Comparison

Keyword Scout vs Dev Notes++

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Keyword Scout

This tool helps indie developers and ASO professionals discover optimal keywords for app store listings. It provides insights into keyword difficulty, market saturation, and competitor strategies, along with tools to optimize titles and track rankings.

Highlights
  • Keyword difficulty and saturation analysis
  • Competitor review analysis for pain points
  • App Store listing optimization studio
  • Cross-market keyword comparison
  • Rank tracking with trend sparklines
  • Home screen widgets for rank monitoring
Features
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Find the right keywords before you waste months on the wrong ones. Keyword Scout gives indie developers and ASO professionals an instant read on keyword difficulty, market saturation, real search demand, and competitor positioning, so you make smarter decisions about your App Store listing from day one. KEYWORD RESEARCH Search any keyword and instantly see how hard it is to rank for, how saturated the market is, how much real demand it has, and which apps are winning. Every result comes with scored winnable alternatives: lower-competition, long-tail terms ranked by opportunity, each with an honest verdict (Worth a shot, Targetable, or Avoid) so you never chase a keyword you can't win. When Apple actually autocompletes a term, you'll see an "Apple-suggested" badge, a hard signal that real users are typing it, not an inflated guess. SOFT TARGETS The fastest way to find an opening: popular apps with unhappy users. Keyword Scout scans the top charts for apps that are clearly successful but poorly rated (proven demand, weak satisfaction) and ranks the openings you could realistically out-build. See the top complaints from their recent reviews, badges when an app is making money despite bad reviews, and a "rating falling" flag when an opening is widening. Then jump straight to the keywords that app ranks for and go take them. ASO STUDIO Paste in your title, subtitle, and keyword field and get a grade with a full breakdown of what's working and what to fix. Then generate an optimized version, a paste-ready 100-character keyword string built from your real competitor data, and compare versions for even more control. COMPETITOR ANALYSIS See exactly what users hate about competing apps. Keyword Scout analyzes hundreds of reviews across your top competitors and surfaces the most common friction points, coverage gaps, and unresolved complaints, the exact angles you can win on. Then open the rank matrix: your App Store rank vs. every competitor you watch, keyword by keyword, with your gaps flagged so you know precisely what to go after next. MARKET PULSE A daily market brief for your category. Track competitor updates, keyword saturation shifts, and apps rising and falling in the charts, so you always know what's moving before you react to it. MARKET COMPARISON The same keyword can be Easy in Mexico and Hard in the US. Compare difficulty and saturation across 175+ App Store markets to find where you have the best shot at ranking, before you invest in localization. RANK TRACKING Save your keywords and track how your position moves over time. Snapshots, trend lines, and rating history so you always know whether your ASO efforts are paying off, plus a push alert the moment a tracked keyword moves. WIDGETS Check your rank for different keywords right from your home screen. --- Free to search. Unlock everything with a one-time purchase. No subscription, ever.

About

Dev Notes++

Features
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Dev Notes++ is your all-in-one companion for tracking app development. Log bugs, features, and ideas. Plan promotions. Manage App Store screenshots. Take rich text notes. See your progress on a Dashboard — all synced across your devices with iCloud. Track Everything Create apps and organize bugs, features, and ideas by version. Mark items as open, in progress, or done. Filter by status, type, and version — filters sync across devices. Quick-add by type with a long press on +. Share from Anywhere Use the system share sheet to send text, links, or images directly into Dev Notes++. Save as a Bug, Feature, Idea, Post, or Notes. URLs show a rich preview card. Share multiple images at once. Your last-used app is remembered. App Store Info Paste a Bundle ID or App Store URL to auto-import your app's icon, description, rating, in-app purchases, genres, and more from any App Store region. Dashboard See your completion rate, bug trends, 7-day activity, and stats at a glance. Filter by date range. Show or hide apps from your stats. Tap any stat card to drill down. Promote Draft social media posts with character counts for X, Threads, Bluesky, and more. Track post status from draft to published. Duplicate posts for quick variations. Screenshots Organize App Store screenshots across 65 locales. Drag to reorder. Tap to edit or view full screen. Rich Notes Write formatted notes with bold, italic, lists, and inline images. Backup & Restore Create full backups. Restore selectively — pick exactly which apps and items to import. Export Export to JSON & Markdown, PDF report, or CSV spreadsheet. Sync iCloud sync across all your devices. Settings, filters, and data stay in sync automatically. Free to Start Track up to 2 apps for free. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited apps, screenshots, export, global search, and more. Privacy Policy: https://myrcbox.com/privacy-policy-and-terms-dev-notes/ User Agreement: https://myrcbox.com/privacy-policy-and-terms-dev-notes/

Screenshots

Keyword Scout4 screens
Dev Notes++4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Dev Notes++ at every 2 days against Keyword Scout's every 5 days. Keyword Scout's advantage is iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Keyword Scout sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Dev Notes++ sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Keyword Scout ships an update every 5 days, Dev Notes++ every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Keyword Scout versus Dev Notes++: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKeyword ScoutDev Notes++
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developereric SmithSylvain Lafrance

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Keyword Scout

One-time1
  • Keyword Scout Pro$9.99
3 purchases

Dev Notes++

Subscriptions2
  • Dev Notes - Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Dev Notes - Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Dev Notes - Lifetime$34.99

Questions

Is Keyword Scout free?
Keyword Scout is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dev Notes++ free?
Dev Notes++ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Keyword Scout or Dev Notes++ have ads?
Neither Keyword Scout nor Dev Notes++ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Keyword Scout or Dev Notes++?
Keyword Scout ships an update every 5 days, and Dev Notes++ every 2 days. Most recently, Keyword Scout was updated on October 15, 2026 and Dev Notes++ on October 11, 2026.

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