ASO Mobile
An app store optimization tool that lists the keywords an app indexes for.
ASO Mobile lists every keyword an app indexes, letting Steve find terms with about 30+ search volume that a small app can rank for. He names apps after those terms and studies odd low-review apps ranking high. One client app earned $1,600 in month one, hit about 125K with a couple of keywords, and nears $20K MRR. Lesson: low-volume, winnable keywords can beat crowded ones.
- 1List indexed keywordsASO Mobile shows every keyword an app indexes
- 2Pick volume around 30+Choose two keywords he can rank for
- 3Name app after keywordSteve's advice to a client
- 4Reach number oneHappened in the first week
- 5Revenue grows$1,600 first month, now near $20K MRR
From Steve Young on ASO Mobile
What was said about ASO Mobile
Name the app after a keyword with search volume around 30. Steve Young uses ASO Mobile, which lists every keyword an app indexes, to find keywords with volume of about 30 and up and works out which two he can rank for. He bought an app ranking number one for two keywords at about 28 and 34 that got 100 to 150 downloads a day.
He told a client to name their app after such a keyword, and it reached number one in the first week. The client app made $1,600 in its first month, reached about 125K with a couple of keywords, and is now near $20K MRR. Steve says he doesn't know what the volume number means in daily searches. Quote: "I'm looking for keyword volume, the search volume for around 30ish and up."
Reverse engineer odd apps that rank high with few reviews. Search a broad term like meditation and spot apps that rank high despite few reviews. Drop them into ASO Mobile or App Follow to see which other keywords they index.
A client launched on a keyword found this way and got about 100 downloads a day with no free trial. The app made $1,600 in the first 21 days after reaching number one.
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Name the app after a keyword with search volume around 30. Steve Young uses ASO Mobile, which lists every keyword an app indexes, to find keywords with volume of about 30 and up and works out which two he can rank for. He bought an app ranking number one for two keywords at about 28 and 34 that got 100 to 150 downloads a day.
He told a client to name their app after such a keyword, and it reached number one in the first week. The client app made $1,600 in its first month, reached about 125K with a couple of keywords, and is now near $20K MRR. Steve says he doesn't know what the volume number means in daily searches. Quote: "I'm looking for keyword volume, the search volume for around 30ish and up."
Reverse engineer odd apps that rank high with few reviews. Search a broad term like meditation and spot apps that rank high despite few reviews. Drop them into ASO Mobile or App Follow to see which other keywords they index.
A client launched on a keyword found this way and got about 100 downloads a day with no free trial. The app made $1,600 in the first 21 days after reaching number one.
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Lists every keyword an app indexes, and Steve uses it to find terms with volume of about 30 and up that he can rank for.
Live App Store Optimization Tutorial (ASO)
Entering the app or its big competitors into it produces the candidate keyword list, and its app keywords view shows every keyword an app is indexed for.
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You add your app or a competitor's and open the app keywords view to find relevant keywords, which is like mining for gold.
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Add your app or a competitor's app, open the keywords view and pull search scores for each keyword to judge how hard the competition is. Apple does not explain its scores, so benchmark them yourself.
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Its traffic score estimates daily searches per keyword and works as a barometer. The app keywords tool alone covers about 80% of keyword research, and it also offers competitor reports, keyword suggest and a worldwide country check.
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Pre-loads keywords and likely competitors, and offers Spy Explorer and spy competitors views. These filter by traffic and competitiveness and add promising keywords to tracking in one click.
How to Find Low Competition Keywords That Convert
Its ASA spy tab, app keywords tab, keyword finder and ASO creator are used to find low competition keywords and place them. It treats symbols like a percent sign as having no real traffic, unlike tools that judge only by search ad score.
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