# App Store Connect: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 10 judge labels across 2 categories by 9 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/app-store-connect

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [App store optimization tools](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/app-store-optimization/index.md) | 0% | 17 | 0% | 8 |
| [Mobile apps](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/mobile-apps/index.md) | 0% | 62 | 0% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "First-party, free, and the only *real* data source for your own app" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, App store optimization)
- "Use App Store Connect and Google Play Console first; both provide free search, conversion, and listing-experiment data" (Perplexity Sonar, App store optimization)
- "give you first-party impressions, conversion and search-term data for your own app at $0, and should be the baseline" (Muse Glimmer 30B, App store optimization)
- "For iOS, also use App Store Connect for performance analytics and product-page testing at no extra tool cost." (GPT-6 Luna, App store optimization)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named App Store Connect, from 18 of the 18 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- appfollow.io: 13
- g2.com: 9
- appradar.com: 8
- asomobile.net: 7
- apptweak.com: 6
- reddit.com: 6
- softwareadvice.com: 6
- trysonar.app: 6
- createanything.com: 5
- moburst.com: 5

### Pages cited

- https://appfollow.io/blog/aso-tools: 7
- https://appradar.com/academy/aso-tools: 5
- https://reddit.com/r/AppBusiness/comments/1xilxy6/aso_tools_are_lying_they_are_scam: 5
- https://softwareadvice.com/app-store-optimization-tools: 5
- https://theapplaunchpad.com/blog/best-app-store-optimization-tool: 5
- https://appfollow.io/free-aso-tools: 4
- https://asomobile.net/en/blog/best-aso-tools-2026-platform-comparison-pricing-and-features: 4
- https://moburst.com/blog/aso-tools: 4

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/gtm.