# Looking for an AppFollow alternative

URL: https://storelift.net/compare/appfollow-alternative/
Language: en
Updated: 2026-09-23

AppFollow's centre of gravity is reviews: collecting them across stores, routing them, replying at scale, and reporting on sentiment. ASO tracking sits alongside that. If the reason you opened a tool was "where do I rank and who's ahead of me", you're buying a workflow you won't use.

## Two different jobs

| The job | Storelift | AppFollow |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Daily keyword rank with 7 and 30-day movement | The product | Included |
| Which apps rank above you, per keyword | Name, rating, reviews, age | Limited |
| Entry price | $0, then $20/mo | Free · ASO plan $29/mo · Essential $179/mo |
| Free tier | 1 app, 25 keywords per storefront, 30 days of history | 2 apps, 500 keywords, 7 days of history |
| MCP server | Pro and Studio · 8 read-only tools | Remote, about 30 tools, official Claude connector |

NOTE: Read from AppFollow's own pricing page and plan announcement on 13 September 2026. The $29 ASO plan ($19 billed yearly) is listed in the announcement; Essential is $179 ($129 yearly) and Team $599 ($425 yearly). Paid plans come with a 10-day trial.

## What Storelift does do with reviews

Reviews are measured, not managed. You get the store review feed with a star distribution you can filter by, and the breakdown per app version — enough to answer "what did the one-star reviews say after the release", which is the question that touches ranking. There is no reply workflow, and adding one isn't planned: replying requires write access to your App Store Connect and Play Console accounts, and Storelift asks only for read-only credentials.

That feed is on the free tier rather than behind an upgrade, because a rating drop is exactly the thing you need to see on the day it happens.

## AppFollow pricing

| AppFollow | Monthly | Billed yearly | What it covers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | $0 | 2 apps · 500 keywords · 10 competitors · unlimited users · 7 days of history |
| ASO | $29 | $19 | ASO plan, listed in AppFollow's plan announcement |
| Essential | $179 | $129 | Review automation |
| Team | $599 | $425 |  |

NOTE: Read from AppFollow's own pricing page and plan announcement on 13 September 2026, linked under Sources. Paid plans come with a 10-day trial.

| Plan | Price | What it measures |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | 1 app · 25 keywords per storefront · 2 storefronts · 30 days of history · no end date |
| Pro | $20/mo · $16.67 billed yearly | 5 apps · 250 keywords per app per storefront · all 175 storefronts · 6 months of history · 3 seats · export, API and MCP server |
| Studio | $60/mo · $50 billed yearly | Unlimited apps · 500 keywords per app · 10 seats · AI visibility in Claude |

## What changes if you switch from AppFollow

Review replies stay in App Store Connect and Play Console. On the rank side, the measurable differences:

- History: 30 days on the free plan, 6 months on Pro ($20/mo) and 1 year on Studio ($60/mo).
- Each of 175 storefronts is its own row: the same keyword in Turkey and in Germany is two measurements, not one market.
- Rank is read to the top 200 on the App Store and the top ~30 on Google Play, and the depth sits next to every rank — so "not ranked" always says how far down it was checked. See rank tracking.
- Tracked rivals: 3 on Free, 15 on Pro, 50 on Studio, with each rival's rating count and age beside its rank.
- Export is on Pro at $20; alerts run on every plan, free included, and go to Telegram, Slack or a webhook.

Rank history does not move between tools — no vendor exports it in a shape another imports. The day you add the app, its history starts and fills in with every nightly run; copy the keyword list you already track, per country, as the starting set.

## When AppFollow is the better pick

- You need review reply workflows for a team: collecting reviews across stores, routing them, replying at scale and sentiment reports (review automation from Essential, $179/mo).
- You want a free plan with 500 keywords, 10 competitors and unlimited users for 2 apps, and 7 days of history is enough.
- You want a remote MCP server with about 30 tools and an official Claude connector.

If what you need is daily keyword rank on both stores and who ranks above you, Storelift does that from $0, and Pro is $20/mo. Where another tool fits better, Storelift alternatives says which.

## FAQ

Q: Can I reply to reviews from Storelift?
A: No. Replies happen in App Store Connect and Play Console. Storelift reads the public review feed so you can see distribution, movement and per-version breakdown next to your rank.

Q: Do I lose review history by switching?
A: The public review feed is re-read from the store, so what's publicly visible comes back. Internal tags, assignments and reply templates are workflow data and don't transfer — that's the real cost of leaving a review platform.

Q: Which one should a solo developer pick?
A: If you answer your own reviews in the store console anyway, a review platform is overhead. Rank measurement is the part you can't do by hand across countries and keywords, day after day.

Q: Is there a free AppFollow alternative for rank tracking?
A: Storelift's free plan tracks 25 keywords in each of 2 storefronts, daily, and keeps 30 days of history, against 7 on AppFollow's free plan. AppFollow's free plan tracks more keywords (500).

Q: How much does AppFollow cost?
A: Read on 13 September 2026: free; the ASO plan $29 a month ($19 billed yearly); Essential $179 ($129); Team $599 ($425). Paid plans have a 10-day trial.