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Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal. · Finance

The MarketWatch app for iPhone and iPad delivers the latest business news, financial information and market data to your fingertips. Download the MarketWatch app for: - Breaking news stories, videos, and in-depth analysis - Latest market d…

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MarketWatch - News & Data earns about
$7.28M/month
range $4.01M – $10.56M · $87.40M/year
Live data · refreshed every hour
Per Day
$242.8K
$133.5K – $352.0K
Per Week
$1.70M
$934.7K – $2.46M
Per Month
$7.28M
$4.01M – $10.56M
Per Year
$87.40M
$48.07M – $126.72M
Lifetime
$218.49M
$120.17M – $316.81M
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A specific clone-and-improve plan for MarketWatch - News & Data

Auto-generated from this app's real revenue ($7.28M/month · $87.40M/year), monetization model, rating signals and category. Every line is calibrated to this app, not generic advice.

55/100
Opportunity
Decent target
40/100
Cloneability
Hard (3-6 months - significant infrastructure or content needed)
$6
Revenue / install
Lifetime value per download (≈30-month app life). Higher = each user is worth more.

✓ Features to copy

  • subscription paywall (~$19.99/mo) - proven monetization
  • in-app purchase tier ladder for upsells

⚡ Improve / fix

  • subscription is $19.99/mo - undercut by 30-50% to win price-sensitive users

🛠 MVP scope

  • core feature loop
  • subscription gating
  • free-tier limits
  • trial period
  • analytics

💰 Pricing recommendation

MarketWatch - News & Data charges ~$19.99/mo. Competitive entry: $11.99/mo or annual at $72/year (50% off annual is the standard hook).

🔡 App Store title ideas

  • Pro: AI-Powered Finance
  • Smart : Finance Tracker
  • + - Faster, Cheaper

📺 TikTok / ad hook angles

  • "I tried MarketWatch - News & Data for 30 days - here's what I'd do differently"
  • "Why MarketWatch - News & Data costs $19.99/mo when ours costs $11.99"
  • "The finance app MarketWatch - News & Data won't tell you these 3 things"

Monetization

Subscription (~$19.99/mo)
Revenue mix (estimated)
  • Subscriptions ~72%
  • One-time IAP ~22%
  • Ads ~6%
Paying users (est.)
262K
35.2M installs · 32% active · 2.3% pay
In-App Purchases 2
  • Monthlyest. MarketWatch Digital $19.99 /month
  • One-time MarketWatch & Barron's Bundle $22.99 one-time
2 tiers scraped live from the App Store.

App Details

Pulled from the App Store
Current Version
7.14.1
Released
Nov 2, 2009
Last Updated
Mar 25, 2026
File Size
177.0 MB
Required OS
14.0
Content Rating
17+
Category
Finance
Price
Free
Currency
USD
Languages
English
Developer
Dow Jones & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.

What's new in v7.14.1

Thanks for using MarketWatch - News & Data!
This version includes bug fixes and minor changes.

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$3
every second
$169
every minute
$10.1K
every hour
$242.8K
every day
  • ☕ Buys 49K $5 coffees every day
  • 👨‍💻 Pays for 486 senior engineer salaries per year
  • 🚗 Earns enough for 2K Tesla Model 3s annually
  • ⏱️ Earns the price of a coffee in 2 seconds

12-Month Revenue Trajectory

Modeled from grossing rank, app score, and update cadence. Hover any point to see the value. Real growth depends on retention, marketing, and seasonality.

JunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMay
Estimated Installs
35.2M
estimated from 234,634 ratings
Active Users (MAU est.)
11.3M
32% of installs · FINANCE category benchmark · iOS large-install decay × 0.75
Rating
4.69 ★
235K reviews
Monetization
Subscription (~$19.99/mo)

Rating Distribution

5★
193K
4★
26K
3★
8K
2★
2K
1★
6K

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Frequently Asked About MarketWatch - News & Data

How much money does MarketWatch - News & Data make on the App Store?
MarketWatch - News & Data has an estimated App Store revenue of $7.28M per month (~$87.40M per year, $242.8K per day) with a likely range of $4.01M to $10.56M. This includes earnings from in-app purchases, subscription revenue, ads and any paid downloads - all directional estimates from public App Store signals, not private Apple financial data.
How many App Store downloads does MarketWatch - News & Data get?
Apple does not publish exact App Store download counts. Using public ratings (235K reviews), grossing rank, category position and the standard 1:75 ratings-to-downloads ratio, Rev.now estimates about 35.2M total iOS downloads for MarketWatch - News & Data - and roughly 11.3M monthly active users on iPhone and iPad.
Is MarketWatch - News & Data a top grossing iOS app and what is its App Store rank?
MarketWatch - News & Data is analyzed using App Store grossing rank, category ranking, ratings velocity, monetization model (subscription revenue, in-app purchases, paid downloads) and ad-revenue signals. Check the iOS top grossing leaderboard to see how MarketWatch - News & Data compares to other highest-grossing iPhone and iPad apps.
How is MarketWatch - News & Data App Store revenue estimated?
Rev.now estimates MarketWatch - News & Data App Store revenue from public app data: estimated downloads, monthly active users (MAU), the iOS conversion rate to paying users, subscription pricing detected on the listing, in-app purchase tiers, ad monetization (eCPM × impressions × MAU) and the Finance category ARPU benchmark - net of Apple's 15-30% store cut.
What in-app purchases and subscriptions does MarketWatch - News & Data offer on iOS?
MarketWatch - News & Data offers in-app purchases on the App Store, which can include subscription tiers (weekly, monthly or annual), one-time purchases or virtual currency. Subscription revenue and IAP earnings are a major driver of the monthly revenue estimate above.
Can I compare MarketWatch - News & Data App Store revenue with another iOS app?
Yes. Use the free compare tool to compare MarketWatch - News & Data side-by-side with any other App Store app by estimated revenue, downloads, paying users, subscription pricing, in-app purchase tiers, grossing rank and monetization model.
Does Rev.now show exact App Store revenue for MarketWatch - News & Data?
No - Rev.now shows estimated App Store revenue, in-app purchase earnings and subscription revenue for MarketWatch - News & Data. Exact financial data, paying-user counts and ad income are private to Apple and the developer; Rev.now does not have access to App Store Connect or developer payouts.