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Best AI Chat & Assistants of 2026

109 apps analysed · $112.71M/month combined revenue · ranked by estimated monthly earnings (not editorial). Updated as new data lands.

1
Grok - AI Chat & Video
X · 🍎 App Store
$20.31M/mo est. revenue 4.9★ $20.00/mo
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2
Character AI: Chat, Talk, Text
Character.AI · 🍎 App Store
$15.14M/mo est. revenue 4.4★ $20.00/mo
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3
DeepSeek - AI Assistant
DeepSeek · ▶︎ Google Play
$8.55M/mo est. revenue 4.2★ $40.00/mo
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4
Perplexity - AI Search & Chat
Perplexity AI · 🍎 App Store
$8.55M/mo est. revenue 4.8★ $20.00/mo
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5
ChatOn AI - Chat Bot Assistant
AIBY · 🍎 App Store
$8.04M/mo est. revenue 4.7★ $20.00/mo
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6
Chat AI: Ask Agent Anything
DEEP FLOW SOFTWARE SERVICES · 🍎 App Store
$7.40M/mo est. revenue 4.8★ $14.00/mo
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7
Chatbot AI Assistant - Genie
APPNATION YAZILIM HIZMETLERI TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI · 🍎 App Store
$5.79M/mo est. revenue 4.7★ $20.00/mo
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8
ChatBox AI - Chatbot Assistant
FLORATE · 🍎 App Store
$4.78M/mo est. revenue 4.7★ $20.00/mo
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9
Chat Smith: AI Chatbot & Agent
Vulcan Labs · 🍎 App Store
$4.73M/mo est. revenue 4.6★ $20.00/mo
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10
AI Chat Assistant - ChatNow
tappz · 🍎 App Store
$3.90M/mo est. revenue 4.8★ $20.00/mo
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+ 99 more ai chat & assistants in this niche - see the full list at /intelligence/niches/ai-chat/

FAQ

What's the best ai chat & assistants app in 2026? v
By estimated monthly revenue, the leader is <strong>Grok - AI Chat &amp; Video</strong> by X - pulling roughly <strong>$20.31M/month</strong> at a 4.89★ rating.
How much do ai chat & assistants make? v
Combined, the 109 ai chat & assistants we track pull about <strong>$112.71M/month</strong>. The top 3 alone account for $44.00M/month.
Which ai chat & assistants are free vs paid? v
54 of 109 apps are free (with IAP / subscriptions). 55 are paid downloads.
How is this list ranked? v
By estimated monthly revenue from public App Store / Google Play data, not editorial preference. We re-rank automatically as new revenue signals come in. Updated continuously.