Use cases

How different teams use LocalASO for App Store keyword research and localization, step by step.

Localization

Entering the German App Store: local keywords and compound words
How to research German App Store keywords instead of translating English ones, check ranks in the Germany storefront and fill the keyword field.
Expanding to Latin America: one language, many storefronts
Latin American App Store expansion: why Spanish and Portuguese keywords need per-country checks, and how to compare Mexico, Brazil and others in one board.
For translators and localization agencies: App Store keyword localization
How a translator or localization agency can add App Store keyword localization to its service with LocalASO, and where human judgment must stay in charge.
Launching in the Japanese App Store: keyword research in Japanese
How to research and localize keywords for the Japanese App Store: bytes in the keyword field, local phrases, rank checks in the Japan storefront.
Localizing for the European App Stores: country by country
Plan App Store localization across European storefronts: which countries share a language, how to rank markets and where AI phrases need a native check.

Workflow

A cheap ASO tool: what you pay and what you give up
A cost comparison for a bootstrapped developer: LocalASO at $29 once against dated monthly prices of other ASO tools, with the tradeoffs spelled out.
An ASO tool that keeps your data local: what stays on your Mac
What LocalASO stores on your Mac, what crosses the network and to whom, and what a security-minded team should still check before adopting it.
App Store keyword research for marketers who do not code
A keyword research routine for app marketers: read ranks, volume and difficulty, brief developers with exports, and know what the numbers do not show.
ASO for a publisher with many apps: a portfolio routine
Run keyword research across many apps on one Mac: shared competitors, per-app boards, cannibalization checks and where a portfolio needs more.
ASO for indie game developers: keywords when the genre is crowded
How an indie game developer can find uncrowded App Store keywords, localize a game listing and avoid wasted words, and what LocalASO cannot tell you.
ASO for Mac app developers: keywords for the Mac App Store
Mac App Store optimization for developers: what to check in the Mac listing, how LocalASO treats Mac apps and which screenshot and metadata rules apply.
ASO for side-project apps: the smallest useful routine
A time-boxed ASO routine for apps built after hours: three sessions covering keywords, one language and one store update, sized for a free evening.
ASO for small app studios: sharing one keyword workflow
How a two-to-five person app studio can run App Store keyword research and localization with LocalASO, and where one-Mac licensing limits a team.
ASO for solo indie developers: one Mac, one $29 license
How a solo developer runs App Store keyword research, localization and listing updates in LocalASO on one Mac, and where the tool stops.
ASO for subscription apps: keywords, promo text and pricing-free copy
What a subscription app should do in its App Store metadata: intent keywords, promotional text you can change anytime, no prices in the description.
ASO for utility apps: winning specific searches against generic ones
Utility apps compete on short, generic searches. How to find specific task phrases, check difficulty per country and fill the keyword field.
ASO for your first app: what to do before and after launch
A first-time developer's ASO checklist: pick keywords before launch, fill name, subtitle and keyword field within Apple's limits, and what to check after.
ASO with Claude Code and AI agents: the board as a tool
Use LocalASO with Claude Code, Cursor or Codex: the local MCP server, the five tools an agent can call and what stays in your hands.
Improving downloads of an old app: an ASO audit of a stale listing
Audit an older App Store listing: find keywords that moved, swap dead terms, refresh text and reset nothing by accident. A step-by-step routine.
LocalASO for ASO freelancers and agencies: what fits, what does not
Where LocalASO helps an ASO freelancer or agency with client keyword work, and which multi-seat, web and reporting needs it does not cover.