Productivity in May 2026

This is Apptonic's monthly read on Productivity: the apps with the most installs in May 2026, the posts that carried them, and the ads that ran alongside. Every figure comes from our own dataset.

293M
Total installs
$499M
Total revenue
719K
Total views

Apps with the most installs

Ranked by estimated installs for the month, summed across App Store and Google Play. Estimates are third-party and rounded at source.

ReviewsOrganicAds
ChatGPT67M2.4K418
Google Gemini46M1.7K362
Claude by Anthropic942K7120
Meta AI3M21099
Microsoft Word: Edit Documents20M1260
PDF Reader - PDF Viewer1M836
Gmail17M1.3K0
CamScanner- scanner, PDF maker7M4442
Grok AI5M24089
Gemini Notebook361K126178
Google Sheets4M136178
Microsoft Excel: Spreadsheets11M1.7K0
Adobe Acrobat Reader: Edit PDF9M317156
Google Docs6M2500
PDF Reader – PDF Viewer557K636
Open Chat - AI bot app276K10
DeepSeek - AI Assistant333K1190
MyJio: For Everything Jio27M330
AadhaarFaceRD665K60
Microsoft Outlook20M209229

Content that went viral

TikTok and Instagram posts ranked by views measured against the account's own reach.

Post
56510K
T@tocabocatuto

Toca boca mod 2026 #tocaboca #tocaworld #android #ios

TikTok
Post
48860K
M@monys.journey

finally cure your brainrot with this app

TikTok
Post
4725M
Z@zillow

when a quick stop at the Draft House turns into game day plans for Rams fans >>

TikTok
Post
455M
P@passportgoat

#ad Your trip shouldn't be slowed down because of a forgotten password. That's why I use @1Password …

TikTok
Post
3921K
P@paul2024x

These 4 instructions that make DeepSeek way more powerful. #DeepSeek #AItools #PromptEngineering #AI…

TikTok
Post
3626K
T@thesethhoffman

I hate to tell you this, but your #Squarespace website will not automatically be indexed by Google. …

TikTok
Post
35116K
G@gnutech

Why I Gave Up Every AI Tool @Genspark.ai #ai #website #Genspark #WorkwithGenspark

TikTok
Post
3228K
A@arieltindoc

Still stressing over messy meeting notes? 😭 HiNoter records, transcribes, and summarizes everything…

Instagram
Post
3111K
S@speakwithnickd

Thanks for all the love on the last video! For those asking I use the app PatterAI for generating my…

TikTok
Post
501M
S@studyingwkristen

new study method 🤭✈️ #focustown #studymethod #studytools #studywithme #collegehacks

TikTok
Post
5011M
R@replit

I made a very hungry caterpillar that eats fruit, grows longer, and causes chaos by pushing text aro…

TikTok
Post
3028K
S@starnoteapp

2 Ways to Fix Messy Handwriting in StarNote! Whether you prefer typing or handwriting, StarNote keep…

TikTok
Post
49123K
I@iwantmorecheese

They can steal your tokens.. #iwantmorecheese #Tech #microsoft

TikTok
Post
29224K
A@ai.bitconnect

📷 Merge Duplicates on iPhone—Save Space Without Losing Quality Using the Clever Cleaner App. Check…

Instagram
Post
2813K
F@fundarizona

I used to spend so much time trying to keep up with notes during meetings, appointments, and content…

TikTok
Post
2812K
W@what.lauras.loving

If you’ve been curious about the Brick but don’t want to spend $60, this is the DIY version I’ve bee…

Instagram
Post
284M
D@doctor.phone50

Speaker Cleaner Sound 🔊💦 Does your phone sound muffled? 😳 There might be water or dust trapped insid…

TikTok
Post
2712K
_@_dobylanete

Part 26: How to Use Airtable as Your Automation Brain Your spreadsheet cannot send emails, trigger w…

TikTok
Post
2719K
T@taki.gpt

Manus is an underrated AI tool that helps you create content and go viral on social media. Comment “…

TikTok

Ads that performed best

Meta ads ranked by how many days they have been running since launch.

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