# Astro: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 9 judge labels across 1 category by 6 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/astro

## 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% | 60 | 44% | 9 |

## What the models said for it

- "iOS-only indie pick and the cheapest serious option if you only ship on iOS" (Muse Glimmer 30B, App store optimization)
- "Best for iOS-Focused Teams: Astro" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, App store optimization)

## And against it

- "Overhyped keyword trackers with vague metrics (e.g., Astro and many smaller ASO-specific tools)... can waste budget on ineffective optimizations." (Grok 4.20, App store optimization)
- "almost all major ASO tools (e.g., AppTweak, MobileAction, Sensor Tower, AppFigures, Astro) offer proprietary metrics... these metrics are not transparent." (Llama 4 Maverick, App store optimization)
- "Some tools (like the one called "Astro" mentioned in Reddit discussions) present opaque scores that don't clearly explain what they measure" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, App store optimization)
- "more reliable than relying on tools like Astro, where a popularity score of 50 doesn't clearly convey what it actually signifies" (Muse Glimmer 30B, App store optimization)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Astro, from 24 of the 24 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- appfollow.io: 15
- reddit.com: 12
- asomobile.net: 10
- g2.com: 10
- theapplaunchpad.com: 10
- trysonar.app: 9
- apptweak.com: 7
- superapp.dev: 7
- appdrift.co: 6
- blog.playio.co: 6

### Pages cited

- https://appfollow.io/blog/aso-tools: 8
- https://asomobile.net/en/blog/best-aso-tools-2026-platform-comparison-pricing-and-features: 8
- https://theapplaunchpad.com/blog/best-app-store-optimization-tool: 8
- https://blog.playio.co/aso-services-mobile-games: 6
- https://reddit.com/r/AppBusiness/comments/1xilxy6/aso_tools_are_lying_they_are_scam: 6
- https://softwareadvice.com/app-store-optimization-tools: 5
- https://trysonar.app/blog/best-aso-tools: 5
- https://appradar.com/academy/aso-tools: 4

## The company

Astro; https://astro.build/. From Wikidata, fetched 2026-09-14.

## What it publishes

Every page astro.build exposes, read 2026-09-29: 396 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 196 pages, 6 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-03
- case study: 7 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-08
- glossary or explainer: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 19 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-08 case study: Evil martians https://astro.build/case-studies/evil-martians
- Recent: 2026-09-03 blog: Astro 730 https://astro.build/blog/astro-730
- Recent: 2026-09-02 blog: Starlight 042 https://astro.build/blog/starlight-042
- Recent: 2026-08-31 blog: Whats new august 2026 https://astro.build/blog/whats-new-august-2026
- Recent: 2026-08-06 blog: Astro 7.2 | Astro https://astro.build/blog/astro-720
- Recent: 2026-07-31 blog: Whats new july 2026 https://astro.build/blog/whats-new-july-2026

## 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.