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App Store keywords in United Arab Emirates

People in United Arab Emirates search the App Store in Arabic, not in English. Here is which localizations count in the United Arab Emirates store, how people search there and how to check your rank.

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App Store United Arab Emirates: quick facts

Storefront code
AE
Research language
Arabic
App Store localizations
English (U.K.), ArabicDefault first, as listed by Apple.
Locale LocalASO writes
ar-SA

Which localizations count in United Arab Emirates

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 United Arab Emirates, 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.

Check your App Store rank in United Arab Emirates

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=ae&entity=software&limit=200

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

Other storefronts that search in Arabic

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

United Arab Emirates in LocalASO

  1. Add your app and your keywords.
  2. Click “Localize”: LocalASO asks your AI for the Arabic phrase people in United Arab Emirates type and checks it in the AE store.
  3. Read rank, estimated volume and difficulty for United Arab Emirates 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.

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