# Cheap ASO tools for indie developers: what $0, $10 and $30 a month buys

By Mika Heinonen (Indie iOS developer and maker of Fledly). Published 2026-11-10, updated 2026-11-10.
Canonical: https://fledly.app/compare/cheap-aso-tools-indie-developers/

> Free plans and the cheapest paid plan of 15 ASO tools, with the apps, tracked keywords and countries you get at $0, about $10 and about $30 a month. Every price checked on the vendor's own pricing page on November 10, 2026.

**Key takeaways**

- **$0:** free plans with keyword tracking come from Fledly (1 app, 15 tracked searches), ASOWeb (1 app, 25 keywords), ASOMobile (2 apps, 20 keywords), AppStance Rank (2 apps, 100 keywords), AppFollow (2 apps) and Astro's free version (10 keywords). Appfigures' free Starter plan has no keyword tracking.
- **About $10 a month:** Fledly Pro is $9 a month or $79 a year for 5 apps and 500 tracked searches on the web. Astro and AppSprint are $108 a year with unlimited keywords, as Mac apps. ASOWeb Pro is $6.99 a month for 3 apps and 200 keywords.
- **About $30 a month:** Sonar Indie ($29, 2,500 keywords, iOS and Google Play, all countries) and aso.dev Indie ($29 a month billed yearly, $39 billed monthly; unlimited keywords, iOS) add scale or an API. Fledly Studio is $24 a month for 20 apps and 2,500 tracked searches.
- **Keyword tracking on Appfigures** now starts on Monitor at $44.99 a month (100 keywords); its $9.99 Connect plan has none.

The cheapest ways to track App Store keywords in November 2026 are free plans (Fledly, ASOWeb, ASOMobile, AppStance, AppFollow and Astro all have one) and paid plans of $7 to $9 a month: ASOWeb Pro ($6.99, 200 keywords), Fledly Pro ($9 a month or $79 a year, 500 tracked searches, web) and Astro or AppSprint ($108 a year, unlimited keywords, Mac apps). At about $30 a month, Sonar Indie and aso.dev Indie (billed yearly) add more keywords, Google Play (Sonar) or unlimited apps (aso.dev).

*Disclosure: we make Fledly. Every price below was read on the vendor's own pricing page, docs or FAQ on November 10, 2026, in US dollars unless marked. Prices change often, and some vendors show local currency by country, so check before you buy. For which tool fits which job, rather than price, see [ASO tools for indie iOS developers](/blog/aso-tools-for-indie-ios-developers/).*

## Every free plan and cheapest paid plan

| Tool | Free plan | Cheapest plan with keyword tracking | Price | Apps / keywords / countries | Stores and app type |
|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|
| **Fledly** | 1 app, 15 tracked searches, 3 competitors | Pro | $9 a month or $79 a year ($6.58/mo) | 5 / 500 / 16 storefronts | iOS (Web, MCP) |
| **ASOWeb** | 1 app, 25 keywords, 1 storefront | Pro | $6.99 a month or $69.90 a year | 3 / 200 / 3 storefronts | iOS, Android (Web) |
| **Astro** | Free version, 10 keywords | Single Mac License | $108 a year ($9/mo) | unlimited / unlimited / 60+ | iOS (Mac app) |
| **AppSprint** | not published | Pro | $108 a year ($9/mo) | unlimited / unlimited / not published | iOS (Mac app) |
| **Mobile Action** | No (the free plan is for Apple Ads) | Lite | $15 a month, $12.50/mo billed yearly | 5 / 100 / not published | iOS, Google Play (Web) |
| **AppStance Rank** | 2 apps, 100 keywords | Basic | $19 a month | 5 / 1,000 / not published | iOS (Web) |
| **Sonar** | No (a free agent mode, no tracking) | Indie | $29 a month or $290 a year ($24.17/mo) | 10 / 2,500 / all | iOS, Google Play (Web, MCP, API) |
| **aso.dev** | not published | Indie | $39 a month or $348 a year ($29/mo) | unlimited / unlimited / 60 | iOS (Desktop app) |
| **Appfigures** | Starter, no keyword tracking | Monitor | $44.99 a month, $35.99/mo billed yearly | 5 (then $1.99 each) / 100 / any | iOS, Google Play (Web) |
| **ASOMobile** | 2 apps, 20 keywords | ASO Indie | $59 a month or $564 a year ($47/mo) | 5 / 500 / not published | iOS, Google Play (Web) |
| **Asolytics** | No | Start | $59 a month or $589 a year ($49/mo) | 2 / 2,000 / not published | not published (Web) |
| **App Radar** | No | Essentials | €69 a month or €690 a year (€58/mo) | 2 / 500 / 100+ | iOS, Google Play (Web) |
| **AppTweak** | No (for keyword tracking) | Essential, 5 apps | €99 a month or €949 a year (€79/mo) | 5 / 500 / 100+ | iOS, Google Play (Web) |
| **AppFollow** | 2 apps, 7 days of history (keywords: 500 in its plan table, 1,000 in its FAQ) | ASO | €29 a month, €19/mo billed yearly | 2 / not published / all (per its FAQ) | iOS, Google Play (Web, MCP) |
| **Wow Keywords** | not published | Lifetime licence | $109 once | not published / not published / 52 | iOS, Google Play (Mac, Windows app) |

"Not published" means the vendor's own pages don't say. A free trial is not counted as a free plan. AppFollow, App Radar and AppTweak showed euro prices to our European connection; their US dollar prices may differ.

*Figure: The cheapest plan with keyword tracking in each tool: the filled dot is the price billed yearly, the open dot billed monthly, and a dot at 0 means there is also a free plan.*

## What $0 a month buys

- **Fledly Free:** 1 app, 15 tracked searches and 3 competitors, with daily rank checks, the top 3 app ideas and young earners, and access from Claude, ChatGPT and other AI assistants through MCP. A tracked search is one search term in one App Store country.
- **AppStance Rank Free:** 2 apps, 100 keywords and 5 competitors with daily rank tracking, iOS only.
- **ASOWeb Free:** 1 app, 25 tracked keywords in one storefront, 30 days of history; it does not expire and needs no card.
- **ASOMobile Free:** 2 apps and 20 keywords.
- **Astro's free version:** up to 10 keywords in the Mac app.
- **AppFollow Free:** 2 apps with ASO tools, review analysis, 7 days of history and its MCP connector. The pricing page's plan table lists 500 keywords and its FAQ says 1,000 keywords in all countries.
- **Appfigures Starter:** your own apps' downloads and revenue for up to 5 connected apps, but no keyword rank tracking.

You can also get two things for free from Apple: your own impressions and conversion in App Store Connect, and [search popularity](/blog/apple-ads-search-popularity/) for any keyword in Apple Ads. Fledly's [free tools](/tools/) check metadata and build a keyword field without an account.

Sonar has no free plan; its free mode lets an AI agent pull metrics for 5 keywords a day without an account, but tracking needs a paid plan.

## What about $10 a month buys

- **Fledly Pro, $9 a month or $79 a year:** 5 apps, 500 tracked searches, 10 competitors per app, daily ranks in 16 storefronts, every app idea and young earner with revenue estimate ranges, email rank alerts and a Monday digest. iOS only, in the browser and through MCP.
- **Astro, $108 a year:** unlimited apps and keywords in more than 60 countries, as a Mac app (macOS 14 or later). There is no monthly option.
- **AppSprint Pro, $108 a year:** unlimited keyword tracking and suggestions in a Mac app, one licence for two Macs. No monthly option is shown.
- **ASOWeb Pro, $6.99 a month or $69.90 a year:** 3 apps, 200 tracked keywords, 3 storefronts, iOS and Android.
- **Mobile Action Lite, $15 a month or $12.50 a month billed yearly:** 5 apps, 100 keywords and 3 competitors per app, App Store and Google Play.
- **Appfigures Connect, $9.99 a month or $7.99 billed yearly:** your own sales, downloads and reviews in one place, but its pricing page lists 0 tracked keywords. Keyword tracking starts on Monitor.

At this price the choice is mostly about form: **Fledly** if you want a web app with idea research and MCP; **Astro** or **AppSprint** if you prefer a Mac app with no keyword cap and pay yearly.

## What $30 a month buys

- **Sonar Indie, $29 a month or $290 a year:** 10 apps, 2,500 keywords, all countries, App Store and Google Play, with a hosted MCP server, CLI and REST API. A 7-day trial needs a card.
- **aso.dev Indie, $29 a month billed yearly ($348), or $39 billed monthly:** about $30 only on the yearly plan. Unlimited apps and keyword sets, 60 countries, 30 days of keyword history, App Store only, as a desktop app.
- **Fledly Studio, $24 a month or $199 a year:** 20 apps, 2,500 tracked searches, 25 competitors per app and 3 team seats. iOS only.
- **AppStance Rank Basic, $19 a month:** 5 apps, 1,000 keywords, 30 competitors, iOS only.
- **ASOWeb Studio, $17.99 a month or $179.90 a year:** 10 apps, 1,000 keywords, all storefronts, 10 seats.
- **AppFollow ASO, €29 a month or €19 a month billed yearly:** 2 apps with keyword suggestions, advanced keyword tracking and 30 days of history, iOS and Google Play.

At this price, **Sonar** is the one to pick if you need Google Play too, or an API to script your ASO.

## Just above $30

- **Appfigures Monitor, $44.99 a month ($35.99 billed yearly):** 100 keywords with daily ranks, plus your own sales and reviews from App Store Connect and Google Play. If you want your own numbers and rankings in one dashboard, this is the plan.
- **ASOMobile ASO Indie, $59 a month ($47 billed yearly):** 5 apps, 500 keywords.
- **Asolytics Start, $59 a month ($49 billed yearly):** 2 apps, 2,000 keywords.
- **App Radar Essentials, €69 a month (€58 billed yearly):** 2 apps, 500 keywords, more than 100 countries.
- **AppTweak Essential, €99 a month (€79 billed yearly):** 5 apps, 500 keywords, more than 100 countries.

## How to compare the numbers

- **What counts as a keyword differs.** Fledly and ASOWeb count one search term in one country as one tracked keyword, so 500 tracked searches can be 250 terms in two countries. Tools with "all countries" or "unlimited" plans count differently. Check which way your tool counts before you compare.
- **Yearly prices look cheaper.** Astro, AppSprint and aso.dev show their lowest prices billed yearly; Astro and AppSprint offer no monthly option at all.
- **Mac apps vs web.** Astro, AppSprint, aso.dev and Wow Keywords run on your computer. Web tools keep tracking while your Mac is off and work for a team.
- **iOS only vs two stores.** Fledly, Astro, AppSprint, AppStance and aso.dev are App Store only. If you also ship on Google Play, Sonar, ASOWeb, Mobile Action and Appfigures cover both.

## Which one suits whom

- **One app, no budget:** Fledly Free, AppStance Rank Free or Astro's free version, plus Apple Ads popularity.
- **A few iOS apps, about $10 a month:** Fledly Pro on the web, or Astro or AppSprint on a Mac.
- **Many apps or keywords, or both stores, about $30 a month:** Sonar Indie, or aso.dev Indie billed yearly if you're iOS only and like a desktop app.
- **Your own sales and rankings together:** Appfigures Monitor at $44.99.
- **Deciding which app to build next:** Fledly, on every plan: it scores app ideas from young apps that already earn on the Top Grossing charts. The other tools here are built around apps you already have. See [how Fledly scores app ideas](/blog/validate-ios-app-idea/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is the cheapest ASO tool for indie developers?

Several tools have free plans with keyword tracking: Fledly (1 app, 15 tracked searches), ASOWeb (25 keywords), ASOMobile (20 keywords), AppStance Rank (100 keywords) and Astro's free version (10 keywords). Billed monthly, the cheapest paid plans we found are ASOWeb Pro at $6.99 a month, Fledly Pro at $9 and Mobile Action Lite at $15. Billed yearly, they are ASOWeb Pro at $69.90, Fledly Pro at $79 and Astro and AppSprint at $108 (yearly only). Prices as of November 10, 2026.

### Is there a free ASO tool for the App Store?

Yes. Fledly, ASOWeb, ASOMobile, AppStance, AppFollow and Astro have free plans that track a few keywords, and Apple Ads shows search popularity for free. Fledly's free tools check your metadata and build a keyword field without an account.

### Which ASO tool costs under $10 a month?

Fledly Pro ($9 a month, or $79 a year), Astro and AppSprint ($108 a year, about $9 a month), and ASOWeb Pro ($6.99 a month). Mobile Action Lite is $12.50 a month billed yearly.

### Is Sonar cheaper than Appfigures for keyword tracking?

For keyword volume, yes: Sonar Indie is $29 a month for 2,500 keywords, while Appfigures Monitor is $44.99 a month for 100 keywords. Appfigures also includes your own sales and reviews, which Sonar doesn't.

### Does Appfigures Connect include keyword tracking?

Not anymore. On November 10, 2026, Appfigures' pricing page listed 0 keywords for Connect ($9.99 a month) and 100 for Monitor ($44.99 a month).

## Sources

All checked on November 10, 2026, on the vendors' own pages:

- [Astro pricing](https://tryastro.app/#pricing) and [Astro docs: adding keywords](https://tryastro.app/docs/how-to-add-keywords)
- [Sonar pricing](https://trysonar.app/pricing)
- [Appfigures pricing](https://appfigures.com/pricing)
- [AppTweak pricing](https://www.apptweak.com/en/pricing)
- [Mobile Action pricing](https://www.mobileaction.co/pricing/)
- [aso.dev pricing](https://aso.dev/pricing/)
- [AppSprint for Mac](https://appsprint.app/mac)
- [AppFollow pricing](https://appfollow.io/pricing)
- [ASOWeb pricing](https://asoweb.app/pricing)
- [AppStance pricing](https://appstance.com/pricing)
- [ASOMobile pricing](https://asomobile.net/en/pricing/)
- [Asolytics pricing](https://asolytics.pro/pricing/)
- [App Radar pricing](https://appradar.com/pricing)
- [Wow Keywords pricing](https://www.wowkeywords.com/pricing)
- Fledly plans from [fledly.app/pricing](/pricing/), November 10, 2026.