Best-loved Productivity apps, ranked by real reviews
We read 1,500 recent App Store reviews of 3 Productivity apps. Here is who users like most, what they complain about, and what they want next.
Right now, users like ChatGPT the most. It scores 80 out of 100 for satisfaction, based on 500 recent App Store reviews. Claude by Anthropic comes next with 58. Read the ChatGPT teardown.
The ranking
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Rank 1
ChatGPT
Users adore it as a daily helper, but accuracy, memory and paywalls are driving frustration.
Top love Daily helper for everyday tasks and advice
80/100 -
Rank 2
Claude by Anthropic
Loved for thinking and coding, but nagging alerts and surprise bans push people out.
Top love Huge productivity and time savings
58/100 -
Rank 3
Gmail - Email by Google
Loved for simplicity, hated for 700MB bloat, crashes and locked-out accounts.
Top love Easy, user-friendly daily email use
55/100
What Productivity users complain about most
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Crashes and bugs2 apps · 55 mentions
Every question I ask I get a plausible answer and upon digging deeper discover its entirely made up
· ChatGPT user -
Price and paywalls2 apps · 34 mentions
No Customer support at all
· Gmail user -
Too many notifications1 app · 22 mentions
there's no way to turn it off
· Claude by Anthropic user -
App size of 700MB+ on iOS1 app · 20 mentions
700+ MB is insane.
· Gmail user -
Forgets context and earlier conversations1 app · 18 mentions
Has no memory anymore! ... it cannot remember any details from prior conversations
· ChatGPT user -
Login and connection issues1 app · 18 mentions
Stop banning me
· Claude by Anthropic user
What Productivity users want most
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Precise, untouched image edits2 apps · 12 mentions
I wish it had like you could take more pictures and ask it to edit
· ChatGPT user -
Fairer pricing2 apps · 11 mentions
I would like to have a more advanced agent without paying more than $20
· ChatGPT user -
Better notifications1 app · 20 mentions
Please add a simple toggle to turn off response sounds.
· Claude by Anthropic user -
Better memory across chats1 app · 14 mentions
I have to keep telling it to go remember. Please fix this.
· ChatGPT user -
Unsend or recall sent emails1 app · 14 mentions
Recall Option
· Gmail user -
Rich text, font and signature controls1 app · 6 mentions
needs rich text and signature enhancements
· Gmail user
We group similar points from each app’s teardown. A theme that shows up in more apps ranks higher.
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Questions people ask
What is the best-loved Productivity app?
Right now, users like ChatGPT the most. It scores 80 out of 100 for satisfaction, based on 500 recent App Store reviews. Claude by Anthropic comes next with 58.
What do Productivity app users complain about most?
The most common complaints are about crashes and bugs, price and paywalls and too many notifications. Crashes and bugs comes up in 2 different apps.
What do Productivity app users want most?
Users most often ask for precise, untouched image edits, fairer pricing and better notifications. Precise, untouched image edits comes up in 2 different apps.
How do you rank Productivity apps?
We read the most recent App Store reviews of each app and give it a satisfaction score from 0 to 100. We rank apps by that score. An app needs at least 20 recent reviews to get a rank.
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