App Radar vs Sonar
Two of fourteen models named App Radar first on the direct prompt; zero named Sonar. App Radar was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Sonar by nine and App Radar carries 47 labels and Sonar 11, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the app store optimization tools page.
By framing
App RadarFirst choices, of fourteen modelsSonar
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, App Radar and Sonar were named in the same answer twenty-five times, of the 124 answers naming App Radar and the 29 naming Sonar. In those answers Sonar took the first choice two times and App Radar three.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | |||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | ||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | ||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | ||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | |||
| Kimi K2 | | | | | ||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | | ||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-6 Luna | | |||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | |
App Radar Sonar first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, App Radar on the left and Sonar on the right.The direct prompt
App Radar first, Sonar not the choice
2 of 14 modelsSonar was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
App Radar11%#2 of 11Sonar2%#8 of 11App Radar0%#8 of 8Sonar0%#– of 8What the models said about App Radar
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“starts at €69/month (~$75) ... Better if you have a slightly larger budget.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“the results do not position it as strongly for mid-market B2B as AppTweak” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · soft negative
“Lacks the deep market intelligence B2B needs” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · soft negative
“Reputable options include: AppTweak, App Radar, ASODesk, and AppFollow” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · first choice
“points to AppTweak and AppRadar as the leading choices” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“suggested: AppTweak, App Radar, or Sensor Tower for enterprise” Kimi K2 · scale prompt · first choice
What the models said about Sonar
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“solid but start paid and lack fully free equivalents matching AppFollow's breadth” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · soft negative
“Too lightweight for B2B needs (from $29/mo)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · soft negative
“If you have ~$30/month: Go with Sonar. It offers the cleanest search volume/difficulty data for the price” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Best for Indie Developers: Sonar ... Excellent value, covers all core ASO tasks” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · alternative
“If you are a solo/indie developer: Start with Sonar or ASOMobile.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · alternative
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.