Know the apps next to yours
Every Google Play app competes with a few dozen others: the leaders of its category and the rest of its rivals’ portfolios. APK Synergy puts that set together for any of 4.1M apps, with installs, ratings and release dates side by side, so a competitor review takes minutes instead of an afternoon of clicking.
1,000 free tokens a month, no card needed.
What a competitor set holds
A useful competitor set is more than a search result. APK Synergy builds it from three angles, all from public Google Play data refreshed every night.
- Category neighbours. The most installed apps in the same category, the field every new app has to beat.
- Rival portfolios. Every other app of a competing publisher, with its installs and ratings, so you see their whole strategy.
- Keyword neighbours. Apps whose titles share your words, found with a full-text search over titles and descriptions.
- Side by side. Installs, ratings, review counts, release and update dates in one shape for every app.
Publishers with the most installs
All developers- 1Google LLC493B installs204 appsbest known for Google Messages
- 2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.68B installs140 appsbest known for Device Care
- 3Meta Platforms, Inc.25B installs22 appsbest known for Facebook
- 4Microsoft Corporation23B installs71 appsbest known for Microsoft OneDrive
- 5Xiaomi Inc.15B installs15 appsbest known for App Vault
- 6WhatsApp LLC15B installs3 appsbest known for WhatsApp
- 7ColorOS13B installs21 appsbest known for My Files
- 8Motorola Mobility LLC.13B installs57 appsbest known for Moto Widget
- 9HeyTap11B installs16 appsbest known for Videos
- 10CASUAL AZUR GAMES10B installs216 appsbest known for Stack Ball - Crash Platforms
Building a set with the API
- Get a key. Sign up on apksynergy.com with an email, no card; the key is in the cabinet with free monthly tokens.
- Read your own record.
/app?id=your.packagegives your category and developer id. - Pull the neighbours.
/search?category=…&sort=installsfor the category leaders,/developer?id=…for each rival’s portfolio. - Compare. Line the records up by installs, rating and update date, and repeat monthly to see who moves.
Example: the field in Productivity
See allGoogle Drive
10B+ installs★ 4.3ProductivityGoogle Calendar
10B+ installs★ 4.7ProductivityGoogle Assistant
5B+ installs★ 3.8ProductivityMicrosoft OneDrive
5B+ installs★ 4.6ProductivityOPPO Photos
1B+ installs★ 4.2ProductivityDropbox: Secure Cloud Storage
1B+ installs★ 4.4ProductivityGoogle Gemini
1B+ installs★ 4.5ProductivityGoogle Docs
1B+ installs★ 4.7Productivity
Who builds competitor sets
- Product managers preparing a market review before planning the next release.
- ASO specialists choosing which rivals to benchmark titles and ratings against.
- Founders writing the competition slide of a pitch deck with real numbers.
- Agencies giving each client a monthly view of their field.
Guides
All guides- Google Play competitor analysis in five API calls
From one package name to a full competitor table: category leaders, rival portfolios and keyword neighbours.
- Finding similar apps on Google Play without the store’s own suggestions
Why the “similar apps” row on the store is not enough, and three data-based ways to find real alternatives.
An independent Google Play data service
APK Synergy on apksynergy.com is part of the APK API network: it reads the public Google Play listing for 4.1M apps and refreshes it every night. It is an independent service, not affiliated with Google, and it serves metadata only: apksynergy.com does not host, distribute or link to APK files. The brand main site is apkapi.com, where the same API, documentation and account live.
Competitor analysis: questions
What is APK Synergy?
APK Synergy (apksynergy.com) builds competitor sets for Google Play apps on top of the APK API: the category leaders around an app, the full portfolios of rival publishers and keyword neighbours, with installs and ratings side by side, across 4.1M apps.
Is apksynergy.com an official APK API site?
Yes. apksynergy.com is part of the APK API network, and the brand main site is apkapi.com. A key created on apksynergy.com uses the same APK API, so it works across the network for keys, billing and documentation.
How does APK Synergy decide which apps are competitors?
It does not guess. It gives you three plain lists: the leaders of the same category, the other apps of the same and rival publishers, and apps that match your keywords. You choose which of them belong in your set.
Can I compare my app with a rival publisher?
Yes. Open the rival publisher page, or call /developer with its id, to get all of its apps with installs, ratings and release dates, then compare them with your own record.
How often do the numbers change?
The index is refreshed every night. Install bands, ratings and update dates are at most a day old, so a monthly comparison shows real movement.
Is APK Synergy free?
Yes, to start. An account on apksynergy.com includes free monthly tokens with no card. A competitor set of a few lists costs a handful of tokens; token packs raise the limits for agencies.
Can I download APK files from apksynergy.com?
No. APK Synergy is a Google Play metadata service: installs, ratings, publishers and categories. It does not host, distribute or link to APK files; the answers are JSON, not binaries.
