# GetAppNiche > GetAppNiche (getappniche.com) is an affordable app market intelligence platform for indie founders, app marketers and ASO teams, covering 3.6M+ apps across the Apple App Store and Google Play (1.1M+ iOS, 2.5M+ Google Play). It tracks app revenue and download estimates, researches low-competition ASO keywords, analyzes competitor ads and creator collaborations, monitors reviews on both stores, and surfaces profitable app niches. Keyword rank tracking (daily, in the app) and chart rankings cover both stores (Google Play charts: Google's US charts); 14–90-day growth windows and trend history are App Store only today. REST API and MCP access are included. Pro is $39/month, or $20.75/month billed yearly ($249/year, save 47%). There is no free tier; Pro Yearly has a 7-day money-back guarantee on the first payment; Pro Lifetime is a one-time $299 purchase. ## Product - [Home](https://getappniche.com/): overview, features, pricing - [Pricing](https://getappniche.com/pricing): Pro $39/month, or $20.75/month billed yearly ($249/year, save 47%); no free tier; 7-day money-back on the first Pro Yearly payment; Pro Lifetime $299 one-time - [Documentation](https://getappniche.com/docs): task-based product guides, estimate methodology, ASO, reviews, screenshots, REST API, and troubleshooting - [Connect AI agents via MCP](https://getappniche.com/mcp): canonical setup and tool reference for claude.ai (listed in Claude's connector directory: https://claude.ai/directory/connectors/getappniche — sign in to GetAppNiche, no API key), Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Claude Desktop, ChatGPT (custom connector in Developer mode, API-key auth), and other MCP clients - [GetAppNiche — App Revenue & Niche Research (Chrome extension)](https://getappniche.com/chrome-extension): free Chrome extension that shows an app's chart position, rating, review growth (free on the first 2 apps), first missing language and newest listing change on its App Store or Google Play page, plus weekly email for 1 followed app; Pro adds revenue and download estimates, growth on every app, all missing languages, the full change history, unlimited follows and Google Play search revenue + keyword difficulty. Email sign-in; runs only on apps.apple.com and play.google.com - [Agent skills for AI assistants (GitHub)](https://github.com/getappniche-com/aso-skills): eight ASO research skills — install with `npx skills add getappniche-com/aso-skills` - [Open-source MCP protocol layer and stdio bridge (GitHub)](https://github.com/getappniche-com/mcp) - [GetAppNiche on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@GetAppNiche): official channel — app revenue, niche research and product walkthroughs - [npm: @getappniche/mcp](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@getappniche/mcp): stdio bridge for Claude Desktop and other stdio-only MCP clients — `npx -y @getappniche/mcp` - [REST API quickstart](https://getappniche.com/docs/api-quickstart): auth, endpoints, curl/Python/JavaScript examples, credits, error fixes - [Guides](https://getappniche.com/guides): all ASO and app-market research guides - [Sign in / create account](https://app.getappniche.com/auth/signin) ## Free tools - [Free iOS app revenue lookup & top charts](https://getappniche.com/top-grossing-ios-apps): search any iOS app and see its estimated revenue; browse App Store top charts - [Top-grossing Android apps: Google Play's own US top-grossing chart, read daily](https://getappniche.com/top-grossing-android-apps): read daily since Oct 2, 2026; the top 20 apps and top 20 games in Google's order with the change since a week earlier (NEW = not on the chart then), the listing categories of the overall top 200 and the #1 of all 48 category charts. Ranks are Google's order, not GetAppNiche estimates; no revenue estimates on the hub. A free lookup for any Google Play app shows its rating, number of ratings and rank, and GetAppNiche's estimated monthly downloads and revenue by email (revenue not shown for the overall top 100). In the GetAppNiche app, Rankings also carries Google Play's own US charts, captured daily. Not affiliated with Google - Top 10 of Google Play category charts, in Google's order, each on its own page linked from the hub (for example https://getappniche.com/top-grossing-android-apps/health-and-fitness) - [Free app revenue checker (overview & methodology)](https://getappniche.com/tools/app-revenue-checker) - [Free App Store keyword tool](https://getappniche.com/tools/app-store-keyword-tool): see the top 10 apps ranking for any keyword on the App Store or Google Play, with star ratings, rating counts and whether the keyword is in their name — no account, no difficulty score, the competitors themselves - [App niche finder for iOS founders](https://getappniche.com/tools/app-niche-finder): find profitable iOS niches by winner density, incumbent mass, and keyword opportunity across 1.1M+ iOS apps - [How much does an app make? Data from 761,898 iOS apps](https://getappniche.com/answers/how-much-does-an-app-make) - [How many apps make money? Odds by revenue level and price model, from 746,534 iOS apps](https://getappniche.com/answers/how-many-apps-make-money) - [Average app revenue by category: median/p75/p90 spreads for 24 categories](https://getappniche.com/answers/average-app-revenue-by-category) - [How to estimate app downloads: the method + honest error bars, from 744,874 iOS apps](https://getappniche.com/answers/how-to-estimate-app-downloads) - [How many downloads is good? Benchmark ladder + medians for 24 categories](https://getappniche.com/answers/how-many-downloads-is-good) - [What is a good app rating? Honest benchmarks: 4.5 is merely average](https://getappniche.com/answers/what-is-a-good-app-rating) - [Free vs paid vs subscription apps: the full monetization-model split](https://getappniche.com/answers/free-vs-paid-vs-subscription-apps) - [Average app size on iOS: median 49.7 MB across 744,874 apps](https://getappniche.com/answers/average-app-size-ios) - [Most profitable app categories 2026, ranked by odds of profit](https://getappniche.com/answers/most-profitable-app-categories-2026) - [How many apps are released on iOS every day? An honest floor: ~410/day](https://getappniche.com/answers/how-many-apps-released-on-ios-every-day) - [How much do indie iOS developers make? Data from 282,907 developers](https://getappniche.com/answers/how-much-do-indie-ios-developers-make) - [Is Starter Story worth it? Pricing fact-checked Aug 2026 ($39/mo quarterly, $66/mo Academy, free newsletter) + where interviews stop working for app founders](https://getappniche.com/answers/is-starter-story-worth-it) - [App localization statistics: top earners ship 5× more languages](https://getappniche.com/answers/app-localization-stats-ios) - [How long does ASO take? Honest timelines + breakthrough odds by app age](https://getappniche.com/answers/how-long-does-aso-take) - [Sensor Tower vs Appfigures vs GetAppNiche (neutral 3-way comparison)](https://getappniche.com/answers/sensor-tower-vs-appfigures-vs-getappniche) - [App Store and Google Play statistics (October 2026): 19 dated, citable facts](https://getappniche.com/answers/app-store-google-play-statistics): GetAppNiche tracks 3.6M+ apps across the App Store and Google Play (1.1M+ iOS, 2.5M+ Google Play; Oct 15, 2026). At least ≈410 iOS apps a day released in 2025 are still listed (Jul 7, 2026); of the 2,607,536 Google Play apps GetAppNiche read on the US store (Sep 6–29, 2026), 2,307 a day were released January–June 2026 and are still listed. 48.8% of iOS apps have no ratings (Jul 7, 2026); 14.25% of the Google Play listings read show a star rating. 13.81% of iOS apps are freemium (Jul 16, 2026); 97.08% of Google Play listings read are free to download. Only 7.4% of iOS apps show any estimated revenue (Jul 7, 2026). 32 of the top 100 on Apple's US top-grossing chart are games, none of the top 10 (Oct 14, 2026). One sentence per fact, each with its as-of date and a link to its source page; cite as "Source: GetAppNiche (getappniche.com), October 2026." - [How many apps are in the App Store? ~1.9–2.4M estimated total vs 744,876 actively tracked (July 2026)](https://getappniche.com/answers/how-many-apps-in-the-app-store) - [How many new apps actually get users? 65.2% of 2025 releases have zero ratings (cohorts 2015–2026)](https://getappniche.com/answers/how-many-new-apps-get-users) - [Sensor Tower vs data.ai: they merged in 2024 — historical comparison + what to use now](https://getappniche.com/answers/sensor-tower-vs-data-ai) - [AppTweak vs MobileAction vs GetAppNiche (neutral 3-way comparison: pricing, rank tracking, Search Ads)](https://getappniche.com/answers/apptweak-vs-mobileaction-vs-getappniche) - [App Store commission fees explained: 30% standard, 15% Small Business Program & year-two subscriptions, 0% physical goods](https://getappniche.com/answers/app-store-commission-fees-explained) - [How much do VPN apps make? 35.3% show revenue — 4.6× the store rate; 220 clear est. $1k/mo](https://getappniche.com/answers/how-much-do-vpn-apps-make) - [How much do meditation apps make? 50 winners, median est. $3,319/mo, fat upside tail](https://getappniche.com/answers/how-much-do-meditation-apps-make) - [How much do weather apps make? 331 winners at 2.7× the store's earning rate despite the built-in app](https://getappniche.com/answers/how-much-do-weather-apps-make) - [How much do calculator apps make? The honest commodity story: base-rate odds, $6,943 p90 ceiling](https://getappniche.com/answers/how-much-do-calculator-apps-make) - [How much do journaling apps make? 59 winners with the softest incumbents of any niche this size (1,985 median ratings)](https://getappniche.com/answers/how-much-do-journaling-apps-make) - [Appfigures vs AppTweak (2026): own-app reporting vs ASO execution, compared by job](https://getappniche.com/answers/appfigures-vs-apptweak) - [What percentage of apps get updated? ~65% in the past year, median 185 days, 1 in 7 untouched 3+ years](https://getappniche.com/answers/what-percentage-of-apps-get-updated) - Category top-10 money charts (free; full top-100 in the product): https://getappniche.com/top-grossing-ios-apps/{category-slug} - Per-app estimate pages: https://app.getappniche.com/apps/apple/{app-id} ## Data studies - [State of iOS App Niches 2026: revenue odds across 744,876 apps (per-category table + free Excel file by email)](https://getappniche.com/state-of-ios-app-niches-2026) - [iOS App Pricing Study 2026: free/freemium/paid mix, upfront price points, and earning rates by model across 1,037,841 apps (free Excel file by email)](https://getappniche.com/ios-app-pricing-study-2026) - [Downloads-per-Rating Study 2026: one rating per 155 installs is the Google Play median, but the ratio runs 76–472 across 47 categories, ~32 for paid apps — measured on 252,554 apps (free Excel file by email)](https://getappniche.com/downloads-per-rating-study-2026) - [App revenue case studies: 8 verified on-the-record numbers from $1K to ~$1.4M/mo (Cal AI, Opal, Coconote, QUITTR, Puff Count, HabitKit and more), each with source, date, and store-listing context — free, no paywall](https://getappniche.com/app-revenue-case-studies) - [Weekly App Store niche report](https://getappniche.com/weekly-niches): 10 profitable iOS niches every Monday where the top apps earn real money and no giant owns the search results, with median est. revenue, apps over $1k/mo and median 30-day review growth per niche; no niche repeats within 12 weeks. Each past issue keeps a permanent dated page (e.g. https://getappniche.com/weekly-niches/2026-09-11). Revenue figures are estimates - [Trending Android apps (weekly Android Trend Report)](https://getappniche.com/trending-android-apps): every Monday, the Android apps and games gaining Google Play ratings fastest over the past 7 days, among the Google Play apps GetAppNiche tracks with at least 1,000 ratings a week earlier and 250+ new ratings; apps and games ranked separately, one app per developer, pay-to-play cash-reward apps left out. Each row gives developer, category, new ratings and ratings growth over 7 days, the Google Play install range and release date. The page shows the top 10 of each list (full top 20 by email); each past week keeps a permanent page dated by its Monday (/trending-android-apps/YYYY-MM-DD) with its full lists. Not a Google Play chart; not affiliated with Google ## Google Play (Android) data - [Google Play categories: app counts and competition for all 48 category labels](https://getappniche.com/answers/google-play-categories): of the 2,607,536 Google Play apps GetAppNiche read on the US store (Sep 6–29, 2026), Education is the largest category (280,794 apps, 10.77%) and Events the most crowded (257.9 apps per app with 1M+ installs; 76 of 19,599). Google lists 49 categories (32 app, 17 game); listings show 48 labels because Sports is shared. Full table with breakthrough rates for recent releases, with and without publishers of 101+ apps; measured listing fields, no estimates; free Excel file by email - [Free vs paid Android apps: pay models, ads and prices on Google Play](https://getappniche.com/answers/free-vs-paid-android-apps): of the 2,607,536 Google Play apps GetAppNiche read on the US store (Sep 6–29, 2026), none of the 1,424 with 100,000,000+ installs is paid and 53.69% of the 64,147 with 1,000,000+ installs are free with in-app purchases (13.32% of all apps); 97.08% are free to download. Typical (median) paid price $1.99, or $2.99 outside Personalization, which holds 34.83% of paid apps; measured listing fields, no estimates; free Excel file by email - [How many downloads does an Android app get? Google Play install ranges](https://getappniche.com/answers/average-android-app-downloads): of the 2,607,536 Google Play apps GetAppNiche read on the US store (Sep 6–29, 2026), the median app shows 100+ downloads (100–499 lifetime installs); 39.02% show 1,000 or more installs, 19.53% show 10,000 or more and 2.46% (about 1 in 41) show 1,000,000 or more. Google's public install ranges, not estimates; ladders for 48 category labels; free Excel file by email - [What is a good Google Play rating?](https://getappniche.com/answers/good-google-play-rating): of the 2,607,536 Google Play apps GetAppNiche read on the US store (Sep 6–29, 2026), the 258,381 with 100+ ratings (Google's worldwide count) have a median US star rating of 4.25; the top quarter starts at 4.58 (shown as 4.6) and the bottom quarter is below 3.75. Only 14.25% of listings show a star rating; medians for 48 categories; measured listing data, no estimates; free Excel file by email - [How many apps are on Google Play?](https://getappniche.com/answers/how-many-apps-on-google-play): Google publishes no official total. Of the 2,607,536 Google Play apps GetAppNiche read on the US store (Sep 6–29, 2026), at least 312,078 are games (up to 375,997 if every Sports listing is a game), 906,287 distinct developer names publish them (1,590 names with 101+ apps hold 18.32%) and 2.46% (about 1 in 41) show 1,000,000 or more installs; the median still-listed app with a release date was released Mar 13, 2024. A dated table of other trackers' counts with each one's own definition, no winner; measured listing fields, no estimates; free Excel file by email - [How many apps are released on Google Play every day?](https://getappniche.com/answers/google-play-new-apps-per-day): of the 2,607,536 Google Play apps GetAppNiche read on the US store (Sep 6–29, 2026), 417,606 were released January–June 2026 and are still listed: 2,307 a day (1,766 a day over the 12 complete months July 2025–June 2026). A floor: still-listed apps by release date, not launches; July 2026 and later are left out while they fill in. Monthly and yearly tables, the 15 categories with the most releases and the share already at 10,000 or more installs (6.28% overall), 9.22% from developer names with 101+ apps, and why tracker counts differ; measured listing fields, no estimates; free Excel file by email - [Google Play ASO in 2026: what top Android apps actually do](https://getappniche.com/guides/google-play-aso): Google's own limits and rules for the title (30 characters), short description (80) and full description (4,000), plus title benchmarks: of the 2,607,536 Google Play apps GetAppNiche read on the US store (Sep 6–29, 2026), the 64,147 with 1M+ installs have a median title of 26 characters (16 under 10K installs), 38.24% use a "Brand: keyword" separator (14.41% under 10K) and 0.32% contain one of eight promotional words such as free, new or top. Android vitals thresholds, store listing experiments (up to 2 variants), custom store listings (up to 50) and the 2025–2026 discovery changes (Guided Search, Ask Play), each dated and attributed to Google; measured listing fields, no estimates; free Excel file by email ## Key guides - [What is App Store Optimization (ASO)?](https://getappniche.com/guides/what-is-app-store-optimization) - [App Store Optimization in 2026: what top apps do differently](https://getappniche.com/guides/app-store-optimization-guide): data-backed ASO guide — 6,301 US top-grossing App Store and Google Play apps vs other active apps (Oct 18, 2026): title length, ‘Brand: keyword’ names, localization, update cadence, screenshot changes, and ratings needed per category - [How to find low-competition app keywords](https://getappniche.com/guides/find-low-competition-app-keywords) - [How to estimate an app's revenue and downloads](https://getappniche.com/guides/estimate-app-revenue-and-downloads) - [Estimate iOS app revenue from App Store signals](https://getappniche.com/guides/estimate-ios-app-revenue) - [How to find profitable app ideas](https://getappniche.com/guides/how-to-find-profitable-app-ideas) - [iOS app success stories 2026: 8 verified numbers ($1K–$1.4M/mo) + the counted patterns: subscriptions 8/8, bootstrapped 7/8, self-improvement 6/8, short-video growth 4/8](https://getappniche.com/guides/ios-app-success-stories) - [Starter Story alternative for app founders: founder interviews vs measured store data — the honest split, free alternatives included](https://getappniche.com/guides/starter-story-alternative) - [Find profitable iOS app niches](https://getappniche.com/guides/find-profitable-ios-app-niches) - [Best low-competition app niches in 2026 (real iOS data)](https://getappniche.com/guides/best-low-competition-app-niches-2026) - [Best health & fitness app niches (data from 46,361 apps)](https://getappniche.com/guides/best-health-fitness-app-niches) - [25 finance app keywords ranked by real competition (2026 data)](https://getappniche.com/guides/best-finance-app-keywords-low-competition) - [24 productivity app niches ranked by real data (2026)](https://getappniche.com/guides/best-productivity-app-niches) - [14 AI app niches with real revenue in 2026 (1,322 winners measured)](https://getappniche.com/guides/best-ai-app-niches-2026) - [20 education app niches ranked by data: winners at just 401 ratings](https://getappniche.com/guides/best-education-app-niches) - [32 photo & video app niches ranked by real data (2026)](https://getappniche.com/guides/best-photo-video-app-niches) - [28 utilities app niches ranked by real data: a big category that pays below the store average](https://getappniche.com/guides/best-utilities-app-niches) - [26 travel app niches ranked by real data: a category owned by giant OTAs, with eSIM the one soft door](https://getappniche.com/guides/best-travel-app-niches) - [Best App Store analytics tools (2026)](https://getappniche.com/guides/best-app-store-analytics-tools) - [Sensor Tower alternatives](https://getappniche.com/guides/sensor-tower-alternatives) - [App market intelligence: definition, data layers, use cases, APIs, and platform selection](https://getappniche.com/guides/app-market-intelligence) - [App market research with AI agents: the 2026 workflow](https://getappniche.com/guides/app-market-research-with-ai-agents) ## More guides - [What is app revenue estimation?](https://getappniche.com/guides/what-is-app-revenue-estimation) - [App keyword research: a step-by-step process](https://getappniche.com/guides/app-keyword-research) - [ASO keywords for beginners](https://getappniche.com/guides/aso-keywords-for-beginners) - [Best ASO tools for indie developers (2026)](https://getappniche.com/guides/best-aso-tools) - [App Store vs Google Play: key ASO differences](https://getappniche.com/guides/app-store-vs-google-play-aso) - [How to read App Store charts & rankings](https://getappniche.com/guides/how-to-read-app-store-charts) - [How to analyze app reviews at scale](https://getappniche.com/guides/app-review-analysis) - [How to spy on competitor app ads](https://getappniche.com/guides/spy-on-competitor-app-ads) - [How to validate an app idea before you build](https://getappniche.com/guides/validate-app-idea) - [Mobile app market research: a founder's playbook](https://getappniche.com/guides/mobile-app-market-research) - [App store intelligence for indie hackers](https://getappniche.com/guides/app-intelligence-for-indie-hackers) - [Appfigures alternatives](https://getappniche.com/guides/appfigures-alternatives) - [data.ai (App Annie) alternatives](https://getappniche.com/guides/data-ai-app-annie-alternatives) - [Similarweb alternative for app analytics](https://getappniche.com/guides/similarweb-alternative-app-analytics) - [Asodesk alternative for indie iOS developers](https://getappniche.com/guides/asodesk-alternative) - [Sensor Tower free alternative: what actually exists for $0](https://getappniche.com/guides/sensor-tower-free-alternative) - [The best Sensor Tower alternative for indie developers (2026): cheapest tool that answers "which niche pays?"](https://getappniche.com/guides/best-sensor-tower-alternative-for-indie-developers) - [AppMagic pricing (2026): quote-only, demo-led, owned by Sensor Tower since May 2026 — what buyers report paying](https://getappniche.com/guides/appmagic-pricing) - [Apptopia pricing (2026): quote-only tiers, an investor pivot, and what directories report](https://getappniche.com/guides/apptopia-pricing) - [42matters pricing (2026): quote-based API plans after the Similarweb deal, 14-day API trial](https://getappniche.com/guides/42matters-pricing) - [Asodesk pricing (2026): plans listed from ~$47/month annual, reply add-ons, where the bill grows](https://getappniche.com/guides/asodesk-pricing) - [Niches Hunter alternative (2026): curated idea feed vs full-store research depth, honestly compared](https://getappniche.com/guides/nicheshunter-alternative) - [data.ai pricing in 2026: what it costs now](https://getappniche.com/guides/data-ai-pricing) - [AppFollow alternative for indie developers](https://getappniche.com/guides/appfollow-alternative) - [AppFollow pricing in 2026: what it costs and who it's for](https://getappniche.com/guides/appfollow-pricing) - [Apptopia alternative for app developers (2026)](https://getappniche.com/guides/apptopia-alternative) - [CheckASO alternative (2026): the site has gone dark — what to use for keyword tracking & app research](https://getappniche.com/guides/checkaso-alternative) - [AppMagic alternative (2026): a self-serve, independent option vs a quote-priced platform Sensor Tower acquired in May 2026](https://getappniche.com/guides/appmagic-alternative) - [42matters alternative (2026): app data without the enterprise API — 42matters is now part of Similarweb](https://getappniche.com/guides/42matters-alternative) - [GetAppNiche vs AppTweak: which fits your stage?](https://getappniche.com/guides/getappniche-vs-apptweak) - [AppTweak pricing: the sticker price vs the full-stack bill](https://getappniche.com/guides/apptweak-pricing) - [MobileAction pricing: the $15 entry point and what it actually buys](https://getappniche.com/guides/mobileaction-pricing) - [GetAppNiche vs MobileAction: which fits your job?](https://getappniche.com/guides/getappniche-vs-mobile-action) - [App Store data API: what you can pull and how to choose one](https://getappniche.com/guides/app-store-data-api) - [App Store MCP server: let Claude and Cursor query live app data](https://getappniche.com/guides/mcp-server-for-app-store-data) - [How to use the GetAppNiche MCP with Claude for app research](https://getappniche.com/guides/how-to-use-getappniche-mcp-with-claude) - [ASO API examples: curl + Python recipes for App Store data](https://getappniche.com/guides/aso-api-examples) ## Facts - Coverage: 3.6M+ apps tracked across both stores — 1.1M+ on the Apple App Store and 2.5M+ on Google Play (US storefront). Review monitoring covers both stores. Keyword rank tracking (daily, in the app, up to 500 keywords per account; no rank-tracking endpoint in the REST API or MCP) and chart rankings cover both stores (Google Play charts: Google's US charts); 14–90-day growth windows and trend history are App Store only today - Capabilities: revenue & download estimates, ASO keyword research, ad & creator intelligence, review monitoring with sentiment, AI app-idea discovery, CSV/JSON export, REST API, MCP tools - Free tools: app revenue lookup and top charts at https://getappniche.com/top-grossing-ios-apps, Google Play's top-grossing chart with a free Android app lookup at https://getappniche.com/top-grossing-android-apps, app revenue checker at https://getappniche.com/tools/app-revenue-checker, and ASO keyword opportunity checker at https://getappniche.com/tools/app-store-keyword-tool - Estimate method: proprietary intelligence model calibrated across market-wide historical observations; weights, thresholds, and transformations are confidential product IP; outputs are directional estimates - Developer access: Bearer-token REST API at https://api.getappniche.com/api/v1/* and a hosted MCP server (Model Context Protocol, JSON-RPC 2.0 over Streamable HTTP) at https://api.getappniche.com/mcp — auth via "Authorization: Bearer" API key; OpenAPI 3.1 spec (no key needed) at https://api.getappniche.com/api/v1/openapi.json; plan includes 5,000 API credits/month; rate limit 60 requests/minute per key - Pricing: Pro $39/month, or $20.75/month billed yearly ($249/year, save 47%); no free tier; 7-day money-back on the first Pro Yearly payment; Pro Lifetime $299 one-time - Company: GetAppNiche is an independent product; not affiliated with Apple or Google. 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