	Word	2.2M	35	Finance	$2.4M	35	Sports	10
36	Developer Tools	1.5M	36	Racing	$2.3M	36	Card	7
37	Casino	900K	37	Shopping	$2.2M	37	Casino	4
38	Trivia	830K	38	Travel	$1.8M	38	Developer Tools	3
39	Music	500K	39	Word	$1.5M	39	Music	2
40	Catalogs	7.5K	40	Catalogs	$29K	40	Dice	0
41	Educational	400	41	Educational	$2.5K	41	Educational	0
42	Dice	0	42	Dice	$0	42	Catalogs	0
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2,473,713 Publishers

Avg. # of Apps per Publisher: 2.1

New Publishers Added

773

Jul

759

Aug

727

Sep

157

-5.4%

Last Week

22.4

Avg. per Day

Google Play

10,461,855 Apps

Apps		84.0%	Games		16.0%
Free		96.3%	Free		95.7%

Total Submissions

Jul

Aug

Sep

- %

Last Week

0.0

Avg. per Day

Submission Comparison (Games vs. Non-Games)

Jul		Aug		Sep
Apps	Games	Apps	Games	Apps	Games
NaN%	NaN%	NaN%	NaN%	NaN%	NaN%

Top Categories (Last Week)

Most Downloaded			$ Highest Grossing			Most New Apps/Week
1	Social	150M	1	Role Playing	$39M	1	Casino	0
2	Tools	150M	2	Strategy	$35M	2	Medical	0
3	Finance	130M	3	Action	$31M	3	Social	0
4	Shopping	120M	4	Entertainment	$27M	4	Food & Drink	0
5	Entertainment	110M	5	Casual	$25M	5	Photography	0
6	Communication	110M	6	Adventure	$25M	6	House & Home	0
7	Casual	91M	7	Puzzle	$24M	7	Puzzle	0
8	Productivity	89M	8	Social	$21M	8	Casual	0
9	Simulation	82M	9	Productivity	$17M	9	Auto & Vehicles	0
10	Puzzle	75M	10	Casino	$16M	10	Educational	0
11	Action	74M	11	Comics	$15M	11	Board	0
12	Video Players & Editors	71M	12	Simulation	$11M	12	Parenting	0
13	Music & Audio	62M	13	Dating	$11M	13	Finance	0
14	Arcade	59M	14	Video Players & Editors	$10M	14	Sports	0
15	Food & Drink	52M	15	Sports	$7.4M	15	Music & Audio	0
16	Auto & Vehicles	52M	16	Music & Audio	$7.3M	16	Travel & Local	0
17	Medical	51M	17	Board	$6.9M	17	Weather	0
18	Events	46M	18	Communication	$6.7M	18	Trivia	0
19	Education	46M	19	Card	$6.7M	19	Beauty	0
20	Lifestyle	42M	20	Music	$4.7M	20	Education	0
21	Photography	40M	21	Sports	$4.5M	21	News & Magazines	0
22	Libraries & Demo	38M	22	Shopping	$4.2M	22	Action	0
23	Racing	37M	23	Books & Reference	$3.9M	23	Events	0
24	Art & Design	36M	24	Health & Fitness	$3.7M	24	Adventure	0
25	Business	36M	25	Education	$3.5M	25	Maps & Navigation	0
26	Maps & Navigation	36M	26	Arcade	$3.5M	26	Tools	0
27	House & Home	34M	27	Medical	$3M	27	Simulation	0
28	News & Magazines	33M	28	Racing	$2.5M	28	Racing	0
29	Sports	31M	29	Tools	$2.4M	29	Sports	0
30	Travel & Local	30M	30	Business	$2.3M	30	Video Players & Editors	0
31	Board	26M	31	Photography	$2.3M	31	Productivity	0
32	Health & Fitness	25M	32	Lifestyle	$2.3M	32	Libraries & Demo	0
33	Educational	25M	33	Word	$2.2M	33	Communication	0
34	Strategy	25M	34	News & Magazines	$2.1M	34	Art & Design	0
35	Personalization	22M	35	Educational	$2.1M	35	Personalization	0
36	Adventure	21M	36	Parenting	$2M	36	Role Playing	0
37	Role Playing	19M	37	Art & Design	$1.8M	37	Comics	0
38	Word	18M	38	Maps & Navigation	$1.4M	38	Books & Reference	0
39	Music	17M	39	Auto & Vehicles	$1M	39	Card	0
40	Books & Reference	16M	40	Food & Drink	$880K	40	Entertainment	0
41	Beauty	15M	41	Finance	$740K	41	Shopping	0
42	Weather	14M	42	Travel & Local	$740K	42	Health & Fitness	0
43	Trivia	14M	43	Weather	$700K	43	Word	0
44	Casino	14M	44	Events	$620K	44	Transportation	0
45	Card	14M	45	House & Home	$590K	45	Strategy	0
46	Sports	13M	46	Personalization	$580K	46	Business	0
47	Dating	13M	47	Beauty	$550K	47	Lifestyle	0
48	Parenting	12M	48	Trivia	$530K	48	Dating	0
49	Comics	12M	49	Libraries & Demo	$55K	49	Music	0
50	Transportation	0	50	Transportation	$0	50	Arcade	0
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4,014,964 Publishers

Avg. # of Apps per Publisher: 2.61

New Publishers Added

12.8K

Jul

13.3K

Aug

13.9K

Sep

3,105

-7.0%

Last Week

443.6

Avg. per Day