How much do Books apps make?
The #25 Books app on the App Store makes about $1.6M a month in App Store spend, and the #100 app about $250K, by AppTrendKit's estimates.
Estimated App Store spend over the last 30 days, worldwide, before Apple's cut. Updated October 25, 2026.
Revenue by rank in Books
What the app at each position earns and downloads in a month, ranking Books apps by estimated revenue and by estimated downloads separately.
| Position in Books | Revenue a month | Downloads a month |
|---|---|---|
| #25 | $1.6M | 53K |
| #50 | $760K | 33K |
| #100 | $250K | 30K |
| #200 | $80K | 20K |
518
Books apps make $10K or more a month
177
Books apps make $100K or more a month
35
Books apps make $1M or more a month
The top-earning Books apps
Ranked by estimated App Store spend over the last 30 days. Figures for the 300 biggest apps on the App Store are free; the rest open with Pro.
What this means if you are building a Books app
Revenue falls steeply down the ranks: the #25 Books app makes about 6 times as much as the #100 app. Reaching the top 100 earners takes about $250K a month in App Store spend; a top 25 place takes about $1.6M.
518 of the 6,283 Books apps we track make an estimated $10K a month or more. Most apps in the category earn far less, so size an idea against apps close to where you can realistically start, not against the leaders.
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Climbing in Books this week
The biggest climbers on the US Books Top Free chart, Oct 12–18, 2026, from our weekly App Store report.
- NovelO - Read Books & Novels
Up 56 places to #19
- NovelSpark - Read Good Stories
Up 44 places to #36
- FantacyStory
Up 33 places to #59
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Questions
How much do Books apps make?
The #25 Books app on the App Store makes about $1.6M a month in App Store spend, and the #100 app about $250K, by AppTrendKit's estimates.
How many Books apps make more than $10K a month?
518 Books apps on the App Store make an estimated $10K or more a month in App Store spend, 177 make $100K or more and 35 make $1M or more. We track 6,283 Books apps; most of them earn far less than the apps on the grossing charts.
How much does it take to be a top 100 Books app?
About $250K a month in App Store spend: that is what the #100 Books app by revenue makes, by our estimates. The #25 app makes about $1.6M.
Where do these numbers come from?
They are AppTrendKit estimates of what users spend in the App Store over the last 30 days, before Apple's cut, worldwide. We model them from App Store chart positions in markets around the world, ratings and pricing. Ads and sales outside the App Store are not included.
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