Localize App Store Keywords: Brazil to Mexico
Playbook for expanding App Store keywords from Brazil to Mexico. Covers secondary indexing rules, script expansion (1x), and metadata tips.
Expanding from Brazil to Mexico shifts your primary keyword language from Portuguese to Spanish. Text length maintains similar character length.
- •Origin Market: Brazil (BR)
- •Destination Market: Mexico (MX)
- •Script Expansion Factor: 1x
- •Secondary Indexing: Mexico indexes Spanish (Mexico).
Metadata Translation & Character Strategy
Place the primary Spanish high-demand search term in your 30-character App Title.
Reinforce secondary intent and benefits in Spanish within 30 characters.
Fill the 100-character keyword field with comma-separated, single root words in Spanish without spaces after commas.
Localization Checklist
- ✓Check Apple's secondary language indexing rules for Mexico.
- ✓Account for script expansion: Maintains similar character length when translating from Portuguese to Spanish.
- ✓Verify Apple Search Ads popularity for target keywords directly in the Mexico storefront.
- ✓Audit top-ranking local competitor subtitles in Mexico before finalizing your 100-character field.
Cross-Market Indexing Rules & Script Density
When taking an app successful in Brazil into Mexico, the biggest mistake is direct literal translation. Search intent is cultural, not purely grammatical.
Mexico indexes Spanish (Mexico).
Script expansion factor is 1x (Maintains similar character length). In a 30-character title limit, every character counts.
Common Pitfalls to Avoid in Mexico
Mexico shares LatAm cultural context, but Spanish keywords are mandatory.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Apple automatically translate my keywords from Brazil for Mexico?
- No. Apple does not translate metadata across languages. If you do not provide dedicated Spanish metadata, users searching in Mexico will only find you if they type in Portuguese or if secondary indexing applies.
- How do I verify search volume in Mexico?
- Use ASOGrade's Mexico storefront selector. It reads Apple Search Ads demand scores calibrated directly to local search behavior in Mexico.
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Score keywords for Mexico
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