Planning a big launch or a price change?
Check the ground first. See how often the most-used extensions in your category update, what your closest rivals look like today, and keep watching them through launch week.
You can’t control rivals. You can see them coming.
A rival update in the same week as your launch makes your own results harder to read. Knowing what they shipped, and when, lets you read your numbers with more confidence.
How fast each category moves
For the 100 most-used extensions in each category: how many updated in the last 30 days, and how many have not updated in 180 days or more. A fast category means rival updates are likely during your launch week.
| Category | Updated in the last 30 days | Share updated | No update in 180 days or more |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tools | 42 of 100 | 35 of 100 | |
| Workflow & Planning | 36 of 100 | 35 of 100 | |
| Developer Tools | 38 of 100 | 35 of 100 | |
| Education | 41 of 100 | 31 of 100 | |
| Functionality & UI | 32 of 100 | 32 of 100 | |
| Shopping | 51 of 100 | 23 of 100 | |
| Just for Fun | 19 of 100 | 59 of 100 | |
| Accessibility | 26 of 100 | 45 of 100 | |
| Social Networking | 33 of 100 | 41 of 100 | |
| Communication | 41 of 100 | 39 of 100 | |
| Games | 39 of 100 | 41 of 100 | |
| Entertainment | 36 of 100 | 36 of 100 | |
| Privacy & Security | 40 of 100 | 29 of 100 | |
| Art & Design | 19 of 100 | 63 of 100 | |
| Well-being | 24 of 100 | 50 of 100 | |
| News & Weather | 11 of 100 | 68 of 100 | |
| Travel | 33 of 100 | 37 of 100 | |
| Household | 14 of 100 | 62 of 100 |
These counts update on their own as we re-check the store.
What to do next
Know the pace of your category
The table on this page shows how many of the 100 most-used extensions in each category updated in the last 30 days.
See the tableCompare yours with a close rival
Users, rating, publisher and permissions, side by side, before you change anything.
Compare extensionsSee what changed this week
Rival updates, permission changes and renames in your category.
What changed this weekWatch them through launch week
We email you a daily summary when a watched extension ships an update, changes permissions, or changes its name or publisher. Mark your own extension and every Monday you also get a check-in: what changed, or that all is clear.
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What this page can’t tell you
- We don’t track rivals’ prices.
- We don’t track where anyone shows up in store search.
- We can’t see your sales or installs.