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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    AppFollow

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AAppFollow in Helsiki offers their software for app store optimization (ASO), as well as replying to app user reviews and ratings.N/A

    SpyFu

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ASpyFu is the eponymous SEO and PPC research platform from the company in Scottsdale, Arizona focused on "spying" on competitors, or basically using their behaviors to refine your own through keyword and content analysis, and backlink poaching. This positional search engine optimization and paid listings management platform touts the ability to lower costs and raise rankings via a Kombat-oriented approach... basically a cute way of saying "it makes comparisons" of how well your site does in niche…

    $39

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    Pricing
    AppFollowSpyFu
    Editions & Modules
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    Basic
    $39
    per month
    Professional
    $79
    per month
    Team
    $299
    per month
    Offerings
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    AppFollowSpyFu
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    AppFollowSpyFu
    Considered Both Products
    AppFollow
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    SpyFu
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    97%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    27 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    29 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    22 Answers
    Features
    AppFollowSpyFu
    SEO
    Comparison of SEO features of AppFollow and SpyFu
    Feature
    AppFollow
    10.0
    3 Ratings
    26% above category average
    SpyFu
    6.6
    52 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Keyword analysis10.03 Ratings7.052 Ratings
    Competitive analysis10.02 Ratings7.051 Ratings
    Backlink management00 Ratings6.040 Ratings
    SERP ranking tracking00 Ratings6.044 Ratings
    Page grader00 Ratings7.829 Ratings
    Site audit / diagnostics00 Ratings7.232 Ratings
    Site recommendations00 Ratings6.031 Ratings
    Task management00 Ratings6.120 Ratings
    SEO Channels
    Comparison of SEO Channels features of AppFollow and SpyFu
    Feature
    AppFollow
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    17% above category average
    SpyFu
    5.8
    39 Ratings
    27% below category average
    Local SEO8.01 Ratings5.033 Ratings
    Mobile SEO10.01 Ratings8.029 Ratings
    Global SEO9.01 Ratings5.035 Ratings
    Social SEO00 Ratings5.028 Ratings
    SEO Platform & Account Management
    Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of AppFollow and SpyFu
    Feature
    AppFollow
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    17% above category average
    SpyFu
    7.2
    28 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Multi-domain support10.01 Ratings6.028 Ratings
    Integration with web analytics tools10.02 Ratings8.518 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
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    Small Businesses
    Serpstat
    Score10 out of 10
    Serpstat
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Yoast
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Yoast
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Google Trends
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Google Trends
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    AppFollowSpyFu
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    7.0
    (62 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (10 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.6
    (13 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AppFollowSpyFu
    Likelihood to Recommend
    AppFollow
    AppFollow is well suited if you only operate in a few app store countries and don't have a high volume of keywords that you are looking to rank for. This is, of course, the free plan. Besides that AppFollow is well suited for communication with other apps - they have an open API and other connections to a ton of third-party analytical tools.
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    SpyFu
    If you have a Google ads PPC campaign and then I would say this is more or less essential if you want to know what your competitors are doing. You can get very useful data out of it even if you subscribe for one month. And the pricing is very reasonable. Even if you don't use Google ads, I would say this is still useful for your SEO/SMO team since it gives you a great idea of what keywords and traffic your competitors are working on.
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    Pros
    AppFollow
    • Imports reviews to Zendesk.
    • Provides date specific reporting.
    • Allows you to quickly see positive and negative reviews.
    • Allows you to track how your responses are affecting your review score.
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    SpyFu
    • Keeping a tab on competitors organic and inorganic activities
    • Helps identify where the competitor is getting the backlinks from.
    • Identify competitors top content and the keywords that's bringing them traffic
    • Get proper information of their current and past ADS run on Google.
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    Cons
    AppFollow
    • Analytic tool for organic traffic
    • Add more countries
    • App Featuring for Google Play
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    SpyFu
    • As with any database, their keyword database has limits, so the data returned is relative to their database, not necessarily the full picture.
    • When SpyFu database or scoring chances, the data provided can spike, thus causing confusion among stakeholders, we're reporting to.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    AppFollow
    No answers on this topic
    SpyFu
    Love this tool but would like insights from all 3 major search engines not just Google. I would also like deeper understanding of the placement for local businesses on Google Places/Maps. Insight into mobile search rankings and best landing pages per industry would also help :) Overall, SpyFu is a necessity for serious search marketers.
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    Usability
    AppFollow
    No answers on this topic
    SpyFu
    SpyFu is an easy to use tool, and has a self -explanatroy dashborad to generate the data needed to provide insights into any B2B SEO and PPC campaign. It is not comprehensive, but it certainly provides good enough insight to make it a valuable part of any agency tool stack
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    Support Rating
    AppFollow
    Fast and supportive feedback from support. They usually answer the same day. They have webinars and updates about new features for their clients.
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    SpyFu
    SpyFu comes with a link to tutorial videos. I recommend you watch them. The software is capable of so much you really need to watch the videos and learn how to get the most out of it. When I have a question 90% of the time it's there. When it isn't, and I reach out to them, support is always quick and concise.
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    Alternatives Considered
    AppFollow
    While App Annie is extremely robust and pulls in data from acquisition channels, app stores, and elsewhere, it can be quite overwhelming at times. If you are looking for more simple and just keyword positioning then definitely look at AppFollow. Apart from the two platforms themselves, I've had numerous contact experiences with both AppFollow and App Annie. The winner is definitely AppFollow with a less aggressive approach and a higher willingness to go above and beyond to make sure all questions are answered. With App Annie I was bombarded with a ton of sleazy, sales emails to purchase their product.
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    SpyFu
    I was surprised to find I preferred Semrush when it comes to keyword research. SpyFu is great (and less expensive than Semrush), but I felt the data Semrush provided was vaster than SpyFu. I was able to get more competitors spending insights in Semrush than SpyFu. Overall, I liked the ability to use both in our keyword research for both paid and organic marketing.
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    Return on Investment
    AppFollow
    • Increased efficiency.
    • Allows us to respond to reviews faster.
    • Allows us to target negative reviews when an update is made.
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    SpyFu
    • Helping us track our ranking.
    • It helps solve the problem of ambiguity when it comes to Google Ads. It makes the strategy more clear.
    • You can sift through lots of different online analytics to find the information, but it takes way too long. SpyFu has it all in one place!
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