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Get a second 100-byte keyword field in the US App Store

The US store also reads your Spanish (Mexico) localization. Here’s how to use it for extra keywords — and how to check it worked.

Your app name gets 30 characters, the subtitle 30 and the hidden keyword field 100. That’s tight. But a storefront doesn’t only read your main language: the US App Store is widely observed to also index the Spanish (Mexico) localization. That’s room for a second subtitle and a second keyword field.

How to use it

  1. In App Store Connect, add the Spanish (Mexico) localization to your app.
  2. Keep the English localization for your strongest words: name, subtitle, keyword field.
  3. Use the Spanish (Mexico) keyword field for different words — repeating words already in your English metadata adds nothing.
  4. Real Spanish searches belong there too: the US has a large Spanish-speaking audience.

Stay on the safe side

  • Name, subtitle and screenshots are visible: make them real Spanish, not a copy of your English text.
  • Only use words that describe your app. Competitor brand names get apps rejected.
  • The same idea works in other stores — each has its own set of indexed languages, so check Apple’s list before you rely on it.

Check it actually worked

Indexing isn’t documented in detail, so measure: track the new words in the US store before the update ships, and watch them for a week or two after. TrackASO checks every keyword every night in each country you choose — you’ll see the words you added start ranking (or not).

Building the field itself: the free 100-byte counter and the keyword helper drop duplicates and plurals for you.