Guide · Apple Intelligence
How to get recommended by Apple Intelligence
Apple Intelligence (and Siri) routes many answers through trusted partners and the open web, favoring businesses with clean, well-structured, verifiable entity signals. This is how to get Apple Intelligence to name your business when a buyer asks for the best in your category.
The 3 signals Apple Intelligence rewards
1. Be an unmistakable entity.
Publish an llms.txt, add Organization + FAQ schema, and keep your name and details consistent everywhere so Apple Intelligence can resolve you as a real business.
2. Earn citation density.
Apple Intelligence recommends what's recommended a lot across sources it trusts — G2/Capterra/Trustpilot, niche directories, "best of" roundups, Reddit and press. This is the biggest lever.
3. Own quotable content.
Clear "best [category] for [use case]" and "[competitor] alternatives" pages, plus FAQ blocks that answer in one clean paragraph Apple Intelligence can lift.
Then measure it.
You can't improve what you can't see. Cited checks Apple Intelligence (and every other engine) and shows the exact gaps.
Get recommended by Apple Intelligence — FAQ
How does Apple Intelligence decide what to recommend?Apple Intelligence routes many answers through trusted partners and the open web, favoring businesses with clean, well-structured, verifiable entity signals. Get recognized as a clear entity and earn citations on the sources it trusts, and it recommends you.
How do I check if Apple Intelligence recommends my business?Run a free Cited scan — it asks Apple Intelligence the real buying-intent prompts for your category and shows whether you're named, and who's named instead.
How long does it take to rank on Apple Intelligence?Entity and structured-data fixes register within days. Citation density — the biggest lever — builds over weeks to months. Cited tracks it daily.
One playbook gets you recommended across all of them. See the full guide: How to Get Recommended by Every AI →
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