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Video · 3:08 · recorded October 16, 2026

How do you research App Store and Google Play keywords?

To research App Store and Google Play keywords, read the top 10 for each phrase: how many ratings the leaders have, how many use the phrase in their name, whether a small app ranks near the top, and what the top 10 earn. Example in the video: #1 for “calisthenics workout” on the US App Store had 995 ratings while #4 had 714K.

App Store & Google Play Keyword Research: Who Ranks & What They Earn3:08 · GetAppNiche on YouTube

Chapters

  1. Who ranks for a keyword (free tool)
  2. What the top 10 earn
  3. Google Play search overlay
  4. Try it free

Transcript

The video's on-screen captions, recorded October 16, 2026 (it has no voice-over), lightly edited and grouped by chapter.

Who ranks for a keyword (free tool). What does a keyword's top 10 earn? $279K / month. Free tool: who ranks for a keyword? 5 of the top 10 are giants. Only 2 use it in their name, but #1 has just 995 ratings. #4 has 714K ratings. Small apps can win this search. “pilates at home”: 1 giant in 10. #2 has only 60 ratings. That's an opening. Same keyword on Google Play. A different top 10 to beat.

What the top 10 earn. Your keywords, tracked daily. Popularity: how often people search. “military calisthenics”: $167K a month. Click a keyword: who ranks, and what each app earns. Same keyword in Germany. 11 of top 20 skip German. Your opening: ship it in German. Related keywords, ranked by opportunity. One click to track it. Add up to 50 at once. Added, with its top 10 already.

Google Play search overlay. Search Google Play as usual. “habit tracker”: $279K a month. Keyword difficulty: 41 / 100. Every result, priced. Now a bigger niche. “calorie counter”: $1.1M a month, and a smaller one: “white noise”: $65K a month. Difficulty 50 / 100. Pick keywords where small apps rank, few use the phrase in their name and the top 10 earn real money.

The browser extension in this video

The Google Play search overlay in the last chapter is the GetAppNiche browser extension for Chrome, Edge and Firefox: what the top 10 earn, the keyword difficulty and each result's revenue are part of Pro.