# 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

| Topic | Apparent | AppFollow |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Made for | iOS and Android apps, and the people who make them | Teams that manage reviews, ratings and ASO |
| How you read it | A few sentences in plain words first, then the numbers behind them | Review inboxes, reports and dashboards |
| Downloads, ratings and reviews | Built in, from App Store Connect and Google Play | Yes: reviews, ratings and rankings, plus downloads and sales reports from both consoles |
| Replying to reviews | Not included: you reply in the store | Yes, with AI replies, auto replies and workflows |
| Sales and subscriptions | Built in, from RevenueCat and the stores | Store sales reports |
| What people do in the app | Opens, screens, actions, purchases and crashes, from Apparent's SDK | Not included; it works on the store side |
| Rankings, keywords, ASO | Not included | Yes |
| Alerts | A push or email for every sale, new 5-star and 1–2-star reviews, new crashes, downloads falling | Ratings, reviews and rankings to email, Slack and other channels |
| AI agents (MCP) | Read-only MCP server for Claude Code, Cursor and Codex, with a token | MCP server and AI toolkit for Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Codex and Perplexity, with Google sign-in or SSO |
| Setup | SDKs for Expo, React Native, Swift, Kotlin, Flutter and Capacitor, then connect your stores and RevenueCat | Connect your store consoles |
| Price | From $10 a month, 14 days free | Free to try; plans on its pricing page |

Checked on 2 November 2026 against AppFollow, AppFollow integrations, AppFollow monitoring, AppFollow workflow automation, AppFollow MCP. Something out of date about AppFollow? Tell us at hello@apparent.fyi and we'll fix it.

## 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.

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## 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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- SDKs for iOS, Android, React Native, Flutter and Capacitor

## The numbers, in plain words

- Daily active users (DAU)
- Retention
- Active subscriptions
- ARPPU
- Billing issues
- Crash-free users rate
- All terms

## Your app already has a story. Start reading it.

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Source: https://apparent.fyi/appfollow-alternative