HappyKeywords
App Store keywords in 50+ countries, with your own AI. Try it free for 7 days.
Developer Tools·Analytics·Marketing
What is HappyKeywords?
HappyKeywords is an ASO tool for Mac that helps app developers find the App Store keywords people in each country actually search for. Add a keyword in English and it finds the local phrase in 50+ countries, checking your rank, estimated demand and difficulty in each one. An Audit gives a score out of 100 for each country, based on your ranks, your listing and your competition, with a plain-language list of what to fix first.
The app can rewrite your name, subtitle, keyword options, promo text and description using the AI you already have, or a free local model, built from the keywords you measured. It also checks app name availability against the App Store and flags emoji, symbols and price words before you upload. Every change is shown first and written to your draft in App Store Connect, and one click can undo it.
It is aimed at developers who ship their own apps and want to see what each listing change did to their ranks. Ranks are shown before and after every update, country by country. An optional MCP server lets Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or Claude run the same checks from chat.
HappyKeywords is a one-time lifetime license for 2 Macs with every update included, requires macOS 14 or later, and works on Apple Silicon or Intel. Your keyword data stays on your Mac, and a free 7-day trial is available without a card or account, though uploading to App Store Connect is not included in the trial. A full refund is available any time before version 1.0.
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