App Store Optimization (ASO) is the process of improving how easily your app is found in App Store and Google Play search results, and how many of the people who find it actually install it. Like SEO for a website, ASO involves keyword research, metadata, and content structure — but it also covers store-specific conversion elements websites don't have: app icon, screenshots, preview video, ratings, and reviews. GMTA runs ASO two ways: built into development from the start for apps we design and build, or as a standalone engagement for apps that already exist, starting with a full audit of the current listing and keyword position.
Apple and Google index and rank apps differently, so we run separate strategies for each rather than writing one listing and duplicating it across both stores.
On Google Play, the title, short description, and full description are all indexed for search — meaning the description has to work for ranking and conversion at the same time. We optimize metadata, icon, feature graphic, screenshots, and description together, and use Google Play's native store listing experiments to test variants against each other rather than shipping a single unverified version.
On the App Store, only the title and a hidden 100-character keyword field are indexed — the visible description isn't used for search ranking, so it can be written purely for conversion. We build keyword strategy around that constraint, and use Custom Product Pages to run different listing variants for different traffic sources where useful.
Most app installs still come from search inside the App Store or Google Play rather than external advertising, which means a well-built app with a weak listing can be functionally excellent and still invisible to the people searching for exactly what it does. A title that doesn't match how people actually search, screenshots that show features instead of answering "why should I install this," or a description written once at launch and never revisited — all of these quietly cap organic growth regardless of product quality.
ASO also compounds in a way paid acquisition doesn't. Paid installs stop the moment ad spend stops; a properly optimized listing keeps generating organic installs on an ongoing basis, with maintenance rather than continuous spend. It isn't a replacement for a good product — it's what makes sure the right people find that product in the first place.
Apple Search Ads and Google App Campaigns managed alongside organic ASO, not as a separate workstream — the same keyword and conversion insight improves both, so running them together avoids paying twice for the same research.
01 / 06Keyword research and competitor benchmarking based on search volume, competitiveness, and relevance to what your app does, including localization priorities for the markets and languages your users are actually in.
02 / 06Title, subtitle, metadata, and description rewrites, paired with icon, screenshot, and preview video direction — built to communicate value quickly, not just list features, across both stores.
03 / 06A/B testing of listing elements using each platform's native tools — Google Play experiments and iOS Custom Product Pages — wherever the app has enough traffic to test meaningfully.
04 / 06Ongoing keyword rank tracking and performance analysis, since competitor listings and store algorithms both keep shifting a position that looked stable last month.
05 / 06Regular reporting on what's changed and what we're doing next, so ASO stays visible and accountable rather than a black box you check on once a quarter.
06 / 06We work with leading platforms and technologies that empower digital transformation, accelerate delivery, and drive measurable business results.
If we're building your app, keyword and listing strategy starts during the build itself, not after launch — so you're not paying separately later to fix a rushed first listing.
Your ASO strategy and your development team sit inside the same company. If a screenshot needs a UI tweak, or a feature needs reframing because the copy doesn't match how it behaves, that's one conversation, not a vendor handoff.
Existing app, built elsewhere? We run ASO as a fully standalone engagement,starting with a full audit of your current listing and keywords, independent of who built the app originally.
Separate keyword and listing strategies for iOS and Google Play, built around how each platform actually indexes and ranks apps — not one listing written once and copied across both stores.
We audit before we quote. A new app in a low-competition category and an established app in a saturated one need very different amounts of work, and we'd rather scope it accurately.
Rankings shift as competitors update their own listings and store algorithms change over time. We track position continuously and adjust, rather than setting a listing once and walking away.
We keep this straightforward because a confusing process is usually a sign of a confusing engagement.
Here's exactly what happens, in order.
We start by understanding your app, your goals, and where you currently stand — pre-launch, recently launched, or established and plateaued. This shapes everything that follows.
For existing apps, a full audit of keyword position, listing elements, and direct competitors. For pre-launch apps, a competitive and keyword landscape analysis before anything gets written.
A keyword map prioritized by relevance and realistic competitiveness — not just the highest-volume terms, which are usually the hardest to rank for and not your actual users.
Title, description, metadata, and screenshot and video direction, written and designed around the strategy, built out separately for both iOS and Google Play listings.
Where each platform's tools allow it, we test listing variants against each other, rather than shipping a single version with no way to verify it's the strongest one.
Ongoing keyword tracking and listing adjustments over time, since rankings shift as competitors update their listings and store algorithms change.
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If your app is live, the fastest way to know whether the listing is holding it back is a direct audit of your current keyword position and store presence. If it hasn't launched yet, the highest-leverage time to get ASO right is before the listing goes live the first time.
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