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

25 keywords measured on Google Play US, last scanned 2026-10-31. Figures are read directly from store pages, not estimated.

NEW ENTRANTS · 12 MONTHS

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

Newcomers do survive here 1 of 4 top-10 apps released 6–12 months ago cleared 50 ratings; 12 more were released in the last 6 months and are too young to judge; 3 of 25 keywords are still unclaimed.

Released 6–12 months ago, past 50 ratings

1/4

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

1/7

same ratings threshold

Median release year, top-10

2024

of 37 dated apps

Store autocomplete confirms people search for this niche. Searched for: "applications for woodworking project tutorials" suggested after typing 39% (position 0).

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

3 of 5 sell in-app purchases, top prices range from 7.99 USD to 34.99 USD. 3 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
CutList Optimizer	9,621	24.5 USD — IAP $7.99 - $24.50 per item	updated 2026-10-24
Woodworking Projects	470	7.99 USD — IAP $1.99 - $7.99 per item	updated 2025-11-25
Fine Woodworking Magazine	377	34.99 USD — IAP $4.99 - $34.99 per item	no update in 27 months
Woodworking tutorials	360	free, sells nothing	no update in 38 months
Blueprint Woodworking Ideas	347	free, sells nothing	no update in 18 months

REVENUE CHARTS

Do woodworking 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.

See the App Store figure for woodworking →

KEYWORDS

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

3 of 8 keywords have no top-10 app aiming at them: applications for woodworking project tutorials, rockler woodworking, woodworking learn skills.

Keyword	Difficulty (0–100)	Apps targeting it
applications for woodworking project tutorials	7	nobody — 0/10
rockler woodworking	7	nobody — 0/10
woodworking learn skills	11	nobody — 0/10
woodworking companion	9	1/10
woodworking tools	9	1/10
woodworking ai	10	1/10
woodworking blueprint	11	1/10
ai woodworker	13	1/10

17 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.

COMPLAINTS

What do users complain about in the top woodworking 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 woodworking app market different on iOS (the App Store)?

See woodworking on App Store US → 0 of 1 top-10 apps released 6–12 months ago reached 50 ratings there