App Store Trends API vs Google Surf Mcp

In-depth architectural comparison of the App Store Trends API and Google Surf Mcp MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose App Store Trends API when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Browser Automation domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose Google Surf Mcp when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Browser Automation domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: dropped, dropped_reasons, liteparse.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	App Store Trends API Browser Automation	G Google Surf Mcp Browser Automation
Summary	App downloads and chart ranking trends for iOS and Android. Free key at trendsapi.ai	Google search via Playwright with a warm Chrome profile. No API key, no proxies.
Category & Scope	Browser Automation	Browser Automation
Quality signal

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "app-store-trends-api": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://api.trendsapi.ai/mcp",
        "--header",
        "Authorization:${AUTH_HEADER}"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-surf-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "google-surf-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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