Store Comparison
As of March 23, 2026 (updates weekly),
Data below is worldwide.
iOS App Store
5,139,623 Apps
| Apps | 82.2% | Games | 17.8% | ||
| Free | 89.3% | Free | 86.2% |
Total Submissions
| 98 +2.1% Last Week | 14.0 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 | 73M | 1 | Entertainment | $130M | 1 | Utilities | 18 |
| 2 | Shopping | 70M | 2 | Medical | $94M | 2 | Business | 16 |
| 3 | Productivity | 67M | 3 | Photo & Video | $72M | 3 | Lifestyle | 7 |
| 4 | Finance | 61M | 4 | Action | $69M | 4 | Education | 7 |
| 5 | Entertainment | 58M | 5 | Puzzle | $53M | 5 | Finance | 6 |
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2,448,737 Publishers
Avg. # of Apps per Publisher: 2.1
New Publishers Added
| 104 +3.0% Last Week | 14.9 Avg. per Day |
Google Play
11,108,003 Apps
| Apps | 83.8% | Games | 16.2% | ||
| Free | 96.4% | Free | 95.8% |
Total Submissions
| 12,767 +11.6% Last Week | 1,823.9 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 | 190M | 1 | Productivity | $52M | 1 | Casual | 1.4K |
| 2 | Tools | 180M | 2 | Strategy | $46M | 2 | Tools | 1.1K |
| 3 | Finance | 150M | 3 | Casual | $34M | 3 | Education | 890 |
| 4 | Social | 140M | 4 | Entertainment | $33M | 4 | Productivity | 750 |
| 5 | Productivity | 140M | 5 | Puzzle | $31M | 5 | Business | 720 |
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4,343,522 Publishers
Avg. # of Apps per Publisher: 2.56
New Publishers Added
| 5,543 +21.2% Last Week | 791.9 Avg. per Day |