B
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$30
$30 -- lifetime value for AI apps (2026)
AI subscription apps have a median Year 1 realized lifetime value (LTV) of $30.16.
- Year 1 realized LTV median
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$30
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Data Vintage
2026
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B
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95
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
90
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
91
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RevenueCat
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Tier A
https://www.revenuecat.com/blog/growth/subscription-app-trends-benchmarks-2026/ ↗
Source Article
The State of Subscription Apps in 10 minutes: lessons, trends, and benchmarks for 2026
Each year, our State of Subscription Apps report sets out to understand what’s changing in the industry; what’s new, what’s over, and what’s on its way. This year, our dataset grew again: over 115,000 apps, representing more than $16 billion in revenue. And we analyzed the data from all 115k+ of the…
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State of Subscription Apps 2026 report
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AI apps: $30 lifetime value. Source: RevenueCat (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-apps-lifetime-value-premium-2026
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