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Citehound compared with Ascope
DetailCitehound logo CitehoundAscope logo Ascope
What it doesFree AI-readiness scan, then fix what holds your site back from AI assistants Track App Store and Google Play keyword rankings daily on your Mac with Apple's popularity scores
StageMVP Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inTR TR
Pricing modelFreemium Paid
PricingScan: free. Pro: $39/month or $390/year (first month free for first 10 early-access users). Fix: from $299 fixed quote (includes 3 months of Pro). Beyond: $490/month with 3-month minimum (includes Pro). Early-access pricing; payments open soon. Pro Monthly: $9.99/month (cancel anytime). Pro Yearly: $89.99/year ($7.50/month billed annually, save 25%). Lifetime: $69 once (November only offer, regular price $189). All plans include 14-day money-back guarantee.
Key features
  • Scan 16 technical and trust signals across AI crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot and 7 others)
  • 100-point readiness score weighted across Discoverability, Technical foundation, and Content & trust pillars
  • Evaluate canonical, language, title, description, Open Graph and structured data signals
  • Test AI crawler robots.txt and sitemap access, plus llms.txt
  • Pro citation check: test if Claude (ChatGPT coming) names your brand in response to buyer questions
  • Weekly homepage re-scans with email alerts for up to 5 domains (Pro)
  • Fix service applies technical changes by hand or delivers files with instructions
  • Beyond service writes 4 edited content pieces monthly approved before publishing
  • Free generators for schema, robots.txt and llms.txt
  • Public API and integrations: Claude connector, MCP, n8n node, command-line tool
  • Daily keyword rankings in 50+ App Store countries
  • Apple's real popularity scores from Apple Search Ads
  • Keyword difficulty scoring (0-100)
  • Google Play support with rankings and install counts
  • Keyword suggestions with popularity and difficulty
  • Competitor tracking across App Store and Google Play
  • MCP server for Claude, Cursor, and other AI tools
  • Similar apps and "You Might Also Like" competitors from Apple
  • Local data storage on Mac
  • Unlimited apps and keywords tracking
What makes it different
  • Free scan requires no email or signup and runs in browser using publicly visible site data
  • Benchmarks grounded in 219 scanned sites across 6 categories with category-specific playbooks
  • Fix price is fixed quote that does not change once agreed, with before-and-after verification
  • All four steps in one workspace so nothing gets lost between scan, report, fixes and content
  • Founded by Andaç Üzel with 10 years of content editing, content marketing and technical team collaboration
  • Real popularity scores directly from Apple Search Ads, not estimated data
  • Tracks Google Play and App Store apps together in one interface
  • Local Mac app with no dashboard required
  • Integrated MCP server allows AI assistants to access ranking data
  • No Apple Search Ads account or setup needed
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)Not checked yet no change since last check3 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)49
Citation Flow (Majestic)2020
Referring domains (Majestic)410

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