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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- UtilitiesHigh demandLightest third10 different developersrange finder9 median ratings·2 charting·10 companies
Smallest in the top 5: 3 ratings at #2 (Range Finder: measure distance)
Top apps:
LiDAR Rangefinder
Range Finder: measure distance
18Birdies: Golf GPS Tracker - UtilitiesHigh demandLightest thirdloud alarm clock6.6K median ratings·1 charting·9 companies
Smallest in the top 5: 1,652 ratings at #5 (Loud Alarm Clock by BLITZ)
Top apps:
Loud Alarm Clock – the LOUDEST
Loud Alarm Clock LOUDEST Sleep
Alarmy - Loud alarm clock - UtilitiesHigh demandLightest third10 different developerscar play9.3K median ratings·6 charting·10 companies
Smallest in the top 5: 2,843 ratings at #2 (CarTV - M3U IPTV Player & Cast)
Top apps:
Car Play Connect, Sync & Care
CarTV - M3U IPTV Player & Cast
Car Connect: Play Dashboard - UtilitiesHigh demand10 different developersoffline music23.8K median ratings·4 charting·10 companies
Smallest in the top 5: 919 ratings at #4 (Offline Music:Video&MP3 Player)
Top apps:
Offline Music Player
Offline Music Player:Mp3&Video
Audiomack - Play Music Offline - UtilitiesHigh demand10 different developersfire tv26.1K median ratings·4 charting·10 companies
Smallest in the top 5: 788 ratings at #5 (Fire TV Stick・Firestick Remote)
Top apps:
Amazon Fire TV
Remote for Firestick & Fire TV
Remote for Firestick · Fire TV - UtilitiesHigh demandalarm clock27.7K median ratings·2 charting·9 companies
Smallest in the top 5: 10,888 ratings at #5 (One Touch Alarm Clock)
Top apps:
Alarmy - Loud alarm clock
Clock
Alarm Clock HD - UtilitiesHigh demand10 different developersuniversal remote54.5K median ratings·7 charting·10 companies
Smallest in the top 5: 58,733 ratings at #4 (TV Remote - Universal)
Top apps:
Universal TV Remote ·
TV Remote - Universal Control
Universal TV Remote Control・ - UtilitiesHigh demand10 different developerstv remote69.9K median ratings·7 charting·10 companies
Smallest in the top 5: 58,733 ratings at #2 (TV Remote - Universal)
Top apps:
Universal TV Remote ·
TV Remote - Universal
TV Remote - Universal Control - UtilitiesHigh demand10 different developersprivate browser172.9K median ratings·5 charting·10 companies
Smallest in the top 5: 5,743 ratings at #4 (Private Web Browser Incognito)
Top apps:
Private Browsing Web Browser
Private Browser Deluxe
Firefox Fast & Private Browser
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.