app-store vs The App Stores Cooolest API
app-store is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑18.
app-store is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by barnburner121. No marketplace we read lists it any more. The App Stores Cooolest API is an MCP server published by smbcloudXYZ. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-23. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  The App Stores Cooolest API | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace barnburner121/claude-plugin-marketplace | Removed on 2026-10-18 Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 3 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.4.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 7 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | app-storeno longer listed · | The App Stores Cooolest API |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 3 | 7 |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-21 |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (@barnburner121/plugin-hub-mcp) | On your machine (smbcloud-ascapi-cli) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 3, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 2 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/barnburner121/claude-plugin-marketplace | github.com/smbcloudxyz/smbcloud-ascapi |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 1 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-12 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of app-store
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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AI-agent operations for App Store Connect and Google Play, with approval before live publishing.
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Create App Store screenshots, app icons and store copy, then push them to App Store Connect.
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AI-agent operations for App Store Connect and Google Play, with approval before live publishing.
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Automate every Google Play Store publishing task — store listings, ASO, release notes, policy declarations, and screenshot copy. Built by an Android developer who has shipped 20+…
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Checks mobile app projects against Apple's App Store Review Guidelines and Google Play's Developer Program Policies before submission.
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Read-only iOS App Store pre-submission check (static scan, fastlane precheck, guideline drift, Pierre commentary, semantic deep review).
What each says it does
app-store
Generate App Store and Play Store submission checklists
The App Stores Cooolest API
Forget Fastlane, this is the app stores coolest API.
How to run each
app-store
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
The App Stores Cooolest API
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Requires: ASC_API_KEY, ASC_ISSUER_ID, ASC_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH (secret), --mcp
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of app-store publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: app-store · What it can do: The App Stores Cooolest API · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.