--- title: "AppsFlyer vs Customer.io: Which is searched more?" description: "Is AppsFlyer or Customer.io more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Mobile marketing platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/appsflyer-vs-customer-io" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # AppsFlyer vs Customer.io: Which is searched more? Is AppsFlyer or Customer.io more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Mobile marketing platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: AppsFlyer and Customer.io - **Competitive set**: Mobile marketing platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **AppsFlyer Share of Search**: 49.7% - **Customer.io Share of Search**: 8.2% ## Is AppsFlyer or Customer.io more popular in search? - In September 2026, AppsFlyer had more branded searches than Customer.io among mobile marketing platforms worldwide. AppsFlyer had about 74,000 branded searches, while Customer.io had 12,300. AppsFlyer made up 49.7% of all mobile marketing platform searches we track, and Customer.io accounted for 8.2%. - AppsFlyer was ahead of Customer.io in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, AppsFlyer’s share of searches among mobile marketing platforms worldwide moved from 47.8% to 49.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 74K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Customer.io’s share of searches among mobile marketing platforms worldwide moved from 8% to 8.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 12.3K. ## Top mobile marketing platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, AppsFlyer and Customer.io were each mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. AppsFlyer was listed before Customer.io in two out of three answers that named either. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Braze | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | OneSignal | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Airship | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | CleverTap | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | MoEngage | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | AppsFlyer | 6th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Iterable | 7th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Customer.io | 8th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about mobile marketing platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which mobile marketing platform should I use?": 1. OneSignal, 2. Braze, 3. CleverTap, 4. Airship, 5. AppsFlyer - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best mobile marketing platforms?": 1. Braze, 2. OneSignal, 3. Airship, 4. CleverTap, 5. AppsFlyer, 6. Iterable, 7. MoEngage, 8. Customer.io - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best mobile marketing platform for in-app messaging?": 1. Braze, 2. OneSignal, 3. Airship, 4. Customer.io, 5. Iterable - Searched Google, AI Overview "mobile marketing platforms": 1. Braze, 2. MoEngage - Searched Google, AI Overview "in-app marketing tool": 1. Braze Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for mobile marketing platforms worldwide in September 2026? - AppsFlyer’s share of searches among mobile marketing platforms worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 53.5% to 49.7% in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | AppsFlyer estimated searches | AppsFlyer Share of Search | AppsFlyer rank | Customer.io estimated searches | Customer.io Share of Search | Customer.io rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 74K | 47.8% | 1 | 12.3K | 8% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 74K | 48.9% | 1 | 10.1K | 6.7% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 60.5K | 47.6% | 1 | 10.1K | 7.9% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 74K | 47.6% | 1 | 12.3K | 7.9% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 60.5K | 46.4% | 1 | 12.4K | 9.5% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 90.5K | 52.7% | 1 | 12.4K | 7.2% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 74K | 48% | 1 | 12.3K | 8% | 3 | | May 2026 | 74K | 48% | 1 | 12.3K | 8% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 90.5K | 53.5% | 1 | 12.3K | 7.3% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 74K | 49.9% | 1 | 12.3K | 8.3% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 74K | 49.8% | 1 | 12.3K | 8.3% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 74K | 49.7% | 1 | 12.3K | 8.2% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using AppsFlyer’s and Customer.io’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **AppsFlyer**: Measured on the search term “appsflyer”. - **Customer.io**: Measured on the search terms “customer io”, “customer io crm”, “customer io email”, “customer io sms”, “customer io whatsapp” and “Customer.io”, summed into one figure. - [AppsFlyer profile](/demand/global-en/brands/appsflyer) - [Customer.io profile](/demand/global-en/brands/customer-io) - [All mobile marketing platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/mobile-marketing-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is AppsFlyer or Customer.io more popular in search? In September 2026, AppsFlyer had more branded searches than Customer.io among mobile marketing platforms worldwide. AppsFlyer had about 74,000 branded searches, while Customer.io had 12,300. AppsFlyer made up 49.7% of all mobile marketing platform searches we track, and Customer.io accounted for 8.2%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "AppsFlyer vs Customer.io: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/appsflyer-vs-customer-io This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/appsflyer-vs-customer-io. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.