An AppFollow alternative that also sees inside your app

Apparent is analytics for iOS and Android apps that tells you how each app is doing in plain words. AppFollow is built around reviews and the stores: it gathers reviews from both stores, replies with AI or auto replies, tracks rankings and keywords, and sends it all to tools like Slack and Zendesk. If you answer hundreds of reviews a week, AppFollow is the better pick. If you want to know who uses your app and who pays, next to the reviews, Apparent is.

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The short version

Pick Apparent if

  • You want to see what people do inside your app, not only what they say in the stores
  • You sell through RevenueCat and want buyers tied to what they did first
  • You'd rather get a push for a 5-star or 1-star review than run a support workflow

Pick AppFollow if

  • You answer many reviews and want AI replies, auto replies and tags
  • Reviews go to a support team in Zendesk, Salesforce or Helpshift
  • You work on ASO: keywords, rankings and search downloads per keyword

Apparent and AppFollow, side by side

TopicApparentAppFollow
Made foriOS and Android apps, and the people who make themTeams that manage reviews, ratings and ASO
How you read itA few sentences in plain words first, then the numbers behind themReview inboxes, reports and dashboards
Downloads, ratings and reviewsBuilt in, from App Store Connect and Google PlayYes: reviews, ratings and rankings, plus downloads and sales reports from both consoles
Replying to reviewsNot included: you reply in the storeYes, with AI replies, auto replies and workflows
Sales and subscriptionsBuilt in, from RevenueCat and the storesStore sales reports
What people do in the appOpens, screens, actions, purchases and crashes, from Apparent's SDKNot included; it works on the store side
Rankings, keywords, ASONot includedYes
AlertsA push or email for every sale, new 5-star and 1–2-star reviews, new crashes, downloads fallingRatings, reviews and rankings to email, Slack and other channels
AI agents (MCP)Read-only MCP server for Claude Code, Cursor and Codex, with a tokenMCP server and AI toolkit for Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Codex and Perplexity, with Google sign-in or SSO
SetupSDKs for Expo, React Native, Swift, Kotlin, Flutter and Capacitor, then connect your stores and RevenueCatConnect your store consoles
PriceFrom $10 a month, 14 days freeFree to try; plans on its pricing page

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Where they overlap

Both read App Store Connect and Google Play for all your apps: ratings, reviews, downloads and sales. Both tell you about new reviews.

Where Apparent is different

  • It sees inside your app: who's in it right now, screens, actions and crashes from Apparent's SDK.
  • RevenueCat sales, trials and refunds sit next to the store numbers, tied to what each buyer did first.
  • It reads like a story: a few sentences per app, then the numbers.
  • Bad news beyond reviews: a new crash, downloads down 40% or more week on week, more people stopping at sign-up.

Where AppFollow goes further

  • Replying to reviews at scale, with AI replies in your brand voice, auto replies and workflows.
  • Sending reviews to support tools: Zendesk, Salesforce, Helpshift, Freshdesk, Intercom and more.
  • ASO: keyword tracking and search downloads per keyword.
  • An MCP server that works in ChatGPT and Gemini as well as Claude.

Using it next to AppFollow

Keep AppFollow for replying to reviews. Add Apparent's SDK and connect your stores and RevenueCat to see who uses the app and who pays, next to what they say.

Apparent's page for an example app: a sentence about how it did, the key numbers, and highlights like a first sale in Japan.
An example app on Apparent. Open the live demo: every button works.

Questions

Is Apparent an AppFollow alternative?

For seeing how your apps do, yes, with in-app use and RevenueCat added. It doesn't reply to reviews or do ASO; for those, AppFollow is the better pick.

Can Apparent reply to reviews?

No. It tells you about each new 5-star and 1–2-star review, with the store and country; you reply in App Store Connect or Play Console.

Does Apparent work with ChatGPT like AppFollow's MCP?

Not yet. Apparent's MCP server takes a token in a header, which Claude Code, Cursor and Codex support; ChatGPT's connectors need OAuth.

What does Apparent cost?

Plans start at $10 a month, with 14 days free and no card.

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