App Store keywords in Saudi Arabia

Storefront code

SA

Research language

Arabic

App Store localizations

English (U.K.), ArabicDefault first, as listed by Apple.

Locale LocalASO writes

ar-SA

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 Saudi Arabia, Apple lists 2 localizations (Apple: App Store localizations):

• English (U.K.): also listed in 48 other storefronts covered here.
• Arabic: also listed in 3 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.

Translate the intent, not the words: find the phrase people in Saudi Arabia 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.

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=your%20keyword&country=sa&entity=software&limit=200

More on reading and tracking ranks: App Store ranking by country.

LocalASO researches these storefronts in Arabic too. The phrase can be the same, but competition and ranks differ per store:

• 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
• 🇪🇬 Egypt

1. Add your app and your keywords.
2. Click “Localize”: LocalASO asks your AI for the Arabic phrase people in Saudi Arabia type and checks it in the SA store.
3. Read rank, estimated volume and difficulty for Saudi Arabia next to every other country, and track the rank daily.
4. In Optimize, get a name, subtitle and keyword field for the ar-SA localization.