
ASO Tools vs. Apple Search Ads: Why is the keyword data completely contradicting each other? (Case Study)
Case Study
Hey everyone, looking for some ASO/ASA expert guidance here because I’m hitting a massive data contradiction.
A few days ago, I ran an Apple Search Ads (ASA) campaign. The keyword "Cash Flow" generated a ton of impressions, and my app is actually ranking well for it. According to the ASA data, people are actively searching this term and downloading my app.
However, when I plug "Cash Flow" into my ASO tools, they show a search popularity score of only 6 out of 100 (extremely low).
Obviously, I lean toward trusting Apple's first-party data, but this huge gap is making it hard to trust my ASO tool for keyword research moving forward.
* How do you decide which keywords to target when third-party tool data completely contradicts live ASA performance?
* Why would a major tool show a score of 6 for a keyword that is actively driving high impressions in ASA?
Would love to hear how you guys handle this. Thanks!
You can check my application from this link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/spending-tracker-cash-flow/id6748415335