Is the closure app market saturated? What the Google Play US data says

5 keywords measured on Google Play US, last scanned 2026-11-01. Figures are read directly from store pages, not estimated.

NEW ENTRANTS · 12 MONTHS

How many closure apps released in the last 12 months are ranking on Google Play US today, and how many reached the ratings threshold?

Not enough apps old enough to judge Only 2 of the apps holding top-10 here were released 6–12 months ago; 5 more were released in the last 6 months and are too young to judge — too small a sample to call the niche either way.

Released 6–12 months ago, past 50 ratings

2/2

top-10 apps released 6–12 months ago that reached 50 ratings

Too young to judge

released in the last 6 months, not counted either way

Over 24 months

2/3

same ratings threshold

Median release year, top-10

2026

of 10 dated apps

Store autocomplete confirms people search for this niche. Searched for: "closure" suggested after typing 57% (position 4).

Rating counts on Google Play are worldwide, not one country, so the 50-ratings threshold is easier to clear here than on the App Store. Read this figure against Play; the App Store page for the same niche is a different scale.

WHAT WINNERS CHARGE

Are closure apps profitable, and what do the top apps on Google Play US charge?

2 of 5 sell in-app purchases, top prices range from 49.99 USD to 84.99 USD. 1 not updated in a year.

Real prices, read from each app's own store page, not estimated

App holding top-5	Ratings	What it charges	Last update
CUSTOM CAST	39,387	84.99 USD — IAP $0.99 - $84.99 per item	updated 2026-09-09
Closure: No Contact & Heal	449	49.99 USD — IAP $6.99 - $49.99 per item	updated 2026-10-20
Pacific Crest Trail Closures	—	free, sells nothing	no update in 26 months
Closure.com	—	free, sells nothing	updated 2026-10-16
ModeFlip: Auto Silent & Modes	—	free, sells nothing	updated 2026-10-24

REVENUE CHARTS

Do closure apps make money on Google Play US, judged by days on a top-grossing chart?

Not measured on Google Play. The App Store publishes its category charts as a public feed; this report reads that feed and nothing equivalent on Google Play.

KEYWORDS

What do people search to find a closure app, and which keywords does nobody target?

3 of 4 keywords have no top-10 app aiming at them: closure mode, custom closure, closure london.

Keyword	Difficulty (0–100)	Apps targeting it
closure mode	7	nobody — 0/10
custom closure	12	nobody — 0/10
closure london	17	nobody — 0/10
the closure	25	5/10

How to read this

Difficulty is the cost of reaching the top, 0–100. "Apps targeting it" counts top-10 apps carrying every word of the keyword in their name or subtitle.

COMPLAINTS

What do users complain about in the top closure apps?

Too few complaints collected to summarise (0).

How to read this

Google ranks these by how many people found them helpful, which leans towards complaints — so the shares show which problems dominate, not how many users hit them.

OTHER STORE

Is the closure app market different on iOS (the App Store)?

Not yet measured on the App Store.