AppFollow
appfollow.io
What it is
AppFollow collects app feedback so businesses can analyze it and respond. It centralizes app reviews and uses AI to draft personalized replies in any language while maintaining a brand’s tone. AI summaries, custom tags, sentiment analysis, and alerts help teams organize feedback and surface issues. The platform also tracks keyword rankings, search downloads, visibility, conversion, ratings, and reviews by market. Teams can monitor competitors’ public keyword rankings, category positions, ratings, and reviews without access to their store accounts. Listed sources include app stores, Trustpilot, and Steam; connections include support platforms, messaging services, Salesforce, and Tableau. Webhooks and an API can pass reviews or data to other systems. The free plan covers 2 apps, 10 competitor apps, 100 manual replies per month, and 7 days of historical data. ASO costs $19 a month billed yearly; Essential costs $179 a month with monthly billing. AppFollow is based in Helsinki, Finland, and was founded in 2014.
Spec sheet
- What it does
- AppFollow is a cloud platform for app-store reputation management, review handling, ASO, app monitoring and competitor analysis.Read 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.com
- Product
- AppFollow is a reputation management platform that collects app feedback and helps businesses analyze and act on it.Read 28 Sep 2026 · appfollow.io
- Free plan
- YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · appfollow.io
- Paid from
- 19Read 20 Sep 2026 · appfollow.io
- API
- AppFollow offers webhooks and an API to send reviews or data to other systems.Read 28 Sep 2026 · appfollow.io
- Integrations
- Documented integrations include Slack, Zendesk, Helpshift, Freshdesk, Intercom, Help Scout, Usedesk, Salesforce, Discord, Microsoft Teams and Tableau.Read 15 Oct 2026 · support.appfollow.io
- Headquarters
- Helsinki, FinlandRead 28 Sep 2026 · appfollow.io
- AI review management
- The service uses AI to analyze sentiment, tag reviews and generate or automate replies in multiple languages.Read 15 Oct 2026 · appfollow.io
- API commercial limits
- Each API method consumes API credits and method availability depends on the subscription plan.Read 15 Oct 2026 · support.appfollow.io
- ASO and monitoring
- AppFollow tracks keyword rankings, search downloads, visibility, conversion, ratings, and reviews by market.Read 28 Sep 2026 · appfollow.io
- ASO tools
- ASO functions include keyword tracking, keyword suggestions, competitor monitoring, rankings, featuring and organic-visibility analysis.Read 15 Oct 2026 · appfollow.io
- Changelog: agents
- On September 7, 2026, AppFollow replaced automation presets with agents for support replies, categorization and rating protection, available on all plans.Read 15 Oct 2026 · appfollow.canny.io
- Changelog: Steam
- On July 28, 2026, AppFollow added Steam reviews, discussions, translation, tagging, sentiment, AI summaries and direct replies.Read 15 Oct 2026 · appfollow.canny.io
- Company history
- AppFollow says the idea originated at a hackathon in 2014, where co-founder Anatoly Sharifulin began building a tool to monitor app store reviews.Read 28 Sep 2026 · appfollow.io
- Company profile
- LinkedIn describes AppFollow as a privately held software company founded in 2015 with 51–200 employees and headquarters in Helsinki, Finland.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
- Competitor analysis
- Teams can monitor competitors’ public keyword rankings, category positions, ratings, and reviews without access to their store accounts.Read 28 Sep 2026 · appfollow.io
- Data protection
- AppFollow describes GDPR processing, EU hosting, least-privilege access, encryption and anonymization controls, centralized logging, firewalls and regular penetration tests.Read 15 Oct 2026 · support.appfollow.io
- Documentation
- The help center contains API, integrations, source-connection, review-analysis, onboarding and troubleshooting sections, and links to separate API reference documentation.Read 15 Oct 2026 · support.appfollow.io
- Google Play listing
- AppFollow's Google Play developer page lists an app named App Watcher: Check Update with a 4.0-star rating; the page text does not show a rating count.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
- Hosting and data location
- AppFollow says it uses AWS, Hetzner Cloud, and Google Cloud Platform, with data stored in Germany and Finland.Read 28 Sep 2026 · support.appfollow.io
- Integration delivery
- AppFollow says Slack can receive reviews, ratings, updates, rankings, keyword history, sales and ASO reports, while new reviews are delivered to the dashboard, Slack, email and help desks four times daily.Read 15 Oct 2026 · support.appfollow.io
- Intended teams
- The maker presents AppFollow for customer support, product, ASO and marketing teams, including teams in gaming and finance.Read 28 Sep 2026 · appfollow.io
- Legal entity and investors
- Crunchbase identifies the legal name as AppFollow.fi Oy, lists founders Anatoly Sharifulin, Eugene Kruglov and Pavel Vlasov, and reports nine investors including Nauta Capital and Vendep Capital.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com
- Limit: Capterra complaints
- Capterra reviewers report a tricky interface, difficult Google Play or Android connections, non-obvious filters, limited competitor analysis, missing Samsung/Huawei coverage in older reviews and high monthly cost.Read 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com
- Limit: Trustpilot complaints
- Trustpilot contains complaints about persistent emails and failed unsubscribe or account access, difficulty cancelling, and a request for revenue estimates.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com
- MCP and toolkit
- The MCP server connects AppFollow data to Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor and other MCP clients, while the AI Toolkit supplies search, feedback-analysis and ASO-analysis workflows.Read 15 Oct 2026 · appfollow.canny.io
- Microsoft Marketplace app
- The Microsoft Teams Review Monitor app gathers reviews from multiple stores and supports replying to App Store and Google Play reviews inside Teams; it requires an active AppFollow account and tracks one app at a time.Read 15 Oct 2026 · marketplace.microsoft.com
- Origin story
- AppFollow says the product originated from a 2014 hackathon project by Anatoly Sharifulin and Pavel Vlasov that collected App Store reviews.Read 15 Oct 2026 · appfollow.io
- Praise: Capterra reviewers
- Capterra reviewers commonly praise the unified review dashboard, real-time replies, custom auto-tags, reporting, CRM connections, filters and customer support.Read 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com
- Praise: G2 reviewers
- G2 reviewers repeatedly praise fast review tracking, AI analysis and replies, ASO tools, Slack integration and responsive support.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
- Praise: Trustpilot reviewers
- Trustpilot reviewers praise the single dashboard, intuitive interface, keyword tracking, competitor insights, AI automation, fast support and time savings.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com
- Proprietary licence
- The terms identify the service as proprietary SaaS and explicitly grant no source-code rights, so the main product is not open source.Read 15 Oct 2026 · get.appfollow.io
- Public API
- API v2 is the recommended version; the API exposes review, rating, keyword, ranking and update methods, with limits of 1,000 requests per hour per token and 10,000 per account.Read 15 Oct 2026 · support.appfollow.io
- Rating on Capterra
- 4.6 out of 5 from 13 reviews.Read 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com
- Rating on G2
- 4.6 out of 5 from 195 reviews.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
- Rating on GetApp
- 4.6 out of 5 from 13 reviews.Read 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.com
- Rating on Trustpilot
- 3.8 out of 5 from 28 reviews.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com
- Review analysis
- AI summaries, custom tags, sentiment analysis, and alerts help teams sort feedback and surface issues.Read 28 Sep 2026 · appfollow.io
- Review management
- The platform centralizes app reviews and uses AI for personalized replies in any language while maintaining a brand’s tone.Read 28 Sep 2026 · appfollow.io
- Security certification
- AppFollow states that it has held ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification since May 2024 and passed a 2026 surveillance audit.Read 15 Oct 2026 · support.appfollow.io
- Security practices
- The Trust Center describes least-privilege access, encryption and anonymization rules, firewalls, centralized logging, and regular penetration tests.Read 28 Sep 2026 · support.appfollow.io
- Security roadmap
- The company says its SOC 2 Type II audit is in progress and expected to finish in Q4 2026.Read 15 Oct 2026 · support.appfollow.io
- Support resources
- The site links to a Help Center, Academy, and API documentation for users and developers.Read 28 Sep 2026 · appfollow.io
- Supported sources
- The integrations page lists App Store Connect, Google Play, Mac App Store, Microsoft Store, Apple Arcade, Huawei AppGallery, Samsung Galaxy Store, Trustpilot, and Steam among its sources.Read 28 Sep 2026 · appfollow.io
- Supported stores
- The help center lists App Store, Google Play, Microsoft Store/Xbox, Mac App Store, Amazon Appstore, Huawei AppGallery, Samsung Galaxy, Trustpilot and Steam coverage.Read 15 Oct 2026 · support.appfollow.io
- Zendesk limitation
- The Zendesk integration can receive Microsoft Store reviews but cannot currently send replies to those reviews.Read 15 Oct 2026 · support.appfollow.io
Plans and prices
Strong points and limits
Strong points
- Centralizes reviews from multiple listed sources
- AI supports personalized replies and feedback summaries
- Tracks keywords, visibility, ratings, and reviews by market
- Provides webhooks and an API
Limits
- Free plan covers 2 apps
- Free plan includes 7 days of historical data
- ASO is billed yearly
- Essential costs $179 a month
Who it suits
AppFollow suits customer support, product, ASO, and marketing teams that need to manage app feedback or monitor store visibility and competitors. The maker also presents it for teams in gaming and finance.
Verdict
AppFollow brings review response, feedback analysis, and app-store monitoring together, with integrations and an API for other systems. Review the free-plan limits and billing terms for the paid options before choosing a plan.
Where Specifiction places it
- Review Management Software#3 of 1649.3
- App Store Optimization Software#1 of 299.4
- AI Review Response Generators#1 of 259.4
- Technology Review Platforms#1 of 169.4