Is this app idea worth building?
Type the search people would use to find the app. We look at who ranks today and how beatable they are.
That was your last free search for this tool.
Mixed signals. Look for a sharper angle or a niche within this search.
A research starting point built from public store data, not a forecast of downloads or revenue.
How the score is built
Every component is shown — no black box.
Search popularity 76/100 (estimated from autocomplete).
Difficulty 73/100 from the strength of the top 10.
1 of the top 10 are poorly rated, stale (no update in a year) or have under 1,000 ratings.
4 of the 5 top apps checked charge or sell in-app purchases; median in-app price 14.99.
0 of the top 10 launched in the last two years and already have 1,000+ ratings.
No recurring complaints found in recent reviews.
Who ranks today
Top results in US
- 1
4.9 · 108,537 - 2
4.9 · 100,634 - 3
4.8 · 148,345 - 4
4.8 · 100,661 - 5
2.9 · 11,610 - 6
4.8 · 288,885 - 7
4.8 · 17,609 - 8
4.7 · 6,212 - 9
4.8 · 47,067 - 10
4.8 · 165,452
How the top apps make money
From the top 5 apps' App Store pages in US, in that store's prices. Ads come from the store's labels and purchases that remove ads.
| App | How it makes money | Prices | Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Workout Tracker Gym Log | Free + subscription | $4.99/month · $19.99/6 months · $23.99/year · $79.99 lifetime · other purchases from $3.99 | — |
| Hevy - Workout Tracker Gym Log | Free + subscription | $2.99/month · $23.99/year · $74.99 lifetime | — |
| Habit Tracker | Free + subscription | $4.99/month · $7.99/year · $12.99 lifetime · other purchases from $9.99 | — |
| Liftoff - Ranked Gym Workouts | Free + in-app purchases | $3.99–$79.99 | — |
| Apple Fitness | Free, no purchases or ads | — | — |
- 1 of 5 top apps is completely free, with nothing to buy and no ads (Apple Fitness).
- 3 of 5 top apps sell a subscription. Cheapest: $2.99/month (Hevy - Workout Tracker Gym Log), $19.99/6 months (Strong Workout Tracker Gym Log), $7.99/year (Habit Tracker).
- 3 of 5 top apps sell a one-time unlock, from $12.99 (Habit Tracker).
- 1 of 5 top apps sells in-app purchases that don't say if they renew: Liftoff - Ranked Gym Workouts $3.99–$79.99.
If you built this today
What a new app should do better than today's top apps, based on their reviews, update history, ratings and prices.
- 1Pick a sharper angleUsers are mostly happy with today's apps (4.8★ on average).Copying them won't be enough. Aim at a specific group or use case they serve badly.
- 2Price it like the market expects4 of the top 5 apps are free to download and sell in-app purchases (median 14.99 in local currency).Plan a free download with a clear paid tier from the start, and make the first paid moment feel worth it.
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