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What NewASO does, what it does not do yet, and how your data is handled.
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What exactly is NewASO?
NewASO is a local-first ASO workspace for independent developers and small studios. One project per app: validate the idea, mine competitor keywords, research and score keywords, write both store listings, check live rank, and review your icon — without stitching five tools together.
Do I need API keys to use it?
The LLM-powered steps — idea validation, keyword expansion, listing copy, and icon review — use your own Anthropic (Claude) API key, read from your local environment. Store metadata, search results, and rank checks come from public Google Play and App Store endpoints and need no paid API.
Where does my research data live?
In a SQLite database on your own machine. Projects, keywords, listings, and rank history are never uploaded to NewASO servers. Requests to Google Play, the App Store, and your chosen LLM provider carry only the text needed for that step. The marketing site has no accounts and no tracking cookies.
What does the AI assistant actually do?
It answers questions about the screen you are on. Before replying it reads the open screen, keeps earlier screens in context, and loads the saved project data — keywords, listing, locales, competitors, and rank checks. It can explain a score, compare title options, or suggest what to fix next. It uses your own Anthropic or Groq key, and it never invents a keyword score.
Which stores and countries are supported?
Google Play and the Apple App Store. Live Rank covers 17 markets and Localization covers 10 language-diverse locales, including right-to-left Arabic and Urdu. Research runs one country at a time by design, so scores stay comparable.
How accurate are the keyword scores?
They are heuristic, not paid volume data. Volume is estimated from autocomplete position, source overlap, and phrase length; competition and difficulty come from live search results. Every score carries a Low–High confidence label so you know how much weight it can bear. No tool can guarantee a ranking.
Can I export my work?
Yes. Export keyword tables as CSV, idea validation reports as PDF, and localization sets as JSON. Your local SQLite database is yours as well, so nothing is locked inside the app.
Is Screenshot Studio available today?
Not yet — it is the next release in the workspace and is marked as coming soon. Everything else on the features page is available in the app today: idea validation, competitor keywords, keyword research, scoring, listing, localization, live rank, and app icon review.
How do I get access?
NewASO is in early access. Email hello@mrhaseeb.com with a sentence about your app and the store you publish on, and we will get you set up. You can also ask about the roadmap or request a feature.