Altis ASO review for iOS keyword tracking on Mac

Altis ASO is a native macOS app for App Store Optimization that tracks where your iOS apps rank for each keyword and runs agents that hunt for keywords where the top-ranking apps look weak. It suits indie iOS developers, vibe-coders and small agencies who work on a Mac and want ASO data without an enterprise price.

Who the Altis ASO tool is for, and who should skip it

Altis is built for solo developers and small teams shipping apps to Apple's App Store. The maker says most of its users are indie iOS developers, vibe-coders and marketing agencies, and the free plan is enough for one app with 30 keywords.

Skip it if you work on Windows, since Altis runs only on macOS, or if you need Google Play data, because everything it tracks comes from Apple's App Store. Skip it too if your team needs a shared web dashboard: each license is tied to one Mac and your data lives locally on that machine.

How Altis works, from adding an app to tracking keyword rankings

The workflow is add, track, explore. You click Add App and search by your app's name, which fills in the Apple ID, or paste your developer ID or App Store developer URL to import every app you publish in one go.

You then add keywords, by hand, from a CSV file or from the Suggest Keywords sheet, which lists keyword and country pairs your app already ranks for. Altis updates positions every 24 hours across the App Store countries you choose, with a manual refresh when you want one, and keeps position history for as long as you set in Settings. A fictional app toggle lets you research keywords for an app idea before it is published.

Key features for App Store ranking visibility

Altis combines rank tracking, competitor data for the top 10 results and automated keyword discovery. The vendor says it shows 60+ data points per keyword.

Discover your app's keyword rankings and competitors

For each keyword and country, Altis shows your position, a volume band, a difficulty score and its own Ads Pollution metric, which measures how many Apple Search Ads push organic results down the page. The top 10 view lists competitors with their app age, review counts, average, highest and lowest ratings, and category, and a position of 1000 means your app is not in the top 1000 for that keyword.

Competitive Market Strategy

A strategy panel sums up whether a keyword is worth targeting. It checks whether your app shares the category of the dominant apps, estimates potential demand in installs a day with a confidence rating, and shows market age and average reviews, then suggests a strategy based on your app and target keyword.

Explore module and agents

Explore is the Premium feature Altis leads with. You create an agent from a seed keyword, and it generates thousands of variations, analyzes them across countries and languages, and surfaces Low Fruits and Very Low Fruits, keywords where top-ranking apps underperform on criteria you set, such as low ratings or few reviews. The FAQ recommends 2 to 3 agents because they share one rate limit, and says one agent can be expected (not guaranteed) to find 2 to 3 low fruits an hour.

Automatic discovery and Apple Intelligence

Automatic Keyword Discovery, when switched on, searches for new keywords your app ranks for and adds suggestions every 15 minutes. Altis also uses Apple Intelligence to suggest keywords and inside its agents.

Altis ASO pricing

Altis has a free plan and one Premium tier at $17.90 a month or $118.80 a year, which works out at $9.90 a month. Prices are in USD and payments run through the official Altis store on Lemon Squeezy. Prices checked 11 Nov 2026.

You can cancel at any time through your Lemon Squeezy account, and Premium stays active until the end of the billing period. After that the account drops to the Free tier, where you keep your data but cannot add apps or keywords beyond the free limits. Refunds are handled by Lemon Squeezy under its own refund policy, and the license is checked every 24 hours. Each license covers one Mac, and the FAQ asks you to get in touch for a multi-device plan.

What a typical ASO setup costs

For one app, the free plan covers 30 keywords with full tracking and no time limit, which is enough for a launch. Once you have a second app, want more than 30 keywords or want the Explore agents, the annual plan is the cheaper route at $118.80 a year. Tracking many keywords slows each update, because Altis rate limits its calls to protect your IP address.

What users say about Altis ASO

Public user feedback on Altis is thin. The homepage shows a 4.7 rating next to the line "Trusted by ASO experts, vibe-coders and Indie Devs iOS", but it does not name the platform or the number of reviews, so treat it as the vendor's own figure.

The vendor also says it has analyzed over 1 million keywords since the start of 2026 and covers 175+ countries in 11+ keyword languages.

Hard facts about the Altis app

Altis is a native macOS app (macOS Tahoe recommended) with no Windows, web or iOS version. It is made in France by BFAT SASU, registered in Nantes, and its founder, Pascal F. (known as Bunbeau), says he brings more than 20 years of SEO and marketing experience to ASO.

Data comes from Apple's iTunes Search API and Apple Search Ads API, processed with the maker's own algorithms. Your tracked apps, keywords and position history are stored locally on your Mac, while anonymized query data is cached on the vendor's servers to speed up results for all users. You can export keywords and positions to CSV, view existing data offline and get updates through Sparkle. Support is by direct message to the founder on X.

What changed recently

Altis has added public research pages to its site this year. The Top Apps pages list the top 10 apps for keywords such as AI, Budget, Calendar and Fitness, with movements and history, and a comparison page sets Altis against AppTweak. The blog published guides on keyword localization, Apple's popularity data, keyword lifecycles and Ads Pollution in February 2026, and a beginner's guide to app marketing in March 2026.

Top Apps pages with a "Discover this app's keyword rankings" box

Each listed app gets its own App Store ranking and visibility page with its store description and a screenshot gallery. A box headed "Discover this app's keyword rankings" then asks you to install Altis ASO to see which keywords the app ranks for and track positions over time, which the vendor calls perfect for ASO and competitive intelligence. The page text adds that position changes show the effect of updates and listing changes, and points to category-level insights.

Limits and drawbacks

The main limits come from the native Mac design and the one-person company behind it.

• macOS only, and each license is tied to one Mac.
• Apple App Store only, with no Google Play data.
• Support runs through the founder's X account, with no email desk or help center.
• No independent review profile backs the homepage rating.
• Agents share one rate limit, so adding more than 3 brings diminishing returns.

Altis ASO alternatives

The closest alternatives are other App Store keyword tools sold to indie developers. These four do the same job with different trade-offs.

• Astro ASO Tool: pick it if you want another native Mac app with unlimited keywords, DeepL translations and review tracking for a flat $108 a year.
• ASO Suite: pick it if you would rather work in the browser, with 20 free keywords and unlimited tracking for $99 a year.
• Asomium: pick it if you also want App Store Connect metadata, screenshots, localization and builds in one Mac app, from 14.99 euros a month after a 14-day trial.
• AppTweak: pick it if you need Google Play data, download estimates and team reporting, from 79 pounds a month on Essential.

Verdict

Altis ASO is a sensible pick for solo iOS developers on a Mac who want keyword rankings, top 10 competitor data and automated keyword discovery at a low price. The free plan is generous enough to judge it on a real app, and Premium is cheap on annual billing.

I would skip it if you need Google Play, a team dashboard or formal support, since AppTweak covers those at a much higher price. For a Mac-only tool with a flat yearly fee, compare it with Astro before you buy.