AppGrowing vs AppMagic (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, AppGrowing and AppMagic share a 1.6 GPA, neither has a free plan and their prices can't be set side by side, so the choice depends on whether you care more about the free plan, where AppGrowing grades higher, or value for money, where AppMagic does.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
AppGrowing
Ad creative and app intelligence platform for mobile marketers
Which one is for you
Pick AppGrowing if
- Fits if you run paid mobile campaigns and study competitors' ads
- Works for marketing teams with a budget for research tools
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you are a solo developer, with $399 a month to start
- Skip it if you want to improve your own store listing, as the tool centres on ad creatives
- Watch out: AI Plus and AI Pro are sold yearly only, and Enterprise has no published price
- Not for you if you need to know the trial's length before signing up, as it isn't stated
Pick AppMagic if
- Fits if you're a game studio sizing a genre or a rival on mobile and Steam
- Works for marketing teams studying rivals' ad creatives and Apple Ads activity
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a price before a call, as there's none on the site
- Skip it if you want to try it first, since there's no free plan or trial, only a demo
- Watch out: it's owned by Sensor Tower, Inc., so it isn't a separate company to weigh against Sensor Tower
- Watch out: revenue and download figures are estimates, not numbers reported by the stores
- Too light for day-to-day listing work, with no rank tracking, listing editor or integrations on record
How we grade them
| 1.6GPAAppGrowingWeak | 1.6GPAAppMagicWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DNeo is $399 a month or $2,990 a year, against $49 where the dearer quarter of this category starts and $99 for the dearest tenth. AI Plus and AI Pro are $3,990 and $4,990 a year. | CNo price is published. The pricing page is a demo request form, and the price is only given on a sales call, matched to your use case. |
| Free plan and trial | DA free trial is offered but its length and card terms aren't stated. There's no free plan. | FNothing free on record: no free plan and no trial, only the demo call with the sales team. |
| Features | CAI creative analysis, an ad library, app intelligence and rankings. It does a different job from listing optimization, and the Neo feature list couldn't be read. | CRevenue and download estimates, store rankings, retention and session data, ad creatives, Apple Ads and keyword data, plus Steam games. The ASO side is keyword and Apple Ads data; there's no keyword rank tracking or listing editor on record. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and the listing gives no sign of what setup involves. | CNo rating on record. You start with a demo built around your use case, and it's a large market data tool with a lot of reports to learn. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with no integrations on record. | CWeb only, with no desktop or phone app, and no integrations or API on the listing. |
| Best for | researching rivals' mobile ad creatives | mobile and Steam market estimates for game studios |
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: AppGrowing and AppMagic. How we grade
Where they differ
- AppGrowing also covers ad creative.
- AppMagic also covers keyword research and dashboards.
At a glance
| AppGrowing | AppMagic | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Paid |
| Starts at | $399 per month, or $2990 per year | Not published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | A free trial is offered; length and limits are not stated on pages read | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | 广州米慧信息科技有限公司 | Sensor Tower, Inc. |
| Price read from | appgrowing.ai | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
AppGrowing
- AI Plus and AI Pro are sold yearly only; only Neo shows a monthly price.
- Which features sit in the Neo plan could not be read from the page text.
- It centers on ad creative research rather than managing store listings.
- Larger buyers are sent to Enterprise, which has no public price.
AppMagic
- No prices are published: the pricing page leads to a demo request, and pricing is matched to the use case after the call.
- The site's footer names Sensor Tower, Inc. as the owner, so buyers comparing it with Sensor Tower are looking at the same company.
- Revenue and download figures are estimates, not numbers reported by the stores.
Key features
AppGrowing
- AI creative analysis
- AI breaks down ad creatives into selling points, structure and opening lines, and answers questions about creative strategy.
- Ad creative library
- Searchable ads, top clips, ad descriptions, landing pages, pre-register pages and playable ads from global networks.
- App intelligence
- App stage analysis, comparisons, creative strategy per app, Custom Product Page analysis and download trends.
- Rankings and charts
- Top apps, developers, APKs, publishers and App Store and Google Play charts and download views.
- AI clip imitation
- AI generation tools to imitate winning clips, billed against creation credits on the paid plans.
AppMagic
- Mobile market analytics
- Estimated revenue and downloads for apps and games, with trends, competitor metrics and benchmarks against the industry.
- Advertising and ASO data
- Covers keywords, Apple Ads and ad creatives such as static banners and playables, across ad networks and regions.
- Retention and engagement
- Retention figures and the number and length of sessions for your own apps or competitors' apps.
- Steam analytics
- Revenue, playtime and follower data for Steam games, DLCs and publishers, alongside the mobile data.
- Store rankings and research reports
- Live store rankings and top charts, plus published research on genres, live ops and markets.
Plans
AppGrowing
Neo$399
per month, or $2990 per year
Entry plan sold monthly or yearly; its feature list is in the comparison table on the pricing page.
AI Plus$3990
per year
Shown as down from $6990. 350,000 AI points, 8,000 creation credits, 15 GB of collections and earlier access to new media.
AI Pro$4990
per year
Shown as down from $7990. 400,000 AI points, 10,000 creation credits, 20 GB of collections and weekly or monthly reports.
EnterpriseCustom
No published price; contact the vendor.
AppMagic
Pricing could not be confirmed. See appmagic.rocks.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, AppGrowing or AppMagic?
As of Nov 13, 2026, AppGrowing starts at $399 per month, or $2990 per year, and AppMagic has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, AppGrowing or AppMagic?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither AppGrowing nor AppMagic has a free plan. AppGrowing 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.