How much do Food & Drink apps make?
The #25 Food & Drink app on the App Store makes about $270K a month in App Store spend, and the #100 app about $29K, 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 Food & Drink
What the app at each position earns and downloads in a month, ranking Food & Drink apps by estimated revenue and by estimated downloads separately.
| Position in Food & Drink | Revenue a month | Downloads a month |
|---|---|---|
| #25 | $270K | 250K |
| #50 | $83K | 160K |
| #100 | $29K | 82K |
| #200 | $9K | 43K |
184
Food & Drink apps make $10K or more a month
42
Food & Drink apps make $100K or more a month
10
Food & Drink apps make $1M or more a month
The top-earning Food & Drink 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 Food & Drink app
Revenue falls steeply down the ranks: the #25 Food & Drink app makes about 9 times as much as the #100 app. Reaching the top 100 earners takes about $29K a month in App Store spend; a top 25 place takes about $270K.
184 of the 20,713 Food & Drink 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 Food & Drink this week
The biggest climbers on the US Food & Drink Top Free chart, Oct 12–18, 2026, from our weekly App Store report.
- Dave’s Hot Chicken®
Up 21 places to #9
- Wegmans
Up 18 places to #77
- TapCook: Budget Meal Plans
Up 15 places to #21
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Questions
How much do Food & Drink apps make?
The #25 Food & Drink app on the App Store makes about $270K a month in App Store spend, and the #100 app about $29K, by AppTrendKit's estimates.
How many Food & Drink apps make more than $10K a month?
184 Food & Drink apps on the App Store make an estimated $10K or more a month in App Store spend, 42 make $100K or more and 10 make $1M or more. We track 20,713 Food & Drink apps; most of them earn far less than the apps on the grossing charts.
How much does it take to be a top 100 Food & Drink app?
About $29K a month in App Store spend: that is what the #100 Food & Drink app by revenue makes, by our estimates. The #25 app makes about $270K.
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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