Niche Explorer
Is this idea worth building?
See the apps you’d compete with, how crowded the niche is and what launched in it lately. Real store data, no invented download numbers.
Verdict for “runner”
Crowded
Strong, charting rivals already own this. Only enter with something very different.
OpenCompetitiveCrowded
10 matched apps currently sit in the top 10 charts — niche looks saturated with strong incumbents (saturation 79/100).
70competitors found
25in the charts
4.5avg rating, top apps
51launched in 30 days
Who you’d compete with
Top 10 by chart rank and ratings
AllTrails: Hike, Bike & RunAllTrails, Inc. · Health & Fitness
#2top free
4.91,040,610 ratings
n/aApp Store
3active updates
Minion Rush: Running gameGameloft · Games
#2top free
4.6297,455 ratings
n/aApp Store
2active updates
Vidio: Sports, Movies, SeriesPT Vidio Dot Com · Entertainment
#3top grossing
4.4797,751 ratings
100,000,000+installs
3active updates
Vidio: Sports, Movies, SeriesPT Kreatif Media Karya · Entertainment
#3top grossing
4.8361,989 ratings
n/aApp Store
2active updates
Subway Princess RunnerIvy · Arcade
#4top free
4.02,045,183 ratings
500,000,000+installs
3active updates
Canon PRINTCanon Inc. · Photo & Video
#4top free
4.8616,543 ratings
n/aApp Store
2active updates
Temple Run 2Imangi Studios · Action
#5top free
4.09,835,958 ratings
1,000,000,000+installs
1too new to tell
Talking Tom Gold RunOutfit7 Limited · Action
#5top free
4.36,435,734 ratings
500,000,000+installs
1too new to tell
Sportsbet - Sports Betting Appsportsbet.com.au · Sports
#7top free
4.6185,021 ratings
n/aApp Store
1too new to tell
Street ChaseriGold Technologies Private Limited · Adventure
#10top free
4.3388,182 ratings
100,000,000+installs
2too new to tell
New in this niche
51 launched in the last 30 days
Windstep: Sky Runner
凯 邵
Dragon Dash: Fire Runner
Konrad Hanus
RHYTHM GUN RUNNER
Kyogo Hiramatsu
Body Runner
HubbieTech Stockholm AB
Belt-Runner
LUIS R JR FIGUEROA
Void Runner
Mayooran Thavajogarasa
Street-Runner
Jan Parsa Fallah-Shirazi
Gate Rush 3D: Army Runner
Nitesh Chand
Knightrush: Chess Runner
Ihsan Firdaus
Drunk Runner - Ragdoll
Nikita Morozov
Runners Unite - Draw & Go
Mario Luque
Truck Runner: Offroad King
MoonDrip FZ-LLC
Where the opening is
- Beginner / simplicity positioning is common — room for advanced niche? (22/69 descriptions)
What to do next
- Only proceed with a sharp wedge — me-too launches will struggle here.
- Review these strong incumbents before pivoting: AllTrails: Hike, Bike & Run, Minion Rush: Running game, Vidio: Sports, Movies, Series.
- Consider an adjacent keyword or sub-audience with weaker chart presence.
- Use Launches (/launches?q=runner) to see if new launches still enter this space.
How we scored this
Competitors+40
Chart presence+20.4
Ratings+18.6
Update pace-0.2
Saturation79/100
About the data
- Match set has ratings and chart signals; score is based on stored crawler data only.
Open below 40, competitive 40–69, crowded from 70 or with 3+ top-10 charting rivals. We never estimate downloads or revenue. Generated 2 Oct 2026.