Store Comparison

As of December 08, 2025 (updates weekly),
Data below is worldwide.

iOS App Store

5,137,875 Apps

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

Total Submissions

502

Sep

478

Oct

486

Nov

-18.6%

Last Week

13.1

Avg. per Day

Submission Comparison (Games vs. Non-Games)

Sep		Oct		Nov
Apps	Games	Apps	Games	Apps	Games
90.8%	9.2%	91.8%	8.2%	89.9%	10.1%

Top Categories (Last Week)

Most Downloaded			$ Highest Grossing			Most New Apps/Week
1	Shopping	76M	1	Entertainment	$130M	1	Business	15
2	Utilities	73M	2	Medical	$90M	2	Lifestyle	11
3	Productivity	66M	3	Photo & Video	$72M	3	Education	9
4	Finance	63M	4	Action	$59M	4	Utilities	8
5	Entertainment	61M	5	Strategy	$55M	5	Finance	7
6	Lifestyle	52M	6	Role Playing	$52M	6	Health & Fitness	6
7	Photo & Video	48M	7	Puzzle	$48M	7	Productivity	5
8	Social Networking	42M	8	Productivity	$45M	8	Music	5
9	Travel	41M	9	Social Networking	$44M	9	Travel	3
10	Business	33M	10	Music	$41M	10	Entertainment	3
11	Food & Drink	31M	11	Graphics & Design	$37M	11	Casual	2
12	Music	22M	12	Simulation	$36M	12	Action	2
13	Education	19M	13	Card	$33M	13	Adventure	2
14	Health & Fitness	17M	14	Casual	$29M	14	Puzzle	2
15	Puzzle	17M	15	Books	$29M	15	Family	2
16	Action	13M	16	Adventure	$27M	16	Sports	2
17	Navigation	13M	17	Lifestyle	$22M	17	Photo & Video	2
18	Sports	12M	18	Utilities	$22M	18	Developer Tools	1
19	Casual	12M	19	Trivia	$19M	19	Navigation	1
20	Books	9.1M	20	Business	$16M	20	Word	1
21	Medical	8.2M	21	Health & Fitness	$16M	21	Food & Drink	1
22	Simulation	8M	22	Sports	$14M	22	Board	1
23	Reference	7M	23	Reference	$12M	23	Social Networking	1
24	Strategy	6.4M	24	Education	$12M	24	Trivia	0
25	News	6.3M	25	Casino	$12M	25	Music	0
26	Card	6M	26	Food & Drink	$9.4M	26	Dice	0
27	Adventure	4.7M	27	Sports	$9.2M	27	News	0
28	Role Playing	4.6M	28	Board	$9.1M	28	Shopping	0
29	Word	4.4M	29	Family	$8.6M	29	Strategy	0
30	Graphics & Design	3.8M	30	News	$7.9M	30	Weather	0
31	Board	3.3M	31	Developer Tools	$7.7M	31	Racing	0
32	Sports	2.7M	32	Weather	$6.1M	32	Books	0
33	Family	2.6M	33	Navigation	$3.8M	33	Graphics & Design	0
34	Weather	2.4M	34	Finance	$3.7M	34	Medical	0
35	Developer Tools	1.9M	35	Music	$2.5M	35	Sports	0
36	Racing	1.7M	36	Travel	$2.3M	36	Card	0
37	Casino	1.7M	37	Shopping	$2M	37	Role Playing	0
38	Trivia	810K	38	Word	$1.8M	38	Educational	0
39	Music	490K	39	Racing	$1.7M	39	Reference	0
40	Catalogs	8.7K	40	Catalogs	$140K	40	Catalogs	0
41	Educational	260	41	Educational	$31K	41	Simulation	0
42	Dice	0	42	Dice	$0	42	Casino	0
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2,447,021 Publishers

Avg. # of Apps per Publisher: 2.1

New Publishers Added

547

Sep

516

Oct

485

Nov

132

+13.8%

Last Week

18.9

Avg. per Day

Google Play

10,978,583 Apps

Apps		84.0%	Games		16.0%
Free		96.4%	Free		95.8%

Total Submissions

63.5K

Sep

53.1K

Oct

4.8K

Nov

1,305

+3.5%

Last Week

186.4

Avg. per Day

Submission Comparison (Games vs. Non-Games)

Sep		Oct		Nov
Apps	Games	Apps	Games	Apps	Games
80.3%	19.7%	79.5%	20.5%	18.5%	81.5%

Top Categories (Last Week)

Most Downloaded			$ Highest Grossing			Most New Apps/Week
1	Tools	190M	1	Strategy	$55M	1	Puzzle	230
2	Entertainment	190M	2	Productivity	$40M	2	Casual	200
3	Social	150M	3	Casual	$40M	3	Arcade	94
4	Finance	150M	4	Role Playing	$36M	4	Simulation	70
5	Productivity	140M	5	Entertainment	$31M	5	Casino	68
6	Shopping	140M	6	Puzzle	$28M	6	Action	59
7	Communication	120M	7	Social	$24M	7	Educational	57
8	Video Players & Editors	82M	8	Adventure	$21M	8	Strategy	42
9	Puzzle	77M	9	Action	$20M	9	Adventure	39
10	Casual	74M	10	Simulation	$18M	10	Trivia	38
11	Simulation	73M	11	Casino	$15M	11	Word	34
12	Action	70M	12	Comics	$14M	12	Board	31
13	Music & Audio	68M	13	Video Players & Editors	$12M	13	Tools	30
14	Lifestyle	68M	14	Card	$11M	14	Finance	28
15	Food & Drink	63M	15	Music & Audio	$9.6M	15	Card	28
16	Auto & Vehicles	55M	16	Sports	$9.3M	16	Role Playing	24
17	Sports	55M	17	Dating	$9.3M	17	Entertainment	23
18	Events	54M	18	Communication	$9.1M	18	Racing	20
19	Photography	49M	19	Board	$7.9M	19	Education	19
20	Arcade	46M	20	Health & Fitness	$5.1M	20	Sports	18
21	Medical	45M	21	Education	$4.7M	21	Social	16
22	Libraries & Demo	45M	22	Sports	$4.7M	22	Lifestyle	16
23	Business	45M	23	Shopping	$4.6M	23	Personalization	14
24	Art & Design	44M	24	Art & Design	$4.5M	24	Shopping	14
25	Education	43M	25	Books & Reference	$4.3M	25	Productivity	13
26	Maps & Navigation	40M	26	Tools	$4.1M	26	Health & Fitness	9
27	Racing	38M	27	Arcade	$3.6M	27	Business	9
28	News & Magazines	38M	28	Lifestyle	$3.4M	28	Food & Drink	7
29	Adventure	35M	29	Business	$2.8M	29	Sports	7
30	Travel & Local	33M	30	Photography	$2.5M	30	Music & Audio	7
31	Personalization	31M	31	Educational	$2.4M	31	Communication	6
32	Dating	30M	32	Music	$2.2M	32	Travel & Local	5
33	Strategy	29M	33	Word	$2.2M	33	Music	5
34	Educational	29M	34	Parenting	$2M	34	Photography	3
35	Sports	27M	35	Finance	$1.9M	35	Auto & Vehicles	3
36	Board	24M	36	Auto & Vehicles	$1.9M	36	Parenting	3
37	Health & Fitness	23M	37	Maps & Navigation	$1.8M	37	Maps & Navigation	3
38	Casino	21M	38	Racing	$1.6M	38	Books & Reference	3
39	House & Home	21M	39	News & Magazines	$1.5M	39	Dating	3
40	Music	20M	40	Medical	$1.3M	40	Video Players & Editors	2
41	Books & Reference	19M	41	House & Home	$1.1M	41	Art & Design	2
42	Word	19M	42	Food & Drink	$1.1M	42	Beauty	1
43	Beauty	18M	43	Events	$720K	43	News & Magazines	1
44	Role Playing	18M	44	Travel & Local	$640K	44	Events	1
45	Weather	15M	45	Weather	$640K	45	Medical	0
46	Comics	13M	46	Trivia	$460K	46	House & Home	0
47	Card	12M	47	Personalization	$430K	47	Weather	0
48	Parenting	10M	48	Beauty	$360K	48	Libraries & Demo	0
49	Trivia	6M	49	Libraries & Demo	$96K	49	Comics	0
50	Transportation	0	50	Transportation	$0	50	Transportation	0
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4,265,504 Publishers

Avg. # of Apps per Publisher: 2.57

New Publishers Added

22.6K

Sep

19.9K

Oct

2.36K

Nov

622

+0.8%

Last Week

88.9

Avg. per Day