10 Trending Ios App Businesses [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: April 3rd, 2023

Develop An Ios App

Looking for some examples of a ios app?

Interested in case studies of a successful ios app? Check out our full list of success stories.

1. Microsoft

At Microsoft our mission and values are to help people and businesses throughout the world realize their full potential.

Where they're located: Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Current team size: 1000
Website traffic: 910M/month

2. Medium

Medium is an open platform where readers find dynamic thinking, and where expert and undiscovered voices can share their writing on any topic.

How much they make:
Where they're located: San Francisco, California, United States
Current team size: 5288
Website traffic: 165M/month

Learn more about starting an ios app:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start an ios app?
-> Pros and cons of an ios app

Need inspiration?

-> Other ios app success stories
-> Marketing ideas for an ios app

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4. APKPure.com

Download apk for Android with APKPure APK downloader. NoAds, Faster apk downloads and apk file update speed. Best of all, it's free

Where they're located: Moreno Valley, California, USA
Website traffic: 111M/month

5. Overcast

Podcast player app for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.

6. iOS App Signer

7. FoneTool: Free iPhone Transfer, Backup and Data Management Tool

FoneTool is an easy-to-use free iPhone, iPad, iPod touch data management tool. It allows you quickly transfer iOS device data and backup iPhone data to PC for safety.

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9. DisplayBuddy

Control brightness, contrast and volume of your external displays from your Mac menu bar.

How much they make: $18K/year
Where they're located: Singapore
How much did it cost to start: $100
Current team size: 2

I Launched A Mac App With Zero Advertising [800+ Customers In First 8 Months]

An iOS engineer based in Singapore created DisplayBuddy, a Mac app that allows users to control external displays from their menu bar, which has now reached an average MRR of $600 and garnered 900 happy customers and 6,000+ users on SetApp.

About

Siddharth started DisplayBuddy over 3 years ago

Revenue

Siddharth grew the business to $1.5K/month

Costs

It cost Siddharth $100 to start the business

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10. Songstats

How much they make: $828K/year
Where they're located: Bali
How much did it cost to start: $400K
Current team size: 8

How These Friends Bootstrapped A $1M/Year Business Out of Their Love for Music

Songstats is a music data analytics SaaS platform that aggregates insights across 14 different music services, approaching $1 million in annual recurring revenue and growing its team of music lovers, ultimate frisbee players, and close friends that came together in Bali, Indonesia with a shared vision of launching their startup.

About

Oskar started Songstats about 4 years ago

Revenue

Oskar grew the business to $69K/month

Costs

It cost Oskar $400000 to start the business

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