Apple Search Ads

Starview provides a reliable popularity score directly from Apple Search Ads. Everything is handled by the Starview backend, so you donโ€™t need to set up anything.

If you prefer to use your own Apple Search Ads credentials, you can do so securely within Starview.

How to Connect Your Apple Search Ads Account

  • Open Starview โ†’ Settings โ†’ Search Ads.

  • Enter your credentials

    • Username: Your App Store Apple ID
    • Password: Your App-Specific Password
    • App ID: The ID of the app used in your Search Ads campaign

App Specific Password

App-specific passwords allow you to sign in to your Apple Account in apps made by developers other than Apple

How to generate an app-specific password (opens in a new tab)

It may take up to 15 minutes for a newly created app-specific password to become active.

Search Ads campaign

  • Go to Search Ads Advanced (opens in a new tab) and sign up if you donโ€™t have an account.
  • You donโ€™t need to launch a campaign or set up billing for this to work.
  • However, all your campaign groups must be linked to a valid App Store Connect account.