AppTweak pricing starts at $79 per month for ASO Intelligence Essential, or $949 billed annually, on the public grid fetched 2 September 2026. Grow is $299 per month ($3,590 a year). Grow Plus is $549 per month ($6,590 a year). Every self-serve ASO card is one seat. Market Intelligence, Campaign Manager, App Reviews Manager, and the API are separate products with their own dollars. API Lite is $166 per month for 200K credits. Trends MCP is not an ASO suite. It is the published-price path when the job is live App Store and Google Play charts plus Android download history inside Cursor, at $19 per month for 1,000 requests on Starter.

What does the ASO Intelligence grid actually charge?

Essential, Grow, and Grow Plus are the three self-serve ASO Intelligence cards. Essential prints $79 per month and $949 billed annually, 500 tracked keywords, one seat, and six months of history. Grow prints $299 per month and $3,590 billed annually, 1,500 keywords, one seat, and 12 months of history. Grow Plus prints $549 per month and $6,590 billed annually, 3,000 keywords, one seat, and 24 months of history. Each card offers a 7-day free trial and a cancel-anytime line. The annual toggle on the same page says "Save 2 months."

The comparison table under those cards adds limits the hero cards skip. Competitors per app run 5 / 10 / 15 / custom. Reporting Studio reports run 10 / 15 / 20 / custom. Email domains sit at 1 / 1 / 1 / custom. Team workspaces sit at 0 / 0 / 0 / custom, so extra logins are an Enterprise row. Countries and languages print 100+ on every column. Enterprise is a quote: custom keywords, custom seats, all-time history, ASO Agent, AppDNA and GameDNA, All Ranked Keywords Analysis, Apple Ads intelligence, Creative Explorer, a dedicated account manager, Slack support, and SSO.

Essential includes keyword research, Chance and Difficulty scores, Apple and Google Play volume history, live keyword search, app-page previews, featuring, and ratings analysis. Grow adds organic installs per keyword, Maximum Reach, Relevancy Score, the metadata simulator, trending keywords, featuring impact, Similar Apps, competitor in-app events, and Slack or email alerts. Grow Plus is extra coverage: more apps, competitors, and keywords, 24 months of history, and higher report limits.

AppTweak S.A. (VAT BE0839.873.510, Avenue Louise 235, 1050 Brussels) last updated self-serve terms on 1 June 2026. Fees bill in advance. Credits do not roll. The 7-day trial is one paying account and one legal entity, with card validation and no charge until the trial ends. A 48-hour refund covers a forgotten first payment. Partial-month and unused-period refunds are refused. Upgrades bill immediately, prorated. Downgrades wait for the next cycle. The FAQ lists Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and PayPal on self-serve plans, with wire transfer for Enterprise. VAT applies to EU, UK, and Japan customers without a valid VAT number, and to every Belgium-based client. List prices appear in euros, United States dollars, pounds sterling, and Japanese yen. This fetch rendered the dollar cards.

Which products sit outside the $79 ASO sticker?

Campaign Manager is a standalone Apple Ads product. Monitor is free and read-only. Manage is free up to $25,000 in monthly ad spend, then 4% of the amount above that cap. The FAQ on the same page writes the threshold as 25.000, using a period as a thousands separator. Cite both prints. Enterprise Campaign Manager is a quote above that spend. Manage includes Ad Agent, keyword tools, automation, smart bidding, ad intelligence, and MMP hooks for AppsFlyer, Adjust, Branch, and Singular.

App Reviews Manager bills by reply volume. Small is $83 per month ($990 billed annually) for 500 replies. Medium is $249 per month ($2,990 billed annually) for 1,500 replies. Large is $833 per month ($9,990 billed annually) for 5,000 replies. A 7-day trial on this block also prints 100 free replies. Paid cards include translation, AI reply suggestions, templates, bulk reply, and Slack / Zendesk / Salesforce integrations. Reviews Enterprise is a quote. Its feature list on this fetch says "Everything in Medium plus," then adds Reviews Agent, reply automation, custom AI prompts, AI tags, and sentiment analysis. Large is not named in that plus-list. Treat that as a page inconsistency, not a promise that Large features are included.

Market Intelligence has a free Starter card: three seats, past-month history, and download and revenue estimates (past month plus lifetime) in 100+ countries. Explore is $658 per month ($7,900 billed annually): three seats, 12 months of history, revenue per download, filters, and app or publisher comparison. Enterprise is a quote with custom seats, all-time history, AppDNA (200+ subcategories), GameDNA (70+ gaming subcategories), seasonality, and CSV export. The Market Intelligence product page, fetched the same day, describes the free plan as up to 30 days of historical data or lifetime estimates. The pricing card says "Past month." Keep both wordings.

Download and revenue estimates on ASO Essential are the Market Intelligence Free plan, not Explore. Reporting Studio competitor download and revenue rows on the ASO grid require a Market Intelligence plan at Explore or above. Stacking ASO Grow Plus ($549) with Explore ($658) is a four-digit monthly bill before API or reviews.

How is the AppTweak API billed, including MCP?

API is a fourth product, not a line item on Essential. Lite is $166 per month ($1,990 billed annually) with 200K credits and extras at $83 per 100K. Pro is $249 per month ($2,990 billed annually) with 500K credits and extras at $50 per 100K. Power is $833 per month ($9,990 billed annually) with 3M credits and extras at $28 per 100K. Each card prints a 7-day trial, "Get 20K free credits," and 10 years of history. Enterprise API is a quote and is the only column that names integration data (App Store Connect, Google Play Console, Google Play Reports).

The comparison table for API also prints tracked apps at 250 / 1,000 / 5,000 / custom, countries at 110+, languages at 40+, and one API key on Lite / Pro / Power (Multiple on Enterprise), with credits shared across keys. First-time App Store Connect history is 162 days. First-time Google Play Console history goes back to 25 February 2020.

Help Center article 6051203 (updated the day before this fetch) still describes a different meter. It says a valid ASO subscription opens the API menu. Extra credit packs there are $40 / $30 / $20 per 25,000 credits on API Lite / Pro / Power. That is $160 / $120 / $80 per 100K, not the $83 / $50 / $28 per 100K on the live cards. The same article says a 7-day API trial includes 20,000 credits, which matches the "20K free credits" line. For dollars, trust the live pricing page and re-check the help article before buying packs.

Developer docs price each live call as 1 credit for the request plus the datapoints returned. Historical calls charge the datapoint base for the first available day, then 10% per extra day. Worked examples on the credits-and-limits page (accessed 2 September 2026): app metadata for one app costs 11 credits; current downloads for one app cost 501; 45 days of downloads cost 2,701; keyword rank for 5 keywords over 30 days costs 196. The API allows 60 requests per 10 seconds. Keyword rankings cap at five keywords per call.

The remote MCP host is https://developers.apptweak.com/mcp. Documentation tools need no key and spend no credits. execute-request needs the X-Apptweak-Key header and spends the same credits as a direct API call. Official Cursor docs use npx mcp-remote. Cursor Directory publishes a native url plus headers block against the same host. Paste the official snippet:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apptweak api": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://developers.apptweak.com/mcp",
        "--header",
        "X-Apptweak-Key: ${APPTWEAK_API_KEY}"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APPTWEAK_API_KEY": "YOUR-API-TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

That MCP does not replace an ASO login. It wraps the metered Store API. A team that only needs current top charts still pays Lite's $166 floor once execute-request runs.

Trends MCP sells requests, not keyword seats. HTML /pricing on 2 September 2026 printed Free at $0 (100 requests per month), Starter at $19 per month or $16 per month billed yearly ($192 per year after day 7), Pro at $49 per month or $39 per month billed yearly ($468 per year), and Business at $199 per month or $159 per month billed yearly ($1,910 per year). The yearly toggle copy is "2 months free." Keyword alerts are 50 on Pro and 250 on Business. Failed calls are free. Hitting the cap pauses with monthly_limit_reached until the 1st; there are no overage charges.

HTML plan cards still say 35+ data sources. The FAQ on the same page says 40+ sources. docs.md and llms.txt the same morning list 16 keyword sources (including python) plus 24 named live feeds. data-sources.md lists the same 16 keyword sources but only 20 live feeds and omits all four by Category boards. Do not flatten those counts. The app-store pieces for this query are App Store Top Free, App Store Top Paid, Google Play, plus app downloads and app rankings (Android bundle ID only). Default get_top_trends limit is 25, max 200. Free boards return the top 10 only, and offset stays pinned at 0 on Free. MCP get_top_trends costs 1 credit per 10 requested rows (max 10 credits per call); REST is 1 request per call.

The HTML FAQ says a 7-day paid-plan trial collects a card at checkout and does not charge until day 8. Starter yearly fine print on the same page says "$192/year after day 7." Cite both. API calls served printed 9,893,322 on /pricing and 9,824,119 on the homepage during this run.

Cursor talks HTTP to api.trendsmcp.ai. That is the install that belongs in ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

"trends-mcp": {
  "url": "https://api.trendsmcp.ai/mcp",
  "transport": "http",
  "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" }
}

Claude.ai Connectors use OAuth against the www MCP host instead, with no Bearer key in that connector. Same account covers MCP and REST (POST https://api.trendsmcp.ai/api). Setup detail lives on the MCP server for Cursor page. The App Store Top Free API and Android app downloads API pages document the two calls most ASO teams want from an agent: current iOS free-chart leaders, and download history for a Play bundle ID such as com.openai.chatgpt.

Trends MCP does not sell Chance scores, metadata simulators, review-reply quotas, or Apple Ads bid automation. AppTweak does. Ranking the MCP first on "best ASO tool" would be false. Ranking it first on "live multi-source charts inside an agent, including app stores, at a published request price" is the honest split.

When is AppTweak the right buy versus a trend MCP?

Buy AppTweak ASO Intelligence when the work is metadata, keyword volume, competitor creatives, featuring, and console-connected impact. One seat through Grow Plus ($549 per month) is the hard constraint; a second login is an Enterprise conversation. Add Reviews Manager if reply volume is the bottleneck (500 to 5,000 replies on the public cards). Add Campaign Manager if Apple Ads spend is under $25,000 per month and a 0% platform fee is the point. Add Explore ($658 per month) when 12-month download and revenue estimates, not the free past-month snapshot, are the deliverable.

Buy the AppTweak API when the agent must call Store API datapoints: keyword rank and installs, paid-keyword intelligence, DNA charts, or console integrations. Lite at $166 per month is the floor once execute-request runs. A 45-day download pull at 2,701 credits is cheap against 200K. A loop that ignores the five-keyword batch cap is not. Documentation-only MCP use stays free.

Buy Trends MCP Starter at $19 per month when the agent needs current App Store and Google Play boards, Android download or rank series, and the same three tools on Google, TikTok, YouTube, Amazon, and Reddit. That is adjacent to ASO, not a substitute. Teams already paying AppTweak for keywords still add Trends MCP when the prompt is "what is topping the free chart today" or "how have com.openai.chatgpt downloads moved over 12 months," because those calls are 1 request (or 1 credit per 10 board rows on MCP) against a $19 quota instead of a $166 API floor.

Check current pricing on both vendors before renewing. AppTweak's help article and live cards already disagree on extra-credit dollars. Trends MCP's HTML still disagrees with itself on source counts and on whether the trial charges after day 7 or day 8.

FAQ

How much does AppTweak cost per month in 2026?

ASO Intelligence Essential is $79, Grow is $299, and Grow Plus is $549, billed monthly, on the 2 September 2026 pricing page. Annual totals printed on the same cards are $949, $3,590, and $6,590. Those three tiers are one seat each. API Lite / Pro / Power are $166 / $249 / $833. Reviews Small / Medium / Large are $83 / $249 / $833. Market Intelligence Explore is $658. Enterprise SKUs across every product are quotes.

Does AppTweak include an API and MCP on the $79 plan?

No. The $79 Essential card is ASO Intelligence. The API is a separate product starting at $166 per month for 200K credits. The MCP server at https://developers.apptweak.com/mcp can read docs for free, but execute-request spends API-plan credits and needs X-Apptweak-Key. Help Center article 6051203 still talks as if an ASO subscription opens the API menu. The live pricing page sells API as its own grid.

Is AppTweak cheaper than Trends MCP for app-store charts?

AppTweak is cheaper only if the free Market Intelligence Starter snapshot is enough and no API calls run. Live boards and Android download history for agents are a Trends MCP job: Free is 100 requests and the top 10 rows; Starter is $19 per month for 1,000 requests and full boards. AppTweak API Lite at $166 per month is the first paid rung once an agent executes Store API calls. AppTweak still wins keyword ASO, review replies, and Apple Ads management, which Trends MCP does not sell.

How long is the AppTweak free trial, and can a first invoice be refunded?

Self-serve ASO, Reviews, and API cards print a 7-day trial. Terms (1 June 2026) require card validation and charge immediately after the trial if the plan is not cancelled. One trial is allowed per product and legal entity. A 48-hour refund applies to that first payment if cancellation was missed. After 48 hours, the FAQ and terms both say the refund will not be processed. Cancel from Account Settings; only admins can cancel, and access continues through the paid period.

Can Trends MCP replace AppTweak for ASO keyword research?

No. Trends MCP returns live ranked feeds and keyword growth on named sources. It does not estimate App Store search volume, Chance, Difficulty, organic installs per keyword, or metadata drafts. Use AppTweak for listing optimization. Use Trends MCP when the question is chart position, Play download history, or the same app's demand on Google, TikTok, or YouTube from one MCP config.

Sources (accessed 2 September 2026): AppTweak pricing, AppTweak self-serve terms, Help Center article 6051203, AppTweak MCP, AppTweak MCP server, Credits and limits for agents. Same-day Trends MCP fetches: HTML /pricing, pricing.md, docs.md, data-sources.md, llms.txt.