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Research App Store and Google Play keywords

Find the searches people type in the stores, see what competitors rank for and lift words from their listings.

About 4 minutes

What You Need

  • Credits for paid research types (the cost is shown on the button). Competitor phrases are free.
  1. 1

    Pick a Research Type

    App Store Optimization › Keyword research

    Open Keyword research under App Store Optimization. App keywords · App Store analyses Apple’s own search suggestions for a seed word; App keywords · Google Play does the same for Google Play.

  2. 2

    See what a competitor ranks for

    Choose App keywords and pick a competitor: you get every keyword it ranks for with estimated searches (United States).

  3. 3

    Lift Phrases from Listings

    Choose Competitor phrases to get the words and two-word phrases in an app’s title, subtitle and description, with Apple popularity. Free, any country.

  4. 4

    Filter and Track

    Use Golden only, Hide brands and Only related to the search, select rows and click Track in project.

What You Get

A shortlist of keywords with popularity, difficulty and opportunity, added to your project in one click.

  • Opening a recent report again is free for two weeks.

Troubleshooting and Questions

Why are some popularity values marked “est.”?
Apple publishes popularity only for terms with enough searches, and only through Apple Ads. Other values are Searvia estimates from the strength of the top apps. Connect Apple Ads to see the official score.

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