Kickstart - App Accelerator

Launch, optimize, succeed

Only for Mac

Free · In-App Purchases

Mac

Kickstart is the app that helps indie app developers ship. You don't need more tabs, more notes, or more half-finished launch docs. You need one place to handle the work around your app: your App Store listing, competitor research, pricing, reviews, analytics, marketing, and more. Kickstart brings all of that together in one app, so you spend less time stitching tools together and more time shipping. You can start with a brand-new app or import an existing App Store Connect project, then keep your launch plan, store presence, analytics, feedback, competitor research, and marketing assets together in one Mac app. With Kickstart you: - Replace launch chaos with a clear daily workflow. - Keep your positioning, store copy, reviews, keywords, and release tasks aligned. - Turn App Store data into specific next moves instead of more noise. - Create marketing assets without leaving your shipping workspace. - Spend less time stitching tools together and more time shipping. Instead of leaving you with a vague checklist, Kickstart breaks shipping down into small, practical tasks you can actually work through. That makes it easier to stay focused on what needs doing now rather than trying to tackle everything at once. Keep track of what matters: - Follow revenue, subscriptions, downloads, installs, crashes, and more, including automatic daily sales reporting. - Compare your app against competitors and spot positioning and keyword opportunities. - Manage App Store Connect metadata, keywords, pricing, localizations, events, and even editorial nominations. - Track and optimize your campaign spending on Apple Ads. - Read, summarize, translate, and reply to App Store reviews. - Track TestFlight builds, tester feedback, and "What to Test" notes. - Draft build-in-public posts, press pitches, and Product Hunt launches. - Design and build a whole website for your app in just a few clicks. - Create your press kit assets, video hooks, and marketing videos. - Get day-by-day tasks to help you stay on track with your work. Power up your iOS Simulator Kickstart adds a floating companion panel right beside Xcode's iOS Simulator, so the tools you actually need while building are always within reach: - Compare live UI against mockups and inspect network traffic - Send push notifications and deep links - Tweak status bars, locations, language, and accessibility overrides - Capture polished screenshots or touch-ready videos without breaking your flow Best of all, Kickstart is private by design: your project data stays under your control, Kickstart has no analytics or tracking, and all the built-in AI features run on-device using Apple's Foundation Models. Subscription options Many Kickstart features are completely free, but some features require a subscription. These include: - App Store Connect optimization and management - Competitor tracking and analysis - Video editing and website creation - Price parity calculator - Build insights You can choose to subscribe to Kickstart for $4.99 weekly or $69.99 annually, with subscriptions renewing until canceled. Kickstart focuses on the work around your app that actually affects whether it gets noticed: improving your App Store presence, learning from reviews, tracking competitors, and showing up consistently. You already have the skills and the ambition. Kickstart gives you a practical workspace for launch, growth, and everything in between – it's the difference between shipping and succeeding. Terms of service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy policy: https://www.hudson.uk/privacy App Store® and Xcode® are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

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Thank you for using Kickstart! This update contains a fresh batch of new features, improvements, and bug fixes – I appreciate everyone who took the time to email me with their requests and bug reports! If there's something you would like to see added, email hello@kickstart.tools. - NEW: Apple Ads integration is here! Kickstart can download and present all your campaign data in one place, provide insights and trends, and give you specific advice on which campaigns to scale – and which to cut back. (And yes, it works with the MCP too!) - NEW: You can now search for and track competitors on the Mac and iPad App Stores. Each platform is tracked independently because search ranks will vary. - NEW: Kickstart Overdrive has a new Data inspector for browsing SwiftData/Core Data databases. - NEW: You can now right-click on any tracked keyword and track it in a different region as well, plus you can now attach tags to competitor keywords to help you group and filter. - NEW: You can now make a custom audio recording and have Kickstart add subtitles for it. - NEW: You can now bulk import keywords to track by separating them with commas. - NEW: You can now edit the default review reply templates, or add your own. - NEW: There's a new "Submit to a Directory" activity in Marketing, providing direct links to various app listing directories online. - IMPROVED: Your support email and website address are now set once, in Basic Information, and used in your website, in review replies, press kit generation, and more. - IMPROVED: The Video Editor now supports importing and exporting videos with transparency, and has reset buttons for all value entry fields. - IMPROVED: The Website Editor now supports a custom CNAME file. - IMPROVED: Kickstart Overdrive can now round screenshot corners without applying a device bezel. - IMPROVED: The competitors Comparison Table now shows your app, so you can see it directly alongside competitors. - IMPROVED: You can now select how many days of upcoming tasks you want to see, defaulting to 7. - IMPROVED: Selecting a tracked keyword now shows you the full search results for that term. - FIXED: Zero subscription days are now presented more clearly. - FIXED: Creating a website with generated content now always reloads the final site when generation completes. - FIXED: When downloading user reviews, Kickstart now requests as many as possible from Apple. - FIXED: When adjusting price parity, Kickstart now scrolls to the top so you can see overall progress. - FIXED: If you select the wrong folder for Build Analysis, Kickstart will make you select again. - FIXED: Converting a Journal entry into a Build in Public post was failing for some users; this has been made more resilient. - FIXED: Timeline shortcut keys in the video editor now no longer interfere with system shortcuts like copy and paste.

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    Provider
    • Hudson Heavy Industries Ltd
    Size
    • 84.8 MB
    Category
    • Developer Tools
    Compatibility
    Requires macOS 26.2 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 26.2 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
    Languages
    • English
    Age Rating
    9+
    In-App Purchases
    Yes
    • Kickstart Pro Weekly USD 0.99
    • Kickstart Pro Yearly USD 31.99
    Copyright
    • © 2026 Hudson Heavy Industries