# Hive Explorer, screen by screen URL: https://storelift.net/guide/hive-explorer/ Language: en Updated: 2026-10-19 Hive Explorer opens the App Store market in 62 storefronts: daily top charts, category moves, new apps, any app's keywords and watchlists that alert you. Each section below covers one screen. ## Set up Explorer Setup asks three things, and you can skip any of them: - Your market: up to five storefronts, up to three categories and the chart you follow. - First watchlist: the top 20 of that chart, with eight apps already ticked. - Alerts: how often you hear about changes, by email or in Slack. Every screen then shares one bar: storefront, chart (Top free, Top paid, Top grossing or iPad) and category. ## Market pulse The first screen: what moved in your market this week. - Four cards: moves this week, new entrants in the last 7 days, the biggest riser and watchlist events in the last 24 hours. Each card opens its screen. - The biggest moves of the last 7 days, with the rank now, the rank a week ago and the publisher. - A map of six storefronts and seven categories, yours first, shows where the market is moving. A cell opens Category trends. ## Top charts The top 100 of the chart you picked, as of its latest day. - Compare each rank with 1, 7 or 30 days ago. - Search the list, select apps and add them to a watchlist. - Export the list as CSV or XLSX. ## Category trends Who rose, fell, entered or left a chart over 7, 30 or 90 days. - Four tabs, each with its count: rising, falling, entered and left. - With all categories selected, a bar chart shows each category's moves up and down; a bar filters to that category. - Watch or export any of the rows. ## New entrants Apps seen on a chart for the first time in the last 7 or 30 days, in this storefront or in all of them. - Each row shows the first-seen day, where, the entry rank, the chart and the publisher. - When some days in the window are missing, the screen says how many days it covers. - Save the view as a search in App finder, watch the apps or export them. ## App finder Find apps by what they are rather than by name. - Filter by category, storefront, release date, best chart rank, monthly revenue, monthly downloads, 30-day growth, chart, publisher or a word in the name. - Ready searches get you started: released in the last 30 days, top 50 grossing, grew 25% or more in 30 days, over $10K a month. - Save up to 25 searches and get an alert when new apps match. ## Publisher lookup Everything one publisher has on the charts. - Start from one of their apps, or paste a developer link or ID. - Each app shows the day and storefront where it was first seen; one tap opens its keywords in Keyword spy. - Watch all of their apps in one list, or export them. ## Keyword spy The keywords any app ranks for in a storefront. - For each keyword: the app's rank, popularity, difficulty and change, and whether you already track it. - Compare up to 5 apps side by side to see which keywords each one ranks for and which it misses. - There is no monthly count: look at as many apps as you need. ## Keyword research Research a keyword in any country before you use it. - Popularity and how it changed, monthly searches, difficulty and how many apps compete. - Suggestions around the keyword, in suggestion order or with popular and easy ones first. - Compare up to five countries, save ideas to a list and export them as CSV. ## Watchlists Up to 10 lists of 50 apps each. - A timeline of every change: chart entries and exits, rank moves, price, name, subtitle, description, screenshots, version, new storefronts and new apps. - Add apps by search, or paste app IDs or links. - Share a list with your workspace. ## Alerts One alert rule per watchlist. - Alerts go to email, Slack, Telegram or a webhook. - Get them instantly, as a daily or weekly digest, or only for big moves. You set the smallest rank move that counts (20 by default). - Every alert sent is listed under the rules. ## Exports Download any Explorer view as CSV or XLSX. - Up to 10,000 rows per export and 50 exports a day. - Run an export once, or every week or month to a list of email addresses. - Download links last 7 days. ## Account Your Explorer subscription in one place. - Seats: 3 included, more can be added up to 10, and invites can be limited to your domain. - API and MCP credits: what's included, what each one used and any top-up balance. - History: how far back the charts go, with the first day shown. ## FAQ Q: Is Hive Explorer included in Pro or Studio? A: No. Explorer is a separate product with its own seats; no plan includes it. Without it, Explorer screens show a blurred preview. Q: Which store does Explorer cover? A: The App Store, in 62 storefronts, with the Top free, Top paid, Top grossing and iPad charts. Q: Where can alerts go? A: Email, Slack, Telegram or a webhook, instantly or as a daily or weekly digest. Q: How much can I export? A: Up to 10,000 rows per export and 50 exports a day, as CSV or XLSX.