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An Appbot alternative for indie developers and small teams

Appbot's smallest plan is $49 a month billed annually, for one user. OneStar starts free and Pro is $19 a month. It reads the reviews of any app or game, yours or a competitor's, counts what people complain about, love and ask for, and opens every number down to the reviews behind it. On Pro you can also reply to your own App Store and Google Play reviews from one inbox, get new reviews and alerts in Slack, and connect Claude, Codex or Cursor to your reports. Appbot does more for teams that reply at volume, and the table below shows where.

  • Free plan, no card
  • App Store, Google Play and Steam
  • Replies, Slack and AI assistants on Pro
The short answer

Which one fits

Both tools read app reviews. They are built for different jobs, and for some teams Appbot is plainly the better buy. Appbot facts below are as listed on appbot.co/plans, checked October 12, 2026.

Pick Appbot if

  • You reply at volume and want AI replies and auto replies, which come with its Large and Premium plans.
  • Alerts need to land in Microsoft Teams.
  • Several people need their own seats.
  • You ship on macOS or the Microsoft Store.
  • Reviews in many languages need translating.

Pick OneStar if

  • You work alone or in a small team and want the report and the reply inbox in one tool, priced for one person.
  • You want to answer your own App Store and Google Play reviews with what each reviewer complained about in view, and get the new ones in Slack.
  • You want to start free and pay $19 a month when you need more. Even Max, at $49 a month, costs no more than Appbot Small billed annually.
  • You want Claude, Codex or Cursor to work with your reviews on Pro rather than Large, and to start a report or an Ask once you approve the estimate.
  • Your game is on Steam, which Appbot's plans page does not list.
  • You want to read any app, a competitor's included, by searching its name, with nothing to connect.
Side by side

Appbot and OneStar, row by row

Prices are in US dollars. Appbot counts sources and seats; OneStar counts reviews read and tracked reports, so the plans do not line up one to one.

Appbot column as listed on appbot.co/plans, checked October 12, 2026, and its MCP as listed on appbot.co/features/appbot-mcp, checked October 24, 2026. OneStar column from the pricing page today.
What mattersAppbotOneStar
Price to startSmall: $49 a month billed annually, $59 billed monthlyA free plan, then Pro at $19 a month or $190 a year
Trying itYesA 14 day free trial of the Large plan, no cardYesA free plan with no time limit and no card: 3 report runs a month of up to 500 reviews each and 1,500 reviews a month in all
Larger plansMedium $99 a month billed annually ($119 monthly), Large from $166 (from $219 monthly), Premium from $479 a month, annual onlyMax at $49 a month or $490 a year: 25,000 reviews a month, up to 25,000 per report, 25 tracked reports and written analysis
People includedYes1 user on Small, 3 on Medium, 7 or more on LargePartly1 seat on every plan; team seats are not built yet
What a plan countsSources: 5 on Small, 40 on MediumReviews read a month (1,500, 5,000, 25,000 on Free, Pro and Max) and tracked reports (5 on Pro, 25 on Max)
StoresPartlyiOS, macOS, Google Play and Microsoft Store reviews; Steam is not listed on its plans pagePartlyApp Store, Google Play and Steam, plus reviews from a CSV file
Reply to reviewsYes"Reply in Console" with reply links on Small and Medium; Reply in Appbot, AI replies and unlimited auto replies on Large and PremiumYesOn Pro and Max, for your own apps through App Store Connect and Play Console (in beta): one inbox, reviewers who say they are leaving first, saved replies matched to each review. You write every reply; no AI or auto replies
Slack and TeamsYesOn every planPartlySlack on Pro and Max: alerts, new reviews at the stars you pick and connection problems, beside email alerts and a weekly digest. No Teams
TranslationsYesOn every plan, 300 a month on SmallNoNo. Quotes stay in the language they were written in
Your own topicsYesTopics, tags and custom topics on every planYesCustom categories on Pro: a yes or no question Jev answers for each review
AI assistants (MCP)YesAppbot MCP on Large and Premium (Large from $166 a month billed annually): read access to reviews, ratings and topicsYesOn Pro and Max (in beta): Claude, Codex or Cursor reads your reports and searches their reviews, starts reports, refreshes, Asks, custom categories and lenses and tracks reports after you approve an estimate, saves comparisons, and keeps notes on a report
How OneStar works

A report first, with an inbox for your own apps

OneStar asks each review in a sample the same fixed questions with Jev, a model built for typed judgments: is there a complaint, which theme, is the reviewer leaving, are they asking for something. Code counts the answers into shares, trends and audience splits that read the same way for every app.

Every share opens the reviews it was counted from. When Jev is not confident, the review lands in an unsure row that stays on screen, so a report shows how much it does not know.

Connect App Store Connect or the Play Console and the reply inbox shows each review with the theme, severity and leaving signal Jev found, sorted so the people about to go come first. Your saved replies are offered where their stars and themes match, and you write or pick every reply that goes out.

On Pro and Max you can connect Claude, Codex or Cursor to your account. Your assistant reads the same reports and the reviews behind them, keeps notes on a report, and can start a report, a refresh, an Ask, a lens or a custom category your own model drafted, or track a report. Before anything starts, OneStar returns an estimate in reviews for you to approve, and Jev still judges each review.

Any report can go out as a read only link, and on Pro it can be published to the public gallery, where anyone can read it without an account.

OneStar does not write replies with AI or send automatic ones, has no Microsoft Teams integration, does not translate reviews and gives one seat per plan. If those are the job, Appbot is the better tool.

FAQ

Questions, answered plainly

More on replying to reviews and Slack, or see the AppFollow comparison.

How much does Appbot cost compared with OneStar?

Appbot lists Small at $49 a month billed annually ($59 monthly), Medium at $99 ($119), Large from $166 (from $219) and Premium from $479 a month, annual only, on its plans page as checked October 12, 2026. OneStar has a free plan with no card, Pro at $19 a month or $190 a year and Max at $49 a month or $490 a year.

Can OneStar reply to App Store and Google Play reviews like Appbot?

Yes, for your own apps on Pro and Max. Connect App Store Connect or the Play Console (in beta) and reply from one inbox; each reply goes out through your own developer account. Google's API lists Play reviews from the last 7 days, so older ones are answered in Play Console.

Does OneStar send reviews to Slack?

Yes, on Pro and Max. A Slack channel can get alerts, new reviews at the star ratings you pick and store connection problems, for your own apps and for competitors you track. Microsoft Teams is not supported.

Does OneStar write AI replies like Appbot?

No. You write each reply or start from a saved reply you wrote, and OneStar offers the saved reply whose stars and themes match the review. Appbot lists AI replies and auto replies on its Large and Premium plans.

Can I use OneStar from Claude, Codex or Cursor, like Appbot MCP?

Yes, on Pro and Max (in beta). Connect any MCP client to your account and it can read your reports, search the reviews behind them, keep notes on a report, save comparisons, and start reports, refreshes, Asks, custom categories and lenses or track a report after you approve an estimate in reviews. What it starts counts against the same monthly allowance as the app, under limits you set for each connection. Appbot lists its MCP on Large and Premium, with read access to reviews, ratings and topics, as checked October 24, 2026.

Can OneStar read Steam reviews?

Yes. Steam games are read like apps, with playtime at review and review bomb days. Appbot's plans page does not list Steam.

Is there a free plan?

Yes. A free account gets 3 report runs a month of up to 500 reviews each and 1,500 reviews a month in all, with no card. Public reports open without an account. Pro is $19 a month or $190 a year.

See the output

Read a OneStar report first

Public reports open without an account, so you can judge the output before you sign up.

Life360: Family Safety & GPSLife360 · App Store + Play
By OneStar

Life360 reviews: location accuracy, battery and the subscription

Natural mix · last year · 3,000 reviews · refreshed weeklyNatural mix · last year · 3,000 · weekly

Top praise: works reliably, then easy to use. Top complaint: crashes and bugs (28% of complaints, mentioned in 30%), then pricing and fees.

Crashes and bugs28%

Watch out for crashes and bugs: raised in 11% of written reviews, store score 4.8.

Rating, 30 days 4.13 −0.11Updated Oct 28
ChatGPTOpenAI OpCo, LLC · App Store + Play
By OneStar

Did retiring GPT-4o cost ChatGPT its most loyal users?

Natural mix · 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-25 · 2,118 reviewsNatural mix · 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-25 · 2,118

Top praise: easy to use and works reliably. Top complaint: content quality (in 37% of complaints), then company, ethics and policy.

Content quality36%

Watch out for pricing and fees: raised in 3% of written reviews, store score 4.8.

Rating, 30 days 4.54 +0.25Updated Sep 25

Also on ChatGPT: 1 more

Head to head: ChatGPT vs Claude by Anthropic vs Google Gemini

Ticketmaster-Buy, Sell TicketsTicketmaster L.L.C · App Store + Play
By OneStar

Ticketmaster after all-in pricing: do fans still complain about fees?

Natural mix · 2025-05-01 to 2026-10-14 · 2,900 reviewsNatural mix · 2025-05-01 to 2026-10-14 · 2,900

Top praise: easy to use and works reliably. Top complaint: crashes and bugs (35% of complaints, mentioned in 39%), then login and account.

Crashes and bugs35%

Watch out for crashes and bugs: raised in 35% of written reviews, store score 4.7.

Rating, 30 days 2.22 +0.17Updated Oct 14
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Search any app or game, read its public report if one exists, or run your own on a free account. No card needed.