Is the scratch off tracker app market saturated? What the Google Play US data says

31 keywords measured on Google Play US, last scanned 2026-11-02. Figures are read directly from store pages, not estimated.

NEW ENTRANTS · 12 MONTHS

How many scratch off tracker 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 1 of the apps holding top-10 here was released 6–12 months ago; 1 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

1/1

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

2022

of 17 dated apps

Store autocomplete confirms people search for this niche. Searched for: "lucky lottery scratchers" suggested after typing 38% (position 0). Seed "scratch off tracker" not measured yet.

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 scratch off tracker apps profitable, and what do the top apps on Google Play US charge?

4 of 5 sell in-app purchases, top prices range from 74.99 USD to 199.99 USD.

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

App holding top-5	Ratings	What it charges	Last update
Lotto Scratch – Las Vegas	90,730	199.99 USD — IAP $0.99 - $199.99 per item	updated 2026-10-05
Las Vegas Scratch Ticket	64,135	199.99 USD — IAP $0.99 - $199.99 per item	updated 2026-08-26
Scratch Off Lottery Scratchers	60,009	199.99 USD — IAP $0.99 - $199.99 per item	updated 2026-09-16
Scratch Cards - Scratch & Win	3,889	74.99 USD — IAP $0.49 - $74.99 per item	updated 2026-10-15
Scratch Cards - Earn Money	3,285	free, sells nothing	updated 2026-04-29

REVENUE CHARTS

Do scratch off tracker 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 scratch off tracker app, and which keywords does nobody target?

5 of 8 keywords have no top-10 app aiming at them: buy stacks of scratch, reveal scratch off tickets, scratch off tracker and 2 more.

Keyword	Difficulty (0–100)	Apps targeting it
buy stacks of scratch	8	nobody — 0/10
reveal scratch off tickets	10	nobody — 0/10
scratch off tracker	10	nobody — 0/10
win more scratch	10	nobody — 0/10
style scratch cards	15	nobody — 0/10
play scratch cards	11	1/10
lottery scratch off simulator	12	1/10
official lottery scratchers	12	1/10

23 more keywords in the full report.

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.

OTHER STORE

Is the scratch off tracker app market different on iOS (the App Store)?

Not yet measured on the App Store.