Store Comparison
As of November 12, 2018 (updates weekly),
Data below is worldwide.
iOS App Store
3,548,629 Apps
| Apps | 76.9% | Games | 23.1% | ||
| Free | 84.9% | Free | 84.6% |
Total Submissions
| 8,694 -11.9% Last Week | 1,242.0 Avg. per Day |
Submission Comparison (Games vs. Non-Games)
| Aug | Sep | Oct | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Games | Apps | Games | Apps | Games |
85.5% | 14.5% | 89.1% | 10.9% | 88.6% | 11.4% |
Top Categories (Last Week)
| Most Downloaded | $ Highest Grossing | Most New Apps/Week | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Photo & Video | 1 | Role Playing | 1 | Business | |||
| 2 | Shopping | 2 | Action | 2 | Utilities | |||
| 3 | Utilities | 3 | Strategy | 3 | Lifestyle | |||
| 4 | Entertainment | 4 | Entertainment | 4 | Education | |||
| 5 | Finance | 5 | Simulation | 5 | Shopping | |||
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1,480,135 Publishers
Avg. # of Apps per Publisher: 2.4
New Publishers Added
| 2,844 -29.1% Last Week | 406.3 Avg. per Day |
Google Play
5,858,186 Apps
| Apps | 83.6% | Games | 16.4% | ||
| Free | 95.3% | Free | 94.7% |
Total Submissions
| 33,020 -17.4% Last Week | 4,717.1 Avg. per Day |
Submission Comparison (Games vs. Non-Games)
| Aug | Sep | Oct | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Games | Apps | Games | Apps | Games |
84.0% | 16.0% | 85.0% | 15.0% | 85.5% | 14.5% |
Top Categories (Last Week)
| Most Downloaded | $ Highest Grossing | Most New Apps/Week | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tools | 1 | Role Playing | 1 | Entertainment | |||
| 2 | Action | 2 | Strategy | 2 | Music & Audio | |||
| 3 | Arcade | 3 | Action | 3 | Education | |||
| 4 | Entertainment | 4 | Puzzle | 4 | Tools | |||
| 5 | Communication | 5 | Casual | 5 | Books & Reference | |||
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2,080,069 Publishers
Avg. # of Apps per Publisher: 2.82
New Publishers Added
| 7,558 -14.1% Last Week | 1,079.7 Avg. per Day |