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Keyword Tracking

Track daily keyword positions, movements, storefront distribution, and ranking history.

Keyword Tracking

Cortex continuously monitors keyword positions for your applications and their tracked competitors. Search results are refreshed daily, with high-priority terms updated on on-demand intervals.

Daily Rank Ingestion

Our ranking engine runs automated headless probes across localized regional storefronts:

  • Probes replicate native iPhone and Android search clients.
  • Clean-room searches prevent personalized user bias.
  • Search indexes capture positions 1 through 250.
{
  "keyword": "sleep sounds and white noise",
  "storefront": "US",
  "platform": "ios",
  "rank": 3,
  "previousRank": 7,
  "delta": "+4",
  "bestRank": 2,
  "topCompetitors": [
    { "appId": "123456789", "name": "Calm", "rank": 1 },
    { "appId": "987654321", "name": "Headspace", "rank": 2 },
    { "appId": "456789123", "name": "Your App", "rank": 3 }
  ]
}

Tagging & Organization

Group your keywords to slice analytics effectively:

  • Brand Keywords: Your own app name and company trademarks.
  • Competitor Terms: Direct competitor app titles and branded terms.
  • Feature / Discovery: Generic search terms reflecting core functionality.
  • Seasonal / Promo: Terms targeting holidays, events, or marketing pushes.

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