AppFollow vs Sonar
Zero of fourteen models named AppFollow first on the direct prompt; zero named Sonar. AppFollow was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Sonar by nine and AppFollow carries 47 labels and Sonar 11, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three 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
AppFollowFirst choices, of fourteen modelsSonar
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, AppFollow and Sonar were named in the same answer seventeen times, of the 136 answers naming AppFollow and the 29 naming Sonar. In those answers Sonar took the first choice one time and AppFollow 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 | | |
AppFollow Sonar first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, AppFollow on the left and Sonar on the right.The direct prompt
Neither was the first choice, one was named
9 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
5 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
AppFollow11%#3 of 11Sonar2%#8 of 11What the models said about AppFollow
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“AppFollow (Proceed with Caution)” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · soft negative
“AppFollow: It is a comprehensive ASO platform that offers keyword research, competitor tracking, and market intelligence.” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“I'd generally recommend AppFollow as the best fit if your main goal is mobile app rankings / ASO” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“the strongest overall pick is AppFollow's free tier if you need the broadest no-cost coverage” Perplexity Sonar · budget 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.