Astro ASO Pricing in 2026
Astro has the simplest pricing in the ASO category: one plan, $9/month billed annually — $108/year for a Single Mac License.
There are no tiers. No keyword metering, no app caps, no seat counts to plan around. From tryastro.app, the license includes:
- Unlimited keyword tracking
- Popularity and difficulty data
- Keyword suggestions
- Charts and complete rankings
- Ratings analysis
- Competitor keyword extraction
- Keyword translations
- Support for 60+ countries
There's a free trial via email download link, and a 14-day refund window after your subscription activates.
For $108/year with unlimited keywords, that's the cheapest unmetered ASO tooling available. If you're comparing against AppTweak at $79/month or App Radar at €69/month, Astro costs less per year than those tools cost per month.
The Catch Is in the Product Name
"Single Mac License." Astro is a native macOS app, and that shapes everything about how it fits into a workflow:
You need a Mac. Not a preference — a requirement. If you develop on Windows or Linux, or your team is mixed, Astro is out. Most ASO tools are web apps precisely because store optimization isn't a Mac-specific activity.
"Single license" means one machine. Desktop-app licensing usually is per-device. If you work across a laptop and a desktop, or if a second person needs access, that's a second license.
Data lives with the app. A native app means your history is tied to that installation rather than a server you can reach from anywhere. Great for privacy and offline use; awkward for teams, handoffs, and continuity when you replace a machine.
No API, no CLI, no MCP. This is the constraint that matters most if you're building automation. A desktop app doesn't expose an endpoint you can call from a script or an AI agent. If your plan is "pull ASO data into a dashboard" or "let Claude query my keyword ranks," a Mac app can't do it regardless of price.
That last point is worth dwelling on because Astro shows up in search alongside MCP queries — people search "astro aso mcp" and "astro mcp aso" fairly often. As far as I can determine, there is no Astro MCP server; the association appears to come from the ASO tooling comparisons those searches surface rather than from a product feature. If MCP is what you're after, see our comparison of ASO MCP servers.
Astro vs the Alternatives
Public pricing, July 2026:
| Tool | Price | Keywords | Platform | API/CLI/MCP | Team use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astro | $9/mo annual | Unlimited | macOS app | No | Per-machine license |
| MobileAction Lite | $15/mo | 100 | Web | Sales-gated | 1 seat |
| Sonar | $19/mo | Unlimited | Web | Included | Included |
| ASOMobile Indie | $59/mo | 500 | Web | 1,000 credits | 1 user |
| App Radar Essentials | €69/mo | 500 | Web | €199/mo add-on | 1 seat |
| AppTweak Essential | $79/mo | 500 | Web | Sales-gated | 1 seat |
Astro and Sonar are the only two on this list with unlimited keyword tracking. Everything else meters, and the metered tiers cost 3–9x more for a fraction of the keyword allowance.
Where Sonar Fits
Disclosure: I build Sonar. Astro is a competitor I respect — the pricing model is honest and the value is real.
Sonar is $19/month or $149/year. Like Astro, it's unmetered: unlimited keywords, apps, countries, and history. Unlike Astro, it's a web app, so it runs anywhere and isn't tied to a machine, and the REST API, CLI, and MCP server are included on every plan.
Choose Astro over Sonar if: you work solo on a Mac, you want a native desktop app, you never need programmatic access, and $108/year versus $149/year matters to your budget. That's a coherent set of preferences and Astro serves it well.
Choose Sonar over Astro if: you're not exclusively on macOS, you want access from more than one machine, you need an API or CLI, you want ASO data inside an AI assistant, or anyone else on your team needs to see the same data.
The $41/year difference is small enough that platform and automation should decide this, not price.
How to Decide
Ask three questions in order:
- Are you on a Mac, exclusively, alone? If no, Astro is out and the decision is between the web tools.
- Will you ever want to script this? Pulling ranks into a spreadsheet, feeding an agent, building a dashboard. If yes, you need a tool with an API — Astro doesn't have one at any price.
- Do you need unlimited keywords? If yes, the field narrows to Astro and Sonar. If 100–500 keywords genuinely covers you, MobileAction Lite at $15/month is worth a look.
If Astro passes all three, take it — $108/year for unmetered ASO on a native Mac app is a good deal and I'd rather say so than pretend otherwise.
Try before you commit either way: Astro's trial is a free download, and most web tools including Sonar offer 7 days. See the ASO free trial guide for what each includes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How much does Astro ASO cost?
A: $9/month billed annually — $108/year — for a Single Mac License, per tryastro.app. There is one plan with no tiers, and it includes unlimited keyword tracking, popularity and difficulty data, competitor keyword extraction, and 60+ country support.
Q: Does Astro have a free trial?
A: Yes. You enter your email to receive a download link and try it before subscribing. There's also a 14-day refund window after your subscription activates, which effectively extends the risk-free period.
Q: Does Astro work on Windows?
A: No. Astro is a native macOS application and the license is a "Single Mac License." Windows and Linux users need a web-based tool — Sonar at $19/month, MobileAction from $15/month, ASOMobile from $59/month, or App Radar from €69/month all run in the browser.
Q: Does Astro have an API or MCP server?
A: No. Astro is a desktop application without a public API, CLI, or MCP server, so it can't be scripted or connected to an AI assistant. Despite "astro aso mcp" being a common search, I've found no evidence of an Astro MCP server. For MCP-connected ASO data, see our ASO MCP server comparison.
Q: Astro vs Sonar — which should I pick?
A: Astro at $108/year if you're a solo Mac developer who wants a native app and will never need programmatic access. Sonar at $149/year if you need cross-platform access, multiple machines, an API, CLI, or MCP, or team access. Both offer unlimited keyword tracking, which makes them the two cheapest unmetered options — the $41/year gap should not be the deciding factor.
Q: Is unlimited keyword tracking really unlimited on Astro?
A: That's what the product page states, with no published cap. In practice, any tool pulling store data has rate limits somewhere in the pipeline, but there's no per-keyword metering or tier upgrade to worry about. The same is true of Sonar — both models remove keyword counting from your planning, which is the main practical benefit.