UK 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 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 37.2362835587
62.7637164413
37%

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 34
66
34%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 13%
Transactional 2%
Navigational 28%
Seasonal 0%
Local 0%
Problem Solving 16%

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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 30.86
insta360.com 14.35
apple.com 9.31
monkey.app 8.16
betterme.world 2.78
oneplus.com 2.72
ebay.co.uk 2.05
tracelo.com 1.59
location-tool.com 1.48
uber.com 1.42
others 25.28
  • play.google.com - 30.86%
  • insta360.com - 14.35%
  • apple.com - 9.31%
  • monkey.app - 8.16%
  • betterme.world - 2.78%
  • oneplus.com - 2.72%
  • ebay.co.uk - 2.05%
  • tracelo.com - 1.59%
  • location-tool.com - 1.48%
  • uber.com - 1.42%
  • others - 25.28%

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In the PPC landscape, play.google.com dominates with 30.86% click share, followed by insta360.com at 14.35%. Meanwhile, ‘others’ collectively hold a significant 25.28% share.

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 monkey.app apple.com match.com trainerize.com tracelo.com play.google.com betterme.world paypal.com ebay.co.uk
2026/03/01 2.19% 2.36% 8.17% 2.02% 2.06% 2% 13.84% 8.42% 1.24% 3.19%
2026/03/02 3.24% 2.16% 6.65% 2.12% 0.89% 1.89% 9.97% 4.79% 0.72% 6.16%
2026/03/03 3.01% 2.62% 8.81% 1.62% 0.71% 3.37% 7.6% 4.98% 1.95% 2.37%
2026/03/04 3.73% 1.94% 9.81% 1.57% 1.21% 3.07% 5.02% 6.88% 2.89% 1.92%
2026/03/05 3.82% 1.98% 12.1% 1.71% 1.8% 5.18% 7.26% 5.52% 1.55% 2.23%
2026/03/06 2.15% 1.86% 18.64% 2.33% 1.35% 2.35% 7.02% 4.86% 2.73% 1.68%
2026/03/07 4.16% 1.44% 10.59% 1.84% 2.23% 4.63% 3.62% 3.77% 2.63% 2.59%
2026/03/08 3.49% 2.02% 7.61% 1.8% 1.53% 2.75% 13.9% 4.49% 4.05% 2.88%
2026/03/09 2.08% 2.66% 11.34% 2.14% 2.67% 2% 9.6% 6.21% 2.21% 1.84%
2026/03/10 4.51% 2.69% 11.29% 1.47% 2.33% 1.91% 14.74% 4.26% 3.1% 1.81%
2026/03/11 4.51% 1.03% 7.58% 2.06% 2.41% 1.86% 9.78% 8.06% 3.16% 1.84%
2026/03/12 5.46% 2.31% 10.07% 1.78% 2.34% 1.68% 10.31% 5.82% 2.59% 1.42%
2026/03/13 5.25% 2.92% 11.35% 2.55% 2.25% 1.25% 12.41% 0.68% 2.63% 1.97%
2026/03/14 5.23% 1.91% 8.15% 1.58% 1.76% 2.04% 12.59% 8.23% 3.18% 2.14%
2026/03/15 7.02% 2.42% 7.94% 2.41% 2.64% 1.99% 6.59% 5.18% 3.29% 2.69%
2026/03/16 5.11% 1.6% 14.76% 4.33% 2.3% 0.85% 8.31% 4.7% 1.69% 1.2%
2026/03/17 8.78% 1.9% 11.32% 1.62% 1.66% 1.91% 13.73% 5.99% 1.38% 2.56%
2026/03/18 6.48% 2.09% 10.53% 2.19% 2.46% 1.96% 14.5% 6.26% 1.79% 1.56%
2026/03/19 7.84% 1.91% 8.55% 1.87% 1.91% 0.94% 15.79% 3.98% 1.5% 1.53%
2026/03/20 5.66% 2.58% 8.9% 2.32% 2.12% 1.17% 9.8% 5.14% 1.85% 1.36%
2026/03/21 4.28% 1.73% 4.89% 1.84% 1.87% 2% 18.84% 3.55% 2.32% 2.12%
2026/03/22 4.02% 2.44% 3.25% 1.8% 2.27% 1.43% 15.97% 2.67% 3.54% 1.83%
2026/03/23 4.88% 2.58% 6.67% 2.82% 2.02% 1.36% 15.95% 1.86% 1.97% 1.84%
2026/03/24 8.73% 1.89% 11.25% 1.61% 1.65% 1.9% 13.65% 5.95% 1.38% 2.54%
2026/03/25 1.59% 3.86% 5.55% 2.7% 2.49% 1.2% 22.89% 1.64% 3.15% 1.51%
2026/03/26 5.16% 3.78% 4.87% 2.48% 1.98% 0.71% 21.93% 0.83% 2.15% 3.38%
2026/03/27 6.59% 3.29% 5.18% 2.55% 2.87% 0.97% 15.12% 2.13% 2.11% 2.26%
2026/03/28 5.12% 3% 5% 1.88% 2.64% 1.98% 18.66% 2.78% 3.09% 0.77%
2026/03/29 4.34% 2.47% 4.23% 2.22% 2.37% 1.65% 20.3% 0.36% 5.96% 0.59%
2026/03/30 4.43% 3.31% 3.31% 7.24% 2.06% 0.78% 15.13% 2.26% 2.31% 0.6%
2026/03/31 5.18% 4.33% 3.23% 3.04% 2.53% 2.49% 2.26% 1.99% 1.11% 0.65%
  • insta360.com
  • monkey.app
  • apple.com
  • match.com
  • trainerize.com
  • tracelo.com
  • play.google.com
  • betterme.world
  • paypal.com
  • ebay.co.uk

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In March 2026, play.google.com dominated PPC spend, peaking at 22.89 on the 25th. Apple.com fluctuated, starting strong but declining. Insta360.com saw a mid-month surge, while monkey.app and match.com remained steady. 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
2026/03/01 416
2026/03/02 429
2026/03/03 435
2026/03/04 421
2026/03/05 407
2026/03/06 408
2026/03/07 415
2026/03/08 412
2026/03/09 416
2026/03/10 405
2026/03/11 404
2026/03/12 400
2026/03/13 395
2026/03/14 419
2026/03/15 407
2026/03/16 404
2026/03/17 425
2026/03/18 403
2026/03/19 419
2026/03/20 420
2026/03/21 401
2026/03/22 415
2026/03/23 403
2026/03/24 425
2026/03/25 382
2026/03/26 358
2026/03/27 373
2026/03/28 379
2026/03/29 387
2026/03/30 373
2026/03/31 371

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March began with 416 advertisers, peaking at 435 on March 3. A decline followed, reaching 358 by March 26. The month concluded with 371 advertisers, reflecting a downward trend.

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 9.13%
monkey.app 1.56%
insta360.com 1.26%
capcut.com 0.27%
a1techdeals.com 0.13%
microsoft.com -0.68%
store.google.com -0.78%
tracelo.com -0.86%
betterme.world -1.5%
apple.com -6.4%

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Apple.com saw a significant drop of 6.4%, while play.google.com surged by 9.13%. Monkey.app and insta360.com also experienced positive growth, contrasting with declines from betterme.world and tracelo.com.

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 monkey.app play.google.com location-tool.com vodafone.co.uk tracelo.com adobe.com apple.com ebay.co.uk match.com
2026/03/01 4.81% 5.22% 16.6% 2.53% 1.34% 3.53% 1.75% 6.77% 7.06% 1.17%
2026/03/02 6.76% 4.08% 10.22% 2.97% 1.82% 2.95% 1.47% 5.31% 13.71% 1.09%
2026/03/03 6.53% 5.3% 12.19% 3.27% 3.52% 5.94% 1.96% 7.58% 3.15% 0.9%
2026/03/04 7.77% 3.79% 7.67% 2.97% 4.9% 4.74% 1.8% 8.98% 3.59% 0.79%
2026/03/05 8.25% 3.89% 10.83% 4.38% 3.16% 8.6% 1.69% 10.54% 4.92% 0.91%
2026/03/06 4.43% 4.04% 13.62% 1.84% 2.97% 4.12% 2.4% 17.21% 2.23% 1.31%
2026/03/07 7.87% 3.16% 7.81% 4.66% 0.68% 8.49% 2.48% 9.79% 3.77% 1.02%
2026/03/08 7.13% 4.43% 15.3% 7.04% 0.51% 4.79% 2.44% 7.79% 4.12% 1.03%
2026/03/09 4.5% 5.85% 16.52% 1.45% 1.9% 3.7% 2.24% 11.87% 3.31% 1.25%
2026/03/10 9.72% 5.87% 19.1% 4.66% 0.38% 3.04% 1.84% 11.14% 1.81% 0.92%
2026/03/11 10.05% 2.46% 13.85% 2.66% 3.37% 3.38% 2.19% 8.51% 2.07% 1.26%
2026/03/12 12.28% 4.95% 6.77% 2.51% 3.88% 3.05% 2% 10.91% 1.81% 1.11%
2026/03/13 10.75% 5.92% 16.68% 1.85% 1.94% 1.84% 1.2% 10.45% 2.03% 1.45%
2026/03/14 10.49% 3.82% 14.75% 3.65% 2.56% 3.29% 1.64% 7.51% 2.52% 0.92%
2026/03/15 14.21% 4.84% 10.65% 3.46% 2.5% 3.52% 1.91% 7.33% 3.13% 1.29%
2026/03/16 10.35% 3.32% 12.45% 4.19% 4.94% 1.18% 1.35% 12.68% 1.73% 4.45%
2026/03/17 16.67% 3.48% 12.75% 2.43% 4.36% 2.79% 1.36% 9.39% 5.3% 0.73%
2026/03/18 13.07% 4.03% 14.72% 6% 2.57% 3.44% 1.57% 8.65% 1.87% 1.32%
2026/03/19 14.81% 3.91% 17.58% 2.26% 1.85% 1.34% 1.77% 7.32% 2.53% 1%
2026/03/20 10.9% 5.1% 14.16% 6.24% 1.67% 1.74% 2.34% 7.26% 2.25% 1.25%
2026/03/21 8.85% 3.41% 19.26% 4.48% 0.23% 3.02% 2.35% 4.24% 2.71% 1.06%
2026/03/22 8.46% 5.13% 17.92% 7.84% 0.76% 2.38% 2.18% 2.91% 1.87% 1%
2026/03/23 10.42% 5.17% 16.56% 2.02% 5.56% 2.23% 2.17% 5.75% 2.25% 2.71%
2026/03/24 16.67% 3.48% 12.75% 2.43% 4.36% 2.79% 1.36% 9.39% 5.3% 0.73%
2026/03/25 3.86% 8.85% 25.92% 4.2% 2.34% 1.92% 2.97% 5.09% 1.96% 1.63%
2026/03/26 12.54% 7.95% 21.16% 2.45% 1.26% 1.07% 2.4% 4.25% 5.39% 1.39%
2026/03/27 13.43% 6.62% 21.99% 1.93% 0.93% 1.3% 1.9% 4.57% 3.7% 1.43%
2026/03/28 11.74% 6.55% 20.02% 1.2% 1.4% 3.95% 2.16% 4.63% 1.27% 1.13%
2026/03/29 7.5% 4.65% 27.47% 4.88% 4.69% 2.61% 1.41% 3.09% 1.7% 1.13%
2026/03/30 8.41% 6.29% 15% 2.88% 10.83% 1.11% 1.59% 2.61% 1.57% 5.62%
2026/03/31 9.84% 8.09% 5.72% 4.97% 3.98% 3.47% 2.4% 2.38% 1.89% 1.53%
  • insta360.com
  • monkey.app
  • play.google.com
  • location-tool.com
  • vodafone.co.uk
  • tracelo.com
  • adobe.com
  • apple.com
  • ebay.co.uk
  • match.com

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In March 2026, play.google.com dominated with a peak impression share of 27.47% on the 29th. insta360.com saw fluctuations, peaking at 16.67% twice. monkey.app had a steady rise, ending at 8.09%. The month concluded with diverse performances across domains.

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.

  2. 2
    Livuapp.com - Free Random Video Chat - Best Omegle Alternative https://www.livuapp.com

    Livuapp.com is the best way to meet someone new, make friends and date Join a vibrant community of millions in the best free video chat alternative to omegle.

  3. 3
    Browse profiles for free https://uk.match.com

    Connect with Singles near you — A dating site you can trust, dating, singles, personals & much more!

  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 | Google Play. Enjoy it today https://play.google.com

    Find the top books, apps & games on the Google Play. Download now. Download online, enjoy offline. Google Play is available on all devices at anytime.

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In the bustling world of PPC, Apple’s ad for the new iPad Air stands out with its promise of personalization and cutting-edge technology. Livuapp.com entices with a vibrant community for social connections, while Match.com offers trust in dating. My PT Hub empowers nutritionists with comprehensive tools, and Google Play highlights accessibility and entertainment. Each ad uniquely captures its audience with tailored messaging and compelling propositions.

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