Applyra vs Astro (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Applyra grades higher than Astro: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Applyra grades higher on platforms. Astro grades higher on ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Applyra
Flat-price ASO keyword tracker for the App Store and Google Play
Astro
Mac app for App Store keyword research and daily rank tracking
Which one is for you
Pick Applyra if
- Fits if you're an indie developer tracking lots of keywords on both stores for one price
- Works for developers who want to ask an AI assistant about their ranks through MCP
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free, as Free stops at 1 app, 5 keywords, 1 competitor and 7 days of history
- Watch out: 'unlimited' is subject to a fair-use policy, and the API stops at 10,000 requests a month
- Not for you if you're a team or an agency, as there's no team or enterprise plan
- Skip it if you need review replies or download estimates, as neither is on record here
- Watch out: the price is 9.99 in your own currency, so €9.99 or £9.99 rather than a converted figure
Pick Astro if
- Fits if you're an indie iOS or Mac developer doing your own keyword work
- Works for people tracking thousands of App Store keywords who want one flat yearly price
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if your app is on Google Play too, as the pages read only cover Apple's App Store
- Not for you if you work on Windows or in a browser, as it runs only on Macs with macOS 14 or later
- Watch out: ranks only update while the app is open on your Mac, and a license covers one Mac at a time
- Tight if you stay free, since the free version tracks 10 keywords without popularity or difficulty
- Watch out: billing is yearly only at $108, and suggestions come from Astro users' searches, so niche apps may get few
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAApplyraFair | 2.2GPAAstroFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BUnlimited is $8.33 a month billed annually ($9.99 monthly) for unlimited apps, keywords, competitors and history, with exports, MCP and 10,000 API requests a month. That's inside this category's cheaper quarter, which runs to $10. | B$108 a year, about $9 a month, for unlimited apps and keywords, inside this category's cheaper quarter, which runs to $10. Billing is annual only, and the license works on one Mac at a time. |
| Free plan and trial | CA permanent free plan with no card: 1 app, 5 keywords, 1 competitor, 7 days of ranking history and 25 keyword inspections a month. Five keywords and a week of history is a cap you'll hit fast. | CThe free version tracks up to 10 keywords with daily updates, but leaves out the popularity and difficulty scores, which is most of the point. No trial is on record. |
| Features | CDaily tracking on both stores, difficulty and traffic scores, competitor alerts, AI listing suggestions and metadata simulators. It does keyword work fully, but that's a smaller job: no review replies or download estimates are on record, and there's no team plan. | CPopularity and difficulty scores, daily rank tracking, keyword suggestions, competitors' keywords, ratings across every country's store and a local MCP server. It does App Store keyword work fully, but that's a smaller job, and Google Play isn't mentioned. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. You add your apps, keywords and competitors before the dashboard shows anything useful. | BNo rating on record. It's a Mac app you install, then you search a keyword or paste an App Store link and add your app, with no store account to connect. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It connects to App Store Connect, has a REST API capped at 10,000 requests a month, and an MCP server for ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor and Codex. | DMac only, on macOS 14 or later, one Mac per license. It links to Apple Ads and DeepL, and its MCP server works with Claude, Cursor and VS Code. |
| Best for | unlimited keyword tracking at a flat price | App Store keyword research on a Mac |
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: Applyra and Astro. How we grade
Price against what you get
Applyra starts at $8.33 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Astro starts at $9 a month and scores 2.0.
Applyra scores higher and starts $0.67 a month lower. Of the other app store optimization tools on the chart, none scores higher than Applyra for less, and 4 score higher than Astro 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
At a glance
| Applyra | Astro | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $8.33 per month, billed annually ($9.99 billed monthly) | $9 per month, billed annually ($108 a year) |
| Free plan | 1 app, 5 keywords, 1 competitor, 7 days of ranking history and 25 keyword inspections a month on both stores. No AI suggestions, exports, API or MCP. | The free version tracks up to 10 keywords, without the popularity and difficulty scores. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Made by | Krnel Studio | 28 bit S.R.L. |
| Price read from | applyra.io | tryastro.app |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Applyra
- The free plan keeps only 7 days of ranking history and stops at 1 app, 5 keywords and 1 competitor.
- "Unlimited" is subject to a fair-use policy in the terms; the API is capped at 10,000 requests a month.
- There is no team or enterprise plan; the site describes it as built for indie developers and small studios.
- The price is 9.99 in the buyer's local currency, such as €9.99 in the eurozone and £9.99 in the UK.
Astro
- It runs only on Macs with macOS 14 or later, and each license is active on one Mac at a time.
- It covers Apple's App Store (iOS, iPadOS, macOS and visionOS apps); the pages read make no mention of Google Play.
- Billing is annual only, at $108 a year; refunds can be requested within 14 days.
- Rankings update only while the app is open on the Mac.
Key features
Applyra
- Daily keyword tracking
- Tracks rankings for any keyword on the App Store and Google Play every day, across countries and languages, with rank history.
- Difficulty and traffic scores
- Each keyword gets a difficulty and a traffic score, and the Keywords Inspector gives a deeper look at one term (25 a month on Free).
- Competitor intelligence
- Shows which competitors rank above you and on which keywords, with head-to-head views and alerts when a rival changes its listing.
- AI listing suggestions
- On the paid plan, AI suggests titles, subtitles, keyword fields and descriptions, and an AI listing writer drafts three scored listings.
- Metadata and autocomplete simulators
- Score a listing before publishing it and read real store autocomplete suggestions; Free has 10 and 50 a month.
- MCP server and REST API
- An MCP server with 30 tools lets ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor or Codex read your ranks and scores; the REST API allows 10,000 requests a month.
Astro
- Popularity and difficulty scores
- Popularity comes from Apple Ads; difficulty is Astro's own estimate of how hard it is to reach the top 10. Both need the paid license.
- Daily keyword rank tracking
- Keywords are re-checked every 24 hours while the app is running, with position changes and a day-by-day ranking chart.
- Keyword suggestions
- Lists keywords an app ranks or has ranked for, drawn from searches made by all Astro users, so new or niche apps may get few suggestions.
- Competitor keywords
- Paste a competitor's App Store link to see the keywords it ranks for in a chosen store, sorted by popularity and difficulty.
- Ratings across stores
- A ratings view sums ratings from every country's App Store, with daily changes, per-store counts and a chart over time.
- MCP server (beta)
- A local MCP server, switched on in Settings, lets AI assistants such as Claude, Cursor and VS Code Copilot query Astro's data.
Plans
Applyra
Free$0
1 app, 5 keywords, 1 competitor and 7 days of history on the App Store and Google Play, with no card needed.
Unlimited$8.33
per month, billed annually ($9.99 billed monthly)
Unlimited apps, keywords, competitors and history under a fair-use policy, AI listing suggestions, CSV and PDF export, MCP and 10,000 API requests a month.
Astro
Free version$0
Up to 10 keywords with daily rank updates; popularity and difficulty scores are left out.
Single Mac License$9
per month, billed annually ($108 a year)
Unlimited apps and keywords, popularity and difficulty data, suggestions, competitor keywords, ratings analysis and translations.
Ways to pay less
Applyra
- Annual discount
Two months free with yearly billing
Applyra's pricing page offers $99.99 a year, or $8.33 a month, instead of $9.99 billed monthly.
Astro
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Applyra or Astro?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Applyra is cheaper to start with: $8.33 a month, against $9 a month for Astro. Applyra starts at $8.33 per month, billed annually ($9.99 billed monthly), and Astro starts at $9 per month, billed annually ($108 a year).
Which has a free plan, Applyra or Astro?
As of Oct 23, 2026, both Applyra and Astro have a free plan.
Which platforms do Applyra and Astro run on?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only Applyra lists a web app and only Astro lists a macOS app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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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.