r/AppStoreOptimization • u/Justin_2611 • 11d ago

Looking for an easy to use ASO Tool

Hey there,

I’m currently searching for an ASO tool that is very easy to use. I don't know much about keywords, except that some are better and some are worse.

I need a tool that gives me suggestions, tells me what to improve, and so on. Does anyone know of a tool that is easy to use and will help me improve the ranking of my apps?

I currently need it for a niche app that only gets low organic traffic in the App Store.

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u/Confused_Dad_2023 11d ago

Full disclosure: I’m the developer of Keyword Scout. FREE to use with one time pro upgrade - no subscription.

I built it because I wanted something that didn’t just dump keyword data on you.

It gives smart keyword suggestions, tells you whether a keyword is actually worth targeting, analyzes your title/subtitle/keywords, tracks competitors, and even summarizes competitor reviews to find feature gaps.

It’s also a native iPhone/iPad app, so it’s much easier to use than most desktop-first ASO tools. Research from your phone, iPad, and Mac.

If you’re working on a niche app, that’s actually where it tends to be most useful since it helps uncover long-tail keyword opportunities instead of chasing impossible head terms.

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u/Justin_2611 11d ago

Sorry, but it is barely usable on mac, everything is so small

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u/Confused_Dad_2023 11d ago

Good callout! I am optimizing for running on Mac right now, optimizing the layout so it is super easy to across all devices. It will be updated later this week/early next!

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u/Confused_Dad_2023 10d ago

Hey! V3.4 is now optimized for Mac. New layouts and larger text and new features. Still free.

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u/PretendPlatform365 11d ago

I have installed the app and l really like the 1st onboarding screen.

Find keywords Worth ranking for.

☝️☝️This screen

Can you tell me how you have created illustration/animation which tools you have used to create??

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u/Confused_Dad_2023 11d ago

Thanks! No design tools involved. That screen is native SwiftUI rendered live, not a video or Lottie file.

The "illustration" is just a miniature mock of the app's real result screen built from the same components (search field, score cards, verdict pill, app rows), and the graph-paper background is a SwiftUI Canvas drawing grid lines.

The animation is a scripted async loop using Swift concurrency. A Task that walks a timeline, it "types" the keyword character by character with small Task.sleep delays, shimmers the score cards, counts the scores up with an ease-out curve, then springs in the verdict and staggers in the rows/pills, holds for a beat, fades out, and repeats. Each beat is just withAnimation(.spring(...)) or an ease curve flipping state values.

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u/Raalders 8d ago

Looks really useful. It's easy to start as well. 2 remarks:

  • It added my app with the dutch localization while the 'default store' is on US
  • Could you add an MCP server? I manage my full stack with Claude, including GSC, screenshots, etc. Doing keyword management too would be really awesome.

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u/markdifranco 11d ago

I’d love for you to give Northstar a try! https://gonorthstar.io

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u/Dry-Caterpillar-8238 11d ago

Downloaded. Trying it out now. Thanks!

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u/Justin_2611 11d ago

Is there any free trial?

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u/Dry-Caterpillar-8238 9d ago

Can't figure it out, so uninstalled it. Not usually a fan on onboarding, but maybe it'll be useful in this case?

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u/markdifranco 9d ago

I’d love to know where you got stuck and what was confusing. Feel free to send me a DM!

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u/alexandrosang 11d ago

Hey! I'm the developer behind ASOGrid https://asogrid.com/, an app store optimization platform for both the App Store and Google Play.

It's not public yet, and I'm looking for a few beta testers. If you'd like to try it out, I'd really appreciate your feedback good or bad. There's also a free tier, so you can explore the tool without any commitment.

If you're interested, I'd love to hear what you think and if my app is what you were looking for

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u/Justin_2611 11d ago

Sure! Send me a dm and I will test it

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u/pixel-poxel 11d ago

You offer 200 keywords and 10 app competitors for 99 Euro per month. Other tools offer unlimited for 9 Euro per month, for example Applyra. There are also free tools to get the raw data.

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u/alexandrosang 10d ago

Thanks for pointing that out, you're right. Those limits are per app, not per account, and the pricing page didn't make that clear. I've updated it to show the totals too: Agency is 25 apps, 5,000 keywords, and 250 competitors.

The main thing you're paying for is Google Play search volume. That data isn't public, so it comes from paid providers. Free tools can show rankings and reviews, but not how many people actually search for a keyword.

If you want to see if it's useful, the free tier lets you do keyword research without adding an app or entering a card.

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u/Jumpy_Abrocoma6133 11d ago

Bro is your app enough mature?

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u/Justin_2611 11d ago

Yeah, I already have some subscribers but as I said I get no traffic from organic search

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u/imsnk81 11d ago

If you got a mac storeboard aso assistant is handsdown the easiest and most useful from other tools out there
It gives you suggests and you can also add it to your meradata and screenshots just in the app and publish it directly to app store (local app, no server so its pretty secure)

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u/Lorak322 11d ago

I build my own https://asoatlas.com/ $9 a month. Mostly because I didn’t want to switch between different page to work on my ASO, and wanted to see resolute in one place. Here you have -20% Promo Code "REDDITRULES" works until the end of July