How to choose a niche for an iPhone app. Five checks before you write code
Money, weak leaders, newcomers, chatbots and ease of building. How Appto checks a niche before code, and how many of 134 niches passed.
How much white noise and sleep sound apps make, and how to build one
Three leaders in sleep sound apps make $160K a month or more each at the low end of our estimate (October 13, 2026). Where they are weak and what to build first.
How much does an app make? Estimating App Store revenue from ratings
Apple doesn't publish other apps' revenue. How we estimate it from the growth in App Store ratings, how accurate that is and what it misses.
15 iPhone App Ideas for 2026, Checked Against App Store Data
15 iPhone app ideas that passed Appto's checks, each with its leader and our revenue estimate. Plus 7 ideas that didn't pass, and why.
How to build an iOS app with AI, from niche to App Store
Nine steps from picking a niche to the App Store, and what to do after launch. What Appto does, where it asks for your OK, what it costs, what your Mac needs.
Build your own app in Appto
Appto checks the niche on fresh App Store data, designs the screens, writes the code, builds the App Store page and submits to Apple from your account or shows you what to press in App Store Connect. Runs on your own Claude Code or Codex.
Download for Mac50 niches checked for money
The Appto book: the money in each niche, the leaders and their weak spots, a version 1 plan and a ready task for the agent. 5 niches free.
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