Platform type tour1 / 7

Game and app stores like Steam in 7 slides

Publish games, apps, and assets — open developer programs.

14live game and app stores

22.5%median cut

How it works2 / 7

Earning on game and app stores

How the money is made: selling digital products

Against all 53 platform types

Skills needed

Startup cost

First payout

Typical earnings

Varies widely.

Best for: Game and app developers ready to publish and market their own products

The leaders3 / 7

Best documented first: researched listings, then those with a Wikipedia article, then web traffic. Open one to take its tour.

Against other types4 / 7

20largest of 53 platform types we list

Live platforms by type

Item	Live platforms
Marketplaces	75
Remote job boards	68
Freelance sites	58
Payment receiving platforms	53
Delivery platforms	41
Tutoring platforms	39
Task platforms	38
Game and app stores	14

The seven largest types, and game and app stores at number 20.

Getting paid5 / 7

The withdrawal methods listed by the 14 game and app stores whose payout options we have verified. Bank transfer is offered by 10 of them.

Most platforms offer more than one method, so slices are shares of all the methods listed; the numbers are how many platforms offer each.

Best first platform6 / 7

Top rated of the 4 free to join

Picked by formula from verified facts, not paid placement. How the rating works

Next steps7 / 7

Platform tours