Best Utilities apps on iOS, ranked by ASO
The App Store's top-charting Utilities apps, ranked not by downloads but by how well each one is optimized. Cleanup: Phone Storage Cleaner is the most downloaded, yet ranks #11 here by ASO.
Top Utilities apps on the App Store by ASO score
Seeded from the App Store's Utilities top charts (free + paid), then ranked by ASO score. The "by downloads" position shows where each app sits in the chart, so you can see the gap between popularity and optimization.
- 1
FORScan Lite - for Ford, Mazda
App Store#5 by downloadsAleksei Savin
- 2
Burner: Second Phone Number
App Store#9 by downloadsAd Hoc Labs, Inc
- 3
Proton VPN: Fast & Secure
App Store#10 by downloadsProton AG
- 4
Cleaner Guru: Clean Up Storage
App Store#3 by downloadsGM UniverseApps Limited
- 5
Fambase: Live & Group Chat
App Store#5 by downloadsNEXTWAVE MEDIA HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 6
Photo Cleaner: Swipewipe
App Store#13 by downloadsMWM
- 7
Cleaner Kit - Clean Up Storage
App Store#15 by downloadsBPMobile
- 8
Spark - Ren'Py Novels
App Store#20 by downloadsDevon Lewis
- 9
Noir - Dark Mode for Safari
App Store#6 by downloadsJeffrey Kuiken
- 10
AI Cleaner: Clean Up Storage
App Store#7 by downloadsGRIMLAX TRADE, S.L.
- 11
Cleanup: Phone Storage Cleaner
App Store#1 by downloadsDEEP FLOW SOFTWARE SERVICES
- 12
Universal Remote TV Control ·
App Store#4 by downloadsBEGAMOB GLOBAL LIMITED
- 13
McAfee: Stay Secure & Private
App Store#16 by downloadsMcAfee, LLC.
- 14
NordVPN: VPN Fast & Secure
App Store#4 by downloadsNordvpn S.A.
- 15
Norton 360 Security & VPN
App Store#6 by downloadsGen Digital Inc.
- 16
myCar: Car Widgets & Dashboard
App Store#8 by downloadsDOFUapps
- 17
Brave Browser & Search Engine
App Store#17 by downloadsBrave Software
- 18
TV Remote & Universal Control™
App Store#18 by downloadsTo Ngoc Mai
- 19
ExpressVPN · Secure & Fast VPN
App Store#11 by downloadsExpress VPN
- 20
Universal TV Remote ·
App Store#18 by downloadsKRAFTWERK 9 LTD
- 21
Private LLM - Local AI Chat
App Store#18 by downloadsNumen Technologies Limited
- 22
Just Press Record
App Store#11 by downloadsOpen Planet Software
- 23
DuckDuckGo, optional Duck.ai
App Store#15 by downloadsDuckDuckGo, Inc.
- 24
Authenticator ℠ App
App Store#19 by downloadsBEGAMOB GLOBAL LIMITED
- 25
IONIQ 5 Companion
App Store#2 by downloadsGregory Burlingame
Ranked by ASO score among Utilities chart leaders on the App Store. Scores measure title, subtitle or short description, keyword coverage, description, screenshots and visuals, freshness, and metadata completeness. Corpus refresh: 6/20/2026.
How to use this Utilities ranking
This ranking is designed to separate category visibility from listing quality. A chart leader can win downloads because of brand strength, paid acquisition, or network effects while still leaving ASO gaps in its title, subtitle, description, screenshots, update cadence, or metadata. The useful signal is the difference between chart position and ASO score.
Start with FORScan Lite - for Ford, Mazda and the other top scorers, then look for repeated patterns in the wording, visual promises, and metadata coverage. For your own Utilities app, use those patterns as a benchmark, not a script: validate the keyword opportunity first, compare against direct competitors, and then plan the next release around the highest-confidence changes.
What the ASO score reveals in Utilities
This is a listing-quality view of App Store Utilities apps. It is not a download chart. The ranking shows which leaders connect metadata, screenshots, freshness, and complete store fields.
If FORScan Lite - for Ford, Mazda leads this list, look for the reason. The edge may come from sharper title terms, stronger first screenshots, fresh release notes, or clearer category-fit signals. Use those patterns as a benchmark, not as copy to mirror.
The best Utilities apps on the App Store connect keyword intent, product promise, visual proof, and trust signals in one listing.
- Metadata fitClear title, subtitle, short description, and keyword coverage.
- Creative proofFirst screenshots show the outcome users came to find.
- Maintenance signalFresh updates and complete metadata keep the listing trustworthy.