StoreWatch

Daily visibility checks for your apps across App Stores, with instant takedown alerts

Problem

An indie developer discovered their app had been removed from the App Store only when they searched for it in the morning, with no heads-up beyond a backend notice. There is no lightweight tool that continuously answers “can people still find my app?” until users start complaining.

Solution

A lightweight monitoring service: users add an app's store ID and regions, the system periodically scrapes search visibility and detail page status from each regional App Store, and sends alerts via email, Telegram, or webhook when the app can't be found or the page returns an error. It saves page snapshots as evidence for appeals.

Users

Indie developers and small mobile teams shipping apps in multiple regions

MVP

Add app ID and target regions; daily checks of search visibility and detail page availability per store; alerts when anomalies are detected; snapshot storage for every check as evidence

Revenue

Free for one app and one region; subscription tiers based on number of apps and regions, with extra alert channels and longer snapshot retention

Why now

App Store review and takedown rules are tightening, more indies ship across regions, and there is no official API for visibility monitoring—a perfect gap for a small tool