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Pick an app idea that already makes money before you write code

See how much apps in your niche make, how they get users and how they charge. Start from what the market already pays for, not from a guess.

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How do I choose an app idea that makes money?

Start with niches where apps are already earning. Noctral shows estimated revenue and downloads for the apps in each niche on the App Store and Google Play, the ads they run, and their onboarding and paywall screens. If several apps earn in a niche, there is paying demand, and your opening is to do better something that already sells.

Built for
People launching their first app
What you learn
Revenue, ads and paywalls in the niche
Stores
App Store and Google Play
Markets
United States and Brazil
First app

What changes when you start from data

A first app usually starts as a guess. With competitor revenue in front of you, it starts from a market that already pays.

  • A niche with proven demand

    See how many apps earn in the niche and how much. If nobody earns, you find out before spending months building.

  • References that already sell

    Niche leaders show what users will pay for: the features, the pitch and the price in the store.

  • Onboarding and paywalls to study

    See, screen by screen, how earning apps take a user from the first screen to the paywall.

  • The angle behind the ads

    Creatives that stay live for months show which promise brings users in your niche.

  • Name and keywords

    Before choosing a name, see who shows up in App Store search for the terms in your niche.

The screens you will use to decide

Mobile apps

How much each app in the niche makes

Sort the niche by revenue and see who holds up the market you want to enter.

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Top appsEstimated monthly revenue
RevenueDownloads
  1. 1Duolingo$10M – 20M
  2. 2MyFitnessPal$5M – 10M
  3. 3Calm$5M – 10M
  4. 4Lose It!$2M – 5M
  5. 5AllTrails$2M – 5M

From zero to a validated idea, in four steps

  1. 1

    List three niches

    Think of problems you understand and pick three niches to compare.

  2. 2

    Compare revenue

    See how many apps earn in each niche and how much the leaders make.

  3. 3

    Study the leaders

    Open the profiles, ads and paywalls of the top-earning apps.

  4. 4

    Choose your edge

    Decide what you will do better: audience, price, language or a feature.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to know how to code?

No. Noctral is for researching the market. You use the data to decide what to build, whether you write code, use no-code tools or hire someone.

Is a crowded niche bad?

Not necessarily. Many earning apps show that people are paying. The bigger risk is a niche where no app earns.

Are the numbers exact?

They are estimates modeled from public store data. Use them to compare apps and niches, not as accounting figures.

Can I see anything before subscribing?

Yes. Every app in the public catalog has a profile with revenue and download ranges, no sign-in needed. Exact values, ads and flows are in Pro, which has a 7-day guarantee.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. The monthly subscription can be canceled at any time, with no fee.

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