How to Find All Apps Made by the Same Company
How to discover the full set of apps from any company — including subsidiaries and acquired products — on the App Store.
Many large technology companies publish apps under multiple developer account names — using subsidiaries, acquired company identities, and brand-specific accounts rather than a single corporate developer account. Understanding how to find all apps from the same parent company, even when they're distributed across multiple developer names, gives you a complete picture of a company's mobile strategy.
Why Companies Use Multiple Developer Accounts
Large companies use multiple App Store developer accounts for several reasons: acquired companies retain their original developer identity post-acquisition; brand-specific products maintain independent developer branding; different business units operate separately; and international subsidiaries use local entity accounts. Google publishes apps under 'Google LLC', 'YouTube LLC', 'DeepMind', and other entity names. Meta uses 'Meta Platforms Inc.' and subsidiary names. Recognizing these patterns is essential for complete portfolio research.
Start With the Known Developer, Then Find Related Accounts
Begin by finding the company's most prominent app and noting the developer name. Then search the App Store for all company brand names and major product names. Check the 'More by this developer' section on each app page. Look for shared privacy policy URLs or terms of service links across app pages — apps sharing legal infrastructure are typically from the same parent company even if under different developer account names.
Use Corporate Ownership Research for Large Companies
For publicly traded companies, SEC filings and annual reports list subsidiary names. Crunchbase and LinkedIn provide acquisition histories that reveal which brands a company has absorbed. Wikipedia company pages list known subsidiaries. Cross-referencing these corporate structure resources with App Store developer names helps you map the complete product family of large technology companies.
Check App Privacy Policy URLs for Account Relationships
Apps from the same parent company often share privacy policy domains even when using different developer account names. If two App Store apps point to privacy policies at *.apple.com or *.google.com respectively, they're part of those companies' portfolios. For mid-sized companies, a shared privacy policy domain between two differently-named developer accounts strongly suggests common ownership.
DevScope's Developer Portfolio Linking
DevScope links related developer entities where they're identifiable from App Store data and corporate research. This is particularly useful for finding all apps from companies like Google, Meta, and Microsoft that publish across many developer account names. The Similar Developers feature on developer portfolio pages also surfaces related teams operating in the same market segment.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Can I find all of Google's App Store apps in one place?
- Google publishes under several account names including 'Google LLC', 'YouTube LLC', 'DeepMind Technologies', and others. DevScope's Google developer profile links to the primary Google LLC apps. For complete coverage including subsidiaries, cross-reference the App Store with Google's public product page at about.google/products.
- How do acquisitions affect an app's developer listing on the App Store?
- After an acquisition, the original developer account name often stays in place — particularly if the acquired brand has strong recognition. Occasionally companies migrate apps to the parent account name. Instacart acquired companies may still list under original names. Instagram still shows 'Instagram LLC' despite being Meta-owned.