Comparison

Rankmint vs Sensor Tower

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

Sensor Tower sells market intelligence to large teams: download and revenue estimates, ad data and ASO. It bought data.ai (formerly App Annie) in 2024 and AppMagic in 2026. Rankmint is a Mac app for one indie developer's keywords and listing. Sensor Tower's facts come from its own website.

Sensor Tower

Enterprise market intelligence: downloads, revenue, ads and ASO.

Custom pricing, by sales call

Available nowWebApp Store + Google Play

Rankmint

Finds keywords, writes your listing and tracks your rank.

$19 once, rising to $89

Nov 5, 2026Mac175 countries

Side by side

Sensor TowerRankmint

AvailableNowNov 5, 2026, pre-order now

Runs onYour browsermacOS 14 and later

PriceNot published: “We customize pricing plans for each customer”$19 for the first 10, then $5 more every 10 sales, up to $89

CountriesTracked “by country, category, and platform”; no number givenEvery App Store country, about 175

Keyword difficultyYes, with an effectiveness ratingYes, plus the median ratings of the top 10

Rank trackingFrequency not statedDaily

Writes your listing into App Store ConnectNot mentioned on its siteYes. You review each change; it never submits for review

Listing suggestionsNot mentioned on its siteName, subtitle and keyword field per language, written by your own AI (Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, Ollama or a custom command); rule-based without one

Google PlayYesNo, App Store only

Also includesDownload, revenue, audience and ad estimates for the whole marketKeywords and your listing only

✓ stronger on this point – not offered or not mentioned

Sensor Tower facts from sensortower.com/pricing, its app performance page, its data.ai announcement on November 3, 2026. Prices and features can change; check there before buying. Rankmint's features describe the launch version; the per-release report arrives in a free update.

Choose Sensor Tower if

You're a studio, publisher or investor who needs market-wide download, revenue and ad estimates.
You want one data provider for both stores and many signals beyond keywords.
A sales-led contract fits your budget and procurement.

Choose Rankmint if

You're one developer or a small team who needs keywords, not market research.
You want a price on the website: $19 to $89, once.
You want your listing written within Apple's limits and saved to App Store Connect after you review it.

The honest gap

Sensor Tower's strength is data about other apps: how many downloads and how much revenue they make, and where they advertise. Rankmint has none of that. It works only with what Apple's search returns, so it answers “where do I rank and what should my listing say”, not “how big is this market”.

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

Is Rankmint a good Sensor Tower alternative?

For an indie developer who needs keywords and a better listing, yes. If you need market-wide download and revenue estimates, no: that's Sensor Tower's core and Rankmint doesn't estimate them.

How much does Sensor Tower cost compared with Rankmint?

Sensor Tower doesn't publish prices; its pricing page says “We customize pricing plans for each customer”, as of November 3, 2026. Rankmint is a one-time $19 for the first 10 buyers, then $5 more every 10 sales, up to $89.

What happened to data.ai?

Sensor Tower bought data.ai (formerly App Annie) in 2024. data.ai's website is now a login page that says “We've Been Acquired by Sensor Tower”, so data.ai is no longer sold on its own.