Store Comparison
As of May 11, 2026 (updates weekly),
Data below is worldwide.
iOS App Store
5,140,216 Apps
| Apps | 82.2% | Games | 17.8% | ||
| Free | 89.3% | Free | 86.2% |
Total Submissions
| 97 -1.0% Last Week | 13.9 Avg. per Day |
Submission Comparison (Games vs. Non-Games)
| Feb | Mar | Apr | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Games | Apps | Games | Apps | Games |
91.0% | 9.0% | 90.4% | 9.6% | 85.1% | 14.9% |
Top Categories (Last Week)
| Most Downloaded | $ Highest Grossing | Most New Apps/Week | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shopping | 73M | 1 | Entertainment | $120M | 1 | Productivity | 13 |
| 2 | Utilities | 72M | 2 | Medical | $97M | 2 | Business | 11 |
| 3 | Productivity | 67M | 3 | Action | $79M | 3 | Utilities | 9 |
| 4 | Finance | 61M | 4 | Photo & Video | $73M | 4 | Lifestyle | 7 |
| 5 | Entertainment | 60M | 5 | Puzzle | $54M | 5 | Shopping | 7 |
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2,449,188 Publishers
Avg. # of Apps per Publisher: 2.1
New Publishers Added
| 111 - % Last Week | 15.9 Avg. per Day |
Google Play
11,184,110 Apps
| Apps | 83.8% | Games | 16.2% | ||
| Free | 96.4% | Free | 95.9% |
Total Submissions
| 10,971 -6.6% Last Week | 1,567.3 Avg. per Day |
Submission Comparison (Games vs. Non-Games)
| Feb | Mar | Apr | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Games | Apps | Games | Apps | Games |
68.9% | 31.1% | 68.4% | 31.6% | 69.5% | 30.5% |
Top Categories (Last Week)
| Most Downloaded | $ Highest Grossing | Most New Apps/Week | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Entertainment | 220M | 1 | Productivity | $51M | 1 | Casual | 1.2K |
| 2 | Tools | 180M | 2 | Role Playing | $43M | 2 | Tools | 810 |
| 3 | Social | 150M | 3 | Strategy | $41M | 3 | Productivity | 700 |
| 4 | Finance | 150M | 4 | Entertainment | $33M | 4 | Business | 650 |
| 5 | Productivity | 150M | 5 | Puzzle | $31M | 5 | Education | 640 |
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4,393,146 Publishers
Avg. # of Apps per Publisher: 2.55
New Publishers Added
| 4,572 -14.5% Last Week | 653.1 Avg. per Day |