Top Free AppsGoogle Play · India

The top free apps on Google Play in India right now, ranked and refreshed every day. See which apps are climbing, which just entered, and which dropped out.

Updated daily · October 16, 2026 · Arrows show movement vs. yesterday

Country
Category
  • 1=
    ChatGPT
    ChatGPT
    OpenAI
    4.5
  • 2=
    WhatsApp Messenger
    WhatsApp Messenger
    WhatsApp LLC
    4.4
  • 3=
    Instagram
    Instagram
    Instagram
    4.3
  • 4=
    मीशो: ऑनलाइन शॉपिंग ऐप
    मीशो: ऑनलाइन शॉपिंग ऐप
    Meesho
    4.4
  • 5=
    Flipkart ऑनलाइन शॉपिंग ऐप
    Flipkart ऑनलाइन शॉपिंग ऐप
    Flipkart
    4.3
  • 6▲1
    PhonePe UPI पेमेंट, लोन ऐप
    PhonePe UPI पेमेंट, लोन ऐप
    PhonePe
    4.4
  • 7▼1
    Facebook
    Facebook
    Meta Platforms, Inc.
    4.3
  • 8=
    Navi: UPI, Payments, Insurance
    Navi: UPI, Payments, Insurance
    Navi
    4.5
  • 9=
    Snapchat
    Snapchat
    Snap Inc
    4.2
  • 10=
    JioHotstar
    JioHotstar
    JIOSTAR INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
    4.3
  • 11=
    Blinkit: Groceries & more
    Blinkit: Groceries & more
    Blinkit
    4.6
  • 12▲3
    AadhaarFaceRD
    AadhaarFaceRD
    Unique Identification Authority of India
    4.0
  • 13=
    Truecaller - कॉलर आईडी & ब्लाक
    Truecaller - कॉलर आईडी & ब्लाक
    Truecaller
    4.4
  • 14=
    Instagram Lite
    Instagram Lite
    Instagram
    3.8
  • 15▲1
    रैपिडो बाइक टैक्सी और ऑटो
    रैपिडो बाइक टैक्सी और ऑटो
    Rapido Bike Taxi
    4.7
  • 16▲2
    Moj: Short Videos & Reels
    Moj: Short Videos & Reels
    ShareChat
    4.3
  • 17▼5
    Amazon India Shop, Pay, miniTV
    Amazon India Shop, Pay, miniTV
    Amazon Mobile LLC
    4.2
  • 18▼1
    फ्लिपकार्ट का शॉपसी
    फ्लिपकार्ट का शॉपसी
    Shopsy
    4.3
  • 19▲1
    WhatsApp Business
    WhatsApp Business
    WhatsApp LLC
    4.5
  • 20▲1
    Where is my Train
    Where is my Train
    Sigmoid Labs and its affiliates
    4.5
  • 21▼2
    Adobe Premiere: वीडियो एडिटर
    Adobe Premiere: वीडियो एडिटर
    Adobe
    4.2
  • 22▲2
    Aadhaar
    Aadhaar
    Unique Identification Authority of India
    4.2
  • 23▼1
    पेटीएम: सुरक्षित UPI पेमेंट्स
    पेटीएम: सुरक्षित UPI पेमेंट्स
    Paytm - One97 Communications Ltd.
    4.7
  • 24▼1
    Edits: वीडियो संपादक
    Edits: वीडियो संपादक
    Instagram
    4.4
  • 25=
    MyJio: For Everything Jio
    MyJio: For Everything Jio
    Jio Platforms Limited
    4.5

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Dropped out of the chart

Apps that were in the chart yesterday and no longer are.

By the numbers

7
Finance in the top 50
5 days
ChatGPT at #1
16 in, 16 out
since September 16, 2026
92
days on record

Most represented categories: Finance (7), Communication (6), Social (6).

Biggest climbs since September 16, 2026

  1. AadhaarFaceRD, #37 to #12
  2. पेटीएम: सुरक्षित UPI पेमेंट्स, #46 to #23
  3. Instagram Lite, #36 to #14
  4. Aadhaar, #42 to #22
  5. MyJio: For Everything Jio, #45 to #25

New in the top 50

  1. Amazon India Shop, Pay, miniTV, now #17
  2. Adobe Premiere: वीडियो एडिटर, now #21
  3. Telegram, now #30
  4. PLAYit-All in One Video Player, now #31
  5. Vokey - Voice Screen Lock, now #32

What is the top free app on Google Play in India today?

ChatGPT leads the Google Play top free chart in India on October 16, 2026, its 5th day in a row at #1. WhatsApp Messenger and Instagram complete the top three.

Which categories lead the top 50 free apps on Google Play in India?

The most represented categories are Finance (7), Communication (6), Social (6). Google Play ranks games in a chart of their own, so this one holds apps only.

How much does the Google Play top free chart change in India?

Between September 16, 2026 and October 16, 2026 (30 days), 16 apps entered the top 50 and 16 left it. The biggest climb was AadhaarFaceRD, from #37 to #12.

Which app has spent the most days at #1 on the Google Play top free chart in India?

ChatGPT, at #1 on 88 of the 92 days Applyra has on record for this chart.

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