Niche index
App Store niches worth a look
Terms where Apple reports high search demand and no single company holds more than three of the top 10. Thinnest fields first. That makes a term worth a look, not open — each one’s own page says whether its top 10 is thin or already established. No invented score: every number here is one you can check on the App Store.
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- Food & DrinkHigh demandLightest third10 different developersrecipe keeper11.2K median ratings·8 charting·10 companies
Smallest in the top 5: 0 ratings at #5 (Recipe Folder)
Top apps:
Recipe Keeper
ReciMe: Recipes & Meal Planner
RecipeBox - Save Your Recipes! - Food & DrinkHigh demandLightest third10 different developersmeal planner17.1K median ratings·6 charting·10 companies
Smallest in the top 5: 1,553 ratings at #3 (Meal Planner & Weekly Menu)
Top apps:
mise - meal planner
Mealime Meal Plans & Recipes
Meal Planner & Weekly Menu - Food & DrinkHigh demand10 different developersfast food1.2M median ratings·10 charting·10 companies
Smallest in the top 5: 471,572 ratings at #3 (BURGER KING® App)
Top apps:
Taco Bell Fast Food & Delivery
Wendy’s
BURGER KING® App - Food & DrinkHigh demandfood delivery1.3M median ratings·5 charting·9 companies
Smallest in the top 5: 499,492 ratings at #5 (Seamless: Local Food Delivery)
Top apps:
Grubhub: Food Delivery
DoorDash: Food, Grocery, More
Postmates - Food Delivery
A term dropping off this list is not “solved” — a company entering with 4 or more of the top 10, or demand falling out of the top two bands, moves it below the bar. Nothing here predicts which comes next.