Legacy Store

Stats

The archive, by the numbers. As of Aug 26, 2026, 9:17 AM UTC.

59,751 apps
111,336 versions
152,923 distinct binaries
256,960 archived copies
17.5 TB of apps indexed
12,834 developers
73,723 unique icons
2,052,567 archived pages read
82,605 store-page snapshots
426,514 period reviews
1,257,804 chart placements
9,577 weekly chart captures

Will it actually run?

Every distinct binary is labelled up front, so nobody wastes a download on an app that installs but never launches.

Binaries by install statusInstallable: 114,066. FairPlay-encrypted: 36,020. Encryption undetermined: 2,837Installable114,066FairPlay-encrypted36,020Encryption undetermined2,837

Releases by year

When the archive's versions shipped. The early gold rush is very visible.

Versions released by year2008: 912. 2009: 3,097. 2010: 7,223. 2011: 7,260. 2012: 5,713. 2013: 4,634. 2014: 3,859. 2015: 2,659. 2016: 1,423. 2017: 1,333. 2018: 844. 2019: 521. 2020: 468. 2021: 376. 2022: 272. 2023: 225. 2024: 234. 2025: 360. 2026: 699200891220093,09720107,22320117,26020125,71320134,63420143,85920152,65920161,42320171,333201884420195212020468202137620222722023225202423420253602026699

Minimum OS version

What each version declares it needs — the whole point is how much of the archive still suits a first-generation device.

Versions by minimum OSiOS 2: 13,940. iOS 3: 32,294. iOS 4: 16,387. iOS 5: 9,046. iOS 6: 8,098. iOS 7: 7,810. iOS 8: 6,784. iOS 9: 3,692. iOS 10: 1,908. iOS 11+: 9,369iOS 213,940iOS 332,294iOS 416,387iOS 59,046iOS 68,098iOS 77,810iOS 86,784iOS 93,692iOS 101,908iOS 11+9,369

CPU architectures

Read from each binary's Mach-O header; fat binaries count once per slice.

Binaries by CPU architecturearmv6: 69,299. armv7: 94,875. armv7s: 5,391. arm64: 28,227armv669,299armv794,875armv7s5,391arm6428,227

Devices

Versions with a known device family.

Versions by device familyUniversal: 19,650. iPhone / iPod touch: 13,711. iPad only: 4,787Universal19,650iPhone / iPod touch13,711iPad only4,787

Categories

The ten biggest, of the apps whose category is known.

Apps by categoryGames: 12,104. Entertainment: 1,535. Utilities: 1,259. Education: 993. Photo & Video: 980. Productivity: 857. Music: 809. Lifestyle: 670. Social Networking: 519. Reference: 489Games12,104Entertainment1,535Utilities1,259Education993Photo & Video980Productivity857Music809Lifestyle670Social Networking519Reference489

Record holders

Most versions preserved
Biggest downloads
Steepest price tags

What people said at the time

426,514 customer reviews recovered from archived review feeds, stars and all.

Reviews by star rating5 stars: 188,144. 4 stars: 48,009. 3 stars: 37,069. 2 stars: 32,259. 1 star: 121,0335 stars188,1444 stars48,0093 stars37,0692 stars32,2591 star121,033

The fine print

  • Release dates are known or calibrated for 42,112 of 111,336 versions; the "releases by year" chart counts only those.
  • Store availability has been checked for 37,817 apps so far — 24,967 of them (66%) are no longer on the App Store.
  • 37,631 installable binaries are armv6-only — they run on nothing newer than an iPhone 4 or the first generation iPad, and Legacy Store is likely the only storefront that still serves them.
  • Prices are recorded for 10,611 versions (7,745 paid, 2,866 free at the time). Categories are known for 23,575 apps.
  • The oldest datable version was released May 28, 2008 — before the App Store itself opened on July 10, 2008. Chart captures span 2008–2025.