UK Software & Technology Mobile App Dev - PPC Market Share Analysis April 2026

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

Mobile App Dev – UK

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

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 36.3675195268
63.6324804732
36%

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 35
65
35%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 13%
Transactional 2%
Navigational 31%
Seasonal 0%
Local 0%
Problem Solving 17%

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Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 UK 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
play.google.com 20.51
insta360.com 15.56
monkey.app 12.61
capcut.com 8.83
apple.com 3.57
oneplus.com 3
betterme.world 2.44
microsoft.com 1.86
adobe.com 1.77
location-tool.com 1.6
others 28.25
  • play.google.com - 20.51%
  • insta360.com - 15.56%
  • monkey.app - 12.61%
  • capcut.com - 8.83%
  • apple.com - 3.57%
  • oneplus.com - 3%
  • betterme.world - 2.44%
  • microsoft.com - 1.86%
  • adobe.com - 1.77%
  • location-tool.com - 1.6%
  • others - 28.25%

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In the PPC landscape, ‘play.google.com’ leads with 20.51% click share, followed by ‘insta360.com’ at 15.56%. ‘Others’ collectively hold 28.25%, showcasing diverse competition.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 UK 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 insta360.com betterme.world play.google.com apple.com monkey.app match.com adobe.com trainerize.com paypal.com capcut.com
2026/04/01 4.11% 1.62% 2.87% 2.35% 3.73% 3.96% 2.75% 2.32% 3.07% 3.4%
2026/04/02 2.83% 2.88% 9.2% 3.76% 3.39% 3.72% 2.65% 1.85% 3.37% 3.59%
2026/04/03 3.41% 2.9% 2.04% 5.71% 3.39% 2.94% 2.36% 2.02% 4.16% 3.22%
2026/04/04 5.22% 5.7% 3.12% 3.37% 2.65% 3.04% 1.74% 2.51% 4.13% 2.8%
2026/04/05 3.87% 6.88% 2.67% 4.32% 3.36% 0.92% 1.94% 2.57% 3.97% 2.75%
2026/04/06 4.31% 6.72% 2.68% 3.44% 3.3% 3.4% 2.19% 2.52% 4.47% 2.57%
2026/04/07 6.21% 5.34% 3.04% 2.03% 4% 4.13% 2.47% 2.72% 2.92% 3.53%
2026/04/08 6.46% 2.05% 1.97% 1.96% 4.41% 4.17% 3.2% 2.68% 3.59% 3.21%
2026/04/09 4.59% 3.09% 2.32% 3.03% 3.78% 4.41% 3% 2.77% 3.46% 2.81%
2026/04/10 3.5% 2.64% 2% 2.45% 4.42% 5.21% 2.32% 2.73% 5.13% 3%
2026/04/11 4.66% 4.06% 3.93% 2.27% 4.24% 4.14% 2.36% 2.64% 3.86% 2.96%
2026/04/12 4.27% 4.03% 3.05% 0.79% 4.33% 2.9% 2.18% 3.3% 5.79% 3.23%
2026/04/13 3.49% 4.41% 2.33% 2.51% 4.33% 4.71% 2.54% 2.63% 3.28% 3.3%
2026/04/14 4.58% 2.37% 4.01% 4.13% 4.21% 3.3% 2.95% 2.89% 4.66% 3.64%
2026/04/15 1.64% 3.45% 13.24% 2.37% 3.59% 6.53% 1.88% 1.93% 4.14% 3.8%
2026/04/16 2.48% 2.59% 6.56% 2.02% 4.71% 2.69% 2.54% 1.38% 4.54% 3.07%
2026/04/17 4.13% 5.36% 5.39% 3.07% 5.41% 3.05% 3.32% 2.14% 1.69% 2.18%
2026/04/18 3.15% 4.84% 10.25% 2.31% 3.91% 4.19% 2.81% 2.39% 3.82% 2.9%
2026/04/19 2.87% 4.45% 7.85% 1.26% 3.83% 2.53% 2.66% 2.65% 4.56% 2.2%
2026/04/20 2.51% 5.81% 8.94% 3.45% 4.33% 4.07% 2.27% 2.99% 4.57% 2.24%
2026/04/21 2.91% 3.88% 8.96% 5.67% 3.94% 5.59% 2.59% 3.41% 3.3% 0.12%
2026/04/22 3.02% 3.19% 10.14% 4.74% 4.18% 4.22% 3.2% 2.8% 3.29% 0.29%
2026/04/23 5.13% 3.46% 9.52% 4.71% 4.11% 3.28% 2.5% 2.17% 3.73% 0.88%
2026/04/24 4.6% 4.27% 8.74% 4.86% 4.21% 3.4% 2.72% 1.97% 4.86% 0.28%
2026/04/25 8.38% 3.74% 12.77% 2.83% 3.64% 2.41% 2.97% 2.82% 3.93% 0.15%
2026/04/26 4.97% 2.22% 11.72% 0.53% 5.06% 3.03% 1.47% 3.14% 4.8% 1.68%
2026/04/27 9.19% 2.64% 5.02% 2.44% 4.18% 2.56% 1.6% 2.37% 4.47% 0.81%
2026/04/28 4.77% 4.87% 12.27% 0.57% 3.49% 2.38% 2.85% 2.83% 3.47% 0.63%
2026/04/29 5.5% 2.33% 12.15% 3.48% 3.92% 3.17% 2.85% 2.87% 2.43% 0.7%
2026/04/30 7.74% 5.94% 5.63% 5.29% 3.68% 2.43% 2.31% 1.95% 1.8% 0.07%
  • insta360.com
  • betterme.world
  • play.google.com
  • apple.com
  • monkey.app
  • match.com
  • adobe.com
  • trainerize.com
  • paypal.com
  • capcut.com

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In April 2026, play.google.com dominated PPC spend, peaking mid-month. insta360.com and betterme.world showed fluctuating trends, while apple.com and capcut.com experienced declines. The month concluded with play.google.com leading.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for UK 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
2026/04/01 417
2026/04/02 437
2026/04/03 431
2026/04/04 432
2026/04/05 430
2026/04/06 436
2026/04/07 443
2026/04/08 416
2026/04/09 419
2026/04/10 415
2026/04/11 409
2026/04/12 399
2026/04/13 412
2026/04/14 426
2026/04/15 439
2026/04/16 412
2026/04/17 429
2026/04/18 424
2026/04/19 417
2026/04/20 406
2026/04/21 397
2026/04/22 410
2026/04/23 420
2026/04/24 425
2026/04/25 427
2026/04/26 406
2026/04/27 435
2026/04/28 412
2026/04/29 412
2026/04/30 410

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April saw fluctuating advertiser numbers, peaking at 443 on April 7, then declining to 410 by month’s end.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for UK 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
play.google.com 11.5%
insta360.com 1.85%
microsoft.com 1.04%
oneplus.com 0.37%
apple.com 0.31%
scanbot.io -0.32%
movavi.com -0.33%
ebay.co.uk -0.45%
location-tool.com -0.53%
capcut.com -8.77%

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In the past month, play.google.com surged by 11.5%, while capcut.com plummeted by 8.77%. Meanwhile, insta360.com rose by 1.85%, and microsoft.com gained 1.04%.

Campaign Efficiency

UK 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 insta360.com play.google.com monkey.app apple.com tracelo.com location-tool.com adobe.com ebay.co.uk vodafone.co.uk capcut.com
2026/04/01 6.92% 5.22% 5.56% 1.83% 2.06% 5.49% 2.45% 4.89% 5% 4.57%
2026/04/02 4.93% 12.61% 5.58% 3.16% 1.31% 6.58% 2.82% 2.66% 2.68% 5.51%
2026/04/03 6.74% 5.12% 5.39% 5.6% 1.29% 4.3% 2.64% 2.2% 3.26% 4.62%
2026/04/04 10.2% 6.34% 4.47% 3.24% 2.46% 7.45% 1.91% 2.69% 4.04% 4.1%
2026/04/05 7.58% 5.34% 5.72% 3.98% 2.4% 4.99% 2% 2.79% 5.29% 4.14%
2026/04/06 8.09% 5.76% 5.32% 3.07% 1.06% 1.19% 2.29% 2.94% 6.95% 3.77%
2026/04/07 12.86% 6.57% 6.89% 2.01% 0.89% 0.95% 2.37% 3.92% 3.17% 5.46%
2026/04/08 13.86% 5.08% 7.36% 1.84% 6.28% 3.78% 3.35% 1.72% 1.12% 4.76%
2026/04/09 8.45% 6.2% 6.43% 2.88% 2.22% 4.33% 2.96% 1.63% 4.11% 4.3%
2026/04/10 7.08% 4.63% 8.44% 2.66% 4.83% 3.91% 2.63% 2.87% 0.74% 5.24%
2026/04/11 8.93% 9.3% 7.14% 2.1% 6.4% 3.39% 2.42% 2.71% 0.2% 4.41%
2026/04/12 8.96% 7.95% 7.86% 0.72% 3.48% 6.97% 2.27% 4.48% 0.74% 5.34%
2026/04/13 6.91% 5.35% 7.24% 2.49% 0.95% 6.69% 2.51% 1.57% 1.56% 5.13%
2026/04/14 9.09% 9.74% 7.24% 3.85% 0.02% 3.91% 3.09% 1.87% 1.85% 5.78%
2026/04/15 3.44% 21.33% 6.25% 1.91% 0.7% 2.07% 2.22% 1.54% 0.84% 6.31%
2026/04/16 4.86% 13.74% 7.72% 1.88% 1.83% 3.77% 2.52% 3.04% 1.52% 4.68%
2026/04/17 9.03% 13.86% 9.16% 3.4% 0.32% 4.38% 3.08% 2.3% 0.12% 3.31%
2026/04/18 6.44% 16.82% 6.41% 2.4% 0.38% 4.96% 2.65% 2.42% 2.58% 4.28%
2026/04/19 4.92% 15.31% 6.23% 1.02% 9.6% 2.79% 2.88% 1.58% 0.96% 3.35%
2026/04/20 5.44% 15.93% 7.75% 3.54% 3.2% 4.75% 2.29% 1.47% 1.85% 3.66%
2026/04/21 6.55% 15.43% 6.7% 5.15% 0.39% 3.94% 2.76% 2.83% 4.97% 0.19%
2026/04/22 6.48% 16.87% 6.76% 4.24% 1.28% 3.32% 3.1% 6.12% 7.84% 0.49%
2026/04/23 11.2% 13.88% 7.53% 5.02% 0.36% 2.28% 2.6% 3.52% 5.14% 1.57%
2026/04/24 9.64% 12.17% 8.61% 5.13% 0.91% 1.89% 2.93% 3.13% 0.6% 0.59%
2026/04/25 16.15% 13.52% 5.72% 2.73% 2.39% 4.69% 2.85% 2.18% 2.83% 0.24%
2026/04/26 10.42% 15.72% 9.21% 0.43% 2.94% 1.68% 1.46% 2.57% 1.32% 2.9%
2026/04/27 16.54% 10.28% 6.2% 2.3% 1.1% 1.62% 1.31% 1.73% 1.49% 1.17%
2026/04/28 10.22% 14.62% 6.32% 0.67% 0.85% 5.55% 2.99% 1.73% 1.32% 1.06%
2026/04/29 10.91% 19.42% 6.5% 2.73% 4.15% 1.76% 2.77% 1.52% 0.68% 1.12%
2026/04/30 14.09% 12.29% 5.56% 4.46% 4.45% 2.26% 2.06% 0.96% 0.59% 0.12%
  • insta360.com
  • play.google.com
  • monkey.app
  • apple.com
  • tracelo.com
  • location-tool.com
  • adobe.com
  • ebay.co.uk
  • vodafone.co.uk
  • capcut.com

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In April 2026, Insta360.com saw fluctuating ad impressions, peaking at 16.54% on April 27. Play.google.com maintained a strong presence, peaking at 21.33% on April 15. Monkey.app and Apple.com showed moderate stability, while Tracelo.com and Location-tool.com had sporadic peaks. Adobe.com, Ebay.co.uk, and Vodafone.co.uk experienced minor fluctuations. Capcut.com had a significant drop mid-month, ending at 0.12%.

Campaign Efficiency

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for UK 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 UK Software & Technology Mobile App Dev - Last month
  1. 1
    The new iPad Air | Apple Official Site https://www.apple.com › uk

    Introducing the new iPad Air. Now supercharged by M4. Engrave your iPad with your name or a personal note for free. Only at Apple. Services: Specialist help, Apple Store Pickup, Free engraving, Financing available.

  2. 2
    Browse profiles for free https://uk.match.com

    Connect with Singles near you — A dating site you can trust, dating, singles, personals & much more! 1 in 5 Brits know a Match couple...

  3. 3
    Capcut - Free Video Editor https://www.movavi.com › capcut › alternative

    Alternative to CapCut for PC. Enhance your videos with AI. Download. Free and simple video editor with tons of creative effects. Download!

  4. 4
    The Best Software & App for Nutritionists I My PT Hub https://www.mypthub.net

    Empower your clients with the best software for nutritionists. Create personalized meal plans, access the world's largest nutrition database and track progress.

  5. 5
    Google Play App Store https://play.google.com

    Access on any Android device — Make your device a portable cinema, library or console with Google Play. Get started today. Find...

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In the realm of Google’s PPC ads, Apple captivates with the new iPad Air, emphasizing personalization and exclusive services. Match.com fosters connections, highlighting trust and success stories. Movavi offers a creative video editing alternative, while My PT Hub empowers nutritionists with tailored solutions. Google Play transforms devices into versatile entertainment hubs.

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