Apple vs PhonePe Interview Questions
Apple lists 300 LeetCode interview questions while PhonePe lists 93. They share 40 problems — 13% of Apple's bank and 43% of PhonePe's. Focus on the overlap first, then drill into 260 Apple-only and 53 PhonePe-only questions.
Overview
Preparation Strategy
Step 1 — Shared core: Solve the 40 overlapping problems first. These are the highest-yield questions for candidates interviewing at both Apple and PhonePe.
Step 2 — Company-specific depth: Add Apple-specific problems like Two Sum, Design Hit Counter, Rotate Array and PhonePe-specific problems from the exclusive lists below.
Step 3 — Difficulty tuning: PhonePe skews harder in our data. Budget extra time for Hard problems if you are targeting that company.
Difficulty Comparison
Top Shared Topics
40 Shared Questions
High-priority problems to practice for both Apple and PhonePe.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| LRU Cache | Medium |
| Number of Islands | Medium |
| Merge Intervals | Medium |
| Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock | Easy |
| Longest Common Prefix | Easy |
| Group Anagrams | Medium |
| Course Schedule II | Medium |
| Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock II | Medium |
| Trapping Rain Water | Hard |
| Word Ladder | Hard |
| String Compression | Medium |
| Binary Tree Level Order Traversal | Medium |
| Longest Consecutive Sequence | Medium |
| Maximal Square | Medium |
| Longest Palindromic Substring | Medium |
| Generate Parentheses | Medium |
| Jump Game | Medium |
| Insert Interval | Medium |
| Sliding Window Maximum | Hard |
| Gas Station | Medium |
| Rotting Oranges | Medium |
| Sort Colors | Medium |
| House Robber | Medium |
| Kth Smallest Element in a Sorted Matrix | Medium |
| Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock IV | Hard |
| Alien Dictionary | Hard |
| Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock III | Hard |
| Find the Celebrity | Medium |
| Largest Rectangle in Histogram | Hard |
| Sum of Subarray Minimums | Medium |
Showing top 30 of 40 shared problems.
Unique to Apple (260)
Problems in Apple's list that do not appear at PhonePe.
| Problem | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Two Sum | Easy |
| Design Hit Counter | Medium |
| Rotate Array | Medium |
| Reverse Linked List | Easy |
| Valid Sudoku | Medium |
| Top K Frequent Elements | Medium |
| Course Schedule | Medium |
| Valid Parentheses | Easy |
| Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters | Medium |
| Product of Array Except Self | Medium |
| Valid Palindrome | Easy |
| Rotate Image | Medium |
Unique to PhonePe (53)
Problems in PhonePe's list that do not appear at Apple.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many LeetCode questions do Apple and PhonePe share?
Apple and PhonePe share 40 LeetCode interview questions. 260 problems appear only in Apple's list and 53 appear only in PhonePe's list.
What topics overlap most between Apple and PhonePe?
The most common shared topics between Apple and PhonePe are Array (22 shared questions), Dynamic Programming (11 shared questions), String (7 shared questions), Breadth-First Search (6 shared questions), Two Pointers (5 shared questions). Mastering these areas prepares you for both companies.
Which company asks harder LeetCode questions: Apple or PhonePe?
Apple has 76 Easy, 178 Medium, and 46 Hard questions. PhonePe has 2 Easy, 58 Medium, and 33 Hard questions. PhonePe has a higher proportion of Hard problems in its interview set.
How should I prepare if interviewing at both Apple and PhonePe?
Start with the 40 shared problems since they cover what both companies ask most often. Then add 20 Apple-specific and 20 PhonePe-specific questions to round out your prep.