// Find app ideas
Find App Ideas That Already Make Money
Skip the blank page. Start from apps that already made a revenue chart, then narrow the list to a niche a small team can build.
// WHAT IT IS
AppHitlist helps you find app ideas by showing which App Store apps already earn. Discover filters apps by genre, release date, rating, price and active Meta ads. The New but winning filter lists apps released in the last six months that already appear on a revenue chart. Revenue figures are estimates from public chart data, updated daily.
// WHAT YOU GET
What you get
Judge demand from the market
Sort by revenue estimate or downloads and the apps at the top are the ones people already pay for. You rank ideas by evidence, not by a hunch.
Catch young winners early
New but winning shows apps from the last six months that already made a revenue chart. A young app that earns proves a newcomer can get paid.
Cut the list down to what you can build
Keep one genre, free apps only, low ratings, or apps with active ads. A low-rated app that still earns points to a need its current product does not fully meet.
Hand the list to someone else
Copy the filtered list as a link for a cofounder or a friend, and keep the apps worth a second look in Favorites folders.
// HOW IT WORKS
How it works in three steps
- 01
Open Discover and set a filter
Pick the New but winning preset, or set genre, release window, rating, price, in-app purchases and ads by hand.
- 02
Sort the list and open app pages
Sort by revenue, downloads, newest or most rated. Open an app to see its revenue estimate, rank history, ads and complaint themes.
- 03
Save and share what you found
Put promising apps into a Favorites folder. Send the filtered list to someone else as a link.
// WHO IT IS FOR
Who it is for
Indie developers between projects
You finished one app and need the next one. Discover shows what earns in the genres you already know.
Small studios choosing a bet
You have time for one new app this quarter. Compare several niches before the team commits.
Founders checking an idea
You have a concept already. See whether apps in its category earn at all before you write code.
// GOOD TO KNOW
Good to know
Revenue and download figures are estimates from Apple's public chart lists, so they can be wrong, and an app that never reached a chart has no revenue figure. AppHitlist covers the Apple App Store only, not Google Play. A free account gets a limited view; revenue estimates, ads and Favorites folders need the paid plan. An app that earns is not proof that a copy would earn, so use the list as a starting point for research.
// FAQ
Questions people ask
How do I find app ideas that actually make money?
Open Discover, filter to the genre you care about and sort by revenue. Then add the New but winning preset to see apps from the last six months that already made a revenue chart. Open the top ones and check rank history, ads and complaint themes. Revenue is an estimate, so use it to rank ideas, not to forecast income.
What does the New but winning filter show?
It shows apps released in the last six months that already appear on a revenue chart. AppHitlist builds those charts from Apple's public App Store chart lists, saved every day. A young app on the list suggests a niche where a new entrant can still earn. It does not tell you how long that app will keep climbing.
Can I filter App Store apps by rating, price and ads?
Yes. Discover filters by genre, release date, minimum and maximum rating, rating count, price, in-app purchases and whether an app has active Meta ads. You can sort by newest, most rated, revenue or downloads. The filtered list can be shared as a link, so a cofounder sees the same results.
Is finding app ideas on AppHitlist free?
A free account gives limited access: app profile, rating, price and rank history. Revenue estimates, ads, complaint themes and keywords need the paid plan. There is one plan with everything, monthly or yearly, and you can cancel anytime from the account page.
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