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App Store keywords in Italy
People in Italy search the App Store in Italian, not in English. Here is which localizations count in the Italy store, how people search there and how to check your rank.
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App Store Italy: quick facts
- Storefront code
IT- Research language
- Italian
- App Store localizations
- Italian, English (U.K.)Default first, as listed by Apple.
- Locale LocalASO writes
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Which localizations count in Italy
Apple says people can search for your app using localized keywords in every country or region where the App Store supports that language (Apple). For Italy, Apple lists 2 localizations (Apple: App Store localizations):
- Italian: also listed in 1 other storefront covered here.
- English (U.K.): also listed in 48 other storefronts covered here.
Each of these localizations has its own name, subtitle and 100-byte keyword field. Name and subtitle are visible to users, so keep them real text in that language. See App Store localization for keywords.
How people search in Italy
Example: for language learning, people here type phrases like “imparare le lingue” rather than “language learning”.
Translate the intent, not the words: find the phrase people in Italy type for the same need, then check that the top results are apps like yours. A step-by-step method is in App Store keyword research.
Check your App Store rank in Italy
Your iPhone only shows the store of your Apple Account’s country. Apple’s public search data returns the top 200 apps for a term in any storefront; your rank is your app’s position in that list:
https://itunes.apple.com/search?term=imparare%20le%20lingue&country=it&entity=software&limit=200More on reading and tracking ranks: App Store ranking by country.
Italy in LocalASO
- Add your app and your keywords.
- Click “Localize”: LocalASO asks your AI for the Italian phrase people in Italy type and checks it in the IT store.
- Read rank, estimated volume and difficulty for Italy next to every other country, and track the rank daily.
- In Optimize, get a name, subtitle and keyword field for the
itlocalization.
Do this for every country, in minutes