AUS Software & Technology Mobile App Dev - PPC Market Share Analysis March 2026

Leveraging Adthena’s Whole Market View, this analysis explores recent trends in Google Ads for the AUS Mobile App Dev category from the last month. Our Data Analyst, Ask Arlo provides commentary on key findings.

Mobile App Dev – AUS

Google AI Overview visibility for Software & Technology Mobile App Dev AUS

See how often AIOs appear and how search intent is distributed across buying signals.

AIO Frequency

How often a Google AI overview appears on search terms relevant to this category.

Frequency Percentage
Frequency 10.2161274575
89.7838725425
10%

Complex Query Frequency

A complex query is a longer, more detailed search that often contains multiple keywords, specific conditions, or multi-part questions.

Frequency Percentage
Frequency 36
64
36%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 21%
Transactional 2%
Navigational 13%
Seasonal 0%
Local 0%
Problem Solving 4%

Copyright © Adthena. All rights reserved.

Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 AUS Software & Technology Mobile App Dev brands

Here are the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Clicks for the last month.

Share of Clicks - Last month
Share of Clicks - Last month
Domain Share of clicks
apple.com 30.58
spacetalk.co 13.59
microsoft.com 8.03
squareup.com 7.87
amazon.com.au 7.43
shopify.com 6.14
meta.com 2.74
location-tool.com 2.65
store.google.com 2.28
uber.com 1.9
others 16.79
  • apple.com - 30.58%
  • spacetalk.co - 13.59%
  • microsoft.com - 8.03%
  • squareup.com - 7.87%
  • amazon.com.au - 7.43%
  • shopify.com - 6.14%
  • meta.com - 2.74%
  • location-tool.com - 2.65%
  • store.google.com - 2.28%
  • uber.com - 1.9%
  • others - 16.79%

Copyright © Adthena. All rights reserved.

Apple.com dominates with 30.58% click share, followed by others at 16.79%. Spacetalk.co and Microsoft.com trail behind, highlighting competitive diversity.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 AUS Software & Technology Mobile App Dev brands

Curious about your market position? Here you can see the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Spend for the last month. 

Share of Spend - Last Month
Share of Spend - Last Month
Date squareup.com location-tool.com microsoft.com spacetalk.co tracelo.com amazon.com.au finder.com.au apple.com shopify.com scannero.io
2026/03/01 15.03% 5.44% 5.3% 2.43% 3.2% 5.98% 2.23% 15.49% 8.09% 0.36%
2026/03/02 12.35% 2.43% 7.19% 1.55% 1.63% 5.14% 2.33% 26.43% 6.35% 0.4%
2026/03/03 11.44% 10.26% 5.03% 8.9% 5.52% 8.02% 2.15% 10.05% 5.65% 2.82%
2026/03/04 16.93% 3.79% 6.67% 9.42% 3.48% 5.45% 1.89% 13.48% 6.02% 1.06%
2026/03/05 10.89% 3.17% 6.28% 8.99% 7.17% 5.75% 1.73% 10.79% 2.37% 5.84%
2026/03/06 13.8% 4.27% 7.25% 4.5% 5.28% 4.76% 1.73% 21.14% 5.72% 0%
2026/03/07 13.16% 10.27% 6.48% 4.14% 5.81% 3.25% 2.14% 7.75% 6.12% 2.29%
2026/03/08 14.49% 1.54% 4.08% 6.07% 4.65% 6.23% 2.14% 11.94% 7.74% 1.21%
2026/03/09 18.05% 0.92% 5.81% 2.87% 1.26% 3.62% 2.87% 3.86% 7.33% 0.6%
2026/03/10 13.7% 9.5% 3.65% 3.27% 4.32% 10.09% 2.78% 8.11% 3.7% 2.18%
2026/03/11 14.93% 4.36% 3.99% 3.56% 3.01% 7.41% 2.31% 13.98% 8.81% 4.15%
2026/03/12 16.16% 2.46% 6.5% 6.11% 0% 2.83% 2.72% 20.6% 4.58% 3.55%
2026/03/13 17.31% 4.13% 9.56% 4.02% 0% 4.48% 2.19% 9.16% 2.71% 0%
2026/03/14 14.74% 5.59% 5.69% 5.56% 1.43% 4.53% 1.27% 17.15% 0.51% 0.36%
2026/03/15 11.53% 9.56% 8.64% 4.44% 0.79% 3.46% 2.49% 14.62% 0.7% 0.64%
2026/03/16 15.32% 0.7% 8.61% 9.18% 0.17% 8.35% 2.81% 5.84% 0.76% 4.95%
2026/03/17 14.37% 9.44% 7.7% 10.56% 0.14% 10.11% 1.96% 1.02% 0.32% 1.86%
2026/03/18 17.3% 1.21% 6.97% 6.64% 3.47% 9.11% 2% 13.04% 0.28% 0.69%
2026/03/19 14.7% 2.55% 8.42% 9.09% 0.43% 14.11% 2.8% 1.7% 0.25% 0%
2026/03/20 16.72% 3.44% 6.23% 9.08% 0% 10.08% 2.66% 2.99% 0.15% 0.09%
2026/03/21 11.01% 8.99% 4.39% 8.31% 0.7% 9.24% 2.63% 19.69% 1% 1.62%
2026/03/22 16.27% 9.32% 3.56% 6.34% 0.18% 6.01% 3.02% 3.49% 0.16% 4.15%
2026/03/23 14.58% 6.68% 4.86% 9.77% 0.15% 13.26% 2.66% 5.87% 0.14% 4.04%
2026/03/24 13.69% 14.29% 3.71% 4.76% 0.07% 3.73% 3.2% 3.15% 0.09% 6.15%
2026/03/25 13.41% 6.92% 6.23% 7.05% 3.8% 10.75% 2.21% 12.57% 0.07% 0.41%
2026/03/26 17.53% 2.81% 6.51% 3.63% 0.47% 7.4% 1.99% 20% 0.1% 0.05%
2026/03/27 21.8% 0% 5.19% 12.33% 0% 2.01% 2.92% 14.06% 0.95% 0%
2026/03/28 10.19% 6.91% 6.02% 11.3% 3.43% 8.08% 2.58% 9.79% 0.25% 3.33%
2026/03/29 11.22% 2.57% 4.27% 5.34% 0.16% 10.72% 1.95% 18.12% 0.24% 4.43%
2026/03/30 11.46% 8.09% 6.17% 4.32% 0.39% 14.07% 2.65% 4.35% 0.42% 0.67%
2026/03/31 12.36% 9.31% 8.73% 4.92% 4.16% 3.77% 2.7% 0.99% 0.36% 0.27%
  • squareup.com
  • location-tool.com
  • microsoft.com
  • spacetalk.co
  • tracelo.com
  • amazon.com.au
  • finder.com.au
  • apple.com
  • shopify.com
  • scannero.io

Copyright © Adthena. All rights reserved.

In March 2026, Squareup.com led with fluctuating spend, peaking at 21.80 on the 27th. Location-tool.com saw a notable spike on the 24th at 14.29. Microsoft.com maintained steady activity, while Spacetalk.co surged on the 27th with 12.33. Amazon.com.au’s highest was 14.11 on the 19th. Apple.com had a significant drop, ending at 0.99. Shopify.com and Scannero.io had minimal activity. The month concluded with diverse spending patterns across domains.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for AUS Software & Technology Mobile App Dev

Ever wondered how many competitors you’re up against in your industry? Well look no further, here we can see the number of advertisers bidding over the last month. 

Competitor Count - Last month
Competitor Count - Last month
Date Competitor Count
2026/03/01 202
2026/03/02 211
2026/03/03 198
2026/03/04 197
2026/03/05 192
2026/03/06 191
2026/03/07 190
2026/03/08 191
2026/03/09 178
2026/03/10 181
2026/03/11 175
2026/03/12 173
2026/03/13 181
2026/03/14 189
2026/03/15 183
2026/03/16 194
2026/03/17 206
2026/03/18 197
2026/03/19 198
2026/03/20 191
2026/03/21 195
2026/03/22 196
2026/03/23 196
2026/03/24 181
2026/03/25 189
2026/03/26 179
2026/03/27 169
2026/03/28 176
2026/03/29 190
2026/03/30 188
2026/03/31 187

Copyright © Adthena. All rights reserved.

March began with 202 advertisers, peaking at 211 on March 2. A decline followed, reaching a low of 169 on March 27. The month concluded with 187 advertisers.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for AUS Software & Technology Mobile App Dev

Here we’re looking at the Top 10 biggest industry movers by market share gains and losses for the last 30 days.

Market Loss & Market Gains - Last month
Market Loss & Market Gains - Last month
Name Market Trend
spacetalk.co 4.11%
amazon.com.au 3.86%
ring.com 1.2%
lightspeedhq.com.au 0.83%
location-tool.com 0.8%
tracelo.com -0.63%
geozilla.com -0.75%
meta.com -1.75%
apple.com -3.77%
shopify.com -8.42%

Copyright © Adthena. All rights reserved.

Shopify.com saw a significant drop of 8.42%, while spacetalk.co surged by 4.11%. Amazon.com.au gained 3.86%, and ring.com increased by 1.2%.

Campaign Efficiency

AUS Software & Technology Mobile App Dev Share of Impressions

Take a look at the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Impressions over the last month.

Date squareup.com location-tool.com microsoft.com amazon.com.au spacetalk.co apple.com shopify.com vodafone.com.au meta.com lightspeedhq.com
2026/03/01 10.7% 4.73% 5.09% 10.24% 2.22% 22.37% 14.68% 0.51% 3.03% 0%
2026/03/02 4.79% 2.53% 5.8% 8.47% 1.24% 37.52% 9.36% 1.13% 3.38% 1.15%
2026/03/03 4.68% 8.86% 4.38% 14.83% 7.31% 13.65% 10.62% 0.51% 3.08% 0%
2026/03/04 9.87% 1.85% 6.27% 10.57% 8.15% 18.17% 10.33% 0% 3.72% 3.81%
2026/03/05 2.65% 2.44% 6.69% 13.12% 7.82% 14.22% 5.05% 0% 6.24% 2.44%
2026/03/06 4.33% 4.66% 6.85% 9.17% 3.74% 33.31% 9.43% 0.57% 3.42% 0%
2026/03/07 3.87% 9.54% 7.6% 7.49% 4.41% 9.94% 11.15% 0% 9.39% 3.66%
2026/03/08 6.07% 0.86% 4.24% 9.49% 5.44% 15.98% 14.73% 0% 3.19% 2.9%
2026/03/09 12.56% 0.56% 5.07% 9.08% 2.46% 4.99% 15.48% 0% 4.49% 6.13%
2026/03/10 3.58% 8.45% 4.01% 21.41% 3.1% 11.12% 4.12% 0% 8.48% 0%
2026/03/11 5.81% 3.63% 3.9% 13.42% 2.91% 17.87% 16.49% 0% 4.97% 2.72%
2026/03/12 9.61% 3.2% 5.79% 5.98% 5.99% 28.55% 8.17% 1.58% 3.51% 0%
2026/03/13 12.46% 3.62% 10.3% 9.5% 3.87% 12.96% 5.63% 0.91% 7.95% 3.62%
2026/03/14 10.4% 4.41% 4.7% 8.74% 4.32% 24.19% 0.08% 0.02% 3.69% 6.05%
2026/03/15 7.38% 6.7% 7.42% 8.13% 3.24% 24.01% 0.11% 0.03% 6.66% 6.07%
2026/03/16 7.08% 0.41% 8.49% 19.01% 8.47% 11.82% 0.15% 0.39% 9.02% 10.56%
2026/03/17 9.98% 7.31% 6.66% 20.78% 8.11% 1.38% 0.05% 0.17% 4.11% 8.98%
2026/03/18 8.81% 0.6% 6.46% 18.22% 5.31% 20.01% 0.05% 1.35% 5.13% 7%
2026/03/19 5.3% 2.64% 7.44% 22.87% 6.72% 2.18% 0.04% 1.69% 5.81% 7.93%
2026/03/20 7.84% 2.5% 5.12% 14.95% 6.37% 4.61% 0.04% 11.73% 1.83% 0%
2026/03/21 4.25% 5.88% 3.32% 13.93% 6.25% 21.37% 1.19% 13.05% 0% 2.34%
2026/03/22 9.91% 8.32% 3.27% 12.78% 5.95% 4% 0.06% 5.03% 2.72% 3.71%
2026/03/23 7.1% 5.23% 3.48% 21.56% 7% 10.84% 0.04% 10.89% 3.33% 4.55%
2026/03/24 10.59% 12.95% 2.88% 5.67% 4.4% 2.91% 0.04% 0.69% 3.01% 16.46%
2026/03/25 7.79% 5.93% 4.72% 19.05% 5.77% 14.65% 0.03% 3.19% 0.93% 0%
2026/03/26 7.22% 3.24% 6.27% 16.15% 3.04% 22.69% 0.03% 3.74% 3.56% 0%
2026/03/27 12.59% 0% 4.86% 6.33% 14.38% 20.4% 3.07% 0.27% 0% 0%
2026/03/28 7.89% 6.63% 5.43% 16.29% 10.05% 10.37% 0.09% 0.43% 3.59% 0%
2026/03/29 9.2% 2.87% 3.8% 20.11% 4.37% 21.14% 0.08% 3.17% 0% 0%
2026/03/30 8.95% 8.35% 5.39% 28.49% 4.04% 4.27% 0.13% 0.45% 2.76% 0%
2026/03/31 10.13% 9.69% 8.13% 7.34% 4.57% 1.63% 0.13% 0.07% 0% 0%
  • squareup.com
  • location-tool.com
  • microsoft.com
  • amazon.com.au
  • spacetalk.co
  • apple.com
  • shopify.com
  • vodafone.com.au
  • meta.com
  • lightspeedhq.com

Copyright © Adthena. All rights reserved.

In March 2026, Amazon.com.au dominated with a peak of 28.49% on March 30. Apple.com fluctuated, peaking at 37.52% on March 2. Shopify.com saw a decline, while Vodafone.com.au surged mid-month. The month ended with Amazon leading.

Campaign Efficiency

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for AUS Software & Technology Mobile App Dev

Ever wondered how your rivals’ ads are doing? Here we can see the top-performing ads in the industry over the last month.

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for AUS Software & Technology Mobile App Dev - Last month
  1. 1
    Apple Australia | Official Site https://www.apple.com › au

    Introducing the new MacBook Neo, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and iPad Air. Buy now. Also shop for Apple TV, HomePod, accessories and more.

  2. 2
    10 Awesome eCommerce Apps https://www.lightspeedhq.com

    Increase traffic and sales — Discover apps that integrate quickly and seamlessly with your Lightspeed online store that will increase traffic, customer engagement and sales.

  3. 3
    Small Business POS Software https://get.lightspeedhq.com.au › pos-system › request-a-quote

    Small Business POS System — Cloud-based POS for retail & restaurants. Manage your small business anywhere.

  4. 4
    Meet Shopify POS https://www.shopify.com

    Take Contactless Payments — The Retail Collection includes POS Terminal, Tablet Stand, and more. Put a powerful POS mobile card...

  5. 5
    Free Inventory Tools https://www.squareup.com

    Free Retail POS App Available — Sales Reports Are Viewable On Your POS So You Can Make Business Decisions Backed by Data.

Copyright © Adthena. All rights reserved.

In the competitive landscape of Google PPC, Apple, Lightspeed, Shopify, and Square dominate with compelling narratives. Apple’s ad highlights innovation with the new MacBook Neo, while Lightspeed and Shopify focus on seamless eCommerce integration and contactless payments. Square emphasizes data-driven decisions with free inventory tools.

Frequently Asked Questions

Customer Success Stories

Get the full picture

See this data specific to your brand performance

The data on this page is just a sample of the billions of data points we hold at Adthena. The insights generated by Ask Arlo, leverage real-time GenAI to answer questions about your search data.

Our search consultants can introduce you to Whole Market View data that is specific to your organization, based on the size of the relevant search term and competitor universe, and the locations that you need monitoring.

Related reports