Comparison

Rival Radar vs OpenASO

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

Head to head
About

Rival Radar

Features
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Your rival just replaced their screenshots. Rewrote their subtitle. Dropped their price. Rival Radar tells you — even when the app is closed. Register your app, add the rivals worth watching, and Rival Radar turns public App Store data into a competitive briefing. Analysis runs on your device. No account, ever. KNOW WHEN THEY MOVE • Background scans a few times a day, with an alert the moment a rival changes name, subtitle, screenshots, price, icon, or release notes • Severity levels tell you what matters (CRITICAL / ELEVATED / TACTICAL) • Change log with before → after for every field • Home screen and Lock Screen widgets: Rival Moves and Keyword Ranks at a glance THEIR BAD REVIEWS WRITE YOUR SUBTITLE • Rival Weakness: what their users complained about this week, week over week • Complaint topics mined from the rival's low-star reviews • Each topic becomes a subtitle phrase and a screenshot-01 headline you can ship — flagged if your own reviews share the weakness WIN THE SEARCH YOU BOTH FIGHT FOR • Keyword rank tracking: your position vs theirs, rechecked on every scan • Auto-pick keywords from both listings • Keyword coverage gaps — the terms they own that you don't SEE WHAT THEY SHIP • Feature Timeline: release notes sorted into new features, fixes, and speed work, release by release • Screenshot Diff: added, removed, and reordered frames, plus the headline claims that changed • Gap map: ratings, review counts, assets, locales, update cadence — one verdict per front • Country by country: your weakest storefront, flagged YOUR NUMBERS, THEIR MOVES • Import your App Store Connect analytics and see what each rival change did to your impressions, page views, and downloads • Competitive score history, scan after scan, with CSV and JSON export FIND YOUR RIVALS • Not sure who to watch? One tap searches the store for your own listing phrases and ranks the apps that keep showing up BUILT FOR INDIE DEVELOPERS • iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Optional iCloud sync — still no login • Shortcuts: "Scan rivals in Rival Radar" from Siri or an automation • All intel comes from public App Store endpoints • Free: 1 app, 1 rival, full change detection with alerts and widgets • Pro: 5 rivals Ɨ 5 countries Ɨ 5 of your apps, 90-day history, keyword ranks, review mining, feature timeline, analytics impact, batch scan, export Stop refreshing their App Store page. Put a radar on it. — Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://rivalradar.tools/privacy

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OpenASO

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Understand how apps rank across the App Store — and keep your research on your device. OpenASO is a local-first workspace for App Store Optimization research. Track keyword positions, review ranking history, compare storefronts, and organize your discovery work without creating an account. Built for independent developers and app makers, OpenASO helps you turn public App Store data into a focused research workflow. KEYWORD RANKINGS AT A GLANCE • Track keyword positions by storefront and device • Compare current and previous rankings • Review best, worst, and historical positions • Quickly see which keywords improved, declined, or stayed unchanged • Follow ranking changes over time with clear charts and snapshots RESEARCH ACROSS STOREFRONTS • Track the same keyword across multiple App Store countries • Compare how an app appears in different markets • Research iPhone and iPad search results • Organize keywords for localization and regional discovery work ADD AND RESEARCH ANY PUBLIC APP • Search by app name, App Store ID, URL, or bundle identifier • Review public app information, ratings, and customer reviews • Track your own apps or research competitors • Keep multiple app workspaces organized in one place BUILT FOR PRACTICAL ASO WORK • Add keywords individually or import them from CSV • Export keyword data for further analysis • Save notes alongside apps and keywords • Refresh tracked research in the background • Review historical snapshots whenever you need them LOCAL-FIRST BY DESIGN • No account or sign-up required • Your tracked apps, keywords, notes, and snapshots stay on your device • Your research is stored in a local database • Export your data whenever you need a backup or external workflow FOCUSED AND TRANSPARENT • Built around publicly available App Store information • No impression, download, or revenue estimates • No invented popularity scores presented as official Apple data • Designed as a research companion, not an App Store Connect replacement OpenASO is an independent research tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Apple. Research keywords. Follow the movement. Find your next opportunity.

Screenshots

Rival Radar4 screens
OpenASO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OpenASO at none against Rival Radar's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Rival Radar sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. OpenASO asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Rival Radar versus OpenASO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRival RadarOpenASO
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDefine YouQue Anh Bui Nguyen

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Rival Radar

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$79.99
None

OpenASO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rival Radar free?
Rival Radar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OpenASO free?
OpenASO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Rival Radar or OpenASO have ads?
Neither Rival Radar nor OpenASO shows ads.

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