# ASO Studio vs Sonar

Source: https://asostudio.app/vs/sonar

Sonar is a web ASO tool covering both the App Store and Google Play, with an Indie plan at $29 a month or $290 a year, plus a REST API, a CLI and an MCP server. ASO Studio is $59 a year, native to the Mac, with Google Play coming soon.

## Side by side

|  | ASO Studio | Sonar |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $59/yr | Indie $29/mo or $290/yr, Agency $149/mo or $1,490/yr |
| Apps tracked | Unlimited, with unlimited keywords | 10 apps and 2,500 keywords on Indie, 50 and 10,000 on Agency |
| Stores | App Store, Google Play coming soon | App Store and Google Play |
| Developer access | MCP server | REST API, CLI and MCP server |
| API limits | Local socket or remote relay, no quota | 1,000 req/day Indie, 5,000 Agency |
| Delivery | Native Mac app, plus iPhone and iPad | Web app |
| Apple Search Ads | Optional connection, campaign management | Popularity data, no campaign management |
| Free option | Free App Rating checker, no sign-up | 7-day free trial |

## What Sonar does better

- Both stores in one dashboard, with no second subscription for Android.
- A proper developer surface: REST API, a native CLI and an MCP server on every plan, with the MCP also hosted behind an OAuth sign-in.
- Being on the web, so it works from any machine rather than only a Mac.
- Ad Spy for Meta and TikTok ads, plus team seats and white-label client reports on Agency.

## When to buy Sonar instead

If you ship on Android as well as iOS, or you want to script ASO data from a server rather than from a Mac, Sonar is the better tool. Choose ASO Studio if you are Apple only and want a native app that keeps your research on your own machine, no keyword cap, and two things Sonar does not do: pushing an approved rewrite to App Store Connect, and managing your Apple Search Ads campaigns.

## Why people move to ASO Studio

- **One flat price, nothing metered**: $59 a year covers unlimited apps and keywords, with no per-keyword tier and no seats.
- **It runs on your Mac**: A native macOS app, so your research lives on your machine and any keys stay in the Keychain.
- **On your iPhone and iPad too**: ASO Studio Connect Pro comes with it: App Review status, pushes, your numbers and your ranks, native on iPhone and iPad.
- **Nothing to set up**: Works out of the box on public App Store data. No API keys, no developer account required.
- **Built for AI agents**: One address connects Claude, Claude Code or anything that speaks MCP to your keywords, rankings and market.
- **Our own models, grounded in App Store data**: Demand, competition and market size are modeled from search results, autocomplete, ratings, reviews and pricing.
- **Support from the person who builds it**: One developer writes the app and answers the email. No ticket tiers, no queue.

## Frequently asked questions

### How much does Sonar cost?
Sonar's Indie plan is $29 a month or $290 a year and covers 10 apps and 2,500 keywords with unlimited competitors. The Agency plan is $149 a month or $1,490 a year for 50 apps, 10,000 keywords and five seats. Both include the REST API, CLI and MCP server, and both start with a 7-day free trial.

### Does ASO Studio have a REST API?
Not a hosted one. The MCP server runs inside ASO Studio on your own Mac, which is what lets Claude read and write your keyword data. Agents on that Mac reach it over a local socket that never touches a server; from anywhere else your Mac dials out and we relay messages without storing them. Either way the work is done on your machine, so there is no rate quota to buy.

### Which supports Google Play?
Sonar does, in the same dashboard as the App Store. ASO Studio does not and has no plans to. If you ship on both stores, Sonar covers more of your problem in one subscription.

Prices verified October 4, 2026, from https://trysonar.app.