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Check a search before you build
Type the search you want your app to show up for. You get the top 10 apps on the App Store or Google Play, whether that search is crowded, competitive or open for a new app, and longer searches that are easier to rank for. Free, no sign-up.
Free, no sign-up · Live store search · Updated 26 October 2026
How to use it
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Type what people would search
Plain words, like “expense tracker” or “hindi news”. Not your brand name: nobody searches for a name they don't know yet. - 2
Read the verdict
Crowded means big apps fill the top 10. Open means a new app with a sharp title can get in. - 3
Try the longer ideas
Tap a suggestion to check it. A two or three word search with smaller apps is often the best place to start, then put it in your title.
New to this? Read how to find app keywords and where to put them.
Questions people ask
How do you decide if a search is crowded?
We look at the top 10 apps for the search. Apps with 100,000 or more ratings count as big apps. If six or more of the top 10 are big apps, the search is crowded; three to five makes it competitive; fewer is open. We also count how many apps already use every word of the search in their name.
Does this show search volume?
No. It shows who you would compete with, which matters more before you launch. The longer search ideas come from the store's own autocomplete, which suggests searches based on what people type.
Why check a search before launching?
Your app name and subtitle decide which searches you can show up for. Picking a search where the top 10 are giant apps means nobody will scroll down to you. A more specific search with smaller apps is where a new app can get its first installs.
Is it free?
Yes, no sign-up. It runs a live search on the store each time. When your app is live, the free audit checks your whole listing and shows where you rank.
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Now check the whole listing.
These tools fix one field at a time. The free audit reads your full App Store or Google Play listing and shows your score, your 3 biggest wins and the searches competitors win. About a minute, no card.