Paid ASO tools sell “search volume” with no source. AppClimb leads with Apple's official Ads popularity (relative 1–100) when the term is in that storefront and genre — labeled on every row. Difficulty stays an estimate from public iTunes results. A free plan with honest daily limits; Pro costs $8/month.
Difficulty and top apps come from the public iTunes Search API, queried from your browser. Official popularity uses a founder-owned Apple Ads Insights key on the server. You never connect Ads — AppClimb is the only account involved. Search works as a guest; tracking and the assistant need a free sign-in.
Popularity is Apple's official relative 1–100 score when Apple has the term. Otherwise we show a labeled iTunes estimate. Difficulty is always estimated. We never invent monthly search volume.
Keyword search works as a guest; the list stays in this browser. A free account unlocks app tracking and the assistant. Pro subscribers can sync their own data across devices. There are no analytics scripts or tracking pixels on this site.
AppClimb starts with independent developers and micro-teams who publish iOS apps and need to pick keywords without paying for a data subscription they can't verify.
The tool records one daily snapshot per keyword in your browser, so a 30-day trend builds itself over time — and the first check gets an estimated baseline so the chart is useful immediately.
Official Apple Ads popularity when Apple has the term, estimated difficulty, 30-day trend charts, related keywords, and top-app breakdowns. Free plan with honest daily limits; optional Pro at $8/month with cloud sync. No tracking scripts, ever.