Legacy Store

Stats

Last updated September 30, 2026 at 9:17 AM UTC.

Last ingest on September 29, 2026 added 18 archived copies, 13 new versions.

60,024 apps
113,971 versions
157,528 distinct binaries
262,223 archived copies
17.7 TB of apps indexed
12,834 developers
74,464 unique icons
2,050,858 archived pages read
85,692 store-page snapshots
426,514 period reviews
1,258,098 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: 117,956. FairPlay-encrypted: 36,735. Encryption undetermined: 2,837Installable117,956FairPlay-encrypted36,735Encryption undetermined2,837

Releases by year

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

Versions released by year2008: 912. 2009: 3,153. 2010: 7,304. 2011: 7,284. 2012: 5,739. 2013: 4,666. 2014: 3,882. 2015: 2,710. 2016: 1,465. 2017: 1,380. 2018: 871. 2019: 534. 2020: 483. 2021: 391. 2022: 310. 2023: 299. 2024: 382. 2025: 641. 2026: 1,549200891220093,15320107,30420117,28420125,73920134,66620143,88220152,71020161,46520171,3802018871201953420204832021391202231020232992024382202564120261,549

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: 14,089. iOS 3: 33,022. iOS 4: 16,990. iOS 5: 9,492. iOS 6: 8,420. iOS 7: 7,838. iOS 8: 6,823. iOS 9: 3,743. iOS 10: 1,951. iOS 11+: 9,595iOS 214,089iOS 333,022iOS 416,990iOS 59,492iOS 68,420iOS 77,838iOS 86,823iOS 93,743iOS 101,951iOS 11+9,595

CPU architectures

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

Binaries by CPU architecturearmv6: 71,057. armv7: 98,512. armv7s: 6,121. arm64: 28,605armv671,057armv798,512armv7s6,121arm6428,605

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: 16,001. Entertainment: 1,962. Utilities: 1,712. Education: 1,402. Photo & Video: 1,260. Productivity: 1,083. Music: 1,022. Lifestyle: 812. Social Networking: 630. Reference: 615Games16,001Entertainment1,962Utilities1,712Education1,402Photo & Video1,260Productivity1,083Music1,022Lifestyle812Social Networking630Reference615

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 43,955 of 113,971 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.
  • 38,264 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 31,023 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.