How many people search for app developers each month?

About 299,090 monthly searches across the top related keywords in the United States, led by "best app developers".

Who already ranks for app developers searches?

2 dedicated directories and 1 general aggregators appear in the top 10 results for "best app developers".

Directory / United States / Data pulled 47 minutes ago

App Developers Directory

A directory connecting users with top app developers for mobile and web applications.

Verdict: Worth a try

There is significant demand for app developers, but competition is present with two dedicated directories and one aggregator in the top results. Despite this, there is a beatable slot available, indicating a potential opportunity to establish a niche directory.

Searches: 299,090; per month, top 12 keywords
Directories: 2; dedicated, in the top 10
Aggregators: 1; Yelp, Maps, marketplaces
Businesses nearby: n/a; no location given

Demand

Monthly Google searches in United States for the keyword cluster around 'app developers'. Phrasings Google counts as one keyword are collapsed.

Google Ads keyword data

Primary keyword

best app developers

Cluster total

299,090 / mo

Easy keywords

6 of 12

Keyword	Volume	Difficulty	CPC	Intent
mobile app developer	201,000	45 medium	$43.38	informational
app developer account apple	27,100	35 medium	$24.84	navigational
google app script developer	22,200	21 easy	$12.89	informational
apple app developer login	6,600	48 medium	$23.78	navigational
app developer	5,400	59 medium	$86.12	informational
google app store developer	5,400	100 hard	$10.35	navigational
facebook developer app login	4,400	73 hard	-	navigational
hire app developer	1,900	13 easy	$82.53	commercial
hiring app developer	1,900	13 easy	$82.53	commercial
hire mobile app developer	1,900	13 easy	$82.53	transactional
hiring mobile app developer	1,900	13 easy	$82.53	commercial
app developer near me	1,600	8 easy	$73.66	navigational

Competition

The live top 10 for 'best app developers', the keyword a directory for this niche would need to win.

Live Google SERP

Dedicated directory

Sites built for this niche. Your direct competitors.

Aggregator

Yelp, Maps, Reddit, marketplaces. Not beatable, not niche.

Business site

Google chose a business, not a list, for these slots.

Beatable slots

1 of 8

Content pages on domains under 10k visits a month.

#	Result	Type	Est. traffic / mo
1	reddit.com What is the best app development company I can ... Aggregator 4,074,612,103/mo	Aggregator	4,074,612,103
2	buildfire.com Top Mobile App Development Company Picks Content 17,567/mo	Content	17,567
3	businessofapps.com Top App Development Companies (2026) Content 250,359/mo	Content	250,359
4	techaheadcorp.com Top 10 Mobile App Development Companies in USA (2026) Content 28,362/mo	Content	28,362
5	clutch.co Top Mobile App Development Companies Dedicated directory 1,105,934/mo	Dedicated directory	1,105,934
6	woz-u.com The Top Ten App Development Companies in the U.S. Content 16,630/mo	Content	16,630
7	esparkinfo.com Top Mobile App Development Companies - 2026 Rankings Content 7,077/mo	Content	7,077
8	themanifest.com The Best Mobile App Development Companies - Manifest Dedicated directory 54,182/mo	Dedicated directory	54,182

Traffic is the estimated monthly organic visits to the whole domain, shown on a log scale. A content page from a small site ranking above giants is the signal to look for; business sites rank on local relevance and are not slots a directory can take.

Build plan

A starting structure for the directory, drafted from the numbers above. Treat the revenue range as an order of magnitude.

Generated

Name ideas

AppDevHub
CodeCrafters
DevConnect

Monetization

paid listings

Charge developers for premium placements and visibility in the directory.

$500 to $2,000 / mo after a year