SEO Edge vs Hot Keywords
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SEO Edge
Monitor your website's search engine ranking for any keywords with real Google Search results. Track keyword history with color-coded changes and view Alexa and Backlink data. Offers backup, restore, and export options for your SEO data.
- Real Google Search for accurate results
- Supports Google CAPTCHA
- Shows Top 100 results
- Displays Alexa and Backlinks
- Keyword ranking history graph
- Color-coded ranking changes
- Backup and restore via iTunes File Sharing
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SEO Edge is the successor of the popular SEO Search Ranking. It allows you to easily monitor your websites' search engine ranking (aka SERP) for any keywords. A must-have for any search engine optimization work. Key features: - Uses real Google Search for accurate results. - Support for Google's human verification CAPTCHA. - Shows up to Top 100 results. - Sort keywords by their rankings, alphabetically, or even manually. - History of your keywords' SERPs displayed on a simple graph. - Color-coded ranking changes. - Backup and restore databases via Finder / iTunes File Sharing. - Export images of graphs. ---------------------- Pro Pack features: - Unlimited profiles and keywords. - iCloud data synchronizing across multiple devices. - Export rankings into a CSV file, readable by Microsoft Excel. - Export keyword competitors into a CSV file.
Hot Keywords
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A simple tool to collect hot keywords and hashtags that users most search from top search engines, social platforms, and e-commerce platforms to boost your SEO and online traffic or facilitate your market/user research. 【Key Features】 * No Ad!!! * Paste tags directly to post tag field and improve your SEO performance * Add popular hashtags to your post on social media to get more organic traffic * Add or merge hot keywords into your landing page or the product description on e-commerce platform to improve your page views * Add or merge hot keywords into the post contents of your standalone website * Polish your post content based on hot keywords from various popular sources * Explore what users are searching for, focusing on, and buying * Provide more data for your customer research, needs analysis, or comprehensive marketing research
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SEO Edge at every 2 weeks against Hot Keywords's every 2 months. Hot Keywords's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). 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
Both are free to download. SEO Edge sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Hot Keywords sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SEO Edge ships an update every 2 weeks, Hot Keywords every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SEO Edge | Hot Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (102 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 54.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 102 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Leon Huang | 丹丹 王 |
Bugs and requests
SEO Edge
Reported bugs
3 issues- Losing data after updates
- Inconsistent ranking data
- Incompatible with newer devices
Requested features
3 requests- Add more location targeting options
- Improve reporting and data export
- Provide more detailed analytics
Hot Keywords
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SEO Edge
- Unlock Pro Pack (3 months)$8.99
- Unlock Pro Pack (6 months)$12.99
- Unlock Pro Pack (12 months)$19.99
Hot Keywords
- Premium$3.99
