Know where your app ranks.
In 10 seconds.
RankPeek checks your iOS app's App Store keyword ranks instantly — no account, no API key, no $45/month analytics suite.
Check my ranks — freeBuilding in public? Meet the community ↓
Learn from builders whose numbers check out
Start with how other builders grew — then run the same checks on your own app.
App Store search results just became a visual contest
Apple’s creative assets put a brand image or looping video inside search results — under a rulebook (2.3.14) that bans prices and unverifiable claims. What changed, what’s allowed, what to do first.
Case study · App Store Time MachineDuolingo: 13 years of keyword focus, in its own listings
From its “Learn Spanish, French, German…” launch-era title to the brand-first listing it runs today — and where it ranks now: #1 on all three of its core keywords.
Case study · App Store Time MachineEverlance: the title kept swapping ends for a decade
A secondary-tier mileage app flipped between “Everlance: Mileage Tracker” and “Mileage Tracker by Everlance” at least three times — and grew at every snapshot either way.
Data studyHabit trackers: who actually owns the keywords?
Five habit apps × ten keywords, measured live. The app literally named “Habit Tracker” holds #1 on eight of ten — and nine of ten keywords have a sub-1,000-rating app sitting in the top 10.
GuideWhy your app isn’t showing up in App Store search
Six real causes — from the top-200 cutoff to ratings gravity — each ending in the exact check that tells you which one is yours.
The LibraryTalks, teardowns and tools we’d send a friend
Our reading and watching list — founder talks, deep teardowns and the tools we’d pair with RankPeek, each summarized in our words and linked to the source. →
AAirbnb
BBooking.com
SSpotify
DDuolingo| vacation rentals | #2 |
| places to stay | #2 |
| travel | #8 |
| hotel booking | #9 |
| homes to rent | #19 |
| vacation rentals | … |
| travel | … |
| hotel booking | … |
Build in public. Climb together.
Commit to an idea from the monthly Opportunity Report, pick your blob, and climb the keyword chart alongside other indie builders. Every badge is earned from real ranks — the scoreboard can’t lie.
Explore the builder community →
Habit Tracker#1
Habit Tracker - HabitKit#2
Onrise: Habit Tracker & Focus#3
MileIQ: Mileage Tracker & Log#1
Mileage Tracker by Everlance#2
Stride: Mileage & Tax Tracker#3
Focus Keeper - Pomodoro Timer#1
Focus Friend, by Hank Green#2
Focus timer - time keeper#3How it works
Three steps, no onboarding wizard.
Find your app
Search by name, or paste your App Store ID or URL. RankPeek resolves it against Apple's public app index.
Add your keywords
Type the keywords you care about — the ones you changed your subtitle for yesterday. Up to 5 on the free tier.
See ranks + rivals
Get your position for every keyword (top 200 checked), plus the top 5 apps outranking you.
Software alone, or software plus the room
A suite sells you software and leaves you alone with it. RankPeek is the tool — plus the builders climbing next to you.
App intelligence suites bundle analytics, review management, ads intel and keyword tracking, and price accordingly: the cheapest suite tier that actually tracks keyword ranks is around $45/month (Appfigures starts at $44.99/mo; its $9.99 plan tracks zero keywords). And the boards a suite shows you rank the whole market — leaderboards topped by the same conglomerates, year after year. RankPeek does one job — checking and monitoring keyword ranks — using Apple's public search data, so the tool can cost $9/month.
The other half is people. RankPeek's builder community works in keyword rooms: pick a keyword, meet the builders ranked around you — your chart neighbors — and climb together through monthly seasons built on the Opportunity Report. Its leaderboards are scoped to one keyword and one season and measured from real rank snapshots, so an indie can actually appear on them: on “mileage tracker”, #8 is an app with 12 ratings.
Honest trade-off: RankPeek does not estimate keyword popularity or download volumes, and it doesn't do keyword research. If you need research, use a suite. If you need to know "where do I rank for 'hotel journal' right now?" — and who else is climbing it — that's RankPeek.
| RankPeek | Astro | Appfigures | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price for rank tracking | Free · Pro $9/mo or $79/yr | $108/yr, billed annually | From $44.99/mo |
| Runs on | Any browser | Mac app only | Web platform |
| Keyword research & popularity | No — checking only | Yes — its core strength | Yes — full suite |
| Start without an account | Yes | No | No |
See the full honest comparison →
Pricing
Start free. Upgrade when you want history and alerts.
Free
- 1 app
- Up to 5 keywords per check
- US storefront
- Instant checks, right in your browser
- Top-5 competitors per keyword
- Shareable report for every check (RankPeek-branded)
Pro
- Unlimited apps and keywords
- 170+ storefronts
- Saved keyword sets with rank history charts
- Weekly automatic re-checks
- Email alerts when a rank moves ±3, or enters/exits the top 10
- Unbranded, shareable reports
New for Pro — the monthly Opportunity Report. Every month, Pro members get the keywords where demand is proven but the top 10 is weakly defended — with three buildable app ideas and the numbers to check them. Builders will be able to commit to an idea on a public leaderboard.
FAQ
Where does the rank data come from?
Apple's public iTunes Search API — the same index behind App Store search. It returns apps in Apple's search-result order, so your rank is your position in those results. Checks run in your browser; for scheduled Pro checks we snapshot the same data weekly.
Is this Apple's "official" rank?
Apple doesn't publish official rank positions. Search-result order is the faithful, observable proxy every ASO tool relies on — it's the order real users see when they search. We label it as such rather than dressing it up as something more.
Why is it so much cheaper than Appfigures or Sensor Tower?
Scope. Those are analytics platforms — downloads, revenue, ads intelligence, review ops — with keyword tracking as one feature among many. RankPeek only checks and monitors ranks, and its data source is free and public. Narrow job, narrow price.
Does RankPeek do keyword research or popularity scores?
No — deliberately. RankPeek answers "where do I rank for the keywords I already chose?" It doesn't estimate search volume or suggest new keywords. Tools like Astro are better for research; RankPeek is better for checking and monitoring.
Do you need my App Store Connect login?
No. RankPeek uses only public App Store data. We never ask for your Apple credentials or a Connect API key.
Which storefronts are supported?
The free tier checks the US storefront. Pro covers 170+ App Store storefronts, using the same country codes Apple uses.
Can I cancel Pro anytime?
Yes. Pro is monthly (or yearly if you prefer) with no lock-in — cancel and you keep Pro until the end of the paid period. Payments are handled by Stripe.