// Find app ideas
Find App Ideas That Already Make Money
Skip the blank page. Start from apps that already make money, then narrow the list to a niche your team can ship.
// WHAT IT IS
AppHitlist helps you find app ideas by showing which apps already earn. Discover filters the store 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 made a revenue chart. You see what a newcomer can earn before you commit to building.
// WHAT YOU GET
What you can do once you can see the data
Back every idea with evidence
Sort by revenue or downloads and the top of the list is what people already pay for. Rank your ideas by what earns, not by a hunch.
Spot young winners early
New but winning surfaces apps from the last six months that already made a revenue chart. If a newcomer already earns there, the niche may have room for you.
Shrink the list to what you can build
Keep one genre, free apps only, low ratings or apps running ads. A low-rated app that still earns points at a need nobody fully meets.
Share the shortlist
Send the filtered list as a link to a cofounder, and park the apps worth a second look in Favorites folders.
// HOW IT WORKS
From first search to a decision in three steps
- 01
Open Discover and set your filters
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 on one page.
- 03
Save and share what you found
Drop promising apps into a Favorites folder. Send the filtered list to someone else as a link.
// WHO IT IS FOR
Built for people who ship small apps and need to choose well
Indie developers between projects
Your last app is out and the next one is a blank page. Discover shows what earns in the genres you already know.
Small studios choosing a bet
You have room for one new app this quarter. Compare several niches side by side before the team picks.
Founders with a concept
You have an idea and no proof yet. Check whether apps in its category earn at all, then decide whether to build.
// GOOD TO KNOW
What to keep in mind before you rely on it
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.
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// FAQ
Questions people ask before they start
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 read their rank history, ads and complaint themes. Together those show you which niche is worth a closer look.
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 the public store chart lists, saved every day. A young app on the list points to a niche where a new entrant can still earn. It does not tell you how long that app will keep climbing.
Can I filter 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 you do.
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.
// START
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A free account shows app profiles, ratings, prices and rank history. Revenue estimates, ads and complaint themes are on the paid plan.
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