Messages

Messages
Developer: Apple
Category: Social Networking
~1.6M - 3.2M
32.3K ratings
~3.7K (installs week)
Trend Steady
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Tracking 122 keywords for Messages in Apple App Store

Developer: Apple Category: social networking Rating: 4.07

Messages tracks 122 keywords (12 keywords rank; 110 need traction). Key metrics: 17% top-10 coverage, opportunity 50.9, difficulty 48.5, best rank 1.

Tracked keywords

122

12  ranked •  110  not ranking yet

Top 10 coverage

17%

Best rank 1 • Latest leader —

Avg opportunity

50.9

Top keyword: new

Avg difficulty

48.5

Lower scores indicate easier wins

Opportunity leaders

  • new

    Opportunity: 59.0 • Difficulty: 63.9 • Rank —

    Competitors: 2,341

    91.1
  • time

    Opportunity: 59.0 • Difficulty: 62.9 • Rank —

    Competitors: 1,805

    88.7
  • like

    Opportunity: 59.0 • Difficulty: 63.2 • Rank —

    Competitors: 1,767

    87.6
  • see

    Opportunity: 59.0 • Difficulty: 64.7 • Rank —

    Competitors: 1,122

    83.3
  • even

    Opportunity: 59.0 • Difficulty: 60.4 • Rank —

    Competitors: 1,114

    83.4

Unranked opportunities

  • new

    Opportunity: 59.0 • Difficulty: 63.9 • Competitors: 2,341

  • time

    Opportunity: 59.0 • Difficulty: 62.9 • Competitors: 1,805

  • like

    Opportunity: 59.0 • Difficulty: 63.2 • Competitors: 1,767

  • see

    Opportunity: 59.0 • Difficulty: 64.7 • Competitors: 1,122

  • even

    Opportunity: 59.0 • Difficulty: 60.4 • Competitors: 1,114

High competition keywords

  • new

    Total apps: 10,701 • Major competitors: 2,341

    Latest rank: — • Difficulty: 63.9

  • time

    Total apps: 8,391 • Major competitors: 1,805

    Latest rank: — • Difficulty: 62.9

  • like

    Total apps: 7,508 • Major competitors: 1,767

    Latest rank: — • Difficulty: 63.2

  • even

    Total apps: 4,869 • Major competitors: 1,114

    Latest rank: — • Difficulty: 60.4

  • see

    Total apps: 4,836 • Major competitors: 1,122

    Latest rank: — • Difficulty: 64.7

All tracked keywords

Includes opportunity, difficulty, rankings and competitor benchmarks

Major Competitors
message581006163

627 competing apps

Median installs: 266,150

Avg rating: 4.6

21

149

major competitor apps

messages581005663

623 competing apps

Median installs: 270,450

Avg rating: 4.6

11

138

major competitor apps

settings581005478

2,908 competing apps

Median installs: 256,188

Avg rating: 4.6

1210

578

major competitor apps

setting581004661

486 competing apps

Median installs: 241,450

Avg rating: 4.6

2020

103

major competitor apps

text581005372

1,581 competing apps

Median installs: 243,000

Avg rating: 4.6

3028

315

major competitor apps

updated581004869

1,085 competing apps

Median installs: 244,600

Avg rating: 4.6

3131

200

major competitor apps

updates581005572

1,493 competing apps

Median installs: 302,850

Avg rating: 4.6

8558

362

major competitor apps

social media581004664

685 competing apps

Median installs: 238,450

Avg rating: 4.6

6666

133

major competitor apps

facebook581005166

852 competing apps

Median installs: 240,100

Avg rating: 4.6

8080

173

major competitor apps

ios581005069

1,128 competing apps

Median installs: 238,712

Avg rating: 4.6

161

226

major competitor apps

update581004765

767 competing apps

Median installs: 272,550

Avg rating: 4.6

162162

168

major competitor apps

phone581005975

2,007 competing apps

Median installs: 269,575

Avg rating: 4.6

198

450

major competitor apps

top581005978

2,843 competing apps

Median installs: 305,500

Avg rating: 4.6

706

major competitor apps

new591006491

10,701 competing apps

Median installs: 270,475

Avg rating: 4.6

2,341

major competitor apps

share581006382

4,336 competing apps

Median installs: 258,138

Avg rating: 4.6

916

major competitor apps

friends581006281

3,682 competing apps

Median installs: 281,575

Avg rating: 4.6

846

major competitor apps

right581006381

3,793 competing apps

Median installs: 282,075

Avg rating: 4.6

912

major competitor apps

member201005163

631 competing apps

Median installs: 299,175

Avg rating: 4.7

160

major competitor apps

contacts571004855

263 competing apps

Median installs: 248,400

Avg rating: 4.6

52

major competitor apps

device581005575

1,985 competing apps

Median installs: 265,675

Avg rating: 4.6

425

major competitor apps

via581005575

2,102 competing apps

Median installs: 260,250

Avg rating: 4.6

427

major competitor apps

connected581005269

1,069 competing apps

Median installs: 269,250

Avg rating: 4.6

232

major competitor apps

destination201005658

377 competing apps

Median installs: 261,875

Avg rating: 4.7

95

major competitor apps

audio581005069

1,078 competing apps

Median installs: 228,788

Avg rating: 4.6

213

major competitor apps

individual581004561

489 competing apps

Median installs: 247,475

Avg rating: 4.6

101

major competitor apps

122 keywords
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App Description

Stay connected to the people and conversations that matter most. Send unlimited texts, photos, videos, documents, and more to any iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, or visionOS device with iMessage, or use it to send RCS, SMS, and MMS messages.

Features

• Send texts, photos, videos, audio messages, documents, stickers, Memoji, polls, and more to contacts using their phone number or Apple Account.
• Send Messages via satellite* to stay connected with friends and family even when you are without cellular or Wi-Fi connection.
• Automatically translate incoming texts, including group messages.*
• On-device spam detection filters out spam from your conversations list.
• Opt-in to screen messages from unknown numbers.
• Tapback with any emoji or sticker for a quick reply to express what you think about a message.
• Add effects to your messages like animated text effects, full-screen effects, and bubble effects to bring your conversations to life.
• Schedule a message to send at a specified time with Send Later.
• Your name and photo, or even Memoji, can be shared with your friends.
• Edit any message for up to 15 minutes after sending it. Recipients will be able to see a record of edits made to the message.
• Unsend any message for up to 2 minutes after sending it.
• Mark as unread when you don’t have time to respond but want to be sure to reply to the sender later.
• Name a group and add a photo to personalize the group conversation.
• Mentions let you direct a message to an individual in a group conversation.
• Inline replies let you reply to a specific message and see all related messages in their own view.
• Pin conversations to keep up to nine of your favorite message threads at the top of the list.
• iMessage apps let you quickly share photos, recently played music, stickers, GIFs, Apple Cash*, and more right from Messages.
• Start a Check In with a family member or friend to let them know when you’ve arrived at a destination or set up a Check In for a time duration.
• Use Messages in iCloud to keep your entire message history updated and available on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro, even when you set up a brand-new device.
• SharePlay via Messages lets you share synchronized activities like movies, music, workouts, games and more while chatting with friends in Messages.
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