As of February 2022, the first apps appearing to users on the Apple App Store results page were updated between 15 and 24 days before. Finance apps presented the most frequent updates, with a median update date of 12 days. By comparison, gaming apps had a median of 29 days for new releases, with apps in this category appearing in the eighth and ninth position presenting a median of 40 and 42 days for updates.
Median number of days since the highest-ranking mobile apps in the Apple App Store were last updated worldwide as of February 2022, by category
App category
Median days since last update 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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