ML revenue forecast.
Calibrated against 2020 apps in this category.
Confidence band
±15%
High — many comparable apps with verified data
At a glance
Earns 1.71× more than the category median (642/mo).
Ranks #794 of 2,020 in Food & Drink (top 39.3% by revenue).
Ratings volume grew 15725.4% over the last 30 days, suggesting active user acquisition.
Launched Apr 02, 2010 · last updated Dec 12, 2025.
9 months of snapshot history tracked.
What the app looks like
Live screenshots from the App Store, captured by our snapshot worker. Tap any image to enlarge.
Apple Books's revenue trajectory
Forecast revenue from snapshot history. Last 9 months.
Where Apple Books sits in Food & Drink
Revenue distribution of 2020 comparable apps. Apple Books highlighted.
Apple Books vs comparable apps
Revenue trajectory side-by-side. Bold = Apple Books, ghosted = peers.
App spec
Version
5.3
Last update
Dec 12, 2025
Launched
Apr 02, 2010
Min OS
10.0
Rating
12+
Price
Free
Monetization
Freemium
Languages
AR, CA, HR, CS +29
What Apple Books actually does (from App Store listing)
Apple Books is the best place to discover, read and listen to entertaining and informative books and audiobooks. Browse through top charts, personalised recommendations and expertly curated collections in the Book Store and Audiobook Store, or use search to easily find the perfect read or listen, no subscription needed. Track what you’ve read and want to read, and set your own reading goals—all in one app and across all your Apple devices.
Explore millions of books and audiobooks
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Apple Books is the best place to discover, read and listen to entertaining and informative books and audiobooks. Browse through top charts, personalised recommendations and expertly curated collections in the Book Store and Audiobook Store, or use search to easily find the perfect read or listen, no subscription needed. Track what you’ve read and want to read, and set your own reading goals—all in one app and across all your Apple devices.
Explore millions of books and audiobooks • Check out today’s bestsellers, free books and special offers for readers of all ages, plus personalised recommendations. • Explore collections curated by the Apple Books team to find your next book or audiobook in your favourite genres, from mysteries and thrillers to romance, history, self-development and kids. • Sample any book or preview an audiobook to start enjoying the first few pages for free. • Keep track of the books and audiobooks you’re interested in with your Want to Read list.
Customise your reading experience • Choose from a selection of reading themes, which include a variety of fonts and background colours. • Make your book easy to read by adjusting line height and letter spacing to your preference. • Use Auto-Night Theme and adjust your screen brightness to make reading more comfortable for your eyes. • Enable vertical scrolling to move continuously through books instead of flipping pages.
Make reading a habit with Reading Goals • Set a reading goal to encourage yourself to read daily. • Track reading streaks and how many books you’ve read this year. • Get reminders and coaching to help you achieve your reading goals.
Share with your whole family • Family Sharing lets you enjoy your books and audiobooks with your favourite people. Invite up to five family members.
Apple CarPlay • Designed with safety in mind, the Audiobooks app in Apple CarPlay allows you to listen to audiobooks while driving. • Large buttons make it easy to start and stop, rewind or fast forward, and the simplified library helps you find your next audiobook while still keeping your eyes on the road.
Apple Watch features • Use the Audiobooks app on Apple Watch to get back to your recent audiobooks or browse your library right from your wrist. • Use the Watch app on iPhone to choose which audiobooks to download to your Apple Watch.
Requirements & store availability • iPhone requires iOS 11 or later. • iPad requires iPadOS 11 or later. • Content varies by country or region and may not be available on all devices.
🆕 What's new · v5.3
Bug Fixes and Feature Enhancements
Comparable iOS apps
The five apps in Food & Drink with the closest revenue to Apple Books. Click any to see its detail page.
Each forecast combines App Store rating, ratings count, monetisation model, pricing tier, IAP signals and ad-supported flag.
The base estimate is then multiplied by a per-category scaling factor learned from apps with founder-verified MRR.
Every number on this page comes from public APIs and bumetric's own snapshot history.
Full methodology covers input variables, accuracy bands per category and how we treat apps without comparable anchors.
See also the live data on Apple Books's tracker page for current rating, reviews and snapshot timeline.
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