Ascope launches on Product Hunt today. Come say hi.

Every keyword.
Every morning.

Ascope checks where your app ranks in App Store and Google Play search in 50+ countries every day, with popularity and difficulty next to every term, straight from Apple on the App Store. No account, no dashboard.

Billed $89.99 a year. Requires macOS 14 Sonoma or later, Apple silicon and Intel. 14 days to try it. MCP server for Cursor and Claude.

Ascope on Product Hunt
Your app United States
Keyword Rank Change Popularity Difficulty
habit tracker #2 +5 62 41
habit journal #1 +2 26 18
morning routine #4 0 31 22
streak tracker #6 +1 38 29
goal tracker #11 −3 47 58
daily planner #19 −5 54 47
An example log, read this morning 6 of 184 keywords

Enough to tell you which keyword to fight for.

Every keyword you track carries the same five readings, refreshed every day. More on keyword research and daily rank tracking.

  1. Keyword

    habit trackerUS

    Any search word, in 50+ countries. Compare the same word across countries.

  2. Rank

    #2

    Your spot in the top 200 results. Checked daily and saved forever.

  3. Change

    +5

    How far you moved since yesterday. See what your last update really did.

  4. Popularity

    62

    Apple’s own 5 to 100 score. If Apple has none, we show an estimate marked with ~.

  5. Difficulty

    41

    0 to 100, based on the apps already ranking. Lower is easier to win.

Your Android app, in the same log.

Track Google Play apps right next to your App Store apps. Paste a Play link, add your keywords, and Ascope checks them every morning alongside the rest.

  • Daily Google Play rankings, with history
  • Popularity and difficulty for every keyword
  • Keyword ideas from Google Play search
  • Similar apps, developer pages and install counts
  • Apps grouped by store, iOS and Android side by side
  • Included in Pro, and readable by your AI tools over MCP
Your app, both storesUnited States
  • habit tracker App Store ~65K/mo #2
  • habit tracker Google Play 1M+ installs #4
  • streak tracker Google Play 1M+ installs #1
  • morning routine App Store ~65K/mo #4
  • goal tracker Google Play 1M+ installs #9

It opens at once, and sorts without a spinner.

Thousands of keywords, no loading bars, because none of it is a web page.

Ascope tracking App Store and Google Play apps, with daily rankings, popularity and difficulty for each keyword

Your data stays put

Apps, keywords and ranking history live on your Mac. Ascope’s servers only ever see the search terms and app IDs needed for a lookup.

Keyword ideas, already costed

Related searches arrive with popularity and difficulty filled in. Add the good ones in one click, in any storefront.

Your apps and theirs

Track any App Store or Google Play app by name, App Store ID or Play link, your own or a competitor’s.

Apple already named your rivals.

Ascope pulls the same “You Might Also Like” row your customers see. Those are the competitors Apple itself picked, not a list someone guessed at.

  • Every app ranking for a keyword, with its subtitle and ratings
  • Estimated monthly downloads and revenue for iPhone apps
  • Track any of them, your own or a rival’s, in one click
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Ask Claude which keywords dropped this week.

Connect Cursor, Claude, Codex or Gemini with one line, and they can read your log, research new terms and change what you track. It runs on your Mac: no API key, no extra cost. The MCP server is included in Pro.

The MCP server panel in Ascope, showing the local endpoint and setup commands for Cursor and Claude

Connect your client

claude mcp add --transport http ascope http://127.0.0.1:47321/mcp
Cursor, Claude Desktop, Codex http://127.0.0.1:47321/mcp
  • Cursor
  • Claude Code
  • Claude Desktop
  • Codex
  • Gemini CLI
  • Any MCP client
Set up the MCP server
Claude Code, connected to Ascope

Which keywords dropped this week in the US?

Three keywords fell since last Monday:

daily planner14 to 19−5
routine22 to 31−9
goal tracker8 to 11−3

“goal tracker” has popularity 47 and difficulty 58, so it’s the one worth fixing first.

One switch, and the endpoint is yours.

The server listens on 127.0.0.1 and runs only while Ascope is open. Nothing is published, nothing is proxied, and you can switch it off at any time.

Read the setup guide

One plan.
Everything included.

$7.50 a month, billed yearly. Or $9.99 month to month.

Track apps on theApp Store Track apps onGoogle Play
14-day money-back guarantee

Not the right fit? Email support@ascope.app within 14 days and I’ll refund every cent. Refund policy

  • One license key per Mac. Move it to another Mac anytime.
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$9.99/ month

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  • App Store and Google Play apps
  • Unlimited apps and keywords
  • Daily rankings in 50+ countries
  • Popularity and difficulty for every term
  • Keyword suggestions
  • MCP server for Cursor, Claude, Codex and Gemini
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Questions,
answered

Where does the keyword popularity come from?

Ascope shows the popularity score Apple itself reports for a search term in Apple Search Ads, on the same 5 to 100 scale. Scores are refreshed at most every five days, which matches how slowly Apple updates them. When Apple has no score for a term, Ascope shows an estimate and marks it with a ~ so you always know which is which.

Which App Store countries are supported?

Rankings, popularity and difficulty work in 50+ App Store countries, including the US, UK, Germany, France, Japan, Brazil, Turkey and more. You can track the same keyword in several countries side by side.

Can I track Mac and Android apps as well as iPhone apps?

Yes. Add any iPhone, Mac App Store or Google Play app, your own or a competitor's, and Ascope will track where it ranks for each keyword every day.

Does Ascope support Google Play?

Yes. Track Android apps from Google Play right next to your App Store apps: daily rankings, popularity, difficulty, keyword suggestions, similar apps and install counts. Paste a Google Play link or package name to add an app.

Is there a free plan?

No free tier. Pro is $7.50 a month, billed yearly. If it's wrong for you, email me within 14 days and I'll refund every cent.

How does the license work?

After checkout you receive a license key by email. Paste it into Ascope and Pro turns on right away. A license is active on one Mac at a time; you can deactivate it from the app or from the customer portal and move it to another Mac whenever you like.

Is there a refund policy?

Yes. If Ascope isn't right for you, contact support within 14 days of your purchase and I'll refund you in full, no questions asked.

What is the MCP server?

Ascope Pro includes a local Model Context Protocol server. Connect it to Cursor, Claude Code or Claude Desktop and your AI assistant can read your rankings, research new keywords and update what you track, all from chat.

Do I need an Apple Search Ads account?

No. Ascope fetches popularity for you. There's nothing to connect and no account to create.

Where is my data stored?

Your apps, keywords and ranking history live on your Mac. Ascope's servers only see the search terms and app IDs needed to look up rankings and popularity.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. Cancel from the customer portal in a couple of clicks. Pro stays active until the end of the period you've paid for.

Find out where you rank today

Add your app in about a minute. After that Ascope checks every keyword while you sleep, and the log is waiting when you sit down.

Not for you? Full refund within 14 days