AI app builder market, September 2026
Miles FosterOwner and tester, RankDude
The marketâ–˛ Growingbut visits are down 6.4% over the last six months
- Visits, year on year
- +27%
- Visits vs August 2026
- -0.9%
- Name searches, year on year
- +22%
Every month I measure Google visits to the 51 AI app builder sites I track, and how often people search for them by name. In September 2026 they got about 5.8 million visits, 27% more than a year ago.
Below: who grew fastest (one site is up 4347% in a year), who sits highest on Google, where the visitors live and what comes next.
Data from DataForSEO, Tranco, Chrome UX Report, Ahrefs and SerpApi · not a ranking
AI app builder market: the key numbers for September 2026
Four numbers for September 2026. Visits mean visits from Google search to the tracked sites. Tap one for the detail below.
- The tracked sites got 5,752,713 visits from Google in September 2026, 27% more than a year ago and about as many as in August 2026.
- “ai app builder” gets about 12,100 US searches a month. People searched the site names 1,110,970 times in the US in September 2026, 22% more often than a year ago.
- 4 tracked sites are on Google’s first page for “ai app builder”; the highest is Base44 at position 1. Replit is the most-visited site.
- 11.7% of visits came from the US (12.4% a year ago), then India, Brazil and United Kingdom. The five most-visited sites took 64.9% of all visits.
1How many visits
In plain words: These sites got more visits from Google than a year ago (+27%), and September 2026 was about the same as August 2026 (-1%).
- Visits, September 2026
- 5,752,713 (+26.6% on a year ago, -0.9% on August 2026)
- US visits
- 671,587 (+19.5% on a year ago)
- 24-month peak
- 6,297,490 in February 2026
WorldVisits a month to AI app builder sites, worldwide
Source: DataForSEO, Google search visits, all tracked sites.
Miles explains
Judge this line on the year, not the last dot: visits are 27% above a year ago, and 9% below the February 2026 high. One site winning or losing a ranking can swing a single month a lot.
2How many people went looking
People typed a site’s name into Google 22% more often than a year ago (+22%). That is the loyalty number, because nobody types a name by accident.
- Searches for "ai app builder"
- 12,100 a month in the US, 40,500 worldwide (12-month average)
- Name searches, September 2026
- 1,110,970 in the US (+21.9% on a year ago), 9,092,070 worldwide
USSearches a month for "ai app builder", United States
Source: Google Ads via DataForSEO.
USSearches a month for the site names, United States
Source: Google Ads via DataForSEO, to September 2026.
| Most searched by name, US | Searches a month |
|---|---|
 Softr | 450,000 |
 Base44 | 368,000 |
 Replit | 201,000 |
 FlutterFlow | 14,800 |
 Retool | 14,800 |
 Lovable | 12,100 |
 AppSheet | 6,600 |
 Thunkable | 5,400 |
Most searched by name, US
- Softr
- Searches a month
- 450,000
- Base44
- Searches a month
- 368,000
- Replit
- Searches a month
- 201,000
- FlutterFlow
- Searches a month
- 14,800
- Retool
- Searches a month
- 14,800
- Lovable
- Searches a month
- 12,100
- AppSheet
- Searches a month
- 6,600
- Thunkable
- Searches a month
- 5,400
Ordered by US searches for the brand name in September 2026. A measured order, not a ranking.
Miles explains
Name searches are the number I trust most. They are up 22%, and nobody types a site’s name by accident, so this shows more people coming back on purpose.
3Who is on Google's first page
4 tracked sites are on Google’s first page for “ai app builder”, and Base44 holds the first position. Being on that page is the biggest single thing that decides how many visits a site gets.
Ordered by US Google position for “ai app builder”, then Tranco rank. A measured order, not a ranking.
| Site | Google US | Tranco | Move in 36 days | Search visits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base44 | 1 | 16,894 | â–Ľ 310 | 388,705 |
| Replit | 3 | 3,635 | â–Ľ 59 | 1,111,013 |
 Anything | 4 | 291,678 | â–Ľ 8,419 | 42,881 |
 Glide | 8 | 94,848 | â–˛ 3,963 | 151,237 |
 WeWeb | 13 | 193,705 | â–˛ 37,367 | 50,084 |
 Bubble | 14 | 17,226 | â–˛ 405 | 155,632 |
| Lovable | – | 3,348 | ▲ 9 | 666,173 |
| AppSheet | – | 6,583 | ▼ 22 | 147,451 |
 Emergent | – | 21,693 | ▼ 829 | 220,225 |
 Bolt.new | – | 27,194 | ▲ 1,337 | 193,007 |
 v0 | – | 33,044 | ▲ 987 | 289,766 |
| Retool | – | 33,804 | ▼ 186 | 63,587 |
 Plasmic | – | 59,215 | ▼ 3,395 | 4,617 |
 Adalo | – | 60,351 | ▲ 4,253 | 50,384 |
| Softr | – | 62,728 | ▲ 4,134 | 906,980 |
Site
- Base44
- Google US
- 1
- Tranco
- 16,894
- Move in 36 days
- â–Ľ 310
- Search visits
- 388,705
- Replit
- Google US
- 3
- Tranco
- 3,635
- Move in 36 days
- â–Ľ 59
- Search visits
- 1,111,013
- Anything
- Google US
- 4
- Tranco
- 291,678
- Move in 36 days
- â–Ľ 8,419
- Search visits
- 42,881
- Glide
- Google US
- 8
- Tranco
- 94,848
- Move in 36 days
- â–˛ 3,963
- Search visits
- 151,237
- WeWeb
- Google US
- 13
- Tranco
- 193,705
- Move in 36 days
- â–˛ 37,367
- Search visits
- 50,084
- Bubble
- Google US
- 14
- Tranco
- 17,226
- Move in 36 days
- â–˛ 405
- Search visits
- 155,632
- Lovable
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 3,348
- Move in 36 days
- â–˛ 9
- Search visits
- 666,173
- AppSheet
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 6,583
- Move in 36 days
- â–Ľ 22
- Search visits
- 147,451
- Emergent
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 21,693
- Move in 36 days
- â–Ľ 829
- Search visits
- 220,225
- Bolt.new
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 27,194
- Move in 36 days
- â–˛ 1,337
- Search visits
- 193,007
- v0
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 33,044
- Move in 36 days
- â–˛ 987
- Search visits
- 289,766
- Retool
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 33,804
- Move in 36 days
- â–Ľ 186
- Search visits
- 63,587
- Plasmic
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 59,215
- Move in 36 days
- â–Ľ 3,395
- Search visits
- 4,617
- Adalo
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 60,351
- Move in 36 days
- â–˛ 4,253
- Search visits
- 50,384
- Softr
- Google US
- –
- Tranco
- 62,728
- Move in 36 days
- â–˛ 4,134
- Search visits
- 906,980
Source: DataForSEO (US Google positions) and Tranco, September 2026. First 15 of 51 sites shown.
Miles explains
No tracked site sits high on Google for “ai app builder”, so most visits here come from people who already know the names.
4Who grew, who faded
Biggest gain in September 2026: Vibecode (+44%); biggest loss: Dyad (-43%). Year-on-year growers are on the demand page.
Biggest moves in September 2026
| Up this month | Aug 26 | Sep 26 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Vibecode | 15,220 | 21,956 | +44.3% |
 Newly (formerly Natively) | 13,184 | 15,875 | +20.4% |
 Superblocks | 24,959 | 28,807 | +15.4% |
| Base44 | 350,476 | 388,705 | +10.9% |
| Lovable | 604,325 | 666,173 | +10.2% |
 Trickle | 47,997 | 52,685 | +9.8% |
Up this month
- Vibecode
- Aug 26
- 15,220
- Sep 26
- 21,956
- Change
- +44.3%
- Newly (formerly Natively)
- Aug 26
- 13,184
- Sep 26
- 15,875
- Change
- +20.4%
- Superblocks
- Aug 26
- 24,959
- Sep 26
- 28,807
- Change
- +15.4%
- Base44
- Aug 26
- 350,476
- Sep 26
- 388,705
- Change
- +10.9%
- Lovable
- Aug 26
- 604,325
- Sep 26
- 666,173
- Change
- +10.2%
- Trickle
- Aug 26
- 47,997
- Sep 26
- 52,685
- Change
- +9.8%
| Down this month | Aug 26 | Sep 26 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Dyad | 12,000 | 6,852 | -42.9% |
| Emergent | 316,970 | 220,225 | -30.5% |
| v0 | 414,316 | 289,766 | -30.1% |
 Same | 6,723 | 4,765 | -29.1% |
| Bubble | 206,105 | 155,632 | -24.5% |
 Caffeine | 7,611 | 6,020 | -20.9% |
Down this month
- Dyad
- Aug 26
- 12,000
- Sep 26
- 6,852
- Change
- -42.9%
- Emergent
- Aug 26
- 316,970
- Sep 26
- 220,225
- Change
- -30.5%
- v0
- Aug 26
- 414,316
- Sep 26
- 289,766
- Change
- -30.1%
- Same
- Aug 26
- 6,723
- Sep 26
- 4,765
- Change
- -29.1%
- Bubble
- Aug 26
- 206,105
- Sep 26
- 155,632
- Change
- -24.5%
- Caffeine
- Aug 26
- 7,611
- Sep 26
- 6,020
- Change
- -20.9%
Brand demand, year on year
| Searched more | Sep 25 | Sep 26 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base44 | 201,000 | 368,000 | +83.1% |
| FlutterFlow | 12,100 | 14,800 | +22.3% |
| Softr | 368,000 | 450,000 | +22.3% |
| Lovable | 9,900 | 12,100 | +22.2% |
| Superblocks | 3,600 | 4,400 | +22.2% |
Searched more
- Base44
- Sep 25
- 201,000
- Sep 26
- 368,000
- Change
- +83.1%
- FlutterFlow
- Sep 25
- 12,100
- Sep 26
- 14,800
- Change
- +22.3%
- Softr
- Sep 25
- 368,000
- Sep 26
- 450,000
- Change
- +22.3%
- Lovable
- Sep 25
- 9,900
- Sep 26
- 12,100
- Change
- +22.2%
- Superblocks
- Sep 25
- 3,600
- Sep 26
- 4,400
- Change
- +22.2%
| Searched less | Sep 25 | Sep 26 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Rocket | 3,600 | 480 | -86.7% |
 Famous.ai | 8,100 | 1,600 | -80.2% |
| Caffeine | 1,900 | 480 | -74.7% |
| v0 | 3,600 | 1,000 | -72.2% |
| Adalo | 9,900 | 2,900 | -70.7% |
| Emergent | 6,600 | 2,400 | -63.6% |
Searched less
- Rocket
- Sep 25
- 3,600
- Sep 26
- 480
- Change
- -86.7%
- Famous.ai
- Sep 25
- 8,100
- Sep 26
- 1,600
- Change
- -80.2%
- Caffeine
- Sep 25
- 1,900
- Sep 26
- 480
- Change
- -74.7%
- v0
- Sep 25
- 3,600
- Sep 26
- 1,000
- Change
- -72.2%
- Adalo
- Sep 25
- 9,900
- Sep 26
- 2,900
- Change
- -70.7%
- Emergent
- Sep 25
- 6,600
- Sep 26
- 2,400
- Change
- -63.6%
Source: Google Ads via DataForSEO.
5Where the visitors live
About 12 of every 100 visits come from the United States.
- US share of visits
- 11.7% (12.4% a year ago)
- Largest outside the US
- India, Brazil and United Kingdom
- US share of "ai app builder" searches
- 30%
USShare of visits that come from the US (%)
US share of worldwide search visits, month by month.
| Country | Search visits a month | Share of the measured countries |
|---|---|---|
| India | 1,686,130 | 77.3% |
| Brazil | 154,436 | 7.1% |
| United Kingdom | 104,693 | 4.8% |
| Canada | 101,610 | 4.7% |
| France | 57,208 | 2.6% |
| Germany | 42,375 | 1.9% |
| Australia | 34,701 | 1.6% |
Country
- India
- Search visits a month
- 1,686,130
- Share of the measured countries
- 77.3%
- Brazil
- Search visits a month
- 154,436
- Share of the measured countries
- 7.1%
- United Kingdom
- Search visits a month
- 104,693
- Share of the measured countries
- 4.8%
- Canada
- Search visits a month
- 101,610
- Share of the measured countries
- 4.7%
- France
- Search visits a month
- 57,208
- Share of the measured countries
- 2.6%
- Germany
- Search visits a month
- 42,375
- Share of the measured countries
- 1.9%
- Australia
- Search visits a month
- 34,701
- Share of the measured countries
- 1.6%
Source: DataForSEO, September 2026.
Miles explains
The US is the single biggest market, but only about 12 in every 100 visits. India alone is 77.3% of the countries I measure outside it.
6Links and ratings
Other websites link to these sites more than a year ago (+2082%).
The tracked sites had 304,038 referring domains between them in September 2026, +2081.8% year on year. The average Domain Rating is 66. Lovable has the strongest link profile at DR 91.
| By Domain Rating (Ahrefs) | DR |
|---|---|
| Lovable | 91 |
| Replit | 89 |
| Base44 | 87 |
| Bolt.new | 87 |
| Bubble | 87 |
| Emergent | 87 |
| v0 | 87 |
| Softr | 84 |
By Domain Rating (Ahrefs)
- Lovable
- DR
- 91
- Replit
- DR
- 89
- Base44
- DR
- 87
- Bolt.new
- DR
- 87
- Bubble
- DR
- 87
- Emergent
- DR
- 87
- v0
- DR
- 87
- Softr
- DR
- 84
| By referring domains | Domains |
|---|---|
| Replit | 59,086 |
| Lovable | 45,222 |
| Bubble | 34,526 |
| v0 | 11,189 |
| Retool | 10,317 |
| AppSheet | 9,272 |
| Glide | 8,937 |
| Bolt.new | 8,913 |
By referring domains
- Replit
- Domains
- 59,086
- Lovable
- Domains
- 45,222
- Bubble
- Domains
- 34,526
- v0
- Domains
- 11,189
- Retool
- Domains
- 10,317
- AppSheet
- Domains
- 9,272
- Glide
- Domains
- 8,937
- Bolt.new
- Domains
- 8,913
Source: DataForSEO and Ahrefs, September 2026.