Top GenAI apps in Q1
A category-by-category breakdown of the most-used generative AI apps in 2025
Generative AI isn't just the tech buzzword of the moment; it's rapidly reshaping multiple industries, a fact underscored by Similarweb's recent "Global AI Tracker" report.
Covering trends through March 28, 2025, the report highlights the AI categories seeing explosive growth—and those lagging behind.
AI moves fast—what’s hot today could be obsolete tomorrow. Still, the lists at the end of the AI trends highlights offer a snapshot of the generative tools gaining the most traction right now.
AI Apps Trends
At the forefront, general AI tools like ChatGPT (OpenAI) continue their upward trajectory, demonstrating resilience with an impressive 50% growth (Q1 2025). But the real standout is DeepSeek, experiencing astronomical growth of over 17,700% within 12 weeks, illustrating the staggering demand for versatile, conversational AI platforms.
Code completion and DevOps AI tools surged dramatically, growing by 125%. Platforms such as Lovable, Cursor, and Replit demonstrate the sector’s immense potential, with Lovable alone registering an astonishing growth of over 13,000% at its peak.
Design and image generation tools also show steady growth, rising by 11%. Notable platforms include DeepAI and Midjourney, which streamline creative processes for industries like marketing and publishing.
Despite positive trends, some sectors face headwinds.
Video generation experienced minor declines, down by 1%, reflecting possibly saturated markets or limitations in current technology capabilities.
Music generation similarly faced a slight drop of 4%, suggesting market adjustments and challenges in innovation.
Voice generation tools displayed resilience, growing by 14%, with platforms like ElevenLabs and NaturalReaders leading the pack. These AI-driven solutions are poised to disrupt traditional publishing and social media spaces.
Writing and content generation tools rebounded notably with 14% growth, signaling strong market interest. Originality and Sudowrite, both seeing significant user adoption, highlight the industry's ongoing transformation.
Overall, Similarweb’s report reveals a dynamic landscape where general-purpose AI and developer-focused tools dominate growth, reshaping industries rapidly. However, sectors like music and video generation face hurdles that could indicate maturity or the need for significant technological advancements to reignite interest.
The AI wave continues unabated, and companies lagging behind must adapt swiftly or risk obsolescence in this rapidly evolving digital economy.
Top AI Tools
Top General AI Tools:
ChatGPT (OpenAI): Conversational AI platform for a wide range of text-based tasks.
DeepSeek: Chinese LLM chatbot gaining rapid traction for general-purpose use.
Google Gemini: Google’s generative search and chatbot integration.
Perplexity: AI-powered search engine focused on direct answers with citations.
Claude (Anthropic): Safety-centric LLM optimized for reasoning and helpfulness.
Microsoft Copilot: AI assistant embedded in Office 365 and Windows.
Hugging Face: Model hub and interface for running various open-source AI models.
Poe (Quora): Aggregated LLM platform providing access to multiple chatbots.
Mistral: Open-weight model designed for fast and efficient text generation.
Meta (LLaMA): Open-source foundational models from Meta for research and chat use.
Top Character & Chat Tools:
Character.AI: Chatbot creator allowing users to build and talk to AI personalities.
Chai: AI chat companion app focused on entertainment and engagement.
Replika: Virtual AI friend with emotional intelligence for daily conversations.
ReadyPlayer: AI avatars for real-time character interaction in gaming.
Inworld: AI NPC engine designed for immersive character dialogue.
Top Design & Image Generation Tools:
DeepAI: Free text-to-image generator with API support.
Leonardo: AI platform for stylized concept and asset generation.
Midjourney: Popular Discord-based tool known for high-quality artistic images.
Ideogram: AI tool that specializes in generating text within images.
RunwayML: Generative video and image creation for creative workflows.
Getimg: Tool for text-to-image and inpainting tasks.
NightCafe: AI art generator with multiple style settings.
Looka: Logo and brand kit generator powered by AI.
Craiyon: Open-access AI image generator (formerly DALL·E Mini).
Artbreeder: Collaborative image generator using GANs.
Top Writing & Content Generation Tools:
Originality: Plagiarism detection and AI-content scoring tool.
Wordtune: AI writing assistant for rephrasing and grammar correction.
Writesonic: AI content generator for blogs, ads, and landing pages.
SurferSEO: Combines AI writing with SEO optimization.
Jasper: Marketing-focused AI content generation platform.
Copy.ai: Quick-copy generation for product descriptions and ads.
Sudowrite: Creative writing assistant for fiction writers.
Writer: Enterprise-grade AI content tool for branding consistency.
Tome: AI-native storytelling and slide deck generation.
Rytr: Lightweight writing assistant for everyday content tasks.
Top Video Generation Tools:
Veed: Simple online video editor with AI tools.
Heygen: AI-generated avatars for synthetic video creation.
Flexclip: Video creation platform with AI voiceover and scripting.
Lumalabs: 3D scene and video generator.
Descript: AI-powered audio/video editing with transcription.
Synthesia: Avatar-led video creation for corporate training.
Captions: Smart video captions and auto-editing.
Typecast: Text-to-video platform using AI voice actors.
Lumen5: AI-driven social video creator.
Elai: Create videos from text with customizable avatars.
Top Voice Generation Tools:
ElevenLabs: Hyper-realistic voice cloning and narration.
NaturalReaders: AI voiceover and text-to-speech service.
Speechify: Text-to-speech tool for productivity and accessibility.
Play.ht: Voice generation platform with realistic tones.
Murf: Enterprise-grade voiceover creation with studio-like control.
Lovo: AI voice generator with emotional tone modulation.
Resemble: Real-time voice cloning and API tools.
Speechmatics: Speech recognition with multilingual support.
Replica Studios: AI-powered voices for gaming and entertainment.
Speechelo: Lightweight TTS tool for YouTube and marketing use.
Top Music Generation Tools:
Suno: Text-to-music tool producing full-length songs.
Musixmatch: Lyric generation and synchronization service.
Udio: AI music generator with genre and style control.
Soundraw: AI-powered music creation for videos.
Aiva: Classical-style AI music composition tool.
Beatoven: AI tool for generating mood-based tracks.
Boomy: No-code platform to create and publish songs quickly.
Top Code Completion & DevOps Tools:
Cursor: AI-first code editor built around code suggestion.
Lovable: Rapid-growing AI assistant for dev workflows.
Replit: Cloud coding platform with built-in code completion.
Bolt: AI backend generation platform.
V0: AI UI builder that turns prompts into Tailwind components.
Codeium: Autocomplete tool for multiple IDEs.
Tabnine: Predictive code completion trained on open-source code.
Bito: AI code assistant integrated into IDEs and CLI.
Source: Similarweb Global AI Tracker, March 2025