As of February 2022, health and fitness apps had the highest rating across all the examined app categories, with the leading 10 health and fitness titles recommended in the Apple App Store presenting a median rating of four stars. By comparison, food and drink apps had the lowest rating on the Apple App Store, with users leaving an average of 2.95 stars to the leading apps in this category. The leading 10 titles appearing to users looking to install shopping apps presented a median rating of 3.24 stars and an average rating of 3.27 stars.
Rating of the highest-ranking mobile apps in the Apple App Store worldwide as of February 2022, by category
App category
Average star rating for apps in the first 10 positions
Median star rating for apps in the first 10 positions
data is based on the 10 highest-ranking apps within their category, wider industry metrics may vary
Supplementary notes
App position refers to the location of a specific app in the ranking of the Apple App Store results page, after a prompted research for apps in six specific categories: finance, food and drink, games, health and fitness, social networking, and shopping.
According to the source, data concerns the 10 highest-ranking apps within their category.
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