At a glance
AppstorePulse is stronger at
- Emailing the stores using your app at the right moment, with the revenue each email brings in
- A free plan with no card: 1 app, 3 keywords, 1 competitor and a revenue snapshot
- Churn detail: net revenue, MRR and logo churn, with the stores behind every MRR move
- Fighting removed reviews, with the store behind each one and an appeal message ready for Shopify
- Market research: Niche Explorer, App Store Insights, a free 100-point listing audit and a monthly State of the App Store report
- Knowing why a rank moved, with Rank Insights, and tracking rankings in 21 App Store languages (Pro)
Ranksy is stronger at
- Price: $39 and $89 a month for 3 and 10 apps, where AppstorePulse costs $49 and $99
- No keyword or competitor cap on either plan, and no charge per teammate
- Shopify App Store ads analysis, organic and sponsored positions kept apart, and Meta Conversions API events
- API and MCP on every plan, and the MCP server can add notes, tags and tasks
- A merchant CRM with a health score, tasks and automations, plus an affiliate program
What each tool does in real situations
Feature lists look alike. These are the moments where the two tools differ.
Revenue, churn and merchants
Both connect to your Shopify Partner account with an API token. AppstorePulse goes deeper on churn and lets you email the stores behind it.
Installs and listing traffic
Both read the Google Analytics that Shopify feeds from your listing, and both need it exported to BigQuery to follow an install to revenue.
App Store rankings, competitors and reviews
Both check App Store search results every day, for your app and your competitors.
Alerts, access and team
Where the data reaches you.
What it costs for what you need
Monthly prices, checked November 9, 2026. Ranksy has no free plan; it has a 7-day trial with no card, and annual plans at $390 and $890 a year. AppstorePulse limits keywords and competitors per app; Ranksy limits apps, AI drafts, API and MCP calls. Full AppstorePulse pricing.
Which one to pick
You have one app and want to start without paying: AppstorePulse. The free plan covers 1 app, 3 keywords, 1 competitor and a revenue snapshot, with no card. Ranksy starts at $39 after a 7-day trial.
Your app earns revenue and you want to act on every install and cancellation: AppstorePulse. Three churn rates, the stores behind each MRR move and emails to your merchants are built for that.
You want to email merchants when they install, near the end of their trial or after they cancel: AppstorePulse, for Emails & Flows on your Partner data. Ranksy says it doesn't email merchants.
You are picking a niche or fighting removed reviews: AppstorePulse, for Niche Explorer, App Store Insights and removed-review appeals.
You track hundreds of keywords on a tight budget: Ranksy. Both plans have no keyword cap, from $39 a month.
You spend on Shopify App Store ads or Meta ads: Ranksy, for ads analysis with sponsored and organic positions apart, and Meta Conversions API events.
Switching from Ranksy
- 1Paste your Partner Organization ID and an API token. We pull up to two years of revenue history.
- 2Add your most important keywords and competitors. Keyword history starts the day you add them.
- 3Connect the Google Analytics property linked to your listing, and link GA4 to BigQuery to see revenue per search.
- 4Set up your first flow, for example an email to stores a few days before their trial ends.
What changed at Ranksy in 2026
- Oct 30, 2026Goal-based onboarding, a redesigned report builder, installs by channel over time, and churn history in non-overlapping monthly periods
- Oct 27, 2026Command-line tool syncs Shopify App Store ads and shows ad performance with suggested bid ranges
- Oct 26, 2026Listing impact warnings, keyword impact predictions, and emails when a Partner API token is revoked
- Oct 20, 2026Rate limits on login, invites and API; a fix to paid social attribution
- Sep 4, 2026Track and untrack keywords from the command line
- Jun 5, 2026Chrome extension side panel shows your own app's installs, MRR and top keywords
Questions
What is Ranksy?
Ranksy is analytics for Shopify app developers. It tracks App Store keyword and category ranks, follows competitors, reads revenue from the Shopify Partner API and ties installs to keywords through your GA4 export in BigQuery. It adds a merchant CRM, App Store ads analysis, Meta Conversions API events, an affiliate program, an API and an MCP server.
How much does Ranksy cost?
As of November 2026: Starter at $39 a month for 3 apps and Studio at $89 a month for 10 apps, or $390 and $890 a year. Keywords and competitors are unlimited on both. There is no free plan, only a 7-day trial with no card.
Is Ranksy cheaper than AppstorePulse?
At 3 and 10 apps, yes: $39 and $89 a month against $49 and $99. For one app, AppstorePulse is free. AppstorePulse adds emails and flows to your merchants, three churn rates, removed-review appeals, rankings in 21 languages and market research.
Does AppstorePulse show revenue by keyword?
Yes. Ranksy's comparison pages, checked in October, say it doesn't. On Starter and Pro, with GA4 exported to BigQuery, AppstorePulse matches each install to the App Store search it came from and shows installs, churned stores, paid stores and revenue per keyword. Ranksy's site also lists our customer view and churn insight as missing: AppstorePulse has a filterable customer list, three churn rates and cohorts.
Are AppstorePulse emails and Listing Analytics live?
Yes, both. Ranksy's alternatives page lists Emails & Flows as coming soon and its comparison page calls Listing Analytics a limited beta. Emails & Flows is live with 1,000 contacts on Starter and 5,000 on Pro. Listing Analytics is on Starter and Pro, with visitors, install clicks, completed installs and conversion rate.
Does Ranksy send emails to my merchants?
No. Its Mantle page says Ranksy doesn't email merchants; its rules open tasks and add tags instead. AppstorePulse sends campaigns and automated flows from your own domain, targeted by plan, trial and spend.
Can I switch from Ranksy to AppstorePulse?
Yes. Paste your Shopify Partner Organization ID and an API token, and AppstorePulse pulls up to two years of revenue history. Add your keywords and competitors, and connect the same Google Analytics property and BigQuery export. There's nothing to export from Ranksy.
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Sources, checked November 9, 2026
- Ranksy pricing: ranksyapp.com/pricing
- Ranksy features: ranksyapp.com/features
- Ranksy keyword rankings: ranksyapp.com/product/keyword-rankings
- Ranksy competitor tracking: ranksyapp.com/product/competitor-tracking
- Ranksy revenue analytics: ranksyapp.com/product/revenue-analytics
- Ranksy churn and retention: ranksyapp.com/product/churn-retention
- Ranksy App Store ads: ranksyapp.com/product/app-store-ads
- Ranksy Mantle migration page: ranksyapp.com/mantle
- Ranksy removed review export: ranksyapp.com/shopify-review-purge-appeal
- Ranksy changelog: ranksyapp.com/changelog
- Ranksy llms.txt and llms-full.txt: ranksyapp.com/llms-full.txt
- Ranksy, AppStorePulse alternatives page: ranksyapp.com/compare/appstorepulse-alternatives
- Ranksy vs AppStorePulse page: ranksyapp.com/compare/ranksy-vs-appstorepulse
- Ranksy API docs: api.ranksyapp.com
- Ranksy help center: docs.ranksyapp.com
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