Mobile App Marketing (ASO) Flashcards
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Which ASO factor is considered an 'off-metadata' signal that app stores use to rank apps?
Answer: Number of ratings and reviews
Off-metadata signals like ratings volume, review sentiment, and download velocity are generated by user behavior rather than developer-controlled text fields.
A fitness app targets both 'workout tracker' and 'gym log' keywords. What is the ASO term for optimizing a single listing to rank for multiple related terms?
Answer: Keyword clustering
Keyword clustering groups semantically related terms to maximize a single listing's relevance signals across multiple search queries without needing separate apps.
On the Apple App Store, where should a developer place the most competitive and highest-priority keywords to maximize ranking potential?
Answer: In the app title
Apple gives the highest ranking weight to keywords found in the app title, making it the most valuable placement for top-priority terms.
What metric should developers monitor to assess whether their ASO efforts are improving top-of-funnel visibility?
Answer: Impressions and product page views
Impressions measure how often the app appears in search results and Browse sections, while product page views indicate users are clicking through — both are visibility indicators.
Which practice is explicitly against Apple App Store guidelines and can result in app removal?
Answer: Using competitor brand names in the 100-character keyword field
Apple prohibits using competitor names or trademarks in the keyword field, and violations can result in app rejection or removal from the store.
What is 'velocity' in the context of ASO ranking algorithms?
Answer: The rate of new downloads or installs over a short time period
Download velocity — a rapid spike in installs over a short window — signals rising popularity to store algorithms and can temporarily boost rankings.
A developer wants to optimize their app for users in the US, UK, and Australia separately. What ASO approach enables this?
Answer: Using localization to customize metadata per country/language
Both Apple and Google allow developers to localize app metadata — title, description, screenshots — per language and region to maximize relevance in each market.