SPECIALISED SERVICE

ASO. The stores are search engines with their own rules.

App Store and Google Play are closed search engines with rules that differ from each other and from Google. A good app can stay without downloads if the listing isn't worked properly, while weaker competitors take the share. We optimise the listing per platform, reverse engineer the competitors winning the category, build the ratings and reviews strategy, and leave the foundation in place so paid investment actually works.

  • iOS + Android Per-platform optimisation
  • Reverse Competitive engineering
  • Ratings Reviews strategy
THE PROBLEM

Apps don't get downloaded by themselves. And most are published as if the stores weren't search engines.

Some teams spend months building an excellent app and then upload it to the stores with a minimal listing: name, generic description, four screenshots, and wait. The stores don't work that way. App Store and Google Play are discovery algorithms that reward listings with worked keywords, proven visual conversion, high ratings and recent reviews. Without that, the app doesn't appear when someone searches for what it offers, and paid acquisition cost spikes to compensate. The gap between apps with good ASO and apps without ASO is usually an order of magnitude in downloads.

BENEFITS

What you get from ASO done right

  • Organic downloads that don't depend on paid
  • Knowing why competitors win in each category
  • Ratings and reviews worked as a business asset
THE SERVICE

What we cover in ASO for a project

We work the 6 pieces that make up organic app positioning on the two stores. We do all of them or only the ones missing, depending on the state of the listing and the project's maturity.

App Store and Google Play listing audit

We review the listing state on both platforms: name, subtitle, keywords, long and short description, categories, screenshots, video preview and assets. Diagnostic prioritised by impact and by platform.

Per-platform keyword research

Keyword research with AppTweak, Sensor Tower or Mobile Action. App Store and Google Play behave differently: on iOS keywords go in a dedicated, limited-character field, on Android the full description gets indexed. Differentiated strategy per platform.

Listing optimisation (text and visual assets)

Rewriting of name, subtitle, description and keyword field with ASO criteria. Production and A/B testing of screenshots and video preview using each store's native tool. Focus on impression-to-install ratio, not just on ranking.

Competitor reverse engineering

Deep analysis of the apps winning in the client's category. Which keywords work for them, which visual assets they use, how they manage ratings, what update frequency they publish. From there, concrete optimisation opportunities come out.

Ratings and reviews strategy

Design of the flow to request ratings at the optimal moment of the user journey (not in the first seconds). Negative review response management. Plan to keep a high ratings score, which is a critical lever for conversion and ranking in both stores.

Per-market monitoring

If the app operates in multiple countries, optimisation for priority markets. Keywords and competition shift significantly across regions. Localisation work that goes beyond translating the listing.

THE SEOCOM METHOD

How we work ASO for a project

ASO ships in 4 phases. The first two are analysis and close as a project. The last two run continuously while the app is in market.

  1. 01

    Listing and category audit

    Diagnostic of the listing on both stores and analysis of the leading apps in the client's category.

  2. 02

    Prioritised optimisation plan

    Per-platform roadmap with concrete changes, ordered by expected impact and by priority market.

  3. 03

    Implementation and A/B testing

    Text rewrites, production of screenshots and video preview, A/B test configuration in Apple App Store and Google Play. Implementation of the ratings flow.

  4. 04

    Monitoring and continuous optimisation

    Monthly tracking of keyword rankings, impression-to-install ratio, ratings score and reviews. Adjustments as the category and competitors evolve.

An app without ASO is an app that depends on paid to survive.

REAL RESULTS

Success stories that speak for themselves

RESULTS

The numbers speak for themselves

  • +25 years Since 2000
  • +500 Completed projects
  • 4.6/5 Rating (35 reviews)
  • 95% Client retention
  • +30 In-house team
FAQS

Frequently asked questions about this service

  • Organic listing optimisation on App Store and Google Play (name, subtitle, keywords, description, screenshots, video preview), per-platform keyword research, competitor reverse engineering, ratings and reviews strategy, and monthly monitoring. It does NOT include Apple Search Ads campaign management or user acquisition campaigns in Google Ads or Meta. That part is delivered by SEMStudio, the SEOCOM group's sister brand focused on paid media.

  • Paid campaigns on Apple Search Ads, Google Ads or Meta to capture installs are handled by SEMStudio, the SEOCOM group's sister brand. When a client needs both organic ASO and paid acquisition, the two brands coordinate. SEOCOM works the organic foundation, SEMStudio runs the campaigns. A solid organic foundation lowers acquisition cost considerably because it improves listing conversion.

  • Both platforms, but with differentiated strategy. App Store has a keyword field limited to 100 characters, indexes name and subtitle, and A/B tests with Product Page Optimization. Google Play indexes the full long description, has no dedicated keyword field, and A/B tests with Store Listing Experiments. We work each platform with its own logic, not by applying the same plan to both.

  • AppTweak, Sensor Tower or Mobile Action depending on project and client licenses. Native App Store Connect and Google Play Console for client data. AppFollow for review management. If the client already licenses another industry tool, we integrate it into the workflow.

  • We mainly work Spain, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Mexico and the US. Each market has its own search and keyword behaviour, especially on App Store where keyword field localisation is per country. If the app operates in multiple markets, we prioritise the most strategic for the business.

  • Very. Ratings are a lever for both ranking and conversion: the stores favour apps with better ratings score, and users convert much better when they see 4.5 stars than when they see 3.7. That's why part of the service is designing the flow to request the rating at the optimal moment (after a positive experience, not when first opening the app) and managing negative reviews to reduce their impact.

  • Well-executed listing changes typically move ranking in 1-3 weeks, faster than Google SEO. Both stores react to aggregate behaviour: if the new listing improves impression-to-install ratio, the algorithm reinforces position. Category consolidation usually takes 2-4 months, depending on competition level and app update frequency.

  • No. ASO is especially useful for new apps or those with medium traction, because the organic lever lets them reduce paid dependency from the start. In mature apps with millions of downloads, ASO still adds value, but the relative lever is smaller: less room to optimise the listing and more on reviews, ratings and visual experiments.

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