STORE TOP CHART · GOOGLE PLAY · SOUTH AFRICA
Top Free Android Productivity Apps in South Africa
ChatGPT leads the Google Play Top Free Android Productivity Apps chart in South Africa (captured Nov 1, 2026). 100 of the 100 ranked apps carry a modeled revenue estimate.
Chart captured Revenue and downloads: worldwide estimates, recorded period: Oct 2 – Nov 1, 2026
| Rank | App | Developer | Est. revenue (80% band) | Est. downloads (80% band) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  ChatGPT | OpenAI | $24.5M – $153.3M | 12.4M – 49.9M |
| 2 |  PDF Reader - PDF Editor | QR Code Scanner. | $90.6K – $468.8K | 4.4M – 17.8M |
| 3 |  PDF Reader – PDF Viewer | EZTech Apps | $28.4K – $136K | 1.9M – 7.8M |
| 4 |  Meta AI | Meta Platforms, Inc. | $24.4K – $116.6K | 5.2M – 21M |
| 5 |  Google Gemini | Google LLC | < $5K | 5.7M – 22.8M |
| 6 |  Status Saver - Download Status | Office Tools. | < $5K | 259.8K – 1.2M |
| 7 |  Share Apps: APK Share & Backup | Prometheus Interactive LLC | < $5K (Sep 24 – Oct 24, 2026) | 89.2K – 418K (Sep 24 – Oct 24, 2026) |
| 8 |  PDF ProX: PDF Reader & Editor | Office Suite Pro | < $5K | 3.3M – 13.4M |
| 9 |  CamScanner- scanner, PDF maker | INTSIG PTE | $870K – $5.4M | 2.1M – 8.4M |
| 10 |  Movie Box Max | MOVIE BOX MAX | < $5K (Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2026) | 23.9K – 117.3K (Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2026) |
| 11 |  Claude by Anthropic | Anthropic PBC | $5.7M – $35.4M | 4.8M – 19.4M |
| 12 |  App Lock - Fingerprint Lock | 360 Tool | < $5K | 1.7M – 6.7M |
| 13 |  Document Reader & PDF Editor | QR Code Scanner. | $42.7K – $204.6K | 2.2M – 8.8M |
| 14 |  Lucky Translate | Digitnesia | < $5K | 398.8K – 1.9M |
| 15 |  Cards - Mobile Wallet | Cards | $70.1K – $363K | 438.3K – 2.1M |
| 16 |  Adobe Acrobat Reader: Edit PDF | Adobe | $811K – $5.1M | 3.4M – 13.6M |
| 17 |  Microsoft Word: Edit Documents | Microsoft Corporation | $619.1K – $3.9M | 3.3M – 13.4M |
| 18 |  Grok Bot | SpaceX Super Intelligence | < $5K | 602.9K – 2.4M |
| 19 |  PDF Scanner - Document Scanner | QR Code Scanner. | $25.4K – $121.4K | 958.7K – 3.9M |
| 20 |  PDF Reader - Smart PDF Viewer | GambiSoftVn | < $5K (Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2026) | 135.7K – 635.8K (Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2026) |
| 21 |  Grok | SpaceX Super Intelligence | $4.3M – $26.8M | 4.3M – 17.4M |
| 22 |  Image to PDF - PDF Maker | Simple Design Ltd. | < $5K | 971.9K – 3.9M |
| 23 |  Wispr Flow: AI Voice-to-Text | Wispr AI, Inc. | $79.1K – $409.5K | 250.8K – 1.2M |
| 24 |  Open Chat - AI bot app | AceTools Team | $54.3K – $281.2K | 2.8M – 11.4M |
| 25 |  247Careers | 247careers | < $5K (Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2026) | 5.5K – 16.4K (Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2026) |
| 26 |  Vincen - Your Super AI Agent | Apptribe Dijital | $26.5K – $127K (Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2026) | 9.1K – 44.5K (Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2026) |
| 27 |  All Document Reader & Viewer | EZTech Apps | < $5K | 552.8K – 2.2M |
| 28 |  PDF Reader - PDF Editor | Simple Design Ltd. | < $5K | 963.7K – 3.9M |
| 29 |  AI Chat - Ask your AI Chatbot | Syphnosys Apps | < $5K | 2.1M – 8.4M |
| 30 |  AI Voice Lock Screen | Piontech Studio | < $5K | 587.5K – 2.4M |
| 31 |  ShareKaro Lite: File Share App | ShareKaro Team | < $5K | 502.4K – 2M |
| 32 |  Microsoft Excel: Spreadsheets | Microsoft Corporation | $425.3K – $2.2M | 3.8M – 15.4M |
| 33 |  StyleWorld Outfit & Skin | Princess Infotech | < $5K | 256.2K – 1.2M |
| 34 |  Microsoft Copilot | Microsoft Corporation | $521.9K – $3.3M | 2.2M – 8.8M |
| 35 |  Doc Reader: PDF & File Manager | charmolypi | < $5K | 196K – 918.8K |
| 36 |  PDF Reader - Viewer & Editor | Smarlong Technologies Electronics Limited | < $5K | 201.5K – 944.5K |
| 37 |  Chatbot AI Assistant - Genie | APPNATION AS | $140.4K – $726.8K | 685.8K – 2.8M |
| 38 |  UK 49's | Lunchtime | Teatime | Symphony Digital | < $5K (Sep 24 – Oct 24, 2026) | 19.7K – 96.8K (Sep 24 – Oct 24, 2026) |
| 39 |  Instabridge: WiFi Hotspot Map | Instabridge Sweden AB | $5.6K – $14.2K | 394.4K – 1.8M |
| 40 |  PDF File Plus | DBR Soft Inc. | < $5K | 185.8K – 870.8K |
| 41 |  Document Reader - PDF Editor | Simple Design Ltd. | < $5K | 839.6K – 3.4M |
| 42 |  WPS Office-PDF, Word, Sheet | WPS SOFTWARE PTE. LTD. | $774.5K – $4.8M | 1.7M – 6.9M |
| 43 |  Google Docs | Google LLC | < $5K | 2.1M – 8.3M |
| 44 |  Direct Chat & Messaging | Longnine | < $5K | 476.9K – 1.9M |
| 45 |  PhotoRecovery Plus | hk3072072 | < $5K (Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2026) | 23K – 112.9K (Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2026) |
| 46 |  Chat AI: Ask Agent Anything | Codeway Technologies | $281.5K – $1.5M | 701.9K – 2.8M |
| 47 |  WiFi Finder: Hotspot Map | Degoo Backup AB | < $5K (Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2026) | 48.6K – 227.6K (Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2026) |
| 48 |  Office Viewer:Document Reader | ECCCO Dev | < $5K (Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2026) | 37.9K – 186.4K (Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2026) |
| 49 |  App Lock - Lock Apps, Pattern | Appify Store | < $5K (Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2026) | 121.3K – 568.5K (Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2026) |
| 50 |  App Lock - Applock Fingerprint | Trusted Tools | < $5K | 1.1M – 4.2M |
| 51 |  Microsoft Outlook | Microsoft Corporation | $861.3K – $5.4M | 1.6M – 6.6M |
| 52 |  Microsoft PowerPoint | Microsoft Corporation | $39.4K – $188.4K | 1.2M – 5M |
| 53 |  PDF Pocket: Launcher & Reader | DEVVVS 0080 | < $5K (Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2026) | 147.2K – 690.2K (Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2026) |
| 54 |  ChatOn - AI Chat Bot Assistant | AIBY Inc. | $114.7K – $593.6K | 413.1K – 1.9M |
| 55 |  Authenticator App | Starnest JSC | $39.7K – $190.1K | 566.5K – 2.3M |
| 56 |  Google One | Google LLC | $47.6M – $297.8M | 751.8K – 3M |
| 57 |  Direct Messages, WhatsChat | Super Ludo™ Games | < $5K (Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2026) | 41.5K – 204K (Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2026) |
| 58 |  AI Clean Up: Storage Cleaner | Markcon Apps | < $5K | 202.2K – 947.7K |
| 59 |  Word Document: DOCX, PDF, XLSX | iKame Applications - Begamob Global | $10.4K – $49.6K | 604.1K – 2.4M |
| 60 |  PDF Box: PDF Reader & Tool | Wah Hub | < $5K | 582K – 2.3M |
| 61 |  App Locker Fingerprint Applock | Apps Creed.Tech | < $5K | 263.8K – 1.2M |
| 62 |  PDF Manager, Viewer & Editor | Video sfondi 002 | < $5K (Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2026) | 72.7K – 340.9K (Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2026) |
| 63 |  Mobile Scanner App - Scan PDF | Glority Global Group Ltd. | $116.2K – $601.6K | 118.9K – 557.4K |
| 64 |  Image to PDF - PDF Reader | Efficient Tools | < $5K | 302.7K – 1.4M |
| 65 |  All Document Reader & PDF | Easy Smart Studio | < $5K (Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2026) | 7.3K – 35.8K (Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2026) |
| 66 |  Google Calendar | Google LLC | < $5K | 595.1K – 2.4M |
| 67 |  Google Sheets | Google LLC | < $5K | 1.9M – 7.7M |
| 68 |  Gemini Notebook | Google LLC | < $5K | 2M – 7.9M |
| 69 |  Adara Translate-Travel & Live | International News | < $5K (Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2026) | 38.8K – 190.9K (Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2026) |
| 70 |  DeepSeek - AI Assistant | DeepSeek | < $5K | 1.7M – 6.7M |
| 71 |  Calendar 2026 | Vruksh Raj | < $5K (Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2026) | 48.3K – 226.2K (Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2026) |
| 72 |  Downloader | Supono Holdings LTD | < $5K | 244.5K – 1.1M |
| 73 |  Samsung Calendar | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | < $5K (Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2026) | 103.2K – 483.8K (Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2026) |
| 74 |  Status Saver-Status Downloader | Social Media Apps Studio | < $5K (Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2026) | 46.2K – 216.6K (Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2026) |
| 75 |  AI Chatbot - Nova | ScaleUp | $477.9K – $3M | 1.2M – 5M |
| 76 |  Google Drive | Google LLC | < $5K | 768.5K – 3.1M |
| 77 |  Word Office: Docs Reader | Galaxy studio apps | $45.9K – $237.7K | 243.3K – 1.1M |
| 78 |  ClevCalc - Calculator | Cleveni Inc. | < $5K | 481.2K – 1.9M |
| 79 |  Fontmaker - Font Keyboard App | Sociaaal LLC | $20.4K – $97.7K | 171.3K – 803.1K |
| 80 |  SignNow: Sign & Fill PDF Docs | SignNow | $32.7K – $156.5K (Sep 24 – Oct 24, 2026) | 33.8K – 166.3K (Sep 24 – Oct 24, 2026) |
| 81 |  PDF text editor - Edit PDF | AI Document Apps - Edit, Scan, Convert | $18.5K – $88.4K (Sep 24 – Oct 24, 2026) | 146.4K – 686.3K (Sep 24 – Oct 24, 2026) |
| 82 |  Document Scanner: PDF Scan | 360Control Center - PDPAPP | < $5K | < 5K |
| 83 |  Status Saver-Status Downloader | Apex Utility Apps | < $5K | 243.6K – 1.1M |
| 84 |  AI Chatbot – Virtual Character | Ho Viet Hung | < $5K | 220.2K – 1M |
| 85 |  QR & Barcode Scanner | TeaCapps | < $5K | 1.9M – 7.8M |
| 86 |  Link to Windows | Microsoft Corporation | < $5K | 390.6K – 1.8M |
| 87 |  PayJoy | onuvhuti tv | < $5K | < 5K |
| 88 |  iLovePDF - تعديل ومسح PDF | iLovePDF | $26.3K – $125.8K | 180.6K – 846.7K |
| 89 |  Ultra 4K Camera: Selfie Camera | hosdev | < $5K (Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2026) | 129K – 604.8K (Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2026) |
| 90 |  웨이크박스: 캐시 주는 미션 알람 | 동글컴퍼니 | < $5K | < 5K |
| 91 |  All Document Reader & Viewer | SaffronTech | < $5K (Sep 24 – Oct 24, 2026) | 69.8K – 327K (Sep 24 – Oct 24, 2026) |
| 92 |  Amharic Keyboard Ethiopia | Soft Droid | < $5K | 3.3K – 10K |
| 93 |  Summary - AI Note Taker | Labhouse Mobile | $105.3K – $545.3K | 222.3K – 1M |
| 94 |  Document Reader: PDF & Office | Adamedia Dev | < $5K | 51K – 238.9K |
| 95 |  Image to PDF - PDF Converter | Chixl Apps | $5.7K – $14.5K (Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2026) | 14.6K – 71.6K (Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2026) |
| 96 |  MyMTN: Manage & Explore | MTN Sudan | < $5K (Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2026) | 18.5K – 91K (Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2026) |
| 97 |  Smart Noter - AI Note Taker | Codeway Technologies | $73.7K – $381.7K | 260.5K – 1.2M |
| 98 |  File Manager | File Manager Plus | $5.3K – $25.2K | 627.7K – 2.5M |
| 99 |  GitHub | GitHub | $27.7K – $132.4K | 576.5K – 2.3M |
| 100 |  WeTransfer : File Transfer | WeTransfer BV | $127.1K – $657.8K | 172.4K – 808.2K |
Store chart vs. modeled revenue ranking
The ranks above are Google Play’s own Top Free Android Productivity Apps chart in South Africa, read from the store and dated by the capture (3 days or newer counts as current). The store decides that order with its own method for this one country.
The revenue and download bands are AppGazers model estimates for each app worldwide, each for its own recorded estimate period, so a chart rank and a revenue band can disagree. To rank apps by modeled revenue across both stores, see the top grossing apps report.
How these estimates work
Revenue is modeled gross in-app spend (in-app purchases and subscriptions, in US dollars) for the recorded estimate period. Recent estimates cover a rolling 30-day interval; older estimates may cover a calendar month. A missing start date is not inferred. It excludes advertising revenue, web sales and net profit. Downloads are modeled for the same recorded period. Both are worldwide model estimates from public App Store and Google Play signals, not reported figures and not country-level numbers.
Every figure is an 80% band (P10 to P90): the model expects the true value to fall inside it most of the time. Apps below roughly 5K per estimate period show as “< 5K”, and a figure the model did not produce shows as “Not estimated”, never as zero.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the #1 app on the Top Free Android Productivity Apps chart in South Africa?
ChatGPT ranked #1 on the Google Play Top Free Android Productivity Apps chart in South Africa in the capture of Nov 1, 2026. Store charts move daily; this page shows the latest capture AppGazers recorded.
How is this store chart different from the AppGazers top grossing report?
This page is Google Play's own Top Free Android Productivity Apps chart for South Africa, ranked by the store's own method for that one country. The AppGazers top grossing report ranks apps from both stores by modeled worldwide in-app revenue instead, so the two orders differ.
Are the revenue and download figures for this country?
No. The chart position is for South Africa; the revenue and download bands beside each app are AppGazers' worldwide model estimates for each listing's recorded estimate period, not country figures.
Are these real revenue numbers?
No. They are AppGazers model estimates of gross in-app spend, shown as an 80% band. Developers do not publish store revenue, so every third-party figure is modeled.
Does revenue include ads or web subscriptions?
No. It covers in-app purchases and subscriptions through the store only. Advertising revenue, web sales and profit are not included.
How often is this report updated?
Collection cadence varies. New apps are scored daily and existing apps are revisited weekly. Unchanged estimates retain their recorded period; modeling and store observation dates are shown separately.