Sonar, the ASO tool at trysonar.app, tracks App Store and Google Play keywords daily from $29 a month for one seat. AsoBeast does the same from $10 a month, or free to self-host. Pick Sonar if you want Apple’s popularity score on long-tail keywords too, unlimited competitors and a 55-tool MCP server; pick AsoBeast if you want the lower price, alerts by webhook, more store countries and a team at no extra cost.
Written by the AsoBeast team. Sonar facts come from trysonar.app, its docs, changelog and terms, checked on .
Short answer
Pick Sonar if you want Apple’s popularity score on long-tail keywords too, unlimited competitors and a 55-tool MCP server; pick AsoBeast if you want the lower price, alerts by webhook, more store countries and a team at no extra cost. Both track App Store and Google Play keyword rankings every day, AsoBeast to position 200 and Sonar to about position 200.
You want Apple’s popularity on every keyword, room for every competitor and a bigger agent toolkit.
You want daily rankings and alerts on both stores for $10 a month instead of $29.
Side by side
Entry plans compared: AsoBeast Indie against Sonar Indie. Prices are in USD before tax.
| Feature | AsoBeastIndie from $10 a monthRecommended | SonarIndie from $29 a month |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ||
| Entry plan | $10 a month or $100 a year | $29 a month or $290 a year |
| Next plan up | $99 a month for 50 apps | $149 a month for 50 apps |
| Free trial | 7 days, no card | 7 days, card required |
| Seats | Invite members at no extra cost | One on Indie, 5 on Agency |
| Open source | AGPL-3.0, free to self-host | Not included |
| Entry plan limits | ||
| Apps | 5 | 10 |
| KeywordsA keyword market is one phrase in one country | 1,000 keyword markets | 2,500 keywords |
| Competitors per app | 10 | Unlimited |
| Ranking history | A year of daily ranks | Full history |
| Rank tracking | ||
| Apple App Store and Google Play | Included | Included |
| Countries | 175 App Store storefronts, 225 Google Play locations | 72 markets for tracking and research |
| Daily rank tracking | Included | Included |
| Rank depth | Position 200 | About position 200 |
| Keywords | ||
| App Store popularity | Apple’s weekly popularity where Apple publishes it, a fitted model elsewhere | Apple’s Search Popularity for each keyword, from Apple Search Ads |
| Keyword difficulty and suggestions | Included | Included |
| Revenue estimates | Not included | Monthly estimate per app, in the app and API |
| Monitoring | ||
| Competitor listing changes | Included | Included |
| Alerts | Signed webhook or email, formatted for Slack and Discord | Daily email digest and in-app feed |
| ASO audit and ranked to-do list | 15 rules on every plan | ASO score with itemized checks |
| Reviews | Ratings and reviews by stars and version | Reviews with AI praise and complaint themes |
| Integrations | ||
| REST API | 40,000 requests a day on Indie | 1,000 requests a day on Indie |
| MCP server | 27 read tools and 5 opt-in write tools | 55 tools, hosted with OAuth or local |
| CLI | Not included | Included |
| Export | CSV and JSON | CSV and JSON |
Where Sonar wins
Sonar is built by an independent developer and ships changes most weeks, judging by its changelog. For some developers it is the right tool.
Sonar shows Apple’s Search Popularity score from Apple Search Ads for each App Store keyword, with its own estimate where Apple reports only the floor of 5. AsoBeast uses Apple’s weekly popularity for the terms Apple publishes, its most searched in each genre, and a model fitted to Apple’s figures for the rest, so long-tail keywords get an estimate.
Sonar Indie tracks unlimited competitors per app and keeps your full ranking history, with 10 apps and 2,500 keywords. AsoBeast Indie covers 5 apps, 1,000 keyword markets and 10 competitors per app, with a year of daily ranks.
Sonar’s MCP server has 55 tools, including screenshot design, with a hosted endpoint that signs in through OAuth. It also ships a CLI, a free API tier that needs no key and API credit packs with no subscription. AsoBeast’s MCP server has 27 read tools and 5 opt-in write tools and no CLI.
Sonar includes a Listing Manager with AI drafts for each localization, a Screenshot Studio, AI review themes, App Store Connect sales next to your rankings and, on Agency, white-label reports. AsoBeast drafts metadata with AI and analyses icons and screenshots, but does not design them.
Where AsoBeast wins
AsoBeast is built for developers and small teams who want daily rankings and a clear next step at the lowest price.
AsoBeast Indie is $10 a month or $100 a year, against $29 or $290 for Sonar Indie. For 50 apps, AsoBeast Ultimate is $99 a month with 10,000 keyword markets, where Sonar Agency is $149 with 10,000 keywords.
AsoBeast sends ranking, competitor and review alerts by signed webhook or email, formatted for Slack and Discord, as they happen or in one daily report. Sonar sends a daily email digest and keeps an in-app feed that its API can poll.
AsoBeast tracks 175 App Store storefronts and 225 Google Play locations, where Sonar tracks 72 markets. Its REST API allows 40,000 requests a day on Indie, against 1,000 on Sonar Indie.
Invite every teammate at no extra cost and start the 7-day trial without a card. 15 rules turn your rankings into a to-do list ranked by impact, and the AGPL-3.0 code is free to self-host. Sonar Indie has one seat, its trial needs a card and it is a hosted service only.
Switching
Bring your keyword lists with you. Ranking history stays in Sonar.
In Sonar, export your tracked keywords as CSV from the keywords table, or run sonar export rankings with --format csv in the Sonar CLI and keep the keyword column.
Start the free trial and paste your App Store or Google Play link. AsoBeast imports the listing and starts tracking the keywords in your metadata.
Paste your keywords, up to 200 phrases at a time, and choose the countries to track them in.
No credit card. Every feature from the first minute.
Questions
Both are web ASO tools that track App Store and Google Play rankings every day. Sonar, the ASO tool at trysonar.app, reads Apple’s popularity score for each App Store keyword, tracks unlimited competitors and has a 55-tool MCP server and a CLI, from $29 a month. AsoBeast adds webhook alerts, more store countries, a ranked to-do list and free team seats, from $10 a month or free to self-host.
For indie developers and small teams who want daily rank tracking, competitor alerts and keyword research on both stores for less, yes: $10 a month instead of $29. If you need Apple’s popularity score on long-tail keywords, unlimited competitors, a CLI or screenshot design, Sonar is the stronger choice.
Sonar Indie is $29 a month or $290 a year for 10 apps, 2,500 keywords and one seat. Sonar Agency is $149 a month or $1,490 a year for 50 apps and 5 seats. AsoBeast Indie is $10 a month or $100 a year, Ultimate is $99 a month, and self-hosting is free.
Yes. Sonar’s trial gives 7 days of full access. It needs a credit card, and the subscription starts when the trial ends unless you cancel. AsoBeast’s 7-day trial needs no card, and nothing is charged when it ends.
It depends on what you need. Sonar’s MCP server has more tools, 55, including screenshot design, and its hosted endpoint signs in through OAuth with write access; its workspace tools need a Sonar plan or trial. AsoBeast’s MCP server has 27 read tools and 5 opt-in write tools on every plan and the trial, and a token is read-only unless you allow changes.
Both use Apple’s own numbers on the App Store. Sonar shows Apple’s Search Popularity score from Apple Search Ads for each keyword and estimates Google Play popularity with its own model. AsoBeast uses Apple’s weekly popularity for the terms Apple publishes, its most searched in each genre, and a model fitted to Apple’s figures for the rest, and estimates Google Play popularity from store suggestions and rating counts. Both show which source each number came from.
No. Sonar is a hosted service only, and its terms say Sonar owns the service and its code. AsoBeast is open source under AGPL-3.0, and the self-hosted version has every feature for free on your own server with Docker.
Yes. Export your tracked keywords from Sonar as a CSV, then paste the phrases into AsoBeast, up to 200 at a time. Ranking history does not transfer, so AsoBeast starts building yours from the first daily check.
The AsoBeast team. Every Sonar fact was checked on trysonar.app, Sonar’s docs, changelog and terms on 11 October 2026. If something has changed, write to support@asobeast.com and we will correct it.
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