Store Comparison

As of December 01, 2025 (updates weekly),
Data below is worldwide.

iOS App Store

5,136,876 Apps

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

Total Submissions

502

Sep

478

Oct

486

Nov

113

+16.5%

Last Week

16.1

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	84M	1	Entertainment	$130M	1	Productivity	21
2	Utilities	73M	2	Medical	$86M	2	Utilities	15
3	Productivity	65M	3	Photo & Video	$70M	3	Education	12
4	Entertainment	62M	4	Action	$65M	4	Lifestyle	9
5	Finance	59M	5	Strategy	$52M	5	Health & Fitness	8
6	Lifestyle	51M	6	Puzzle	$50M	6	Business	8
7	Photo & Video	47M	7	Role Playing	$47M	7	Music	6
8	Social Networking	42M	8	Productivity	$44M	8	Social Networking	5
9	Travel	41M	9	Social Networking	$42M	9	Entertainment	5
10	Business	30M	10	Music	$41M	10	Shopping	4
11	Food & Drink	30M	11	Graphics & Design	$37M	11	Finance	4
12	Music	19M	12	Casual	$34M	12	Casual	3
13	Education	18M	13	Card	$33M	13	Adventure	2
14	Health & Fitness	17M	14	Books	$29M	14	Trivia	1
15	Puzzle	16M	15	Adventure	$29M	15	Strategy	1
16	Sports	14M	16	Simulation	$29M	16	Books	1
17	Casual	14M	17	Lifestyle	$22M	17	Food & Drink	1
18	Navigation	13M	18	Utilities	$22M	18	Travel	1
19	Action	12M	19	Trivia	$20M	19	Sports	1
20	Simulation	9.4M	20	Health & Fitness	$17M	20	Family	1
21	Books	9.3M	21	Sports	$16M	21	Sports	1
22	Strategy	8M	22	Business	$16M	22	Reference	1
23	Medical	7.4M	23	Education	$12M	23	Simulation	1
24	News	6.8M	24	Reference	$12M	24	Photo & Video	1
25	Reference	6.6M	25	Casino	$12M	25	Developer Tools	0
26	Card	6M	26	Food & Drink	$9.4M	26	Action	0
27	Word	5.2M	27	Board	$9.1M	27	Music	0
28	Adventure	5.2M	28	Sports	$8.9M	28	Dice	0
29	Role Playing	5.1M	29	Family	$8.9M	29	News	0
30	Graphics & Design	4M	30	Developer Tools	$8M	30	Navigation	0
31	Board	3.8M	31	News	$7.8M	31	Weather	0
32	Sports	3.2M	32	Weather	$6.3M	32	Racing	0
33	Family	2.9M	33	Finance	$5.6M	33	Word	0
34	Weather	2.8M	34	Navigation	$4.5M	34	Board	0
35	Developer Tools	2.2M	35	Music	$2.7M	35	Graphics & Design	0
36	Casino	1.9M	36	Travel	$2.5M	36	Puzzle	0
37	Racing	1.9M	37	Shopping	$2M	37	Medical	0
38	Trivia	970K	38	Word	$1.8M	38	Card	0
39	Music	610K	39	Racing	$1.7M	39	Role Playing	0
40	Catalogs	8.7K	40	Catalogs	$210K	40	Educational	0
41	Educational	260	41	Educational	$1.8K	41	Catalogs	0
42	Dice	0	42	Dice	$0	42	Casino	0
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2,446,371 Publishers

Avg. # of Apps per Publisher: 2.1

New Publishers Added

547

Sep

516

Oct

485

Nov

116

+8.4%

Last Week

16.6

Avg. per Day

Google Play

10,979,422 Apps

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

Total Submissions

63.5K

Sep

53.1K

Oct

4.8K

Nov

1,261

+14.2%

Last Week

180.1

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	Entertainment	190M	1	Strategy	$55M	1	Puzzle	210
2	Tools	180M	2	Productivity	$41M	2	Casual	190
3	Social	150M	3	Casual	$39M	3	Arcade	99
4	Finance	150M	4	Role Playing	$34M	4	Casino	71
5	Productivity	150M	5	Entertainment	$33M	5	Action	63
6	Shopping	140M	6	Puzzle	$29M	6	Simulation	47
7	Communication	130M	7	Social	$24M	7	Trivia	46
8	Video Players & Editors	85M	8	Action	$23M	8	Role Playing	42
9	Casual	78M	9	Adventure	$19M	9	Educational	40
10	Puzzle	75M	10	Simulation	$16M	10	Entertainment	37
11	Action	68M	11	Comics	$16M	11	Strategy	37
12	Simulation	68M	12	Casino	$16M	12	Adventure	36
13	Music & Audio	65M	13	Card	$12M	13	Tools	36
14	Food & Drink	61M	14	Video Players & Editors	$11M	14	Board	29
15	Lifestyle	56M	15	Sports	$11M	15	Card	28
16	Events	55M	16	Dating	$10M	16	Finance	22
17	Auto & Vehicles	52M	17	Music & Audio	$9.6M	17	Word	20
18	Medical	50M	18	Communication	$8.5M	18	Lifestyle	18
19	Education	49M	19	Board	$7.5M	19	Education	16
20	Photography	45M	20	Shopping	$5.3M	20	Personalization	16
21	Sports	45M	21	Arcade	$5.1M	21	Business	14
22	Arcade	44M	22	Education	$5M	22	Shopping	13
23	Libraries & Demo	44M	23	Books & Reference	$4.7M	23	Health & Fitness	13
24	Maps & Navigation	42M	24	Health & Fitness	$4.6M	24	Racing	12
25	Art & Design	41M	25	Tools	$4M	25	Books & Reference	11
26	Business	39M	26	Sports	$3.9M	26	Music & Audio	10
27	Personalization	38M	27	Lifestyle	$3.4M	27	Sports	9
28	Racing	37M	28	Business	$3.4M	28	Social	8
29	Adventure	34M	29	Word	$2.5M	29	Productivity	7
30	Travel & Local	34M	30	Photography	$2.5M	30	Sports	6
31	News & Magazines	33M	31	Art & Design	$2.4M	31	Art & Design	6
32	Strategy	29M	32	Educational	$2.4M	32	Food & Drink	5
33	Dating	29M	33	House & Home	$2.2M	33	Photography	5
34	Sports	28M	34	Music	$2.1M	34	Communication	5
35	Educational	28M	35	Finance	$2M	35	Music	5
36	Board	28M	36	News & Magazines	$1.9M	36	Medical	4
37	Health & Fitness	23M	37	Maps & Navigation	$1.8M	37	Travel & Local	3
38	House & Home	22M	38	Parenting	$1.6M	38	News & Magazines	3
39	Music	21M	39	Racing	$1.6M	39	Video Players & Editors	3
40	Role Playing	20M	40	Auto & Vehicles	$1.4M	40	Dating	3
41	Casino	20M	41	Medical	$1.4M	41	House & Home	2
42	Beauty	19M	42	Food & Drink	$1.2M	42	Auto & Vehicles	2
43	Books & Reference	19M	43	Weather	$850K	43	Maps & Navigation	2
44	Word	18M	44	Events	$740K	44	Parenting	1
45	Weather	17M	45	Travel & Local	$610K	45	Events	1
46	Comics	14M	46	Personalization	$520K	46	Comics	1
47	Card	12M	47	Trivia	$500K	47	Weather	0
48	Parenting	10M	48	Beauty	$390K	48	Beauty	0
49	Trivia	7.1M	49	Libraries & Demo	$93K	49	Libraries & Demo	0
50	Transportation	0	50	Transportation	$0	50	Transportation	0
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4,265,614 Publishers

Avg. # of Apps per Publisher: 2.57

New Publishers Added

22.6K

Sep

19.9K

Oct

2.36K

Nov

617

+18.4%

Last Week

88.1

Avg. per Day