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LocalASO vs Astro

Astro ASO alternative with a one-time price

Astro and LocalASO are both Mac apps for App Store keywords with one license per Mac. Astro is a subscription at $108 per year and shows popularity from Apple Ads. LocalASO costs $29 once, estimates volume from ratings, adapts keywords to each language with your own AI and writes your listing per language.

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LocalASO vs Astro at a glance

Comparison of Astro and LocalASO
AstroLocalASO
DeliveryMac app (macOS 14 or later) with a local database.Mac app (macOS 13 or later). Keywords, ranks and listings stay in a local database on your Mac.
Price$108 per year ($9 per month, billed annually). Without a subscription the app returns to the free demo.$29 once. Lifetime license for 1 Mac, updates included.
Free plan or trialFree demo with up to 10 keywords, without popularity and difficulty.No free plan or trial. The free tools on this site run in your browser.
Keyword limitUnlimited keywords on the paid plan.No keyword limit. Checks run at about 15 per minute, inside Apple's public rate limit.
Countries91 of 175 App Store countries, according to Astro's docs.52 App Store storefronts.
Search volumePopularity directly from Apple Ads; difficulty from Astro's own algorithm.Estimated from the rating counts of the top 10 apps per keyword. No Apple Ads data.
AIAI keyword suggestions; translations with DeepL using your own DeepL key; MCP server in beta.Uses the AI you already have (Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Ollama or an API key) to adapt keywords to each language, brainstorm and rewrite.
DataAstro's terms say it may store aggregated, anonymous data about apps ranking for your keywords on its servers.LocalASO's server only sees license checks. Rank checks go from your Mac straight to Apple, AI requests to the AI you chose.

Where Astro is stronger

  • Popularity numbers from Apple Ads instead of an estimate.
  • More countries (91, per its docs).
  • A free demo, and a 14-day refund window. LocalASO has neither.

Where LocalASO is stronger

  • $29 once instead of $108 every year.
  • Each keyword is adapted to the phrase people actually type in every country, then checked in that country's store.
  • Proposes name, subtitle and keyword field for every language and can upload them to App Store Connect as a draft (it never submits for review).
  • Verdicts per keyword (Push, Maybe, Dead, Swap, Hard) and a list of the apps ranking ahead of you.
  • Runs on macOS 13 and later.

Which one should you pick?

Choose Astro if Apple Ads popularity numbers matter most to you and you are fine with a yearly subscription.

Choose LocalASO if you want to pay once and need help turning keywords into localized names, subtitles and keyword fields.

A note on volume: Apple does not publish search counts. Tools with Apple Ads access show Apple’s popularity score; LocalASO estimates volume from the apps that rank. How that works is in App Store keyword search volume, explained.

Sources

Facts about Astro come from its own public pages, read on October 30, 2026. Prices and plans change; check the current page before you decide. If something here is out of date, write to us and we will fix it.

Astro is a trademark of its owner. LocalASO is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Astro.

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LocalASO checks your rank, volume and difficulty for every keyword in 50+ App Store countries, in each local language. It runs on your Mac. $29 once, no subscription.
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