// ALTERNATIVE

data.ai alternative: what to use now

data.ai, formerly App Annie, now shows a login page that says it was acquired by Sensor Tower. If you are still looking for a data.ai alternative, this page covers what is left and what you can use as an indie developer.

// SUMMARY

The short version, before you read the details

data.ai, formerly App Annie, was acquired by Sensor Tower in March 2024. On 9 October 2026 its website is a login page headed “We've Been Acquired by Sensor Tower”, with no public product description or pricing. AppHitlist is a self-serve option for the Apple App Store only: daily chart history, estimated revenue, Meta ads and complaint themes, with a free account and one paid plan.

Best known for: Now part of a larger rival
Stores: Not stated on its site
Price list: No public prices

Checked October 2026

// WHO IT FITS

Match the tool to the job, not the job to the tool

Choose data.ai if

You already have a data.ai login. The login page was still up on 9 October 2026.
Your company has a contract that came through data.ai. Its site does not say whether a separate subscription can still be bought, so ask Sensor Tower.
You need Google Play or enterprise-scale data. Sensor Tower says it unified the core data of both companies in July 2025, so that is where those datasets live now.

Choose AppHitlist if

You want a public product you can open today, with a free account, and not a legacy login page.
Your apps are on the Apple App Store and you do not need Google Play.
You research what to build: filter by genre, release date, ads and rating, and look at apps that already made a revenue chart.
You want Meta ad creatives and complaint themes from 1- and 2-star reviews next to the revenue estimate.

// COMPARISON

data.ai and AppHitlist, side by side

data.ai and AppHitlist, side by side
Feature	data.ai	AppHitlist
01What the website is	A login page headed “We've Been Acquired by Sensor Tower”, with a Learn More link to Sensor Tower's acquisition post. Not a product-marketing site.	A public site with product pages and a free account.
02Platforms	Not stated on the current data.ai pages. Sensor Tower says its own estimates cover the Apple App Store and Google Play.	Apple App Store (iOS) only. No Google Play.
03Pricing	Not published. The login and register pages show no plan names or prices.	A free account and one paid plan with everything, monthly or yearly. Cancel from the account page.
04Free signup	The register page still shows a “Sign up for free” form. It does not say what a free account includes.	Free account with limited access: app profile, rating, price and rank history.
05Download and revenue estimates	The register page lists downloads and revenue as a premium teaser. Methodology is not described on the current site.	Estimates from our own algorithm over Apple's public chart lists, updated daily. They can be wrong.
06Ads	Not described. “Optimize ASO & advertising” appears only as a premium teaser.	Meta ad creatives per app, sorted by days live. Not a spend tracker.
07Reviews and keywords	Not stated on the current data.ai pages.	Complaint themes from 1- and 2-star reviews. Keyword popularity and difficulty.
08Alerts and API	Not stated on the current data.ai pages. Sensor Tower documents its own API separately.	Email alerts when a followed app's rank, ads or revenue estimate change, daily or weekly digest.

// DETAILS

The parts a table cannot show

What happened to data.ai

Sensor Tower announced on 18 March 2024 that it had acquired data.ai, formerly App Annie, for an undisclosed amount. The press release describes data.ai as a platform that served more than 1,400 clients and over 1 million registered users, founded in 2010 in San Francisco.

In July 2025 Sensor Tower wrote that its core data and data.ai's had officially been unified. Its App Performance Insights FAQ adds that a 2025 data pipeline combines both companies' panels and models.

What the data.ai site shows today

On 9 October 2026 the site is a login page with the line “We've Been Acquired by Sensor Tower” and a copyright note reading “a Sensor Tower company”. A register page and a password-reset page still exist, and the register form teases premium areas such as downloads and revenue, ASO and advertising, and prospect lists.

The site does not say whether a separate data.ai subscription can still be bought, what a free account contains, or what the product covers today. We could not find a public price, and we are not going to guess one.

What to use instead, by job

For enterprise market data or Google Play, the closest route is Sensor Tower itself. For keyword work, AppTweak is an ASO-first tool, and Appfigures adds your own store data. Each has its own page here.

AppHitlist fits a smaller job: seeing which iOS apps are earning, which are climbing, what users complain about and which Meta ads keep running, without a contract. It is iOS only, and its revenue figures are estimates.

// SOURCES AND DATE

Where this comparison comes from

Information about data.ai comes from its public website (data.ai), checked October 2026. Features and prices change, so check data.ai for current details.

Checked: October 2026
Source: data.ai

// PUT IT TO WORK

Put this to work in AppHitlist

Revenue estimatesCheck what a niche earns before you build. AppHitlist shows monthly revenue and downloads for every app, updated daily, beside its rank history.

Chart rankingsFollow App Store charts, catch climbers and new entries the day they move, and read any app's full rank history. Charts are saved every day.

Competitor trackingSee where rival apps out-earn and outrank you. Compare revenue, ratings, ads and keyword gaps, and get an email the day a competitor makes a move.

// KEEP COMPARING

Three more comparisons worth reading

Enterprise market data

Sensor Tower vs AppHitlist

Looking for a Sensor Tower alternative? Compare scope, pricing model and data with AppHitlist, a self-serve App Store tool for indie developers.

See comparison

Analytics, ASO and market data

Appfigures vs AppHitlist

Compare Appfigures and AppHitlist: own-app analytics versus iOS market research, a free Starter plan, and two pricing pages that disagree.

See comparison

ASO and Apple Ads

AppTweak vs AppHitlist

AppTweak is ASO-first; AppHitlist is iOS market research. See where they overlap, what each costs to start and when indie developers use both.

See comparison

// FAQ

Questions people ask before they start

Is data.ai still available?

On 9 October 2026 data.ai's website is a login page headed “We've Been Acquired by Sensor Tower”. Its register page still shows a free signup form, but the site does not say what a new account gets or whether a separate subscription can still be bought. Sensor Tower is the company to ask.

What happened to App Annie?

App Annie was renamed data.ai, and Sensor Tower announced the acquisition of data.ai on 18 March 2024. In July 2025 Sensor Tower said the core data from both companies had been unified. The data.ai site now shows a login page that points to Sensor Tower's acquisition post.

What is the best data.ai alternative for indie developers?

It depends on the job. Sensor Tower is the enterprise option and covers Google Play. AppTweak is built for ASO. Appfigures connects your own sales data. AppHitlist is for researching the Apple App Store: estimated revenue, rank history, Meta ads and complaint themes, with a free account.

How much did data.ai cost?

The current data.ai site publishes no plans or prices, and Sensor Tower's own pricing is customized and also unpublished. We do not know what data.ai charged and will not guess. If you need a number, contact Sensor Tower for a quote.

// START

See the data for yourself

A free account shows app profiles, ratings, prices and rank history. Revenue estimates, ads and complaint themes are on the paid plan.