AppStoreSpy vs Apptopia (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Apptopia grades higher than AppStoreSpy: 2.0 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
AppStoreSpy grades higher on features. Apptopia grades higher on value for money and platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
AppStoreSpy
App market research with install estimates and a Play Store extension
Apptopia
Mobile app performance data for investors, brands and sales teams
Which one is for you
Pick AppStoreSpy if
- Fits if you're hunting for app niches from install and revenue figures
- Works for sales teams building lists of app developers to contact
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you browse a lot, as plans cap app views a day at 100, 1,000, 10,000 and 50,000
- Pricey if you need the niche finder and keyword analysis, which start at Pro, $79 a month on yearly billing
- Skip it if you research the App Store, as the Chrome extension works on Google Play only
- Watch out: the pricing table lists API credits on every plan, but the API page says it's Business-only
- Not for you if a team shares it, as extra users and CSV export come only with Business, $159 a month billed yearly
Pick Apptopia if
- Fits if you're an investor tracking public companies through their apps' downloads and usage
- Works for brands that want rivals' download and usage figures and can buy through sales
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to improve your own store listing, as there are no keyword or listing tools
- Not for you if you want a price up front, since every product is quoted after a demo
- Tight if you want to try it alone, as the trial or sample data has to be arranged with Apptopia's team
- Watch out: downloads, revenue and usage are Apptopia's modelled estimates and panel data, not figures from the stores
- Watch out: ad, review, audience and SDK data are add-ons on top of the main products
How we grade them
| 1.8GPAAppStoreSpyWeak | 2.0GPAApptopiaFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DPremium is $15 a month billed yearly, but it's mainly for the Chrome extension. The niche finder, keyword analysis and rivals' ads need Pro at $79 a month billed yearly ($99 monthly), past this category's dearest tenth ($49). | CNo price is published. Base, Advanced, Market Explorer and Publisher Prospector are all enterprise services, and the price is only given on a sales call after a demo. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free plan with 1 user, 100 app views a day, Google Play keyword analysis, 1 collection of 5 apps and 100 API credits a month. Enough for a look, but you'll hit the daily cap. | CNo free plan. A free, no-commitment trial or sample data can be arranged, but only by asking Apptopia's team, and its length isn't stated. |
| Features | CMarket Explorer with 30+ filters, collections, niche and keyword finders, a timeline of rivals' listing changes, ad creatives and SDK lookups. It's market research first: there's no keyword rank tracking or listing editor on record. | DDownloads, revenue, DAU, MAU and time spent for 14 million+ apps in 160+ countries, an API with 40+ endpoints and an MCP server. For store optimization it has no keyword research, rank tracking or listing tools, so you'd need another product. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. Market Explorer has more than 30 filters to learn, and each plan caps how many app records you can open a day. | CNo rating on record. It's sold as an enterprise data service with a demo first, and much of it arrives as API feeds or warehouse deliveries to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb, plus a Chrome extension that works only on the Google Play website. No integrations are listed, and the API page says the API is Business-only. | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. Data goes out over an API and to Snowflake, AWS, BigQuery, Redshift, Azure and Postgres, and it links to Bloomberg Terminal, Salesforce, Claude and ChatGPT. |
| Best for | finding app niches from install and revenue data | app download and revenue estimates for investors |
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: AppStoreSpy and Apptopia. How we grade
Where they differ
- AppStoreSpy also covers keyword research and app store optimization.
- Apptopia also covers reports and dashboards.
At a glance
| AppStoreSpy | Apptopia | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $15 per month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly) | Not published |
| Free plan | 1 user, 100 app views a day, Google Play keyword analysis, 1 collection of 5 apps and 100 API credits a month. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | Free, no-commitment trial or sample data, arranged with Apptopia's team on request |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | MBR Property Listing Ltd | Apptopia |
| Price read from | appstorespy.com | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
AppStoreSpy
- Every plan caps how many app records you can view a day: 100 on Free, 1,000 on Premium, 10,000 on Pro and 50,000 on Business.
- Premium and Pro are single-user plans; extra users and CSV export come only with Business.
- The Chrome extension works on the Google Play website only, not the App Store.
- The pricing table lists API credits on every plan, but the API page says the API is Business-only; extra credits cost $60 per 25,000.
Apptopia
- No prices are published: Base, Advanced, Market Explorer and Publisher Prospector are all described as enterprise-level services sold after a demo.
- It is a market-intelligence data product, not a keyword research or listing optimization tool for ASO.
- Downloads, revenue and usage figures are Apptopia's modelled estimates and device-panel data, not figures from the stores.
Key features
AppStoreSpy
- Market Explorer
- Search apps and developers with more than 30 filters, including daily installs, revenue estimates, chart ranks by country, ratings, updates and reviews.
- Collections
- Save niches, apps and developers into collections that keep their metrics up to date on your dashboard.
- Niche and keyword finders
- Analyze a niche from a few keywords, and generate keyword lists ranked by popularity with metrics for each term.
- App Timeline
- Follow changes to competitors' descriptions, icons and screenshots over time, alongside their growth.
- Ad creatives and SDKs
- See competitors' active ads and creatives with their social media pages, and look up which SDKs apps have integrated.
- Chrome extension for Google Play
- Shows installs, revenue and download estimates, release dates and developer totals directly on app cards in the Play Store website.
Apptopia
- Market Explorer for brands
- A web tool with app store data on more than 14 million apps: downloads, revenue, DAU and MAU, sessions and time spent in 160+ countries.
- Apptopia Base and Advanced for investors
- Base covers 3,500+ tickers with daily estimates and up to 10 years of history; Advanced adds churn, retention and user overlap for 525+ tickers.
- Sector data packages
- The same investor data sold for one sector or a themed group of sectors, with a dashboard, the MCP server and a Mobile Performance Index.
- MCP server
- Connects Apptopia data to Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or Copilot so analysts can ask about a ticker, app or metric in plain language.
- API and data feeds
- An API with over 40 endpoints and data delivered to Snowflake, AWS Data Exchange, S3, Redshift, BigQuery, Azure, Google Cloud or Postgres.
- Ad, review and SDK intelligence
- Add-ons cover competitors' advertising, review analysis, audience demographics and which SDKs apps install or remove.
Plans
AppStoreSpy
Free$0
1 user, 100 app views a day, keyword analysis on Google Play and tracking for 5 apps.
Premium$15
per month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly)
Mainly for the Chrome extension: daily installs and revenue estimates, 1,000 app views a day and 100 apps in a collection.
Pro$79
per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)
1 user and 10,000 app views a day, with niche finder, keyword analysis, competitor ad creatives, removed apps and developer contacts.
Business$159
per month, billed annually ($199 billed monthly)
3 users, 50,000 app views a day, 100 private collections of up to 10,000 apps, CSV export and 100,000 API credits a month.
Apptopia
Pricing could not be confirmed. See apptopia.com.
Ways to pay less
AppStoreSpy
- Annual discount
20% off with annual billing
AppStoreSpy's pricing page gives a 20% discount for paying annually: Pro is $79 a month billed annually ($948 a year) against $99 monthly.
Apptopia
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, AppStoreSpy or Apptopia?
As of Oct 23, 2026, AppStoreSpy starts at $15 per month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly), and Apptopia has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, AppStoreSpy or Apptopia?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only AppStoreSpy has a free plan. Apptopia does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do AppStoreSpy and Apptopia run on?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only AppStoreSpy lists a browser extension. Both list a web 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.