NicheMaps
App-ad intelligence & niche discoverySee which mobile apps make money, and the ads that prove it
For founders validating mobile niches before they build.
Open the free samples to inspect live ads. Premium unlocks ad-status filters and creatives across the full catalog.
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Niche validation research converges on the same jobs: confidence, accuracy, and a clear path from catalog noise to a buildable bet.
- Confidence
Evidence before you build
Live ad spend is behavioral proof: strangers already paying to acquire users in that niche.
- Accuracy
Regulator-mandated sources
Creatives come from Google and Meta transparency centers, not scraped guesses or stale panels.
- Clarity
Signal over catalog noise
Filter five million apps down to ones that are advertising, monetizing, and still growing.
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App ad intelligence across the catalog
Built on regulator-mandated Google and Meta ad transparency data and a multi-million-app catalog, so you see which mobile niches are already making money.
Working niches, not noise
Surface apps that pass every proof at once: running ads right now, monetizing via in-app purchases, and scaling in installs and reviews.
Real ad creatives
See the live Google and Meta ad creatives behind each app, pulled from the transparency centers: formats, run dates, and advertiser variants.
Whole-catalog search
Search, sort, and filter across over 5 million iOS and Android apps with exact counts and true global ordering, powered by a columnar data lake.
Sustained spend & velocity
Rank advertisers by how long they've run ads and which niches are heating up week over week, so you build where the money already is.
Traction over time
Growth baselines track install and rating momentum, separating apps that are actually scaling from ones that merely exist.
Zombie hunter
Find low-rated apps still buying lots of ads: proven demand with a weak incumbent you can out-build.
Three moves to a validated niche
- 01
Pick a niche
Start from Tools, Productivity, Photography, or Video. Or explore the entire catalog.
- 02
Filter to winners
Layer on ads-running, IAP, min installs, and growth to isolate apps that are already working.
- 03
Study the ads
Open any app to inspect its live creatives and advertiser footprint, then build your version.
Why mobile app niches need ad proof
Most niche research starts with keywords and store charts. That tells you what people search for, not whether anyone is paying to acquire users. NicheMaps flips the order: start from apps that are already running ads, then read the niche around them.
When an app keeps buying Google or Meta ads while monetizing with in-app purchases and growing installs, the niche is not theoretical. You can study the creatives, the category, and the weak incumbents nearby, then build where the money already is. Treat those creatives as a brief: which hooks, offers, and angles already convert in that niche.
The free catalog covers over 5 million iOS and Android apps. Premium unlocks ad-status filters, live creatives, and discovery tools so you can move from a vague idea to a validated mobile niche without guessing.
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