App Store & Google Play Keyword Rank Tracker (ASO)

Track where your apps rank for each keyword on the App Store and Google Play, in many countries in one run. You get one flat row per keyword, country, store and app: the app's rank, or NOT_IN_RESULTS when it isn't listed. Optionally you also get the apps that lead each keyword, and each row shows how the rank changed since your last run. No login, no API key, no browser.

What you get

Feature	What it means
Your rank per keyword	Rank 1-200 on the App Store, or about 1-30 on Google Play (up to 50 in some countries such as Japan) (as deep as each store's search lists), for every app you track
Many countries per run	countries: ["us", "gb", "de", "jp"] checks every keyword in every storefront in the same run
Both stores at once	Track your App Store id and your Google Play package side by side
Competitors	topN adds the apps that rank first for each keyword, with developer, rating and installs
Rank changes	previousRank, rankChange and changeStatus (UP, DOWN, SAME, ENTERED, DROPPED_OUT, FIRST_CHECK) compare each rank with the previous run of the same watch
Honest misses	An app that isn't listed is still a row (rank: null, NOT_IN_RESULTS), and searchDepth says how far the store's list went

How to use it

1. Add your keywords, e.g. meditation, sleep sounds.
2. Add your apps and your competitors':
   • App Store: the numeric id (493145008) or the apps.apple.com link.
   • Google Play: the package (com.calm.android) or the play.google.com link.
   • A package-style id is also checked as an App Store bundle id, and it is tracked in every store where it exists.
3. Pick the countries and the store (both, apple or google).
4. Run it. To build a rank history, schedule it daily (Apify Schedules). Each run then reports the change since the previous one.

If you leave apps empty, you get the top 10 apps for each keyword. This is useful for keyword research and competitor scouting.

Input example

{
    "keywords": ["meditation", "sleep sounds"],
    "apps": ["493145008", "com.getsomeheadspace.android", "571800810", "com.calm.android"],
    "countries": ["us", "gb"],
    "store": "both",
    "topN": 3
}

Output example

{
    "keyword": "meditation",
    "country": "us",
    "store": "apple",
    "language": null,
    "appId": "493145008",
    "appName": "Headspace: Sleep & Meditation",
    "developer": "Headspace Inc.",
    "tracked": true,
    "rank": 2,
    "rankStatus": "RANKED",
    "searchDepth": 192,
    "previousRank": 3,
    "rankChange": 1,
    "changeStatus": "UP",
    "rating": 4.84216,
    "ratingCount": 973786,
    "installs": null,
    "price": "Free",
    "category": "Health & Fitness",
    "appUrl": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/headspace-sleep-meditation/id493145008",
    "input": "493145008",
    "checkedAt": "2026-10-29T07:00:00.000Z"
}

Field	Meaning
rank	Position in the store's search results for the keyword (1 = first). null when the app is not listed
rankStatus	RANKED or NOT_IN_RESULTS
searchDepth	How many apps the store listed for this search. A NOT_IN_RESULTS means "not in these N"
tracked	true for your apps, false for top-N competitor rows
previousRank, rankChange	The rank at the previous run of this watch. rankChange is positive when the app moved up
changeStatus	UP, DOWN, SAME, ENTERED (newly listed), DROPPED_OUT, STILL_OUT, FIRST_CHECK, or NOT_COMPARABLE (the list no longer reaches the old position)
language	The Google Play interface language used for the search (App Store rows: null)
installs	Google Play's install band (e.g. 10,000,000+). The App Store does not publish installs

How the rank is measured

• App Store: the order of Apple's public App Store search API (iTunes Search) for the keyword in that storefront. It checks up to 200 positions; Apple usually returns about 170-195 of them. We compared it with Apple's own web App Store search (apps.apple.com) on 8 keywords in 2 countries on 2026-10-29. The two top-11 app lists matched to within about two places. That web page shows only 12 results, so the API is the only keyless way to reach positions 13-200. In-app search can also be personalised, so treat ranks as a consistent public measure rather than what every single user sees.
• Google Play: the order of Google Play's web search. A brand's featured card counts as rank 1, and "similar apps" clusters are not counted. This search lists about 20-50 apps per keyword (30 in most countries checked, 50 in Japan), so a Google Play app below that position reads NOT_IN_RESULTS.
• Language: Google Play ranks differently per interface language. For "budget" in Germany, the English and German results shared only 8 of 30 positions. By default each country uses its main language (de for Germany, ja for Japan, en where not listed); set language to override. The App Store always uses the storefront's own language.

Rank changes and watches

When trackChanges is on (the default), the actor remembers the last rank of every keyword, country, store and app. It keeps them in a key-value store named app-keyword-rank-history in your own Apify account, and compares each new run against it. It saves only when a rank actually changed.

By default, a watch is the exact set of keywords, apps, countries and settings. If you change any of them, the comparison starts fresh (FIRST_CHECK). To keep comparing while you add or remove keywords, give the watch a name in historyName (e.g. my-app-us).

Pricing

$1.50 per 1,000 rank rows + $0.001 per run, platform usage included. Store discounts apply: Bronze $1.35, Silver $1.20, Gold $1.05 per 1,000 rows.

• One row = one keyword × country × store × app (tracked or top-N).
• A tracked app that ranks inside your top-N is returned once, not twice.
• Nothing is charged for apps that don't exist, countries the store doesn't serve, or searches that failed.
• A store is searched only when one of your apps can be there, or when topN is above 0, so a store none of your apps is on is never searched or charged. A tracked app that does not rank is still a charged row (NOT_IN_RESULTS): that is the measurement.

Example: 20 keywords × 2 countries × 2 stores × 2 tracked apps = 160 rows ≈ $0.24 per daily run.

FAQ

Which ids do I need? On the App Store, the number in the app's link (apps.apple.com/us/app/calm/id571800810 → 571800810). On Google Play, the id= part of the link (com.calm.android). You can paste the full links too.

Why is my app NOT_IN_RESULTS? It isn't in the first searchDepth apps the store listed for that keyword in that country. On Google Play that list is short (about 20-50 apps). If the app isn't sold in a country at all, the run tells you in its status message and charges nothing for it.

Does it show search volume or keyword popularity? No. This actor reports measured positions only, with no third-party estimates. For keyword ideas, use autocomplete suggestions: see Keyword Suggest Scraper.

Can I run it on a schedule? Yes, that's the intended use. Schedule it daily with the same input (or the same historyName), and every run reports UP/DOWN/ENTERED/DROPPED_OUT since the previous one.

What does the run status tell me? It counts the rows and searches, and names anything that didn't run: a country the store doesn't serve, an app id that doesn't exist, a search the store refused, or the run timeout. The full per-search list is in the run's RUN_SUMMARY record.

Related actors

• App Store & Google Play Scraper: full app metadata and a new-review monitor for both stores.
• App Store Reviews Scraper: every review of any iOS app, in any country.
• Keyword Suggest Scraper: autocomplete suggestions for finding keywords to track.