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AppFollow
AppFollow · Helsinki, Finland · founded 2014
What it is
AppFollow is a reputation management platform for collecting app feedback and helping businesses analyze and respond to it. It brings app reviews together and uses AI to create personalized replies in any language while keeping a brand’s tone. Teams can use AI summaries, custom tags, sentiment analysis, and alerts to sort feedback and identify issues. AppFollow also tracks keyword rankings, search downloads, visibility, conversion, ratings, and reviews by market. Its competitor tools monitor public keyword rankings, category positions, ratings, and reviews without access to competitors’ store accounts. Listed sources include app stores, Trustpilot, and Steam; connections include support tools, messaging services, Salesforce, and Tableau. Webhooks and an API can send reviews or data to other systems. AppFollow is available on the web and through an API. Its free plan has a two-app limit, 10 competitor apps, 100 manual replies per month, and seven days of historical data. Paid plans start at $19 per month billed yearly; a 10-day trial is listed.
For and against
For
- AI replies support any language and brand tone.
- Tracks visibility, conversion, ratings, and reviews by market.
- Monitors competitors’ public store metrics.
- Webhooks and API connect data to other systems.
Against
- Free plan covers only 2 apps.
- Free plan has 7 days of historical data.
- ASO costs $19 a month, billed yearly.
The verdict
AppFollow combines review management and analysis with ASO and competitor monitoring. The free plan has defined app and history limits, while paid pricing starts at $19 per month billed yearly.
Who it suits
AppFollow suits customer support, product, ASO, and marketing teams, including teams in gaming and finance. It is relevant to businesses that need to organize app feedback or monitor store performance and competitors.
Plans and prices
Free
up to 2 apps · unlimited users · 7 days historical data · keyword tracking
Read 15 Oct 2026 · appfollow.io
ASO
2 apps · 500 keywords · 30 competitors · ranked keywords
Read 15 Oct 2026 · appfollow.io
Essential
5 apps · 3,000 keywords · 100 competitors · AI replies/auto-replies
Read 15 Oct 2026 · appfollow.io
Team
15 apps · 9,000 keywords · 250 competitors · executive reports
Read 15 Oct 2026 · appfollow.io
Enterprise
apps by request · full AI workflows · semantic review analysis · advanced Zendesk/Salesforce
Read 15 Oct 2026 · appfollow.io
On the record
- AI review management
- The service uses AI to analyze sentiment, tag reviews and generate or automate replies in multiple languages.appfollow.io · read 15 Oct 2026
- API
- AppFollow offers webhooks and an API to send reviews or data to other systems.appfollow.io · read 28 Sep 2026
- API commercial limits
- Each API method consumes API credits and method availability depends on the subscription plan.support.appfollow.io · read 15 Oct 2026
- ASO and monitoring
- AppFollow tracks keyword rankings, search downloads, visibility, conversion, ratings, and reviews by market.appfollow.io · read 28 Sep 2026
- ASO tools
- ASO functions include keyword tracking, keyword suggestions, competitor monitoring, rankings, featuring and organic-visibility analysis.appfollow.io · read 15 Oct 2026
- Changelog: agents
- On September 7, 2026, AppFollow replaced automation presets with agents for support replies, categorization and rating protection, available on all plans.appfollow.canny.io · read 15 Oct 2026
- Changelog: Steam
- On July 28, 2026, AppFollow added Steam reviews, discussions, translation, tagging, sentiment, AI summaries and direct replies.appfollow.canny.io · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company history
- AppFollow says the idea originated at a hackathon in 2014, where co-founder Anatoly Sharifulin began building a tool to monitor app store reviews.appfollow.io · read 28 Sep 2026
- Company profile
- LinkedIn describes AppFollow as a privately held software company founded in 2015 with 51–200 employees and headquarters in Helsinki, Finland.linkedin.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Competitor analysis
- Teams can monitor competitors’ public keyword rankings, category positions, ratings, and reviews without access to their store accounts.appfollow.io · read 28 Sep 2026
- Data protection
- AppFollow describes GDPR processing, EU hosting, least-privilege access, encryption and anonymization controls, centralized logging, firewalls and regular penetration tests.support.appfollow.io · read 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- The help center contains API, integrations, source-connection, review-analysis, onboarding and troubleshooting sections, and links to separate API reference documentation.support.appfollow.io · read 15 Oct 2026
- Google Play listing
- AppFollow's Google Play developer page lists an app named App Watcher: Check Update with a 4.0-star rating; the page text does not show a rating count.play.google.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Hosting and data location
- AppFollow says it uses AWS, Hetzner Cloud, and Google Cloud Platform, with data stored in Germany and Finland.support.appfollow.io · read 28 Sep 2026
- Integration delivery
- AppFollow says Slack can receive reviews, ratings, updates, rankings, keyword history, sales and ASO reports, while new reviews are delivered to the dashboard, Slack, email and help desks four times daily.support.appfollow.io · read 15 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Documented integrations include Slack, Zendesk, Helpshift, Freshdesk, Intercom, Help Scout, Usedesk, Salesforce, Discord, Microsoft Teams and Tableau.support.appfollow.io · read 15 Oct 2026
- Intended teams
- The maker presents AppFollow for customer support, product, ASO and marketing teams, including teams in gaming and finance.appfollow.io · read 28 Sep 2026
- Legal entity and investors
- Crunchbase identifies the legal name as AppFollow.fi Oy, lists founders Anatoly Sharifulin, Eugene Kruglov and Pavel Vlasov, and reports nine investors including Nauta Capital and Vendep Capital.crunchbase.com · read 15 Oct 2026
The review
AppFollow is a reputation and app-market monitoring platform for organizations that need to manage reviews, analyze feedback, and track store performance together. It fits support, product, ASO, and marketing teams working across several marketplaces. The strongest case is coordinated, multi-source work; small projects may find its app, history, and reply quotas restrictive.
Overview
AppFollow centralizes app feedback and connects response work with analysis. AI can draft personalized replies in any language while preserving a brand tone, making it useful for teams handling many reviews rather than answering occasional comments manually.
AI summaries, custom tags, sentiment analysis, and alerts help teams organize feedback and identify issues. Market tools track keyword rankings, search downloads, visibility, conversion, ratings, and reviews by market. Competitor monitoring covers public keyword rankings, category positions, ratings, and reviews without requiring access to competitors’ store accounts.
Key features
Source coverage includes App Store Connect, Google Play, Mac App Store, Microsoft Store, Apple Arcade, Huawei AppGallery, Samsung Galaxy Store, Trustpilot, and Steam. That breadth is valuable when one team must compare feedback across app stores and review services.
Connections include Slack, Discord, email, webhooks, Salesforce, Zendesk, Helpshift, Freshdesk, Front, Intercom, Help Scout, Microsoft Teams, UseDesk, and Tableau. Webhooks and an API can send reviews or other data into external systems, so AppFollow can sit inside an existing support or reporting workflow rather than replace it.
AppFollow is offered through web and API access. The maker says it achieved ISO 27001 certification in May 2024. Its stated controls include least-privilege access, encryption and anonymization rules, firewalls, centralized logging, and regular penetration tests. Hosting uses AWS, Hetzner Cloud, and Google Cloud Platform, with data stored in Germany and Finland. A Help Center, Academy, and API documentation support users and developers.
Pricing
The free plan costs nothing and has no time limit. It covers 2 apps, 10 competitor apps, 100 manual replies per month, and 7 days of historical data. That is enough for a small monitoring scope or an evaluation, but the short history and reply ceiling limit sustained support operations.
The ASO plan costs $19 a month, billed yearly, and is available as an add-on. It supports 2 apps, 500 keywords, and 30 competitors. It suits teams that mainly need search and competitor tracking while keeping the tracked-app count small; the annual billing term matters for buyers seeking month-to-month flexibility.
Essential costs $179 a month with monthly billing. It expands capacity to 5 apps, 3,000 keywords, 100 competitors, and 365 days of historical data, making it the practical step up for a growing portfolio that needs a year of context.
Team costs $599 a month with monthly billing and covers 15 apps, 9,000 keywords, 250 competitors, and full historical data. It is aimed at larger portfolios where broad market monitoring justifies the substantial price increase. Enterprise has custom pricing, custom app limits, full AI workflows, advanced Zendesk and Salesforce integrations, anomaly detection, SSO, and a dedicated success manager. A 10-day trial is offered.
Platforms
AppFollow supports web and API access. Its marketplace coverage spans both major mobile ecosystems and additional stores and review services, including Samsung Galaxy Store, Steam, Trustpilot, and the Microsoft Store.
Who it's for
Choose AppFollow when customer-support, product, ASO, and marketing teams need one place for review response, sentiment and issue analysis, keyword measurement, and competitor observation. It is particularly relevant to gaming and finance teams, where multiple markets and public app-store signals matter. A single small app with light review volume is less likely to need the paid tiers’ larger quotas.
Pros and cons
- Pro: Review replies, AI analysis, ASO measurements, and competitor tracking share one workflow.
- Pro: Broad source coverage and integrations can connect store feedback with support, messaging, and reporting tools.
- Pro: Competitor data is available from public store information without competitors’ account access.
- Con: The free plan is capped at 2 apps, 10 competitors, 100 manual replies per month, and 7 days of history.
- Con: ASO pricing is billed yearly and still covers only 2 apps, while larger historical and keyword capacity requires much more expensive tiers.
Alternatives
For a directory of AI Review Response Generators, compare tools focused primarily on drafting replies. App Store Optimization Software is the better starting point when keyword and store visibility work matters more than review operations. For review-centered workflows, see Review Management Software.
Review Revolution suits a single business owner seeking unlimited QR scans on its Lite plan or a $119.00 monthly Growth plan. Review Responder is a lower-cost option when Android and iOS reply drafting is the priority, with Pro Monthly at $9.99 per month. AI Review Sensor offers web access and a free lifetime allowance of 1,000 AI replies across unlimited apps and listings. Reply Argus is a smaller API/web alternative whose free plan allows 100 replies per month for one active app. ReplyWithCare starts with a no-account plan offering 3 replies per day. AnswerIt is a simple web option with 5 free responses per month. Replya targets up to 6 locations with unlimited AI-generated responses at $29.00 per month. Review Reply AI provides guest-mode generation with a 5-generation monthly free tier.
Verdict
AppFollow is a strong choice for multi-team organizations that need review management, feedback intelligence, ASO measurement, and competitor monitoring in one system. Its main reason to choose it is the combination of broad marketplace coverage, integrations, and market analysis; its main reason to look elsewhere is the steep jump from tightly capped free and ASO capacity to the larger paid plans.