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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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LYFT
LYFT INC
$6.91B$17.01$17.442.52%Buy1611.11%52.76%N/AN/A
DBD
DIEBOLD NIXDORF INC
$2.31B$63.09$75.0018.88%Strong Buy24.10%N/A20.10%5.90%
RNG
RINGCENTRAL INC
$2.80B$30.87$29.60-4.11%Hold104.20%N/A-49.50%15.00%
CALX
CALIX INC
$3.82B$58.46$62.336.63%Buy310.87%N/AN/AN/A
NATL
NCR ATLEOS CORP
$2.92B$39.74$42.757.57%Buy42.69%53.81%102.39%6.16%
PTC
PTC INC
$25.76B$215.05$211.10-1.84%Buy106.35%15.88%20.51%11.56%
FRSH
FRESHWORKS INC
$4.07B$13.97$20.3045.31%Buy1010.45%N/AN/AN/A
PD
PAGERDUTY INC
$1.54B$16.72$19.2915.35%Buy76.08%N/A18.98%2.98%
PEGA
PEGASYSTEMS INC
$9.06B$52.93$82.3055.49%Buy101.58%1.17%39.31%18.54%
KARO
KAROOOOO LTD
$1.58B$51.00$57.6713.08%Strong Buy315.90%11.47%38.78%25.02%
CVLT
COMMVAULT SYSTEMS INC
$8.05B$181.04$205.8813.72%Buy812.43%19.56%39.37%12.21%
GTM
ZOOMINFO TECHNOLOGIES INC
$3.43B$10.75$10.850.89%Hold131.68%45.93%N/AN/A
YALA
YALLA GROUP LTD
$1.21B$7.79N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
HIT
HEALTH IN TECH INC
$188.62M$3.45$2.50-27.54%Strong Buy1N/AN/A7.72%5.13%
QTWO
Q2 HOLDINGS INC
$4.97B$79.52$105.1132.18%Buy98.53%294.48%18.59%7.84%
PRO
PROS HOLDINGS INC
$761.53M$15.83$21.2534.24%Strong Buy48.17%N/A-2.27%0.43%
ZM
ZOOM COMMUNICATIONS INC
$24.68B$82.47$87.476.07%Hold192.33%-3.69%12.05%9.77%
EGHT
8X8 INC
$267.28M$1.96$2.1811.22%Hold51.06%N/A21.28%3.99%
AMTM
AMENTUM HOLDINGS INC
$6.07B$24.94$28.1712.94%Buy66.14%N/A15.17%5.73%
KLTR
KALTURA INC
$228.89M$1.49$3.50134.90%Buy20.76%N/A-176.27%-23.11%
ESTC
ELASTIC NV
$8.45B$80.06$111.1438.82%Strong Buy2112.05%N/A4.67%1.67%
SPT
SPROUT SOCIAL INC
$883.69M$15.19$26.1171.90%Buy911.12%N/AN/AN/A
OTEX
OPEN TEXT CORP
$8.30B$32.63$32.00-1.93%Hold41.74%53.47%25.31%7.22%
VTEX
VTEX
$762.43M$4.19$8.0090.93%Strong Buy311.88%22.77%13.09%8.96%
INTU
INTUIT INC
$184.85B$662.66$812.2822.58%Strong Buy1813.50%26.20%27.37%15.05%
U
UNITY SOFTWARE INC
$16.55B$39.16$31.60-19.31%Buy157.15%N/A5.70%2.71%
PRGS
PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORP
$2.01B$46.70$72.5055.25%Strong Buy46.42%85.28%47.61%8.93%
WDAY
WORKDAY INC
$59.08B$221.27$283.4628.11%Buy2410.27%40.23%17.50%8.94%
DCBO
DOCEBO INC
$895.64M$31.11$37.2519.74%Buy47.45%36.11%N/AN/A
TRAK
REPOSITRAK INC
$307.77M$16.84N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
TEAM
ATLASSIAN CORP
$44.80B$170.79$256.6150.25%Strong Buy1818.03%N/A15.60%3.47%
GWRE
GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE INC
$18.02B$213.99$259.7521.38%Buy1216.30%114.48%11.94%6.54%
RMNI
RIMINI STREET INC
$391.35M$4.23N/AN/AN/AN/A-1.99%N/A-97.19%7.10%
HUBS
HUBSPOT INC
$24.99B$474.30$715.1350.77%Strong Buy2412.98%N/AN/AN/A
BLKB
BLACKBAUD INC
$3.22B$66.46$65.00-2.20%Hold11.41%N/A200.21%6.70%
NICE
NICE LTD
$8.86B$142.50$198.2039.09%Buy106.13%13.49%21.57%15.16%
MITK
MITEK SYSTEMS INC
$480.70M$10.55N/AN/AN/AN/A3.23%60.73%14.28%7.39%
ZETA
ZETA GLOBAL HOLDINGS CORP
$4.65B$19.55$24.1823.69%Buy1114.73%N/A10.96%6.71%
ADSK
AUTODESK INC
$62.11B$290.23$343.8118.46%Strong Buy2110.05%26.97%79.69%19.70%
SAP
SAP SE
$316.11B$271.11$336.7524.21%Strong Buy46.47%11.38%23.12%13.86%
INTA
INTAPP INC
$3.52B$42.82$60.7141.79%Buy713.24%N/AN/AN/A
VMEO
VIMEO INC
$695.98M$4.20$6.2047.62%Buy24.88%24.72%12.08%7.61%
CRM
SALESFORCE INC
$237.37B$248.29$334.0034.52%Buy288.33%19.16%17.52%10.78%
IDN
INTELLICHECK INC
$106.60M$5.32$6.1715.92%Strong Buy35.79%N/A3.34%2.61%
LIF
LIFE360 INC
$7.00B$90.22$80.33-10.96%Strong Buy618.29%44.19%28.98%14.10%
WK
WORKIVA INC
$4.48B$79.98$99.1323.94%Strong Buy811.36%N/AN/A-1.37%
NOW
SERVICENOW INC
$184.44B$886.75$1.11k25.27%Strong Buy2914.81%21.99%N/AN/A
ONTF
ON24 INC
$235.22M$5.56$5.33-4.08%Hold3-3.75%N/A-19.74%-12.60%
JAMF
JAMF HOLDING CORP
$1.17B$8.87$15.6776.73%Buy99.61%N/A7.59%3.57%
EXFY
EXPENSIFY INC
$169.10M$1.83$4.50145.90%Strong Buy14.62%N/A2.74%1.95%
FROG
JFROG LTD
$5.39B$47.04$49.094.36%Strong Buy1115.52%N/A0.96%0.66%
CMRC
COMMERCECOM INC
$391.57M$4.85$8.5075.26%Hold5N/AN/AN/AN/A
UPLD
UPLAND SOFTWARE INC
$85.17M$2.96$4.5052.03%Buy1-4.84%N/A-37.33%3.58%
DT
DYNATRACE INC
$14.89B$49.40$62.0025.51%Strong Buy1512.88%-10.23%13.41%8.87%
DUOL
DUOLINGO INC
$15.08B$331.87$461.0038.91%Strong Buy1324.82%38.65%N/AN/A
CDNS
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC
$95.27B$349.63$364.234.18%Strong Buy138.79%24.57%35.65%18.77%
GRND
GRINDR INC
$3.03B$15.79$23.2547.25%Strong Buy413.42%N/A59.32%20.33%
YOU
CLEAR SECURE INC
$4.83B$36.36$34.40-5.39%Hold58.95%-6.86%N/AN/A
DOMO
DOMO INC
$569.33M$14.15$13.67-3.41%Buy6-0.95%N/AN/A-35.85%
APP
APPLOVIN CORP
$149.40B$441.68$481.278.96%Strong Buy1117.08%30.70%527.46%103.30%
ADEA
ADEIA INC
$1.68B$15.52$20.3331.01%Strong Buy35.86%30.38%N/AN/A
YB
YUANBAO INC
$1.23B$27.13N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
MNDY
MONDAYCOM LTD
$9.17B$177.89$287.8861.83%Strong Buy1717.53%43.07%N/AN/A
SSNC
SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC
$22.03B$90.20$98.178.83%Buy64.33%25.29%24.02%8.77%
APPF
APPFOLIO INC
$9.87B$275.32$316.7515.05%Strong Buy413.82%-7.80%45.72%36.71%
AEYE
AUDIOEYE INC
$156.97M$12.60$22.0074.60%Strong Buy39.81%N/A68.99%16.55%
DSP
VIANT TECHNOLOGY INC
$647.14M$10.28$20.67101.04%Strong Buy63.93%N/A-18.33%-1.27%
DAVE
DAVE INC
$2.69B$199.00$262.1731.74%Strong Buy618.32%55.67%54.57%32.58%
UPBD
UPBOUND GROUP INC
$1.46B$25.23$35.0038.72%Buy15.36%46.31%52.44%11.61%
API
AGORA INC
$326.82M$3.53N/AN/AN/AN/A15.82%-86.84%7.21%5.84%
RDVT
RED VIOLET INC
$666.32M$47.67N/AN/AN/AN/A6.76%7.94%11.91%10.93%
MAPS
WM TECHNOLOGY INC
$175.33M$1.12$2.61133.04%Strong Buy110.50%N/AN/AN/A
CXM
SPRINKLR INC
$2.26B$8.72$10.2917.96%Hold74.69%-11.60%13.35%7.18%
ASAN
ASANA INC
$3.41B$14.47$16.1411.51%Hold118.46%N/A-46.80%-12.61%
DDOG
DATADOG INC
$45.32B$131.22$150.4014.62%Buy2017.53%6.51%N/AN/A
PCOR
PROCORE TECHNOLOGIES INC
$10.18B$67.81$80.8019.16%Buy1510.28%N/A0.99%0.60%
DOCU
DOCUSIGN INC
$15.12B$74.81$91.5522.37%Buy116.26%-34.64%14.84%7.58%
DHX
DHI GROUP INC
$125.31M$2.61$7.00168.20%Buy1-5.93%N/A4.45%2.23%
BMBL
BUMBLE INC
$983.46M$6.36$6.552.99%Hold10-5.05%N/A33.47%10.87%
EGAN
EGAIN CORP
$175.04M$6.40N/AN/AN/AN/A11.72%-44.44%2.65%1.29%
BSY
BENTLEY SYSTEMS INC
$16.59B$54.65$56.603.57%Buy108.08%20.55%N/AN/A
CCCS
CCC INTELLIGENT SOLUTIONS HOLDINGS INC
$6.43B$9.90$11.4315.44%Buy77.18%N/A8.52%5.10%
DV
DOUBLEVERIFY HOLDINGS INC
$2.64B$16.15$18.7015.79%Buy159.47%26.22%12.01%10.09%
BRZE
BRAZE INC
$2.84B$26.90$44.7866.49%Strong Buy1814.83%N/A-18.57%-9.91%
PLUS
EPLUS INC
$1.96B$73.66N/AN/AN/AN/A-0.00%-8.35%9.80%5.56%
FIG
FIGMA INC
N/A$77.30$85.009.96%Strong Buy1N/AN/A7.11%5.09%
UBER
UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC
$201.85B$96.79$107.3010.85%Strong Buy2712.56%-11.07%48.03%19.39%
CRNC
CERENCE INC
$478.25M$11.04$12.008.70%Hold30.13%N/A10.30%2.52%
MASK
3 E NETWORK TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD
$8.10M$0.72N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
AMPL
AMPLITUDE INC
$1.53B$11.55$13.5617.37%Buy99.88%N/AN/AN/A
SMWB
SIMILARWEB LTD
$774.72M$9.13$11.2523.22%Strong Buy413.31%N/AN/AN/A
ALIT
ALIGHT INC
$2.09B$3.87$7.3890.57%Strong Buy41.47%N/A10.55%4.85%
ALRM
ALARMCOM HOLDINGS INC
$2.94B$59.16$66.0011.56%Buy34.18%-10.97%15.32%5.60%
TTAN
SERVICETITAN INC
$9.50B$104.82$133.1126.99%Strong Buy9N/AN/A-5.80%-4.88%
LAW
CS DISCO INC
$320.44M$5.19$8.0054.14%Buy14.25%N/A-11.64%-9.74%
FSLY
FASTLY INC
$1.11B$7.50$7.33-2.23%Hold36.03%N/A-7.35%-4.73%
MANH
MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES INC
$13.08B$216.26$221.252.31%Buy84.43%1.78%95.88%35.89%
PAYC
PAYCOM SOFTWARE INC
$13.52B$233.89$249.006.46%Hold68.39%10.67%N/AN/A
PRCH
PORCH GROUP INC
$2.04B$16.63$14.67-11.80%Strong Buy69.25%-52.75%N/AN/A
SAIL
SAILPOINT INC
$11.41B$20.50$26.6129.79%Strong Buy14N/AN/A2.87%2.63%

App Stocks FAQ

What are the best app stocks to buy right now in Aug 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. Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT)


Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) is the #1 top app stock out of 245 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 Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) has a Due Diligence Score of 30, which is 4 points higher than the app industry average of 26.

LYFT passed 10 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Lyft has seen its stock return 48.3% over the past year, overperforming other app stocks by 61 percentage points.

Lyft has an average 1 year price target of $17.44, an upside of 2.52% from Lyft's current stock price of $17.01.

Lyft stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 16 analysts covering Lyft, 12.5% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 62.5% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE:DBD)


Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE:DBD) is the #2 top app stock out of 245 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 Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE:DBD) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE:DBD) has a Due Diligence Score of 17, which is -9 points lower than the app industry average of 26. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates DBD as a "A".

DBD passed 5 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Diebold Nixdorf has seen its stock return 63.02% over the past year, overperforming other app stocks by 75 percentage points.

Diebold Nixdorf has an average 1 year price target of $75.00, an upside of 18.88% from Diebold Nixdorf's current stock price of $63.09.

Diebold Nixdorf stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Diebold Nixdorf, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Ringcentral (NYSE:RNG)


Ringcentral (NYSE:RNG) is the #3 top app stock out of 245 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 Ringcentral (NYSE:RNG) is: Value: A, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Ringcentral (NYSE:RNG) has a Due Diligence Score of 16, which is -10 points lower than the app industry average of 26. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates RNG as a "A".

RNG passed 5 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Ringcentral has seen its stock lose -5.97% over the past year, overperforming other app stocks by 6 percentage points.

Ringcentral has an average 1 year price target of $29.60, a downside of -4.11% from Ringcentral's current stock price of $30.87.

Ringcentral stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Ringcentral, 10% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 10% have issued a Buy, 70% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 10% 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. Mind Cti (NASDAQ:MNDO)


Mind Cti (NASDAQ:MNDO) has an annual dividend yield of 18.97%, which is 16 percentage points higher than the app industry average of 2.68%. 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 146.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Marketwise (NASDAQ:MKTW)


Marketwise (NASDAQ:MKTW) has an annual dividend yield of 9.32%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the app industry average of 2.68%.

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

3. Upbound Group (NASDAQ:UPBD)


Upbound Group (NASDAQ:UPBD) has an annual dividend yield of 4.56%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the app industry average of 2.68%. Upbound Group's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Upbound Group's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Upbound Group's dividend payout ratio of 83.7% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are app stocks up?

App stocks were up 2.33% in the last day, and up 2.23% over the last week. Zoom was the among the top gainers in the software - application industry, gaining 12.71% yesterday.

Zoom Communications shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q2 financial results, issued Q3 adjusted EPS guidance above estimates, and raised its FY26 guidance above estimates.

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 27 points higher than the app industry average of 16. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Wm Technology's stock has gained 3.7% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the app industry by 16 percentage points.

2. Ringcentral (NYSE:RNG)


Ringcentral (NYSE:RNG) 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.

Ringcentral has a valuation score of 0, which is -16 points higher than the app industry average of 16. It passed 0 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates RNG a Valuation Rating of "A".

Ringcentral's stock has dropped -5.97% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the app industry by 6 percentage points.

3. Ncr Atleos (NYSE:NATL)


Ncr Atleos (NYSE:NATL) 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.

Ncr Atleos has a valuation score of 57, which is 41 points higher than the app industry average of 16. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ncr Atleos's stock has gained 46.37% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the app industry by 59 percentage points.

Are app stocks a good buy now?

42.77% of app stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect app stocks to rise by 28.72% over the next year.

3.05% of app stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 25.38% of app stocks are rated B (Buy), 57.36% are rated C (Hold), 12.69% are rated D (Sell), and 1.52% 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 28.86x.
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