App Radar vs AppDrift (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, AppDrift grades higher than App Radar: 2.2 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
App Radar grades higher on features. AppDrift grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
App Radar
ASO platform with keyword tracking and a store listing editor
AppDrift
ASO workspace for keywords, screenshots, translation and publishing
Which one is for you
Pick App Radar if
- Fits if you edit store listings in many languages and want to push them to both stores from one place
- Works for small teams with 1 or 2 apps and a few hundred keywords
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want to try it without a card, as the 7-day trial turns into a plan unless you cancel
- Tight if you're on Essentials, which stops at 2 apps, 1 seat and 50 review replies a month
- Pricey if you want AI review replies or summaries, which start at Growth, €141 a month billed annually
- Watch out: the API is an add-on from €199 a month, and extra review replies cost from €39 for 150
- Watch out: prices are listed in euros, and refunds only cover 48 hours after a charge
Pick AppDrift if
- Fits if you're an indie developer who wants keyword tracking, listing text and screenshots in one tool
- Works for people localizing a store listing into many languages for both stores
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free, as Free has 1 app and 5 keywords, with no publishing, API or assistant
- Watch out: popularity and difficulty are AppDrift's own estimates, and Google Play ranks stop at the top 30
- Watch out: AI work runs on tokens, and extra packs cost from $1.99 for 100 to $14.99 for 2,000
- Not for you if you want to try Basic or Studio first, as only Indie has a trial and it needs a card
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAApp RadarFair | 2.2GPAAppDriftFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DEssentials is €58 a month billed annually (€69 monthly), more than the $49 where this category's dearest tenth starts. That buys 2 apps, 500 keywords and 1 seat; AI review replies need Growth at €141. | CBasic is $14.99 a month for 5 apps and 50 keywords, billed monthly, between this category's cheaper quarter and its middle. Indie at $29 lifts that to 10 apps and 2,500 keywords. AI work uses tokens, with extra packs from $1.99 for 100. |
| Free plan and trial | DNo free plan. The 7-day trial needs a credit card and the plan starts unless you cancel before the end, and refunds are limited to 48 hours after a charge. | CA free plan that doesn't expire: 1 app, 5 keywords, 1 competitor, the screenshot editor with unlimited exports and 50 AI tokens once. Five keywords is a cap you'll hit on day one. The Indie trial needs a card. |
| Features | BKeyword research on a database it puts at 100 million keywords in 90+ countries, rank tracking, a listing editor that publishes to both stores, competitors' metadata and download estimates, review replies and an ASO dashboard. It covers the whole job. | CDaily rank tracking, popularity and difficulty scores, AI listing text and translation, a screenshot studio, store publishing and the Ari assistant. The listing's own gaps keep it here: the scores are its own estimates, and Google Play ranks stop at the top 30. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. You connect App Store Connect and Google Play Console, then add apps, keywords and competitors before the dashboard fills in. | CNo rating on record. Publishing needs your App Store Connect or Google Play account connected, and you keep an eye on a token allowance for the AI work. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It connects to App Store Connect, Google Play Console and Slack, and the API is an add-on from €199 for 3,000 requests a month. | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It connects to App Store Connect and Google Play Console, and paid plans add a REST API and an MCP package for Claude Desktop or Cursor. |
| Best for | editing store listings and tracking keywords together | ASO copy, screenshots and publishing in one place |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: App Radar and AppDrift. How we grade
Price against what you get
App Radar starts at about $64.99 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. AppDrift starts at $14.99 a month and scores 2.3.
App Radar scores higher, and starts $50 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other app store optimization tools on the chart, none scores higher than App Radar for less, and 3 score higher than AppDrift for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- App Radar also covers reports.
At a glance
| App Radar | AppDrift | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | €58 per month, billed annually (€69 billed monthly) | $14.99 per month for 5 apps and 50 keywords, billed monthly |
| Free plan | None | 1 app, 5 keywords tracked daily, 1 competitor, the screenshot editor with unlimited exports and no watermark, and 50 AI tokens once. It does not expire. |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial; a credit card is required and the plan starts unless cancelled before the end | 7-day free trial of Indie for eligible accounts; a card is required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | SplitMetrics | AppDrift LLC |
| Price read from | appradar.com | appdrift.co |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
App Radar
- Prices are listed in euros; App Radar bills in euros or US dollars, set by the buyer's location at sign-up.
- Essentials covers only 2 apps, 1 seat and 50 review replies a month; AI replies and summaries start at Growth.
- The API is an add-on from €199 for 3,000 requests a month, and extra review replies from €39 for 150 a month.
- Refunds are limited to 48 hours after a charge.
AppDrift
- Popularity and difficulty are AppDrift's own estimates, and Android ranks stop at the top 30 results Google Play returns.
- Store publishing, monitoring, the API and the Ari assistant all need a paid plan; Free has 1 app and 5 keywords.
- AI work runs on tokens; extra packs cost $1.99 for 100, $4.99 for 500 or $14.99 for 2,000.
- Only Indie has a free trial; paid plans carry a 30-day money-back guarantee on the first charge.
Key features
App Radar
- Keyword research and tracking
- Keyword finder, difficulty, search volume and ranking trends on a database App Radar puts at 100 million keywords in 90+ countries, plus unlimited live searches.
- Store listing editor
- Write and preview App Store and Google Play listings and push them live from App Radar, with a bulk editor for many storefronts at once.
- Competitor intelligence
- Competitors' metadata history, creatives with bulk download, localizations, category rankings, featurings and download and revenue estimates.
- Review replies
- Reply to reviews from both stores in one place with templates, translation and tags; Growth and Scale add GPT-5 reply suggestions and review summaries.
- ASO dashboard and alerts
- Impressions, store views, installs and conversion by country from the consoles, an ASO score, and daily or weekly Slack and email reports.
AppDrift
- Daily keyword tracking
- Ranks for tracked keywords update daily with full history and CSV export. Google Play ranks are read only down to the top 30.
- Popularity and difficulty scores
- Every keyword gets popularity and difficulty out of 100; AppDrift says both are its own computed estimates, not store search volume.
- Listing text and translation
- Generates titles, subtitles and descriptions with AI and translates them into 60+ languages, using AI tokens from the plan's allowance.
- Screenshot studio
- A screenshot editor with templates and unlimited exports on every plan; AI screenshot campaigns cost 5 tokens each.
- Store publishing
- Paid plans send reviewed listing text to App Store Connect or Google Play after the store account is connected. App binaries are not sent.
- Ari, action plan and API
- Paid plans add the Ari assistant, a weekly action plan, review management, a REST API and an MCP package for Claude Desktop or Cursor.
Plans
App Radar
Essentials€58
per month, billed annually (€69 billed monthly)
2 apps, 500 keywords, 25 competitors, 1 seat, 50 review replies a month and 6 months of history.
Growth€141
per month, billed annually (€169 billed monthly)
10 apps, 1,500 keywords, 100 competitors, 2 seats, AI-assisted review replies, 50 AI review summaries and 12 months of history.
Scale€250
per month, billed annually (€299 billed monthly)
15 apps, 3,000 keywords, 250 competitors, 5 seats, 100 AI review summaries, 24 months of history and regular ASO feedback.
EnterpriseCustom
Flexible limits, full data history, a customer success manager, an ASO strategy setup, quarterly reviews and custom contracts.
AppDrift
Free$0
1 app, 5 tracked keywords, 1 competitor ranked daily, full rank history, screenshot editor and 50 AI tokens once.
Basic$14.99
per month for 5 apps and 50 keywords, billed monthly
3 competitors per app, 100 Ari messages and 500 AI tokens a month, store publishing, monitoring and the weekly action plan.
Indie$29
per month for 10 apps and 2,500 keywords, billed monthly
10 competitors per app, 300 Ari messages and 3,000 AI tokens a month, AI review replies and Pro screenshot collections. $290 a year.
Studio$59
per month for 50 apps and 10,000 keywords, billed monthly
Everything in Indie, with 25 competitors per app, 750 Ari messages and 8,000 AI tokens a month. No free trial.
EnterpriseCustom
More than 50 apps, with limits, AI capacity and your own AI keys agreed with AppDrift.
Ways to pay less
App Radar
- Annual discount
Two months free with yearly billing
App Radar's pricing page gives two months free on yearly billing: Essentials is €690 a year, or €58 a month, against €69 billed monthly.
AppDrift
- Annual discount
Two months free with annual billing
AppDrift's pricing page labels annual billing as 2 months free; Indie is $290 a year instead of $29 a month.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, App Radar or AppDrift?
As of Oct 23, 2026, AppDrift is cheaper to start with: $14.99 a month, against about $64.99 a month for App Radar. App Radar starts at €58 per month, billed annually (€69 billed monthly), and AppDrift starts at $14.99 per month for 5 apps and 50 keywords, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, App Radar or AppDrift?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only AppDrift has a free plan. App Radar does not, though it has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.