NicheMaps
App store intelligence & ASO niche researchFind profitable app niches already buying ads
For founders who want ASO tools and app intelligence before they build.
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What you need before you commit months
Niche validation research converges on the same jobs: confidence, accuracy, and a clear path from catalog noise to a buildable bet.
- Confidence
Evidence before you build
Live ad spend is behavioral proof: strangers already paying to acquire users in that niche.
- Accuracy
Regulator-mandated sources
Creatives come from Google and Meta transparency centers, not scraped guesses or stale panels.
- Clarity
Signal over catalog noise
Filter five million apps down to ones that are advertising, monetizing, and still growing.
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App store intelligence across the catalog
Built like ASO tools for niche discovery: regulator-mandated Google and Meta ad transparency plus mobile app analytics over millions of apps, so you see which niches have advertisers buying users.
Profitable niches, not noise
Surface apps that pass every proof at once: running ads right now, monetizing via in-app purchases, and scaling in installs and reviews.
Real ad creatives
See the live Google and Meta ad creatives behind each app, pulled from the transparency centers: formats, run dates, and advertiser variants.
Mobile app analytics at catalog scale
Search, sort, and filter across over 5 million iOS and Android apps with exact counts and true global ordering, powered by a columnar data lake.
Sustained spend & niche velocity
Rank advertisers by how long they've run ads and which niches are heating up week over week, so you build where the money already is.
Traction over time
Growth baselines track install and rating momentum, separating apps that are actually scaling from ones that merely exist.
Zombie hunter
Find low-rated apps still buying lots of ads: proven demand with a weak incumbent you can out-build.
Three moves to a validated niche
- 01
Pick a profitable niche
Start from Tools, Productivity, Photography, or Video. Or explore the entire catalog with app store intelligence filters.
- 02
Filter to winners
Layer on ads-running, IAP, min installs, and growth to isolate apps that are already working.
- 03
Study the ads
Open any app to inspect its live creatives and advertiser footprint, then build your version.
Why ASO keyword research alone is not enough
Most niche research starts with ASO keyword research and store charts. That tells you what people search for, not whether anyone is paying to acquire users. NicheMaps flips the order: start from apps already buying ads on Google or Meta, then read the niche around them.
When an app keeps buying Google or Meta ads while monetizing with in-app purchases and growing installs, the niche is not theoretical. You can study the campaign creatives, the category, and the weak incumbents nearby, then build where demand already pays. Treat those creatives as a brief: which hooks, offers, and angles already convert in that niche.
The free catalog covers over 5 million iOS and Android apps with mobile app analytics you can browse without an enterprise contract. Premium unlocks ad-status filters, live creatives, and discovery tools so you can move from a vague idea to a validated niche without guessing.
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