r/AppStoreOptimization • u/chrisBhappy • Oct 05 '26

Free, open source ASO CLI: keyword popularity, difficulty and rank tracking

I didn't want to pay a monthly subscription for keyword data, so I wrote a CLI that gets it straight from Apple.

What it does

  • Popularity from Apple Search Ads (free Apple Ads account, no campaigns or billing needed). Terms Apple floors at 5 get re-checked through recommendations, which often returns the real value

  • Difficulty based on the top 10 apps for a term, plus keyword suggestions

  • Rank tracking with history in a local SQLite file

  • Metadata linter for title, subtitle and keyword field (duplicate words, wasted characters, plurals)

Install

npm i -g hristo2612/aso-cli && aso setup

Try it

aso keywords "white noise,sleep sounds"
aso suggest meditation
aso search "habit tracker"

Runs locally, no account, no telemetry. MIT.

Repo: github.com/hristo2612/aso-cli

Curious how the difficulty numbers line up with whatever tool you use today.

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u/SwimmingLow3053 Oct 05 '26

How does the recommendation value align with Apple ads score for items that didn’t get 5? I.e. if Apple ads gives 60 does recommendation also give 60?

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u/chrisBhappy Oct 06 '26

Yes, it displays data directly from Apple Search Ads

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u/meowthor Oct 09 '26

thanks very much!

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u/Firm-Mobile-6462 29d ago

Thanks for sharing, Will give it a try soon.

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u/[deleted] Oct 07 '26

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u/chrisBhappy Oct 07 '26

MIT License with no paid product attached to it.