--- title: Top CTV and Mobile Apps for Programmatic Advertising in August 2022 description: Pixalate released the August 2022 Publisher Trust Index (PTI) to rank programmatic ad-supported CTV and Mobile Apps based on overall quality. image: https://www.pixalate.com/hubfs/Landing_Page_Media/Report%20Covers/Pixalate%20-%20Aug%202022%20Publisher%20Trust%20Index%20(PTI)%20for%20CTV.png --- [![pixalate-full-logo](https://www.pixalate.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Pixalate_Logos/pixalate-full-logo.jpg?width=150&height=60&name=pixalate-full-logo.jpg "pixalate-full-logo")](https://www.pixalate.com) Search **Menu** ** ** ![](https://www.pixalate.com/hubfs/Blog_Media/Blog%20photos/pixalate-blog-bg.png) [Company News](https://www.pixalate.com/blog/topic/company-news) | [Mobile](https://www.pixalate.com/blog/topic/mobile) | [CTV](https://www.pixalate.com/blog/topic/ctv) | [Rankings](https://www.pixalate.com/blog/topic/rankings) | 3 min read # Pixalate Releases Top CTV and Mobile Apps for August 2022: Hulu, Spotify, Sling, Listonic, Candy Crush top the lists across popular categories Written by [Pixalate](https://www.pixalate.com/blog/author/pixalate) Sep 22, 2022 8:00:00 AM *Pixalate’s Publisher Trust Indexes (PTIs) give advertisers a full picture of the quality of app inventory across multiple platforms, regions, and categories: Spotify, Hulu among leaders in August 2022* **PALO ALTO, Calif. and LONDON, September ****22****, 2022 **– [Pixalate](https://www.pixalate.com/), the market-leading fraud protection, privacy, and compliance analytics platform for Connected TV (CTV) and Mobile Advertising, today released the [August 2022 Publisher Trust Index (PTI](https://ratings.pixalate.com/rankings/app/publisher-trust-index)), a global approach to quality measurement and monthly rankings of the world's mobile and Connected TV (CTV) apps, bringing transparency to the programmatic advertising ecosystem.  Pixalate’s monthly PTI report provides a perspective regarding the quality of CTV and mobile apps that support programmatic advertising with rankings broken down by regions, countries, categories, and app stores. The assessment is based on various factors including invalid traffic (IVT), popularity, ad density, and engagement scores. [Download Pixalate’s August 2022 Publisher Trust Index Reports](https://www.pixalate.com/publisher-trust-indexes-ctv-mobile-august-2022) for trend analysis in the CTV and Mobile app ecosystems. The top five rated apps across the Google, Apple, Roku and Amazon app stores in North America for August 2022 are: ### **Mobile** ## **Google Play Store, August 2022 ** 1. Grocery Shopping List Listonic 2. Spotify: Music and Podcasts 3. SoundHood – Music Discovery 4. SLING: Live TV, Shows & Movies 5. Kijiji: Buy and Sell Local![google play store tops apps pixalate publisher trust index august 2022](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/mWKju4oHMShBwc7vogf3oKABPM2pGZvIqXC3VY1Zfb0TnkwwbHwZMdKqeBAI_325SdFdfxY0Onk8CcUJz5DpVPy65aoujbyHqm5Ybk-SL4juNfE3U3_ubav2AwN6FFusaS84IIoxz2oqayRw5p3RfTtt6zCGVWCWr14b_6MjrpS4tKVxwWr6oCIydQ) For more information on the Google Play Store app list, please visit [here](https://ratings.pixalate.com/rankings/app/publisher-trust-index/android/GLOBAL/NA/GLOBAL/20220801). ### **Apple App Store, August 2022** 1. Candy Crush Soda Saga 2. Spotify: Music and Podcasts 3. SLING: Live TV, Shows & Movies 4. Tiki Solitaire TriPeaks 5. Solitaire: Classic Card Games![Apple tops apps pixalate publisher trust index august 2022](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/KyiJZQkqjsmIrknV8gdfCWFf75MFd-esXbKGToi-elovaCZ3eIy1xHzI4OMRY9avgmlRCQLyLRIOTkWfFwjEAyUJNrK3i7C0TU72jxyZAa0_PLqa7NvVl7q1EjFiemXpoAdnZc7tMz8CuoJ9MIpxGnRop65vW9ubK9MKMo9In6204ykpxFlJRs-L2A) For more information on the Apple App Store list, please visit [here](https://ratings.pixalate.com/rankings/app/publisher-trust-index/ios/GLOBAL/NA/GLOBAL/20220801). ## **Connected TV** ### **Roku, August 2022** 1. Hulu 2. Sling TV 3. CBS News 4. Bloomberg: Business News 5. Cooking Channel GO![Roku tops apps pixalate publisher trust index august 2022](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/3s8dqTEN_hZB-1opvJ6Gey3TCAOFs1hSuqz4Yc_WyMu0OmsqVqYUpJ2s_HeXRn14lkwGsemuRnUXA3WrH8vJMAMo3HeWkTWCiwB8GoWj1faW3rEPPAS16xHR9Byh6OQJEsQnpxtfAknN1i0psFSGfPz1CxApq64lMO0To2LPkeZtbdqUv9IIxkHMvw)   For more information on the Roku app list, please visit [here](https://ratings.pixalate.com/rankings/ctv/publisher-trust-index/roku/GLOBAL/NA/GLOBAL/20220801).  ### **Amazon Fire TV, August 2022** 1. Hulu 2. Frndly TV 3. DIRECTV STREAM 4. Sling TV 5. Pluto TV - It’s Free TV![amazon fire tv tops apps pixalate publisher trust index august 2022](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/NLsDU468MAyaQ-pNr7j0y63guz2_yHw9RcLve9KWKpWU_IiEq7W53KdDh4WW-DxjfUNN2_rxtqJQixCFQCkCD7ru3x3vdD7D6bjq0QVtHQU3aS0DnUSvdX6VF_-NLYBcJ9ftNURYjS3sMSQ89SS1yqp2y6YUmSgjX3NhK2amisi001YkSHMOeUQ02w) For more information on the Amazon Fire TV App list, please visit [here](https://ratings.pixalate.com/rankings/ctv/publisher-trust-index/firetv/GLOBAL/NA/GLOBAL/20220801). To see the breakdown by global market, please view our [full reports for CTV and mobile](https://www.pixalate.com/publisher-trust-indexes-ctv-mobile-august-2022). ## **Top Apps by Category** Pixalate analyzed the top five categories and found: - Hulu topped the list for both Roku and Amazon Fire TV in the [Movies & TV](https://ratings.pixalate.com/rankings/ctv/publisher-trust-index/firetv/Movies%20%26%20TV/NA/GLOBAL/20220801) category. - In [News](https://ratings.pixalate.com/rankings/ctv/publisher-trust-index/roku/News/NA/GLOBAL/20220801), CBS News was first for Roku, while CNN was first for Amazon Fire TV.  - In [Sports](https://ratings.pixalate.com/rankings/ctv/publisher-trust-index/roku/Sports/NA/GLOBAL/20220801), Watch TVG came in at No. 1 on Roku, while fuboTV led Amazon Fire TV. Visit [pixalate.com/rankings](https://ratings.pixalate.com/rankings/app/publisher-trust-index) to see the latest ratings for the top mobile and CTV apps for free. For Pixalate’s full report methodology, including a comprehensive list of metrics analyzed, visit [here](https://www.pixalate.com/publisher-trust-index-methodology). ***About Pixalate*** Pixalate is the market-leading fraud protection, privacy, and compliance analytics platform for Connected TV (CTV) and Mobile Advertising. We work 24/7 to guard your reputation and grow your media value. Pixalate offers the only system of coordinated solutions across display, app, video, and OTT/CTV for better detection and elimination of ad fraud. Pixalate is an MRC-accredited service for the detection and filtration of sophisticated invalid traffic (SIVT) across desktop and mobile web, mobile in-app, and OTT/CTV advertising. 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