# Best App Store search API in 2026

> [Sonar](https://datacircle.dev/app-store-search-apis/sonar/29-monthly), [AppSigma](https://datacircle.dev/app-store-search-apis/appsigma/49-99-monthly) and [DataForSEO](https://datacircle.dev/app-store-search-apis/dataforseo/top-up-from-50-pay-as-you-go-post-v3-app-data-apple-app-searches-task-post-setting-apple-app-searches-tasks-standard-queue) are the best App Store search API providers in our benchmark. We benchmarked 3 providers. We list all three, ranked by score. For each one, we show its top scoring plan, each part of the plan's score and what 1,000 searches cost. We rank 88 plans by price. [Appeeky's $149 monthly plan](https://datacircle.dev/app-store-search-apis/appeeky/149-monthly) costs the least per 1,000 searches: $0.149.

1. [Sonar, $29 monthly: App Store search API](https://datacircle.dev/app-store-search-apis/sonar/29-monthly): Overall score 66.1 (Price 57, Data 75, Cost to get started 82, Bundle 98, Performance 20), $0.967 per 1,000 searches
   - It returns 5 of the 8 key fields we check: Developer, Rating, Rating count, Category, Icon.
   - On 30 October 2026, we sent this provider the same 20 searches as every other provider in our benchmark.
   - This plan scored 0.7484 out of 1 on those 20 searches. That gives this plan a Data score of 75 out of 100.
2. [AppSigma, $49.99 monthly: App Store search API](https://datacircle.dev/app-store-search-apis/appsigma/49-99-monthly): Overall score 62.7 (Price 55, Data 49, Cost to get started 78, Bundle 95, Performance 100), $0.9998 per 1,000 searches
   - It returns 7 of the 8 key fields we check: Developer, Rating, Rating count, Price, Category, Version, Icon.
   - On 30 October 2026, we sent this provider the same 20 searches as every other provider in our benchmark.
   - This plan scored 0.4942 out of 1 on those 20 searches. That gives this plan a Data score of 49 out of 100.
3. [DataForSEO, top-up from $50, Pay as you go: App Store search API](https://datacircle.dev/app-store-search-apis/dataforseo/top-up-from-50-pay-as-you-go-post-v3-app-data-apple-app-searches-task-post-setting-apple-app-searches-tasks-standard-queue): Overall score 45.5 (Price 51, Data 29, Cost to get started 82, Bundle 93, Performance 7), $1.20 per 1,000 searches
   - It returns 4 of the 8 key fields we check: Rating, Rating count, Price, Icon.
   - On 30 October 2026, we sent this provider the same 20 searches as every other provider in our benchmark.
   - This plan scored 0.2903 out of 1 on those 20 searches. That gives this plan a Data score of 29 out of 100.

The Data score on App Store search APIs: We score each provider out of 100. A high score means the provider's call returns most of the search's apps and their details. We send each provider the words of a search, as a person types them in the App Store. For each search, we check which parts the answer held, such as the apps and each app's price. Then we divide the parts the answer held by the parts we count. That gives the answer's score for that search. We count a part, such as the price, when a live call returned the part. We also count a part when Apple's record shows the part for an app on the list. We compare each part with Apple's record. A part that doesn't match counts as missing. A wrong price scores the same as no price. For the apps list, we count the apps in the answer. We divide that count by the most apps any answer held for that search. We cut every provider's list to the length of the longest list for the search, up to 50 apps. We keep an app only when Apple's search or another provider also lists the app. Each app has details, such as the price. We count the share of the provider's apps that show each detail. We average the results over all searches. Every search counts the same. A provider scores 0 on a search where the call returned no app. We compare a provider that ran on fewer searches with the other providers on those same searches. A provider can't score higher by running only on easy searches. We lower the score when we test the call on fewer searches than the benchmark has.

Last updated: November 2, 2026. The page: https://datacircle.dev/best-app-store-search-api. Every plan: https://datacircle.dev/app-store-search-api-pricing. The benchmark: https://datacircle.dev/app-store-search-api-pricing/benchmark.csv.