search_app
Search for apps by name and platform.
How to use it
search_app is exposed by the MCP Appstore MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the search_app tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.
Install MCP Appstore
node /absolute/path/to/mcp-appstore/server.jsOther tools in MCP Appstore (16)
Analyze app reviews and ratings to extract user sentiment and key insights.
Analyze top keywords for apps including brand analysis and competition metrics.
Fetches raw reviews without analysis, including developer responses for Android apps.
Retrieves a full list of all available app categories from the Google Play Store.
Get detailed information about an app by ID.
Get comprehensive information about a developer/publisher and their portfolio of apps.
Analyzes a keyword for App Store Optimization (ASO) and returns difficulty and traffic scores to evaluate its potential.
Get detailed pricing information and monetization model for an app.
Returns a list of similar or related apps ("Customers also bought" for iOS, "Similar apps" for Android).
Get version history and changelogs for an app. Note: Currently only provides the latest version for both platforms due to API limitations.
Get keyword suggestions based on an arbitrary list of apps.
Get keyword suggestions based on apps in the same category as the target app.
Get keyword suggestions based on apps that target the same keywords as the target app.
Get keyword suggestions based on search completion results for seed keywords. This strategy often works better for iOS than Android.
Get keyword suggestions based on seed keywords, by looking at apps that target these keywords.
Get keyword suggestions based on similar apps (for Android) or "customers also bought" apps (for iOS).