App Store Keyword Tracker — iOS & Android ASO Rankings

Track your app's ranking (and competitors') for any keyword across the Apple App Store and Google Play Store — no API keys required.

Built for App Store Optimization (ASO): discover which keywords surface the strongest competitors, monitor rank changes over time, and identify whitespace opportunities where weaker apps dominate.

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Use Cases

• Competitive ASO analysis — See which apps rank #1–#20 for your target keywords
• Keyword opportunity discovery — Find keywords where weak competitors dominate (easy to rank)
• Rank tracking — Provide your app's ID to check if and where you appear in results
• Market research — Evaluate app quality (ratings, reviews, price) across a keyword landscape

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Why Not SensorTower / AppFollow / AppTweak?

Tool	Price	What You Get
SensorTower	$199/month	Full ASO suite
AppFollow	$69/month	Review management + ASO
AppTweak	$99/month	Keyword tracking
This Actor	$0.001/result	Keyword rank snapshots, both stores

For indie developers and small teams running periodic checks, paying per-result is 10–100x cheaper than a monthly subscription.

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Input

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
keywords	string[]	Yes	—	Keywords to search, e.g. ["meditation app", "budget tracker"]
platform	enum	No	both	ios, android, or both
country	string	No	us	2-letter country code (ISO 3166-1), e.g. us, gb, kr
limit	integer	No	20	Results per keyword, max 50
trackAppIds	string[]	No	—	App Store numeric IDs or Play Store package names to highlight in results

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Output

Each result represents one app ranking for one keyword:

{
  "keyword": "meditation app",
  "platform": "ios",
  "rank": 1,
  "app_name": "Calm - Sleep & Meditation",
  "developer": "Calm.com",
  "app_id": "571800810",
  "rating": 4.8,
  "rating_count": 2156789,
  "price": 0,
  "is_free": true,
  "formatted_price": "Free",
  "category": "Health & Fitness",
  "version": "6.38",
  "release_date": "2012-12-18T00:00:00Z",
  "store_url": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/calm/id571800810",
  "icon_url": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/...",
  "searched_at": "2026-01-15T09:22:11.443Z"
}

Android results include app_id as the package name (e.g. com.calm.android).

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Tracking Specific Apps

Provide trackAppIds to flag when your app (or a competitor) appears in results:

{
  "keywords": ["budget tracker", "expense manager"],
  "trackAppIds": ["com.myapp.budget", "1234567890"]
}

The Actor logs whenever a tracked app appears: platform, rank, and app name.

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Data Sources

• iOS: Official iTunes Search API — free, no auth, reliable
• Android: Google Play Store search page — HTML parsed with BeautifulSoup

Note on Android data: Google Play renders most content via JavaScript. The HTML-parsed results may occasionally be incomplete (missing ratings or developer names) if Google changes their markup. iOS data via the official API is always complete and stable.

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Pricing

Event	Cost
Actor start	$0.001
Per app result	$0.001

Example: 5 keywords × 20 results × 2 platforms = 200 results = $0.20

The first 25 results are effectively free under Apify's free tier. Running weekly rank checks costs pennies compared to $69–$199/month subscription tools.

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Scheduling

Run this Actor on a schedule via Apify to build a rank-tracking history:

1. Go to Schedules in your Apify Console
2. Set frequency: daily or weekly
3. Point at this Actor with your keyword list
4. Export results to Google Sheets or your own database via Webhooks

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Limitations

• Google Play results depend on HTML structure; ratings/developer may be empty if markup changes
• iTunes API returns up to 50 results per search; results reflect real-time index
• Country availability depends on App Store / Play Store regional coverage

Keywords: app store optimization, ASO, keyword tracker, app ranking, App Store, Google Play, app store keywords, competitor analysis, mobile app marketing, app rank tracker, keyword research, iTunes search, Play Store scraper, app analytics

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Related actors

• Product Hunt Launches Tracker — App launches on Product Hunt to discover competitors before they climb App Store rankings
• YouTube Trending Tracker — YouTube content marketing trends that often drive App Store search spikes
• Reddit Subreddit Tracker — Community buzz in app-specific subreddits that can predict keyword volume shifts

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