Appfigures vs Sensor Tower
Zero of fourteen models named Appfigures first on the direct prompt; zero named Sensor Tower. Appfigures was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Sensor Tower by fourteen and Appfigures carries 35 labels and Sensor Tower 54, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
United States, founded 2013. Named in three categories this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the app store optimization tools page.
By framing
AppfiguresFirst choices, of fourteen modelsSensor Tower
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Appfigures and Sensor Tower were named in the same answer sixty-one times, of the 98 answers naming Appfigures and the 184 naming Sensor Tower. In those answers Sensor Tower took the first choice five times and Appfigures seven.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | |||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | ||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | ||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | |||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | | |
| Kimi K2 | | | | | ||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | |||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | | | |
| GPT-6 Luna | | |||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | |
Appfigures Sensor Tower first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Appfigures on the left and Sensor Tower on the right.The direct prompt
Neither was the first choice, one was named
2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
12 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
Appfigures16%#2 of 12Sensor Tower0%#12 of 12Appfigures8%#4 of 10Sensor Tower2%#5 of 10Sensor Tower46%#1 of 11Appfigures0%#11 of 11What the models said about Appfigures
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“almost all major ASO tools (e.g., AppTweak, MobileAction, Sensor Tower, AppFigures, Astro) offer proprietary metrics... these metrics are not transparent.” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · soft negative
“More budget-friendly option that covers basics well, though may lack some advanced features needed for competitive B2B markets.” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · soft negative
“Others like Appfigures or Asolytics are more budget-oriented but miss advanced features.” Grok 4.20 · direct prompt · soft negative
“Verdict: Start with AppFigures. Their $9.99 entry point allows you to monitor your real-time performance accurately” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“upgrading to Appfigures ($44.99/month) when you're ready for active keyword tracking” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“AppTweak or AppFigures would be the best starting points.” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about Sensor Tower
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Avoid premium tools like AppTweak (~$79+/month), Sensor Tower, or MobileAction unless scaling up” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Avoid Sensor Tower for mid-market—it's enterprise-focused at $5,000+/month.” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · hard negative
“Avoid enterprise-tier tools like Sensor Tower, AppTweak ($79+/mo)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Sensor Tower: The industry leader for market intelligence. Best for revenue estimates, ad intelligence, and understanding high-level market trends.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“AppTweak, Sensor Tower, or Mobile Action: These are frequently recommended in 2023–2024 reviews” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · first choice
“More focused on large-scale market analysis than day-to-day listing execution; often excessive for small apps.” Perplexity Sonar · comparative prompt · alternative
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.