Sensor Tower

Mobile app analytics platform providing app store optimization insights, download and revenue estimates, and competitive intelligence for mobile apps across iOS and Android.

The problem it solves: See any competitor app's downloads, revenue, and ad creatives to find gaps in the mobile market worth attacking.

Freemium
4.3on G2 (142 reviews)
mobile-app
aso
app-store-optimization
app-analytics
competitive-intelligence

Our verdict: Sensor Tower instead of SimilarWeb?

Switch if: Mobile UA managers and app/game product teams who need enterprise-grade app download, revenue, and ad-creative intelligence — Sensor Tower absorbed data.ai and Pathmatics, making it the deepest mobile-first alternative to SimilarWeb's app data.

Don’t switch if: Web-first marketers, SEO teams, or anyone who mainly needs website traffic totals and channel breakdowns — Sensor Tower's Web Insights is an app-centric add-on, not a SimilarWeb replacement for the open web.

Biggest caveat: No self-serve pricing and enterprise contracts that G2 reviewers call unaffordable for startups; reviewers also report its estimates deviating from their own internal app data.

Pricing Facts

Starting PriceFree

Custom pricing, contact sales (3rd-party sources cite ~$25k+/yr contracts)

Free PlanYes

Free account with limited app intelligence (Top Charts, App Profiles)

Free TrialNone

Price verified against official pricing page, 2026-07-11

Ratings Across the Web

G24.3(142)
Capterra4.3(3)
Trustpilot3.2(1)

Scores from public review platforms, checked 2026-07-12. We don't rate tools ourselves.

Does it replace SimilarWeb?

Sensor Tower measured against the six things people actually use SimilarWeb for.

Traffic estimates for any websitepartial
Channel breakdown (direct / referral / social / paid)
Keyword & search intelligencepartial
Ad & creative intelligence
Mobile app intelligence
Audience demographics & interests
Fill the gaps: pair it with Semrush

Features & Capabilities

Available Features

App Store Optimization
ASO insights and tracking
Download Estimates
App download data
Revenue Estimates
In-app revenue tracking
Keyword Tracking
App store keywords
Ad Intelligence
Mobile ad analysis

Pros & Cons

Pros

Comprehensive ASO
Accurate estimates
User-friendly
Strong keyword features

Cons

Expensive
Limited free tier
App-focused only

Best Use Cases

App store optimization
Competitive analysis
App marketing
ASO strategy

Target Audience

app developers
mobile marketers
product managers
aso specialists

What Real Users Complain About

Negative feedback found on public platforms — because every tool has trade-offs, and vendors won't show you these.

Quite expensive, especially for startups in the early stages.

G2

Too expensive for the use you can really do with the data.

G2

Data unaccuracy when compared with internal data.

G2

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