AppBrain review (2026): is it worth it?
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AppBrain report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for looking up Google Play app stats
AppBrain shows rankings, installs and stats for Android apps, and says exploring is free. It mostly covers Google Play, the history and dashboards sit behind a subscription, and its pricing page could not be read.
Who AppBrain is for
- Fits if you build Android apps and want to look up how others rank
- Works for a developer who wants free Google Play market numbers
Who AppBrain is not for
- Skip it if you work mainly on iPhone apps, as the intelligence tools are described for Google Play
- Tight if you stay free: full history, installs and dashboards need a subscription
- Watch out: the pricing page was not readable, so the price is unknown
- Too light for tracking rivals daily across both stores
Why AppBrain gets a 2.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyThe pricing page could not be read, so no price is recorded and it sits in the middle.
- CFree plan and trialThe homepage says exploring is free, and a subscription unlocks full history, installs and dashboards. You will hit that wall.
- CFeaturesTimelines, competitor comparison, a keyword tracker, a performance report and market stats. But the tools are described for Google Play, and promotion and the ad SDK are separate products.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. A web dashboard with accounts and tracking to set up.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with no desktop or phone app and no integrations listed.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from AppBrain's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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AppBrain's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 9 of the 45 other app store optimization tools we grade, and level with 11.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 46 app store optimization tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. AppBrain’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 11 of 45, level with 22
- CFree plan and trialAbove 13 of 45, level with 24
- CFeaturesAbove 3 of 45, level with 29
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 45, level with 41
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 2 of 45, level with 17
Keep AppBrain, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace AppBrain you would be making keyword rankings and popularity scores from both app stores, gathered every day. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 25 of the 45 other app store optimization tools grade higher.
What you could make
- Reports: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Keyword rankings and popularity scores from both app stores, gathered every day.
- Search volumes for millions of keywords, gathered and kept up to date.
- Daily checks of where your pages rank in search results.
What this rests on. AppBrain’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is AppBrain?
AppBrain tracks rankings, ratings and installs for apps on Google Play and lists iOS apps too. It has an intelligence area with a keyword tracker and performance reports, alongside separate tools for buying installs and showing ads in your own app.
Worth knowing
- The homepage says exploring is free and a subscription unlocks full history, installs and dashboards; the pricing page could not be read because the site answered with a bot check.
- Tracking centers on Google Play; the homepage says it also tracks App Store apps but the intelligence tools are described for Google Play.
- Promotion (cost-per-install campaigns) and monetization (an ad SDK) are separate products from the intelligence tools.
Key features
- Performance timelines
- Shows how an app's rankings, install counts and ratings change over time.
- Competitor comparison
- Compares an app with rivals across rankings, categories and countries.
- Keyword tracker and optimizer
- Tracks Google Play keyword rankings; listed under Intelligence in the site menu.
- App performance report
- A one-off PDF report for any app, listed in the Intelligence menu.
- Market statistics
- Free Android and Google Play statistics, such as app counts, average rating and the most used ad SDK.
AppBrain pricing
We could not confirm AppBrain’s current pricing from its own site, so we are not listing plans here. See appbrain.com for current prices.
AppBrain alternatives
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Common questions
Does AppBrain have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. AppBrain is listed for Web.
Does AppBrain have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. AppBrain is listed for Web.
Is AppBrain open source?
AppBrain is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.