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Listing audit · 🇺🇸 United States
Cars.com - New & Used Cars
Shop new & used cars for sale · Cars.com
Current altitude
0m
85/100High Campsummit 8,849 m
Well optimised. What's left is fine-tuning.
Land the top 3 fixes below and this listing reaches 95/100 · 8,407 m (Summit Ridge).
7,522 mRating
4.83
★★★★★★★★★★
Ratings
620K
all time
Last update
10 days ago
v26.19.0
Category
Shopping
Free
Your route up
The 6 fixes worth the most altitude
Ordered by how many points each one adds to the score. Start at the top.
- 1+5
Reach: localised listing
Fix1 language.
Each localisation adds a new title, subtitle and 100-character keyword field. Even without translating the app, localise the listing for ES, DE, FR, PT-BR and JA.
- 2+3
Freshness: release notes say something
FixGeneric notes: “Addressed potential server connectivity issue.”
“Bug fixes and improvements” tells existing users nothing. Name what changed: it is free re-engagement copy shown in the Updates tab.
- 3+2
Title: no wasted words
FixContains filler: “new”.
Words like “new” are indexed for free or carry no intent. Swap them for a real keyword.
Keyword map
What Apple indexes, and what it ignores
On iOS, only the title, subtitle and hidden keyword field count for search. The description does not. Words you only mention there are invisible.
Indexedtitle + subtitle
4 unique words. Apple combines them, so “budget” and “planner” also rank for “budget planner”.
Storefront
8 of 10 screenshot slots used
The first three do most of the selling: they appear directly in search results. Read them as a stranger would, in two seconds.
1 · in search
2 · in search
3 · in search
4
Review radar
Not enough written reviews yet
Apple returned fewer than five written reviews for this store. Try another country, or come back when more arrive.
On the same mountain
How the neighbours score
Apps Apple shows next to this one, run through the same audit.
Full checklist
All 20 checks
Title88⌄
- Uses the 30 characters26/30 characters used.Good
- Carries a keyword, not only a brandKeyword part: “New & Used Cars”.Good
- No wasted wordsContains filler: “new”.Words like “new” are indexed for free or carry no intent. Swap them for a real keyword.Fix
Subtitle86⌄
- Has a subtitle“Shop new & used cars for sale”Good
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Audit of the public listing as of today. The hidden 100-character keyword field cannot be read from outside App Store Connect, so it is not scored.
