Category Positioning
Skill Verified ActiveWhen the user wants to choose, change, or evaluate their App Store / Google Play category and subcategory — including primary vs secondary category trade-offs, chart-rank competitive analysis, category-driven discoverability, and how category choice affects featuring eligibility. Use when the user mentions "which category", "App Store category", "primary category", "secondary category", "change my category", "Health & Fitness vs Lifestyle", "Productivity vs Utilities", "rank higher in a smaller category", "category chart", "subcategory", "Play Store category", or "should I switch categories". For full ASO health beyond category, see aso-audit. For competitor analysis within the chosen category, see competitor-analysis. For chart movements within categories, see market-movers.
To help users make strategic decisions about their app's category and subcategory on the App Store and Google Play to maximize discoverability, ranking potential, and featuring opportunities.
Features
- Category selection strategy
- Competitive density analysis
- Featuring eligibility assessment
- Category switch cost analysis
- App Store & Google Play specific guidance
Use Cases
- Choosing the best primary and secondary category for a new app.
- Evaluating whether to switch categories for an existing app.
- Understanding the trade-offs between different category choices.
- Maximizing discoverability through category and subcategory selection.
Non-Goals
- Providing ASO health beyond category selection.
- Performing in-depth competitor analysis within a chosen category.
- Tracking chart movements within categories.
Installation
First, add the marketplace
/plugin marketplace add Eronred/aso-skills/plugin install aso-skills@aso-skillsQuality Score
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