aso‑cli keyword tool

A new command-line tool called aso-cli is pushing app store optimization work into the terminal, where teams can pull keyword suggestions, rank history, and dashboard data without opening a browser. (github.com) The public GitHub repository for ASOManiac’s aso-cli was published about three weeks ago and describes the project as an “App Store Optimization + App Store Connect CLI.” The README says it bundles Apple App Store Connect commands with paid ASO features for keyword research, competitor analysis, rank tracking, exports, and a portfolio dashboard. (github.com) The install options are aimed at developer workflows: Homebrew, a shell install script for macOS and Linux, direct GitHub releases, and `go install`. The same README says free accounts get 100 API calls a month after browser-based login. (github.com) App store optimization, usually shortened to ASO, is the practice of changing an app’s title, subtitle, keywords, screenshots, and localized listings so it appears for more searches in Apple’s App Store or Google Play. Teams often track the same terms across countries because a keyword that works in the United States can miss in Korea, Japan, or Brazil. (asccli.sh) That cross-country problem has become a bigger part of the tooling conversation in 2026. A March 22 post on the ASC CLI blog described pulling metadata for every locale into local files, then checking keyword popularity, duplicate terms, unused character limits, and “cross-locale gaps” where one market’s keywords were just copied from another. (asccli.sh) aso-cli lands in that same workflow, but with a more all-in-one pitch. Its command list includes `aso keywords`, `aso competitors`, `aso rank`, `aso trends`, `aso export`, `aso dashboard`, and `aso storefronts`, suggesting it is built for repeat checks and scripting rather than one-off manual audits. (github.com) The tool also reflects a broader shift in ASO software toward developer-first interfaces. Other recent projects have pitched local or command-line research for keyword popularity, autocomplete suggestions, and competition data, including older open-source command-line experiments and newer products that market CLI access alongside web dashboards. (github.com 1) (github.com 2) (trysonar.app) For teams already shipping through App Store Connect from scripts, aso-cli’s appeal is that it keeps release operations and search optimization in one place. The repository says all upstream App Store Connect commands still work, while ASO-specific commands sit at the top level for keyword and competitor work. (github.com) That makes the pitch less about replacing ASO dashboards than about moving them closer to the release pipeline. In practice, aso-cli turns keyword monitoring into another command a mobile team can run, export, and automate. (github.com)