# Compare competitor reviews with an AI assistant

Source: [Subview Help](https://help.subview.ai/competitor-comparison)

Compare your app and competitors using stored Subview reviews and an AI assistant. Match sources and dates, check evidence, and explain coverage gaps.

## Confirm the products and sources

Use an AI assistant connected to Subview through MCP to carry out this workflow. The assistant reads the products and sources available to your account and performs the analysis in its conversation.

1. Ask the assistant to find your product and each competitor by name, then list their connected sources and platforms. Confirm the matches before comparing similarly named apps.
2. Choose an explicit start date, end date and time zone. Review searches use stored publication dates, including both dates in the selected time zone.
3. Agree which platforms and ratings to include. If a competitor has fewer connected sources, make that difference visible in the comparison.

[Connect an AI assistant](https://help.subview.ai/mcp)

[Understand products and sources](https://help.subview.ai/products-and-sources)

## Ask for a comparison with evidence

Replace the product names and dates in the example below. Start with all ratings to see both strengths and problems; narrow the question afterwards if needed.

Example request: Compare Product A and Product B using reviews published from 1 October 2026 through 14 October 2026 in Europe/London. Confirm the matched products and sources first. For each product and platform, report the number of stored reviews, average rating and rating distribution for this period. Read all matching reviews or explicitly describe the sample. Compare recurring praise, problems and feature requests, with supporting review links for each finding. Keep platform differences visible and explain coverage gaps before drawing conclusions.

Ask the assistant to continue through every page of matching reviews and read the full text of reviews it cites. If it cannot finish, its answer should state the number read, the total available and how the sample was selected.


## Separate counts from interpretation

Review counts, average ratings and rating distributions can be calculated over all matching records stored in Subview. Themes and feature requests require the assistant to read and interpret the text; they are not precomputed theme statistics.

If the assistant gives a percentage for a theme, ask how it classified and counted the reviews and which set is the denominator. A few supporting quotations do not establish how common that theme is.

Compare platforms and periods consistently. Different review volumes, collection coverage and available country or language details can affect the result. These records do not establish market share or satisfaction among all users.


[Understand countries, languages and versions](https://help.subview.ai/review-details)

## Validate the findings and choose a next step

MCP reads data already stored in Subview. It does not connect missing competitor sources or fetch new reviews on request. Ask your Subview team if the comparison needs sources that are not available to your company.

If the assistant uses saved digests, ask it to identify the periods and avoid adding overlapping totals. A digest summary can guide further reading, but it does not replace the supporting reviews.

1. Open the cited reviews to check that they support the claims. Read replies and original text when they change the interpretation.
2. Ask for examples that challenge the conclusion and for themes shared by both products as well as differences.
3. Take promising questions into your team's research or planning process. Validate any proposed product or marketing response with your own goals and data.

## Keep exploring

- [Connect an AI assistant with MCP](https://help.subview.ai/mcp.md)
- [Monitor app reviews with Subview](https://help.subview.ai/review-monitoring.md)
- [Review updates and source details](https://help.subview.ai/review-details.md)

## Need a hand?

Contact your Subview team for help with access, sources or your workspace. New to Subview? Request a demo and tell us what you want to explore.

[Book a Demo](https://subview.ai/book-a-demo)