Store Comparison

As of March 30, 2026 (updates weekly),
Data below is worldwide.

iOS App Store

5,139,306 Apps

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

Total Submissions

491

Dec

410

Jan

354

Feb

-6.1%

Last Week

13.1

Avg. per Day

Submission Comparison (Games vs. Non-Games)

Dec		Jan		Feb
Apps	Games	Apps	Games	Apps	Games
88.4%	11.6%	88.3%	11.7%	91.0%	9.0%

Top Categories (Last Week)

Most Downloaded			$ Highest Grossing			Most New Apps/Week
1	Utilities	76M	1	Entertainment	$130M	1	Utilities	14
2	Shopping	68M	2	Medical	$97M	2	Business	11
3	Productivity	66M	3	Photo & Video	$73M	3	Entertainment	8
4	Finance	62M	4	Action	$57M	4	Puzzle	7
5	Entertainment	55M	5	Puzzle	$55M	5	Education	7
6	Lifestyle	47M	6	Productivity	$53M	6	Health & Fitness	6
7	Travel	47M	7	Music	$47M	7	Lifestyle	4
8	Photo & Video	46M	8	Social Networking	$46M	8	Travel	4
9	Social Networking	40M	9	Strategy	$41M	9	Shopping	3
10	Business	34M	10	Role Playing	$40M	10	Food & Drink	3
11	Food & Drink	32M	11	Casual	$38M	11	Sports	3
12	Health & Fitness	23M	12	Graphics & Design	$37M	12	Music	3
13	Education	20M	13	Adventure	$32M	13	Action	2
14	Music	18M	14	Simulation	$32M	14	Word	2
15	Casual	16M	15	Card	$28M	15	Finance	2
16	Puzzle	15M	16	Books	$27M	16	Productivity	2
17	Navigation	14M	17	Lifestyle	$23M	17	Social Networking	2
18	Action	11M	18	Utilities	$21M	18	Family	2
19	Sports	10M	19	Trivia	$19M	19	Casual	1
20	Adventure	10M	20	Business	$18M	20	Developer Tools	1
21	Medical	9.3M	21	Health & Fitness	$17M	21	Adventure	1
22	Simulation	8.5M	22	Education	$16M	22	Books	1
23	Books	8.1M	23	Sports	$14M	23	Board	1
24	Reference	7.6M	24	Reference	$13M	24	Medical	1
25	News	7.6M	25	Sports	$12M	25	Photo & Video	1
26	Strategy	5.7M	26	Casino	$11M	26	Trivia	0
27	Card	5M	27	Food & Drink	$9.4M	27	Music	0
28	Graphics & Design	4.5M	28	Board	$9.2M	28	Dice	0
29	Role Playing	4.3M	29	Family	$8.9M	29	News	0
30	Board	3.8M	30	Developer Tools	$7.7M	30	Navigation	0
31	Word	3.2M	31	News	$7.5M	31	Strategy	0
32	Family	3M	32	Weather	$5.8M	32	Weather	0
33	Sports	3M	33	Finance	$3.7M	33	Racing	0
34	Weather	2.7M	34	Navigation	$3.6M	34	Graphics & Design	0
35	Developer Tools	2.2M	35	Music	$2.5M	35	Sports	0
36	Racing	1.9M	36	Travel	$2.4M	36	Card	0
37	Casino	1.7M	37	Shopping	$2M	37	Role Playing	0
38	Trivia	1.2M	38	Racing	$1.7M	38	Educational	0
39	Music	590K	39	Word	$1.6M	39	Reference	0
40	Catalogs	8.7K	40	Catalogs	$240K	40	Catalogs	0
41	Educational	240	41	Educational	$43K	41	Simulation	0
42	Dice	0	42	Dice	$0	42	Casino	0
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2,448,618 Publishers

Avg. # of Apps per Publisher: 2.1

New Publishers Added

506

Dec

415

Jan

419

Feb

102

-1.9%

Last Week

14.6

Avg. per Day

Google Play

11,117,882 Apps

Apps		83.8%	Games		16.2%
Free		96.4%	Free		95.8%

Total Submissions

55.3K

Dec

37.9K

Jan

37K

Feb

10,805

-15.4%

Last Week

1,543.6

Avg. per Day

Submission Comparison (Games vs. Non-Games)

Dec		Jan		Feb
Apps	Games	Apps	Games	Apps	Games
75.8%	24.2%	67.5%	32.5%	68.9%	31.1%

Top Categories (Last Week)

Most Downloaded			$ Highest Grossing			Most New Apps/Week
1	Entertainment	200M	1	Productivity	$50M	1	Casual	1.1K
2	Tools	180M	2	Strategy	$47M	2	Tools	800
3	Social	140M	3	Casual	$38M	3	Education	750
4	Finance	140M	4	Entertainment	$34M	4	Business	620
5	Productivity	140M	5	Puzzle	$31M	5	Productivity	620
6	Shopping	120M	6	Role Playing	$31M	6	Lifestyle	580
7	Communication	110M	7	Social	$25M	7	Puzzle	560
8	Video Players & Editors	93M	8	Action	$23M	8	Health & Fitness	460
9	Action	88M	9	Adventure	$21M	9	Finance	450
10	Casual	86M	10	Casino	$18M	10	Arcade	440
11	Puzzle	86M	11	Comics	$17M	11	Entertainment	410
12	Simulation	70M	12	Simulation	$16M	12	Food & Drink	370
13	Food & Drink	63M	13	Communication	$13M	13	Shopping	330
14	Arcade	62M	14	Video Players & Editors	$13M	14	Sports	280
15	Auto & Vehicles	58M	15	Dating	$12M	15	Travel & Local	260
16	Lifestyle	57M	16	Music & Audio	$11M	16	Social	180
17	Music & Audio	55M	17	Sports	$9.9M	17	Books & Reference	170
18	Photography	53M	18	Card	$9.7M	18	Personalization	160
19	Education	52M	19	Sports	$8.2M	19	Music & Audio	150
20	Sports	52M	20	Board	$8.2M	20	Simulation	150
21	Business	48M	21	Tools	$6.2M	21	Communication	140
22	Maps & Navigation	45M	22	Books & Reference	$6.2M	22	Casino	130
23	Events	43M	23	Shopping	$5.9M	23	Auto & Vehicles	130
24	Medical	42M	24	Education	$5.6M	24	Action	110
25	Libraries & Demo	42M	25	Lifestyle	$5.5M	25	Maps & Navigation	110
26	Travel & Local	38M	26	Health & Fitness	$4.1M	26	Card	110
27	Adventure	38M	27	House & Home	$4M	27	Medical	100
28	Racing	37M	28	Arcade	$3.7M	28	Events	92
29	Sports	33M	29	News & Magazines	$3.7M	29	Strategy	92
30	Board	31M	30	Business	$3.5M	30	Adventure	88
31	Personalization	30M	31	Racing	$3.4M	31	Board	84
32	News & Magazines	30M	32	Weather	$3.2M	32	Role Playing	83
33	Art & Design	29M	33	Maps & Navigation	$3M	33	Trivia	82
34	Educational	28M	34	Parenting	$2.9M	34	House & Home	71
35	Strategy	26M	35	Finance	$2.9M	35	Educational	71
36	Music	24M	36	Art & Design	$2.8M	36	News & Magazines	71
37	Health & Fitness	21M	37	Photography	$2.8M	37	Photography	66
38	Casino	21M	38	Music	$2.8M	38	Sports	63
39	Role Playing	21M	39	Auto & Vehicles	$2.5M	39	Word	61
40	Beauty	18M	40	Food & Drink	$2.5M	40	Art & Design	53
41	Weather	17M	41	Medical	$2.4M	41	Video Players & Editors	47
42	Books & Reference	17M	42	Word	$2.4M	42	Beauty	42
43	House & Home	17M	43	Trivia	$2.2M	43	Parenting	34
44	Word	16M	44	Educational	$2M	44	Dating	32
45	Parenting	16M	45	Personalization	$1.3M	45	Weather	25
46	Comics	14M	46	Travel & Local	$1M	46	Racing	24
47	Dating	13M	47	Events	$680K	47	Music	9
48	Card	12M	48	Beauty	$170K	48	Libraries & Demo	6
49	Trivia	7.7M	49	Libraries & Demo	$140K	49	Comics	4
50	Transportation	0	50	Transportation	$0	50	Transportation	0
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4,349,967 Publishers

Avg. # of Apps per Publisher: 2.56

New Publishers Added

21.7K

Dec

15.1K

Jan

14.8K

Feb

4,732

-14.6%

Last Week

676.0

Avg. per Day