Alternatives

MobileAction alternatives for indie iOS developers

By Gajendra Singh Rathore, who makes Rankmint · updated November 3, 2026

MobileAction's ASO Lite is cheap, but it stops at 100 keywords and its strength is Apple Ads. If you mainly need organic keywords and a better listing, here are the alternatives.

At a glance

ToolPriceRuns onBest for

Rankmint$19 once, rising to $89MacIndie developers who want keywords chosen, the listing written and saved to App Store Connect, and daily ranks, for one payment

FoxData$101 a year (Starter)WebA small monthly budget, with market estimates

Asoly€89 a year (Pro), free tierMacA Mac app with MCP access for your AI

Astro$108 a yearMacApple Search Ads popularity in a Mac app

AppFollow$228 a year (ASO), or freeWebTeams that live in their reviews

Sonar$290 a year (Indie), free tierWeb, CLI, APIAutomating ASO with an API or AI agents

Asodesk$564 a year (Pro)WebASO teams that want Search Ads popularity built in

Three years of each, cheapest first

Rankmint

$89 once

Asoly

€267

FoxData

$303

Astro

$324

AppFollow

$684

Sonar

$870

Asodesk

$1,692

Cheapest plan with keyword tracking, three years, billed yearly where offered. Euro prices shown in euros. Rankmint at its $89 cap; the first buyers pay $19.

Why people look for an alternative

ASO Lite tracks 100 keywords; 500 needs ASO Basic at $59 a month, billed yearly.
Its Apple Ads tools matter less if you don't advertise.
No listing writing into App Store Connect.

The options

Rankmint

A Mac app that chooses the keywords you can win in each App Store country, writes your name, subtitle and keyword field within Apple's limits with your own AI, saves them to App Store Connect after you review them, and tracks your rank daily. $19 for the first 10 buyers, rising $5 every 10 sales to $89, once. It launches on November 5, 2026, and does no Google Play or market estimates. See a real report

FoxData

$101 a year for 90 keywords, with market estimates. Rankmint vs FoxData

Asoly

A Mac app at €89 a year with unlimited keywords in 115 countries. Rankmint vs Asoly

Astro

A Mac app at $108 a year with Apple Search Ads popularity. Rankmint vs Astro

AppFollow

A free plan, or $228 a year for its ASO plan, with review tools. Rankmint vs AppFollow

Sonar

$290 a year for 2,500 keywords, Apple's popularity and an API. Rankmint vs Sonar

Asodesk

$564 a year with Search Ads popularity built in. Rankmint vs Asodesk

How to choose

Running Apple Ads? Stay with MobileAction.
Want more keywords on a Mac subscription? Asoly.
Want to pay once and have your listing written? Rankmint.

Facts about each tool come from its own website; each comparison page links its sources and the date it was checked. Prices change, so check before buying. Rankmint launches on November 5, 2026.

See what Rankmint's output looks like before you decide: the Orate keyword report is a real one, for a real app, in three countries.

Pre-order for $19 See the sample report

Questions

What is a good MobileAction alternative without a subscription?

Rankmint ($19–$89 once) and Wow Keywords ($109 once) are one-time purchases. Both write your listing into App Store Connect.

Which alternative has Apple Ads tools like MobileAction?

SplitMetrics' Acquire and Asodesk work with Apple Ads data. Rankmint only uses your Search Ads popularity if you connect an account.