The open-source alternative to AppTweak and Sensor Tower
App Store Optimization for your AI agent. Keyword research, rank tracking, competitor gaps and metadata writing, right inside Claude, Cursor or any MCP client. Pay only for the data you use, at cost.
npx open-aso init
Set up in two minutes. Then just ask.
No dashboards to learn. Your agent does the analysis, and builds any report or chart you want.
Find your app
Search by name. No App Store ID hunting.
Connect DataForSEO
App Store data at cost price. New accounts get $1 free, enough for hundreds of rank checks.
Connect your agent
One click for Claude Code, Claude Desktop and Cursor. Works with any MCP client.
Audit your listing
Prioritized fixes from your rankings, competitors and reviews.
Find keywords you can win
Real search volume, difficulty and who ranks, for any keyword.
Write metadata that passes review
Every draft is checked against Apple's limits and fixed automatically.
Everything indie developers actually use
Without paying for a suite of features you'll never open.
🔑 Keyword research
Volume, difficulty (1–100) and the top apps for any keyword, plus every keyword your app already ranks for.
📈 Rank tracking
Daily positions for your app and competitors, with history you own in a local database.
🥊 Competitor gaps
Keywords your competitors rank for that you don't, and listing changes the day they ship.
💬 Review insights
Recent reviews for your agent to mine for complaints, praise and feature requests.
✍️ Metadata writer
Title, subtitle and keyword field drafts that pass every character limit and ASO check.
🧾 Costs you can see
Every call shows what it cost. A daily spend cap and 24-hour cache keep it tiny.
What ASO tools cost
open-aso is free. You pay DataForSEO directly for data, with no markup.
| Tool | Price | Open source | Works in your AI agent |
|---|---|---|---|
| open-aso | Free + data at cost (≈ $3.60/mo to track 50 keywords daily) | ✓ | ✓ Free MCP + skills |
| AppTweak | From $79/mo, up to $549+/mo | – | Enterprise |
| Sensor Tower | Custom, often $30k+/yr | – | Enterprise |
| MobileAction | $15–239/mo | – | – |
| Appfigures | $9.99–599.99/mo | – | Paid credits |
| Astro | $108/yr, Mac only | – | – |
Prices from public pricing pages and third-party estimates, October 2026. Names are trademarks of their owners; open-aso isn't affiliated with them.
FAQ
How much does it really cost?
open-aso is free. App Store data comes from DataForSEO and you pay them directly: about $0.0024 per keyword rank check, $0.015 to research a keyword, $0.05–0.10 for a full audit. Repeat requests within 24 hours are free. New DataForSEO accounts get $1 of credit; after that the minimum top-up is $50.
Where does the data come from?
DataForSEO's App Data and Labs APIs: real App Store search results, listings, reviews and keyword volume estimates. Apple's free search API is used only to help you find apps by name.
Is my data private?
Yes. open-aso runs on your computer. Your settings, rank history and research stay in a local database. Your DataForSEO key is only sent to DataForSEO.
Which agents does it work with?
Claude Code, Claude Desktop and Cursor have one-click setup. Any MCP-compatible client (Windsurf, Zed, Cline and others) works with a copy-paste config.
Does it support Google Play?
Not yet. v0.1 covers the US App Store. Google Play and more countries are on the roadmap.
Why not just a dashboard?
Because your agent can build the exact view you want, whenever you want it, and dashboards make you pay for screens you never use. open-aso focuses on great data and ASO expertise; you get mass customization for free.
☁️ Cloud hosting is coming
No DataForSEO account, no setup, rank tracking that runs while you sleep, and a one-click Claude connector. Start with $5, not $50.
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