App Store Connect vs The App Stores Cooolest API
App Store Connect is an MCP server published by forgeopslabs. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). 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 2026-10-16. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  App Store Connect |  The App Stores Cooolest API |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.3.1 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.3.0 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 Store Connect | The App Stores Cooolest API |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 (worse) | 7 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-13 |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (https://github.com/forgeopslabs/appstore-mcp/releases/download/v0.3.1/appstore-mcp.mcpb) | On your machine (smbcloud-ascapi-cli) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 6, secrets among them: 1 | 3, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/forgeopslabs/appstore-mcp | github.com/smbcloudxyz/smbcloud-ascapi |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 3 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-12 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
App Store Connect
MCP server for the Apple App Store Connect API - 114 annotated tools, optional read-only mode.
The App Stores Cooolest API
Forget Fastlane, this is the app stores coolest API.
How to run each
App Store Connect
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Requires: ASC_ISSUER_ID, ASC_KEY_ID, ASC_PRIVATE_KEY (secret)
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
Only App Store Connect asks for
ASC_KEY_IDASC_PRIVATE_KEY (secret)ASC_READ_ONLYASC_TOOLS
Only The App Stores Cooolest API asks for
ASC_API_KEY
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: App Store Connect · What it can do: The App Stores Cooolest API · Compare two other plugins
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.