42 Trending Mac App Businesses [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: January 18th, 2023

Develop A Mac App

Are you a passionate and skilled mobile app developer? You can start an Apple app development business as a part-time or a full-time job and earn from your passion.

According to a report published in CIO magazine, Mobile app developers are among the top 10 most in-demand technology jobs. In addition, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, app developer jobs will grow by 22% over the next decade.

Therefore, starting a mobile app coding business can be a rewarding business. iOS app developers mostly use Swift and Objective-C programming languages.

Looking for some examples of a mac app?

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

1. Softpedia

A library of over 1,000,000 free and free-to-try applications for Windows, Mac, Linux and Smartphones, Games and Drivers plus tech-focused news and reviews

Website traffic: 9.12M/month

2. 9to5Mac

News and reviews for Apple products, apps, and rumors. We provide breaking coverage for the iPhone, iPad, and all things Mac!

Learn more about starting a mac app:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start a mac app?
-> Pros and cons of a mac app

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-> Other mac app success stories
-> Marketing ideas for a mac app

Other resources

-> Mac app tips

4. MaxPreps

MaxPreps is America's source for high school sports. Find rankings, stat leaderboards, schedules and scores of your high school teams and players. Sports coverage includes Football, Basketball, and many more High School sports.

Where they're located: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Website traffic: 11.6M/month

5. MacX 麦克叉-苹果粉丝聚集地-Mac系统 Mac软件下载 iPhone iPad 论坛

首页

Website traffic: 570K/month

6. Macworld

Whether you're a Mac die-hard or an iPad newbie we give you the scoop on what's new, what's best and how to make the most out of the products you love.

Where they're located: San Francisco, California, USA
Website traffic: 2.8M/month

7. Mac Torrents

Mac Torrents - Torrents for Mac. Free Apps, Games & Plugins. Apple Final Cut Pro & Logic Pro X, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office, Pixel Film Studios, Torrent

Website traffic: 2.46M/month

8. Setapp

Setapp is a large collection of powerful Mac apps available by subscription. Sign up and get full access to top software right away. Explore, discover, enjoy.

Where they're located: Kyiv, Ukraine
Current team size: 70
Website traffic: 2.25M/month

9. MacUpdate

MacUpdate is the best way to discover Free Mac Software. Download, install, or update Mac Apps, read user reviews or submit your own.

Website traffic: 1.58M/month

10. Framer

It’s prototyping made simple—no code required, browser-based, and free for everyone. High-fidelity in half the time.

Where they're located: New York, New York, USA
Website traffic: 680K/month

11. iPhone Hacks

iPhone Hacks - The #1 iOS Blog for the latest iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch Hacks, Apps, Jailbreaks, News, Rumors, Games, Reviews, Tweaks, Tips, Tricks, How-To Guides

Website traffic: 680K/month

12. 精品MAC应用分享

精品MAC应用分享，每天分享大量mac软件，为您提供优质的mac软件,免费软件下载服务

Website traffic: 880K/month

13. Cudo Miner

Cudo Miner provides a simple-to-setup, highly profitable way to mine cryptocurrency, with features unmatched by other leading mining software.

Website traffic: 1.31M/month

14. Home

Apple Federal Credit Union is your NOVA community credit union with more than 20 local branches in Northern Virginia and ATMs nationwide. Learn more.

Where they're located: Washington D.C., Washington, D.C., USA
Website traffic: 500K/month

15. The Omni Group

Creators of Mac, iPad, and iPhone productivity software. Proud to bring you OmniFocus, OmniOutliner, OmniGraffle, and OmniPlan.

Where they're located: Seattle, Washington, USA
Website traffic: 330K/month

16. PDF Expert

Download a free trial of PDF Expert – the best PDF software for your Mac. Enjoy advanced reading layouts, powerful PDF editing and classical annotation tools.

Website traffic: 440K/month

17. Scandinavian fashion online

Lindex is one of Europe’s leading fashion brands. The assortment includes several different concepts within women’s wear, kids’ wear, lingerie and cosmetics.

Where they're located: Miami, Florida, USA
Website traffic: 1.92M/month

18. AppKed

Appked is the Apple macOS and Mac OS X Apps & Games download site.

Website traffic: 450K/month

19. Alfred

Alfred is a productivity application for macOS, which boosts your efficiency with hotkeys, keywords and text expansion. Search your Mac and the web, and control your Mac using custom actions with the Powerpack.

Website traffic: 240K/month

20. Mac Torrents

Mac Torrents - Torrents for Mac. Free Apps, Games & Plugins. Apple Final Cut Pro & Logic Pro X, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office, Pixel Film Studios,os x

Website traffic: 330K/month

21. MacDownload

Website traffic: 340K/month

22. unknown

Where they're located: Sacramento, California, USA
Website traffic: 270K/month

23. McAlisters

Where they're located: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Website traffic: 1.24M/month

24. MacinCloud

MacinCloud is a Mac cloud platform that provides on-demand Mac cloud servers, flexible dev workload infrastructure and comprehensive Mac in the Cloud solutions

Where they're located: Los Angeles, California, USA
Website traffic: 110K/month

25. Quark

QuarkXPress 2020 is Here! No Subscription Required. Includes the Features you’ve been asking for with Four additional feature updates every year. Premium telephone support.

Where they're located: Denver, Colorado, USA
Website traffic: 180K/month

26. License Keys for PC Softwares & Apps

All Working and 100% Tested License keys for PC Softwares and Windows Apps Free Download

Where they're located: Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Website traffic: 150K/month

27. NOX Official

Nox is an android emulator for both windows PC and mac. Get the official download links of Nox app player 6.1.0.1 for PC or mac OS.

Website traffic: 50K/month

28. Simply Mac

Where they're located: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Website traffic: 100K/month

29. SentriLock LLC

Where they're located: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Website traffic: 220K/month

30. MarineMax, Inc

Nationwide boat dealer with over 60 locations selling, new, used, and brokered boats. Featuring Sea Ray, Azimut, Boston Whaler, Scarab, Harris Pontoons and more

Where they're located: Mesa, Arizona, USA
Website traffic: 180K/month

31. PokerTracker

Where they're located: Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Website traffic: 210K/month

32. rsms.me

Ramblings by Rasmus Andersson

Website traffic: 60K/month

33. MacApps.to

MacApps | Download Cracked Mac Apps and Games for Free, Updated Daily with all the Best Most Popular Mac Apps in the Mac App Store.

34. Mimeo Photos

Hold the moment. Turn your most hilarious, joyous, and meaningful moments into premium photo products you can touch, hold, or hang.

Where they're located: Memphis, Tennessee, USA

35. Mac-Forums

Apple iOS OS Help | Fix Mac iPhone iPad | Buying Tips | Mac-Forums

Website traffic: 150K/month

36. 148Apps

The best iOS app reviews and news this side of Mars!

Website traffic: 260K/month

37. Astropad

Makers of Astropad Studio and Luna Display. Turn your iPad into a drawing tablet with Astropad Studio. Extend your Mac display to any iPad or Mac with Luna Display.

How much they make: $2.4M/year
Where they're located: Minneapolis, MN, USA
How much did it cost to start: $10K
Current team size: 16
Website traffic: 160K/month

How We Created Our $200K/Month iPad and Mac Apps And Tools For Creatives

Astropad, a software and hardware solutions company for creative people, was founded by Matt Ronge and his co-founder in 2013, boasting revenue of $3.4 million in 2019, with products used by Pixar, DC Comics and Nintendo.

About

Matt started Astropad over 10 years ago

Revenue

Matt grew the business to $200K/month

Costs

It cost Matt $10000 to start the business

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