AppStor.io vs AppsHunter.io (2026): which one should you use?

Last updated: October 9, 2026. Every claim about AppStor.io below was checked on its live site that day.

If you searched for AppStor.io vs AppsHunter, you probably already use one of them and want to know whether the other does something better. We run AppsHunter, so we tested both sites on the same day, against the same apps, and named a winner for each part of the comparison. AppStor wins one of them outright.

#The verdict

AppsHunter wins six of the eight comparisons in this article, AppStor.io wins one, and one is a tie.

• AppsHunter wins price accuracy, price history, deals, app pages, discovery, and ads and accounts. On October 9, AppStor's price-drops page listed 0 apps, and it was still showing KORG Gadget 3 at $39.99 eight days after KORG cut it to $19.99.
• AppStor wins developer tools: free app landing pages with custom domains, rank monitoring across countries, and review alerts to Slack or Telegram. The app search that starts the Monitor and review alerts was returning 503 errors on the day we tested.
• Tie on catalog coverage. Pick AppStor's network if you also need Android apps, which it lists on its sister site andro.io.

AppStor is also the more ad-heavy of the two. On most AppStor pages we opened, ads filled both side rails, a sticky banner covered the bottom of the screen, and sponsored links such as "Get Mobile Apps" sat inside the page's own text.

#What is AppStor.io (AppStorio)?

AppStor.io, which also brands itself AppStorio, describes itself as "App Store Analytics & Developer Tools." Its footer dates the site to 2015 and says it is made in Kyiv, Ukraine.

It indexes iOS apps, runs sister sites for Android (andro.io) and macOS (softwar.io), and is available in 18 languages. Most of its product pages are aimed at developers: app landing pages, rank tracking, review alerts and an ASO service, with a Pro plan at $19 a month.

#What is AppsHunter?

AppsHunter is a catalog of 2 million apps across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV and Vision Pro, built for people deciding what to install or buy. It tracks price changes on every app, lists current sales and apps gone free, and runs a weekly launch board for new iOS apps.

Browsing, price history and deals pages work without an account. A free account is only needed to upvote and comment on launches.

#AppStor.io vs AppsHunter: side-by-side comparison

#Catalog coverage and platforms

AppsHunter keeps every Apple platform in one catalog, and its deals pages filter by device: iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV and Vision Pro.

AppStor splits platforms across sites. iOS apps live on appstor.io, Mac apps on softwar.io and Android apps on andro.io, and each site's interface comes in 18 languages.

Tie. Android coverage is the reason to choose AppStor's network; Watch and Vision Pro apps sitting in the same search as iPhone apps is the reason to choose AppsHunter.

#Price accuracy: the KORG Gadget 3 test

KORG Gadget 3 is a useful test because its price moves several times a year. On October 1, 2026, KORG cut it from $39.99 to $19.99.

On October 9, AppsHunter showed $19.99 with $39.99 struck through, version 6.3.6 from October 4, and a note that $19.99 is the lowest price on record.

AppStor's page for the same app still showed $39.99 on the Get button and in the price box. Its version history stopped at 6.3.3, the information box on the same page said 6.3.4, and the review list opened with posts on version 2.1.2 from "10 years ago."

Both AppStor app pages we opened, KORG Gadget 3 and Miyako Coloring Books, also showed an identical "Power Index" of 3,003, so we couldn't tell what that score ranks.

Winner: AppsHunter. A shopper checking AppStor that week would have concluded KORG's half-price sale hadn't started.

#Price history

Clicking View Trends on any AppsHunter app page opens a chart and a dated log of every price change. For KORG Gadget 3, the log shows the price flipping between $39.99 and $19.99 eight times since August 2025, with each sale lasting 23 days to about a month.

We used that log to work out when KORG's half-price sale tends to return.

AppStor has no price-history chart. Some price changes show up in an app's version history, such as a "Price Changed" entry on Miyako Coloring Books for October 1. KORG Gadget 3's October 1 cut never made it into its history.

AppStor's real strength here is a price-by-country table covering 17 storefronts, from Canada and Japan to Turkey and Ukraine. It suffers from the same lag, though: KORG Gadget 3's USA row still read $39.99 on October 9.

Winner: AppsHunter. Only its log can tell you whether a sale is unusual or comes back every few months.

#Deals and apps gone free

AppStor's Last Price Drops page listed 0 apps on October 9. Where the list should be, it showed an instruction meant for its own developers: "Run php artisan cache:price-drops to build the cache."

Its Now FREE iPhone Apps page listed 40 apps but showed neither what each used to cost nor when it went free.

AppsHunter's Apps on Sale page listed 112 apps the same day, each with the original price struck through and the discount percentage. TurboScan sat at the top at Free, down from $14.99, and is one of the apps in our roundup of paid iPhone apps that just went free.

Winner: AppsHunter, by 112 deals to 0 on October 9.

#App pages

An AppsHunter app page is built to answer whether an app is worth installing. For KORG Gadget 3 it showed:

• A summary of what reviewers praise and complain about, with crashes and the cost of in-app purchases among the top complaints.
• Four bugs and eight feature requests pulled out of reviews, including a request for MIDI out.
• The in-app purchase range ($6.99 to $14.99) and how often KORG ships updates.
• Alternatives with head-to-head pages, such as Drambo vs KORG Gadget 3.

An AppStor app page covers price, size, age rating, screenshots, description, version history, price by country and supported devices. Its emoji rating widget for visitors showed 0 votes on both pages we opened.

Winner: AppsHunter. The review summary alone saves reading through 524 reviews of KORG Gadget 3.

#Discovery: launches, events and AI search

AppsHunter Launches is a weekly board for new iOS apps and games. Submission is free, vote totals stay hidden until the week ends, and the top three each get a free month of AppSigma Pro.

AppsHunter also tracks App Store in-app events, Apple's editorial stories and chart history.

AppStor's search box takes plain-language requests like "apps like Notion" and writes a short AI-generated answer above the results. It also has a Most Expensive Apps list, an App Store calendar, a random-app button and a Retro App Store.

Winner: AppsHunter, mainly for the launch board: AppStor has no place where new apps get a week in front of an audience.

#Developer tools: where AppStor.io is the better AppsHunter alternative

AppStor can turn an App Store listing into a hosted landing page with screenshots, reviews and download buttons, on a free yourapp.appstor.io subdomain or a custom domain. Its Monitor tracks daily rank positions in Top Free, Top Paid and Top Grossing across every App Store country.

Review alerts go to email, Slack or Telegram, and each carries the star rating, review text, author and app version. AppStor also runs an ASO service at aso.appstor.io.

Two caveats from our test. On October 9, the "Find your app" box that starts both the Monitor and review alerts returned nothing for KORG Gadget 3, Notion or Spotify, because the search service behind it (api.appstor.io) answered every request with a 503 error.

The pricing is also unclear. The review-monitoring page calls itself a "FREE TOOL" and its FAQ says "100% free," but the pricing page crosses out review monitoring, ranking history and competitor analysis on the free plan and lists them under Pro at $19 a month.

AppsHunter's developer side covers launches, paid promotion (shown as "Promoted" cards) and App Store analytics through its sister product AppSigma.

Winner: AppStor. A developer who needs a web page for an app gets one free, with a custom domain.

#Ads, accounts and pricing

Both sites are ad-supported, but AppStor carries far more. On the pages we checked, AppStor's KORG Gadget 3 page had ads in both side rails plus a sticky banner along the bottom of the screen, and the same layout appeared on its pricing, review-monitoring and Monitor pages.

Its search results put ad units between the AI-written answer and the first app. AppStor also drops sponsored links into its own copy: the pricing page's intro ends with a "Get Mobile Apps" link, and the review-monitoring headline is followed by one for "Build Custom PCs."

AppsHunter showed a banner above its sales list and a sidebar ad on app pages, and marks paid app placements as "Promoted."

AppStor needs a free account to follow apps, and Pro at $19 a month for full ranking history and review alerts. On AppsHunter, the only thing behind a sign-in is voting and commenting on launches.

Winner: AppsHunter. It runs fewer ads, labels its paid placements, and nothing on its deals or price-history pages asks you to sign in.

#Who should use AppStor.io, and who should use AppsHunter

• You're about to buy a paid app or game: use AppsHunter and check the price log first. For KORG Gadget 3, the log says the next $19.99 window could be two to three months away if you miss this one.
• You want to hear about paid apps going free: use AppsHunter's Apps on Sale page, which shows the old price next to every free app.
• You need a free website for your app: use AppStor, whose free plan includes one app site with custom-domain support.
• You track rankings in many countries or want reviews in Slack or Telegram: use AppStor's Monitor and review alerts, once its app search is working again.
• You're launching a new indie iOS app: submit it to AppsHunter Launches for free, with a month of AppSigma Pro for the top three each week.
• You want Mac, Watch, TV or Vision Pro apps in the same search as iPhone apps: use AppsHunter's device filter.
• You also need Android apps: use AppStor's sister site, andro.io.

#AppStor.io vs AppsHunter FAQ

#Is AppStor.io the same as AppStorio?

Yes. AppStor.io uses "AppStorio" in its page titles and footer, which dates the site to 2015 and says it is made in Kyiv, Ukraine.

#Is AppStor.io free?

It has a free plan with one app website and basic search. Pro costs $19 a month and adds full ranking history, review alerts, ASO keyword tracking and up to five app sites.

#Does AppStor.io have a price tracker?

It shows current prices in 17 country stores and logs some price changes in version history, but has no price-history chart. Its Last Price Drops page listed no apps on October 9, 2026.

#What is the best AppStorio alternative for app deals?

For deals and price history, AppsHunter. On October 9, 2026, it listed 112 apps on sale or gone free, each with its previous price, and shows a dated price log for every app.

#Is AppsHunter free?

Yes. Browsing, price histories and deals pages need no account; a free account is needed only to upvote and comment on launches.

#Which site has more apps?

AppsHunter says it tracks 2 million apps. AppStor publishes counts per category, such as 1,683,786 in Utilities, but no overall total, and an app can sit in more than one category, so those counts can't be added up.

#Can you download apps from AppStor.io or AppsHunter?

No. Both send you to Apple's App Store to install, and AppsHunter's footer states that it hosts no download links.

#Try AppsHunter

Start with this week's apps on sale, check any app's price history from its page with View Trends, or see what's launching this week. If you're shipping an iOS app yourself, the launch board is free to enter.