The AppStoreSpy Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about AppStoreSpy in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
AppStoreSpy
The Insider’s Guide
App market research with install estimates and a Play Store extension
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among app store optimization tools, read from AppStoreSpy’s own pages.
Made by MBR Property Listing Ltd · checked Oct 23, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from AppStoreSpy’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on AppStoreSpy’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
1.8
GPA, above 4 of the 42 other app store optimization tools we grade
AppStoreSpy is a web-based database of App Store and Google Play apps for market and competitor research. It filters apps and developers by daily installs, revenue estimates, chart ranks and release dates, tracks changes to rivals' listings, and finds keywords and niches. A Chrome extension adds install and revenue figures to app cards on the Google Play website.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about AppStoreSpy, taken from its own pages and our grades.
- 1
Best for finding app niches from install and revenue data
Every plan caps how many apps you can view a day, and its own pages disagree on who gets the API.
- 2
Paid plans start at $15 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $15 per month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly).
- 3
There is a free plan
1 user, 100 app views a day, Google Play keyword analysis, 1 collection of 5 apps and 100 API credits a month.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web, with a browser extension too.
- 5
Market Explorer
Search apps and developers with more than 30 filters, including daily installs, revenue estimates, chart ranks by country, ratings, updates and reviews.
- 6
Collections
Save niches, apps and developers into collections that keep their metrics up to date on your dashboard.
- 7
Niche and keyword finders
Analyze a niche from a few keywords, and generate keyword lists ranked by popularity with metrics for each term.
- 8
A 1.8 GPA, above 4 of 42
That is against the other app store optimization tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace AppStoreSpy 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.
AppStoreSpy at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $15 per month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web, Browser extension
- Made by
- MBR Property Listing Ltd
- Category
- App Store Optimization (ASO)
- Our grade
- 1.8 GPA, weak
The report card
Best for finding app niches from install and revenue data
AppStoreSpy is a database of App Store and Google Play apps you filter by installs, revenue estimates and chart ranks, with a Chrome extension for the Google Play website. Premium is $15 a month on yearly billing but is meant mainly for the extension; the niche finder, keyword analysis and rivals' ads need Pro at $79. Every plan caps how many apps you can view a day, and its own pages disagree on who gets the API.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D | Premium 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). |
| Free plan and trial | C | A 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. |
| Features | C | Market 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. |
| Ease of use | C | No 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. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | Web, 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. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who AppStoreSpy is for
- Fits if you're hunting for app niches from install and revenue figures
- Works for sales teams building lists of app developers to contact
Who it is not for
- 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
Good to know
Good for
- Developers hunting for app niches from install and revenue data
- Researching Google Play competitors while browsing the store
- Sales teams building lists of app developers to contact
Worth knowing
- 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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$15
A month to start. There is a free plan too
AppStoreSpy has a free plan. Paid plans start at $15 per month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly).
Enough for a look, but you'll hit the daily cap.
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.
The free plan
1 user, 100 app views a day, Google Play keyword analysis, 1 collection of 5 apps and 100 API credits a month.
Read from appstorespy.com on Oct 23, 2026.
Ways to pay less
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.
Stated on appstorespy.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
2
Places it runs: Web and Browser extension
App market research with install estimates and a Play Store extension. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, keyword research, app store optimization.
It's market research first: there's no keyword rank tracking or listing editor on record.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
- Browser extension
What it works with
Its own pages name no integrations.
AppStoreSpy is made by MBR Property Listing Ltd.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
4/42
Other app store optimization tools it is graded above
AppStoreSpy's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 4 of the 42 other app store optimization tools we grade, and level with 3.
It stands best on free plan and trial (C, above 12 of 42) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $15 a month, against a middle price of $19 for the category: 14 of the 33 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 8 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 43 app store optimization tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. AppStoreSpy’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 42
- CFree plan and trialAbove 12 of 42
- CFeaturesAbove 2 of 42
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 42
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 2 of 42
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 36 app store optimization tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. AppStoreSpy is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace AppStoreSpy 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: 35 of the 42 other app store optimization tools grade higher. It costs $180 a year.
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.
- An API that other software can build on.
What this rests on. AppStoreSpy’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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
AppMagic, Apptopia, Sensor Tower and Appfigures
The 4 tools AppStoreSpy is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 1.6GPA
AppMagic
Paid
Mobile and Steam market data: revenue, downloads, ads and ASO.
- AppStoreSpy has a free plan. AppMagic does not.
- Only AppStoreSpy lists a browser extension.
- AppMagic also covers dashboards.
- 2.0GPA
Apptopia
Free trial
Mobile app performance data for investors, brands and sales teams.
- AppStoreSpy has a free plan. Apptopia does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only AppStoreSpy lists a browser extension.
- AppStoreSpy also covers keyword research and app store optimization.
- 2.4GPA
Sensor Tower
Free plan
Market intelligence on app downloads, revenue, usage and ads.
- Only AppStoreSpy lists a browser extension.
- Sensor Tower also covers rank tracking.
- 2.2GPA
Appfigures
Free plan · from $7.99/mo
App analytics, review replies and ASO keyword tracking in one account.
- Only AppStoreSpy lists a browser extension.
- Appfigures also covers reports and rank tracking.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is AppStoreSpy free?
AppStoreSpy has a free plan. 1 user, 100 app views a day, Google Play keyword analysis, 1 collection of 5 apps and 100 API credits a month.
How much does AppStoreSpy cost?
AppStoreSpy lists 4 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does AppStoreSpy work on?
AppStoreSpy is available on Web. It also has a browser extension.
Does AppStoreSpy offer any discounts?
AppStoreSpy publicly lists the following: 20% off with annual billing.
Does AppStoreSpy have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. AppStoreSpy is listed for Web.
Does AppStoreSpy have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. AppStoreSpy is listed for Web.
Is AppStoreSpy open source?
AppStoreSpy is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
Does AppStoreSpy have an API?
Yes. AppStoreSpy offers a public API, according to its own site.
Who makes AppStoreSpy?
AppStoreSpy is made by MBR Property Listing Ltd.
What are the alternatives to AppStoreSpy?
The closest alternatives to AppStoreSpy in our directory are AppMagic, Apptopia, Sensor Tower and Appfigures.
How does AppStoreSpy compare with other app store optimization tools?
AppStoreSpy's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 4 of the 42 other app store optimization tools we grade, and level with 3.
Is AppStoreSpy good value for money?
ToolGPA grades AppStoreSpy D for value for money. Its paid plans start at $15 a month, against a middle price of $19 for the category: 14 of the 33 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of AppStoreSpy?
To replace AppStoreSpy you would be making keyword rankings and popularity scores from both app stores, gathered every day.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from AppStoreSpy’s own pages on Oct 23, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 23, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from AppStoreSpy's own pages on 23 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by MBR Property Listing Ltd. Prices change, so check appstorespy.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- AppStoreSpy, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/appstorespy
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Choosing software? Every tool graded, every price dated.
Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what AppStoreSpy’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. AppStoreSpy is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by MBR Property Listing Ltd. Prices and plans change: check appstorespy.com before you buy.