How to check your App Store ranking in every country

First, decide which App Store ranking you mean

A chart ranking is an app’s position in a particular chart. A keyword ranking is its position in results for a particular search. They answer different questions, so keep separate records for them.

A useful chart observation might read: hypothetical example: number 12, Australia, iPhone, Top Free, Weather, checked Tuesday morning. Saving only ‘number 12’ removes most of what makes the observation useful.

Apple’s discoverability guidance describes search as using several factors, including relevance and customer behaviour. That description concerns search results; it is not a published formula for chart positions. This guide focuses on public charts. For interpreting the result, read what an App Store chart position actually tells you.

Check a country’s chart on Apple’s website

Start with Apple’s Australian iPhone charts. The page provides platform choices, Free and Paid lists, and a country or region selector. You can also open New Zealand’s iPhone charts directly to compare storefronts.

1. Choose the country or region you want to inspect.
2. Confirm the platform and whether you are viewing a free or paid chart.
3. If you open a category chart, record its category explicitly.
4. Find the app and check its identity against its App Store link.
5. Save the rank, chart details and observation time together.

A public page only proves what is visible in the list you inspected. If your app is absent, record ‘not found in this displayed list’. Do not turn that into a guessed position or a claim that nobody downloaded it.

Check supported countries together in Perch

In Perch on Mac or iPhone, search for your app by name or paste its App Store link, then watch it to see where it charts. Public rankings do not require an App Store Connect API key. Using the link helps avoid confusing apps with similar names.

Perch checks supported public country charts. Chart coverage is different from the full set of territories where Apple allows distribution. Rankings are checked a few times a day, so treat the results as observations rather than a live second-by-second feed.

If you connect your App Store Connect key, Perch can put installs beside a country’s rank. The setup guide explains the connection. Start with public charts if that is all you need today; the reports become useful when you want to understand what a position means for your own app.

Keep a small, consistent ranking record

The following checklist works in a notebook or spreadsheet. Use one row per observation, even when several observations happen on the same day.

Choose a manageable rhythm, such as a daily look during launch week and a weekly review afterwards. Keep the same comparison set. A category position from Monday and an overall position from Friday do not describe a climb.

What to check when a country has no rank

Start by separating three possibilities: your app’s availability, the chart’s coverage and the latest check’s success. They need different follow-up actions.

Apple’s availability guidance explains how to inspect the countries and regions where an app is offered. It also says a customer’s Apple Account country or region determines the storefront where they can purchase apps. A territory label therefore describes a storefront relationship, not a precise location pin for a person.

For your own app, confirm availability in App Store Connect. Then check whether your tool covers the relevant platform and chart. Finally, inspect whether there is a recent successful observation. Keep ‘unavailable’, ‘not found’ and ‘check failed’ as separate notes. Missing evidence is much easier to investigate when it has not been converted into a zero.

Put downloads beside the country’s rank

A rank can tell you where to look; your reports help you decide whether there is something to act on. Apple’s Analytics filters and dimensions support territory breakdowns. Choose the same app, territory and reporting period when exploring downloads.

Hypothetical example: you notice a new chart appearance in Japan. Before commissioning a full translation, inspect the download trend, read available feedback and check whether your listing already explains the app clearly to that audience. One appearance is a reason to investigate. Repeated interest gives you a better basis for prioritising work.

Keep reporting periods distinct from rank-check timestamps. A weekly download total and a Tuesday chart snapshot can provide context together, but they do not measure the same interval. If your totals disagree between tools, use the download-number troubleshooting guide before drawing conclusions.

Share the small win with its context

A first chart appearance is worth enjoying. When you share it, include the country, category, chart type and date in the caption or image. That makes a lovely moment understandable to someone seeing it outside your usual audience.

Try this wording with your own verified details: ‘A small milestone today: our app reached [position] in [country]’s [chart and category] chart. Thank you to everyone trying it.’ If the screenshot is illustrative, say so. Save a copy of the original observation so you can explain exactly what you celebrated later.