Top Rated Apps
Which apps on the App Store have the highest ratings, and how many downloads have they reached?
- Filtering
- Sorting
- Top-N
Challenge brief
Understand the request
App Store Editorial is compiling the weekly Featured Apps list and needs apps ranked by quality rating with sufficient download traction.
List all apps with at least 1000 downloads sorted by rating descending then downloads descending.
Return
- app_name
- developer_name
- category
- rating
- downloads
Constraints
- Return apps with at least 1,000 downloads
- Sort by rating, then downloads, then app ID
- Return at most 20 apps
Data you will use
Review the relevant tables before deciding how to join, filter, or aggregate them.
app_store_apps
app_idINTEGERapp_nameVARCHAR(100)developer_nameVARCHAR(100)categoryVARCHAR(50)ratingREALdownloadsINTEGER
Hints, when you need them
Open one clue at a time so you still do the reasoning.
Hint 1
All data is in a single table: app_store_apps. Filter downloads >= 1000, sort by rating then downloads.
Hint 2
WHERE downloads >= 1000. ORDER BY rating DESC, downloads DESC. LIMIT 20.
Hint 3
Build question 5 from its business grain: identify the driving rows, add only valid relationships, then apply the required filtering, aggregation, and deterministic ordering.
Verified SQL answer
Attempt the problem first, then compare structure and reasoning—not just syntax.
Reveal solution and explanation
SELECT app_name, developer_name, category, rating, downloads FROM app_store_apps WHERE downloads >= 1000 ORDER BY rating DESC, downloads DESC, app_id ASC LIMIT 20;Why this works
Single-table query. All 15 apps have >= 1000 downloads so all qualify. The secondary sort by downloads breaks ties between apps with equal ratings (e.g. Spotify vs Procreate both at 4.9).
Success check
15 apps all qualify — Spotify and Procreate share top rating of 4.9
Expected result
Use this output to verify values, aliases, ordering, and row count.
| app_name | developer_name | category | rating | downloads |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spotify | Spotify AB | Music | 4.9 | 35000000 |
| Procreate | Savage Interactive | Graphics | 4.9 | 8000000 |
| Meta | Social | 4.8 | 50000000 | |
| Calm | Calm.com Inc | Health | 4.8 | 9000000 |
| Meta | Social | 4.7 | 45000000 | |
| Duolingo | Duolingo Inc | Education | 4.7 | 25000000 |
| TikTok | ByteDance | Entertainment | 4.6 | 40000000 |
| Microsoft Word | Microsoft Corporation | Productivity | 4.6 | 18000000 |
| Netflix | Netflix Inc | Entertainment | 4.5 | 30000000 |
| YouTube | Google LLC | Entertainment | 4.4 | 55000000 |
Previewing 10 of 15 expected rows. Run the query in the editor to inspect the full result.
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