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Best App Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top app stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best app stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Software - Application
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CCRD
CORECARD CORP
$223.24M$28.67$21.00-26.75%Hold1N/AN/A14.12%11.85%
MAPS
WM TECHNOLOGY INC
$159.00M$1.03$2.61153.40%Strong Buy110.29%N/AN/AN/A
PEGA
PEGASYSTEMS INC
$8.79B$51.61$102.7399.04%Buy111.52%8.73%36.20%16.74%
PD
PAGERDUTY INC
$1.46B$15.82$19.1320.89%Hold86.08%N/A18.98%2.98%
MITK
MITEK SYSTEMS INC
$450.63M$9.89$13.5036.50%Strong Buy23.46%50.86%14.28%7.39%
RDVT
RED VIOLET INC
$678.68M$48.63N/AN/AN/AN/A9.96%15.87%12.76%11.83%
KARO
KAROOOOO LTD
$1.55B$50.06$55.5010.87%Strong Buy216.99%13.40%42.05%26.51%
EGHT
8X8 INC
$277.03M$2.06$2.5122.04%Hold71.62%N/A20.91%3.74%
RMNI
RIMINI STREET INC
$473.61M$5.16N/AN/AN/AN/A0.93%N/A-41.79%7.76%
CVLT
COMMVAULT SYSTEMS INC
$7.50B$170.07$182.867.52%Buy712.37%21.12%34.64%10.07%
FRSH
FRESHWORKS INC
$4.35B$14.74$20.3938.34%Buy1311.41%N/AN/AN/A
QTWO
Q2 HOLDINGS INC
$5.77B$92.59$105.0013.40%Buy1210.04%N/A18.39%7.43%
UPLD
UPLAND SOFTWARE INC
$56.11M$1.97N/AN/AN/AN/A-10.52%N/A-41.42%3.43%
GRND
GRINDR INC
$4.17B$21.30$25.7520.89%Strong Buy420.42%N/A32.46%15.28%
RNG
RINGCENTRAL INC
$2.57B$28.61$30.918.04%Hold114.62%N/A-44.20%14.66%
ZM
ZOOM COMMUNICATIONS INC
$22.71B$75.05$86.2414.90%Hold172.77%1.43%12.49%10.15%
HIT
HEALTH IN TECH INC
$60.69M$1.11$2.50125.23%Strong Buy1N/AN/A7.72%5.13%
KLTR
KALTURA INC
$291.88M$1.90$3.5084.21%Buy20.76%N/A-176.27%-23.11%
EXFY
EXPENSIFY INC
$216.22M$2.34$4.5092.31%Strong Buy14.62%N/A2.74%1.95%
ADSK
AUTODESK INC
$61.23B$286.11$344.5020.41%Strong Buy2010.05%26.83%79.69%19.70%
JAMF
JAMF HOLDING CORP
$1.14B$8.65$19.14121.31%Buy77.59%N/A5.29%2.49%
INTA
INTAPP INC
$3.80B$46.95$67.7144.23%Buy715.96%N/A6.58%3.98%
PRGS
PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORP
$2.18B$50.64$75.2548.60%Strong Buy46.42%85.28%47.61%8.93%
SAP
SAP SE
$357.35B$306.21$265.20-13.39%Strong Buy59.17%21.44%21.76%13.15%
SSNC
SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC
$20.62B$83.61$93.5711.91%Strong Buy74.41%24.50%N/AN/A
LIF
LIFE360 INC
$4.92B$64.28$62.80-2.30%Strong Buy521.12%128.59%26.24%21.68%
INTU
INTUIT INC
$208.62B$747.90$818.119.39%Strong Buy187.54%17.42%27.33%15.03%
GWRE
GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE INC
$18.95B$225.13$256.9214.12%Buy129.15%76.00%11.94%6.54%
XPER
XPERI INC
$364.13M$7.97$22.50182.31%Strong Buy2N/AN/A-2.29%-1.51%
BIGC
BIGCOMMERCE HOLDINGS INC
$406.90M$5.08$7.8855.02%Hold4N/AN/AN/AN/A
CRM
SALESFORCE INC
$252.36B$263.97$341.1429.23%Buy298.34%19.14%17.52%10.78%
TRAK
REPOSITRAK INC
$356.02M$19.48N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
AEYE
AUDIOEYE INC
$150.75M$12.10$22.3384.57%Strong Buy312.63%N/A67.42%16.17%
ESTC
ELASTIC NV
$8.94B$84.70$112.5832.91%Strong Buy1912.05%N/A4.67%1.67%
SPT
SPROUT SOCIAL INC
$1.15B$19.75$29.8050.89%Buy1011.22%N/AN/AN/A
UPBD
UPBOUND GROUP INC
$1.55B$26.84$32.5021.09%Buy25.98%37.80%50.74%11.33%
APPS
DIGITAL TURBINE INC
$577.70M$5.40$7.0029.63%Buy111.22%N/A1.39%0.26%
AMTM
AMENTUM HOLDINGS INC
$5.84B$24.02$24.602.41%Buy512.89%N/A15.28%5.64%
APP
APPLOVIN CORP
$117.19B$346.32$496.9243.49%Strong Buy1316.90%37.87%1,017.95%102.64%
LYFT
LYFT INC
$6.44B$15.32$17.3012.89%Buy2211.36%68.35%N/AN/A
PTC
PTC INC
$23.34B$194.59$187.09-3.85%Buy117.86%21.14%20.78%11.42%
ADEA
ADEIA INC
$1.62B$14.96$19.5030.35%Strong Buy45.91%26.49%N/AN/A
VTEX
VTEX
$1.16B$6.37$9.1743.91%Strong Buy313.17%20.88%15.94%11.02%
CDNS
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC
$88.10B$322.66$328.921.94%Strong Buy139.53%19.79%34.99%18.54%
GTM
ZOOMINFO TECHNOLOGIES INC
$3.41B$10.37$11.096.95%Hold112.73%86.71%N/AN/A
YALA
YALLA GROUP LTD
$1.19B$7.47N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SEMR
SEMRUSH HOLDINGS INC
$1.33B$8.97$16.3382.08%Strong Buy616.80%107.84%23.16%14.94%
FROG
JFROG LTD
$4.65B$40.56$44.369.38%Strong Buy1113.91%N/A1.22%0.84%
TEAM
ATLASSIAN CORP
$52.51B$200.05$289.7644.84%Strong Buy2119.20%N/AN/AN/A
SPNS
SAPIENS INTERNATIONAL CORP N V
$1.68B$30.01$31.334.41%Hold36.65%6.08%19.17%12.37%
NOW
SERVICENOW INC
$200.39B$968.09$1.07k10.14%Strong Buy2816.32%25.32%N/AN/A
NICE
NICE LTD
$10.31B$163.01$206.7026.80%Strong Buy106.38%18.53%23.53%15.74%
DOCU
DOCUSIGN INC
$15.43B$76.36$91.5519.89%Buy116.26%-34.64%14.84%7.58%
GBTG
GLOBAL BUSINESS TRAVEL GROUP INC
$3.15B$6.59$10.0051.75%Strong Buy12.44%N/A15.80%4.68%
DAVE
DAVE INC
$3.07B$229.98$227.50-1.08%Strong Buy624.37%69.46%67.48%42.64%
CXM
SPRINKLR INC
$2.34B$9.04$10.2913.78%Hold74.69%-11.60%13.35%7.18%
PDFS
PDF SOLUTIONS INC
$920.17M$23.51$27.5016.97%Strong Buy217.09%600.00%8.49%5.42%
PERF
PERFECT CORP
$225.09M$2.21N/AN/AN/AN/A10.43%-5.52%5.89%4.72%
ASAN
ASANA INC
$3.39B$14.42$16.4614.13%Hold128.46%N/A-46.80%-12.61%
DOMO
DOMO INC
$580.59M$14.43$12.60-12.68%Buy5-0.95%N/AN/A-35.85%
PRO
PROS HOLDINGS INC
$778.56M$16.27$24.3349.56%Strong Buy67.45%N/A-3.15%0.49%
HUBS
HUBSPOT INC
$29.20B$553.77$788.8842.46%Strong Buy2414.25%N/AN/AN/A
WDAY
WORKDAY INC
$61.22B$229.30$300.7531.16%Buy2411.33%48.64%17.89%9.27%
AMPL
AMPLITUDE INC
$1.68B$12.86$13.404.20%Buy109.24%N/AN/AN/A
EGAN
EGAIN CORP
$184.89M$6.76$10.0047.93%Strong Buy111.72%-44.44%2.65%1.29%
BSY
BENTLEY SYSTEMS INC
$17.20B$56.68$51.78-8.65%Buy97.05%25.93%31.86%10.27%
AGYS
AGILYSYS INC
$3.23B$115.21$110.00-4.52%Strong Buy416.02%39.16%17.14%10.49%
BLKB
BLACKBAUD INC
$3.19B$65.83$70.507.09%Hold2-2.39%N/A448.25%7.07%
DBD
DIEBOLD NIXDORF INC
$2.20B$59.00$80.0035.59%Strong Buy13.09%N/A21.81%5.92%
ALRM
ALARMCOM HOLDINGS INC
$2.82B$56.62$66.0016.57%Buy33.84%-16.06%11.46%4.19%
CALX
CALIX INC
$3.31B$51.05$49.00-4.02%Buy37.92%N/A3.38%2.83%
BRZE
BRAZE INC
$2.95B$27.90$45.7764.03%Strong Buy1714.83%N/A-18.03%-9.62%
IDN
INTELLICHECK INC
$103.19M$5.20$5.8312.17%Strong Buy38.20%N/A5.64%4.04%
NATL
NCR ATLEOS CORP
$2.23B$30.33$41.3336.28%Buy32.57%60.19%126.07%6.04%
DCBO
DOCEBO INC
$871.77M$29.08$37.2528.09%Buy48.58%32.61%N/AN/A
OTEX
OPEN TEXT CORP
$7.57B$29.23$30.253.49%Hold40.61%26.33%24.54%7.37%
PCTY
PAYLOCITY HOLDING CORP
$10.10B$182.91$230.5426.04%Strong Buy1310.06%20.57%27.03%6.32%
MLNK
MERIDIANLINK INC
$1.30B$16.87$19.4215.10%Hold62.98%N/A-2.92%-1.28%
MKTW
MARKETWISE INC
$303.88M$18.66N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
CWAN
CLEARWATER ANALYTICS HOLDINGS INC
$6.30B$22.25$32.5646.32%Strong Buy940.46%-59.58%12.95%11.24%
YB
YUANBAO INC
$1.34B$29.67N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
UBER
UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC
$201.59B$96.40$101.675.46%Strong Buy2113.31%-10.12%49.13%20.44%
DJCO
DAILY JOURNAL CORP
$543.30M$394.43N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
MNDY
MONDAYCOM LTD
$15.36B$301.19$355.9518.18%Strong Buy1921.22%34.44%N/AN/A
ALIT
ALIGHT INC
$3.19B$5.93$9.0051.77%Strong Buy32.71%N/A7.51%4.01%
PLUS
EPLUS INC
$1.89B$71.22N/AN/AN/AN/A1.79%1.28%11.33%5.88%
WK
WORKIVA INC
$3.90B$70.00$105.4350.61%Strong Buy712.54%N/AN/A-0.62%
ONTF
ON24 INC
$224.69M$5.29$5.330.81%Hold3-6.13%N/A-24.04%-15.04%
YOU
CLEAR SECURE INC
$3.87B$29.09$34.3318.02%Buy39.82%-8.74%N/AN/A
GRAB
GRAB HOLDINGS LTD
$20.29B$4.92$5.8118.15%Strong Buy415.86%225.85%10.50%7.06%
YMM
FULL TRUCK ALLIANCE CO LTD
$13.05B$12.52$13.003.83%Buy39.55%25.96%372.85%336.20%
MASK
3 E NETWORK TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD
$23.97M$2.14N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
PCOR
PROCORE TECHNOLOGIES INC
$10.88B$72.93$79.939.60%Strong Buy1511.20%N/A0.88%0.54%
DT
DYNATRACE INC
$15.82B$52.79$61.7516.97%Strong Buy1614.31%-9.94%13.78%8.72%
CRNC
CERENCE INC
$423.06M$9.78$11.0012.47%Hold4-5.08%N/A0.00%0.00%
SNOW
SNOWFLAKE INC
$71.55B$214.42$230.227.37%Strong Buy3219.80%N/A-23.84%-7.04%
ROP
ROPER TECHNOLOGIES INC
$59.11B$549.80$644.8817.29%Strong Buy86.60%17.88%13.44%8.22%
ZETA
ZETA GLOBAL HOLDINGS CORP
$3.52B$14.94$23.3055.96%Buy1016.96%N/A10.79%6.71%
FICO
FAIR ISAAC CORP
$38.57B$1,584.38$2.19k38.38%Buy1013.44%18.96%-124.37%76.15%
MTLS
MATERIALISE NV
$354.40M$6.00N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A-48.19%6.27%3.99%

App Stocks FAQ

What are the best app stocks to buy right now in Jul 2025?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best software stocks to buy right now are:

1. Corecard (NYSE:CCRD)


Corecard (NYSE:CCRD) is the #1 top app stock out of 242 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Corecard (NYSE:CCRD) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Corecard (NYSE:CCRD) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 13 points higher than the app industry average of 27.

CCRD passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Corecard has seen its stock return 142.15% over the past year, overperforming other app stocks by 132 percentage points.

Corecard has an average 1 year price target of $21.00, a downside of -26.75% from Corecard's current stock price of $28.67.

Corecard stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Corecard, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Wm Technology (NASDAQ:MAPS)


Wm Technology (NASDAQ:MAPS) is the #2 top app stock out of 242 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Wm Technology (NASDAQ:MAPS) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: A.

Wm Technology (NASDAQ:MAPS) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 13 points higher than the app industry average of 27.

MAPS passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Wm Technology has seen its stock return 4.57% over the past year, underperforming other app stocks by -6 percentage points.

Wm Technology has an average 1 year price target of $2.61, an upside of 153.4% from Wm Technology's current stock price of $1.03.

Wm Technology stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Wm Technology, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Pegasystems (NASDAQ:PEGA)


Pegasystems (NASDAQ:PEGA) is the #3 top app stock out of 242 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Pegasystems (NASDAQ:PEGA) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Pegasystems (NASDAQ:PEGA) has a Due Diligence Score of 55, which is 28 points higher than the app industry average of 27.

PEGA passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Pegasystems has seen its stock return 80.17% over the past year, overperforming other app stocks by 70 percentage points.

Pegasystems has an average 1 year price target of $102.73, an upside of 99.04% from Pegasystems's current stock price of $51.61.

Pegasystems stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 11 analysts covering Pegasystems, 45.45% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 27.27% have issued a Buy, 27.27% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the app stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 19 app stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 app stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Qxo (NYSE:QXO)


Qxo (NYSE:QXO) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the app industry average of 2.39%. Qxo's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Qxo's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Qxo's dividend payout ratio of -262.4% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Mind Cti (NASDAQ:MNDO)


Mind Cti (NASDAQ:MNDO) has an annual dividend yield of 15.07%, which is 13 percentage points higher than the app industry average of 2.39%. Mind Cti's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Mind Cti's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Mind Cti's dividend payout ratio of 115.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Marketwise (NASDAQ:MKTW)


Marketwise (NASDAQ:MKTW) has an annual dividend yield of 8.04%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the app industry average of 2.39%.

Marketwise's dividend payout ratio of 46.2% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are app stocks down?

App stocks were down -1.8% in the last day, and down -3.95% over the last week. Autodesk was the among the top losers in the software - application industry, dropping -6.89% yesterday.

Autodesk shares are trading lower following a report suggesting the company is weighing a buyout of PTC.

What are the most undervalued app stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued app stocks right now are:

1. Wm Technology (NASDAQ:MAPS)


Wm Technology (NASDAQ:MAPS) is the most undervalued app stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Wm Technology has a valuation score of 43, which is 26 points higher than the app industry average of 17. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Wm Technology's stock has gained 4.57% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the app industry by -6 percentage points.

2. Open Text (NASDAQ:OTEX)


Open Text (NASDAQ:OTEX) is the second most undervalued app stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Open Text has a valuation score of 71, which is 54 points higher than the app industry average of 17. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Open Text's stock has dropped -6.25% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the app industry by -16 percentage points.

3. Bumble (NASDAQ:BMBL)


Bumble (NASDAQ:BMBL) is the third most undervalued app stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Bumble has a valuation score of 14, which is -3 points higher than the app industry average of 17. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates BMBL a Valuation Rating of "A".

Bumble's stock has dropped -28.17% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the app industry by -38 percentage points.

Are app stocks a good buy now?

42.68% of app stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect app stocks to rise by 22.38% over the next year.

8% of app stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 24.5% of app stocks are rated B (Buy), 56% are rated C (Hold), 10.5% are rated D (Sell), and 1% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the software - application industry?

The average P/E ratio of the software - application industry is 45.09x.
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