When it comes to App Store Optimization (ASO), most marketers focus on obvious data points — traffic scores, difficulty levels, and rankings. Yet one of the most powerful and underestimated sources of insights hides in plain sight: keyword suggestions. These are the automatic search prompts that appear as users begin typing in the App Store or Google Play.
Keyword suggestions are more than just hints. They are real-time reflections of user intent — the phrases people are actually searching for, ranked by popularity and engagement. Unlike traditional keyword databases, suggestions are generated dynamically by the store’s algorithms, which analyze millions of searches and user interactions. That makes them one of the most accurate and up-to-date sources for semantic research.
Why Keyword Suggestions Matter?
Every app store search starts with a user’s intent. As soon as they type a few letters, the store predicts what they are most likely to want. Those predictions — suggestions — are the store’s own demand model.
For ASO specialists, this is a direct line into the algorithm’s thinking. If a keyword appears among the suggestions, it means it is not only popular but also contextually connected to user journeys. This helps identify:
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Long-tail variations of high-volume queries.
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New trending phrases that haven’t yet reached keyword databases.
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User language patterns — the way real people phrase their searches.
By incorporating suggested keywords into your metadata, you increase the chances that your app will appear precisely where users are most likely to tap.
How to Work with Keyword Suggestions?
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Start Broad, Then Narrow DownEnter a base term related to your app, such as “fitness,” “budget,” or “translator.” Analyze the suggestions that appear for each letter combination.
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Analyze Cross-Market DifferencesApp Store and Google Play often generate different suggestions for the same word.
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Track Country-Level TrendsSuggestions vary by region. Local users may search “budget planner” in the U.S. but “money control” in India.
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Validate Through Search ResultsEach suggestion can be explored directly in the store to view competing apps, rankings, and search volume.
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Build Your Semantic CoreAdd relevant suggestions to your keyword list. Over time, this becomes your dynamic “semantic map” — a structure that evolves as user behavior and store algorithms change.
From Suggestions to Strategy
Keyword suggestions are not just for keyword discovery — they form the backbone of adaptive ASO. They reveal which needs currently dominate user attention, allowing you to align product positioning, screenshots, and metadata accordingly.
To make the process faster and more systematic, ASOMobile recommends using free tools like Keyword Suggest, which gathers store-generated prompts by country and platform, allowing you to visualize trends and build a comprehensive keyword strategy based on real search behavior.
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