By understanding how users discover and interact with your app, you can create even better app experiences that help grow your business. Get valuable data you won’t find anywhere else in App Analytics, Sales and Trends, and Payments and Financial Reports within App Store Connect.
Measure your app downloads, App Store conversion rate, marketing campaigns for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and visionOS apps.
Find out how many times your app has been downloaded — and get breakouts by territory, device, and source — by viewing Total Downloads. This metric includes First-Time Downloads of your app as well as Redownloads.
When a user downloads your app to their device for the first time, it’s counted as a First-Time Download. App Analytics provides a general view of your First-Time Downloads, as well as breakouts by territory, device, and source. To view data over a specific time period, select a custom date range.
A Redownload occurs when a user who previously downloaded your app adds it to their device again. To view the number of redownloads, visit the Metrics tab and click Redownloads in the pop-up menu.
For a deeper understanding of where your downloads came from, click the Sources tab and choose a download type from the pop-up menu. A source is counted when a customer follows a link to your App Store product page. There are five types of sources: App Store Browse, App Store Search, App Referrers, Web Referrers, and App Clips. For details on App Referrers or Web Referrers, choose the corresponding source in the pop-up menu. Learn about measuring user acquisition sources in App Store Connect Help.
The conversion rate helps you understand how often people download your app after viewing it on the App Store. In App Analytics, this is measured as the ratio of Total Downloads to Unique Impressions. Total Downloads can include first-time downloads redownloads and pre-orders. A Unique Impression is counted when a customer views your app on the Today, Games, Apps, or Search tabs on the App Store, or on your product page. For example, if your app has 100 Unique Impressions and 50 Total Downloads, your conversion rate is 50%. To quickly view your conversion rate, click the Metrics tab and select Conversion Rate from the pop-up menu. View this data by Source Type to understand which sources result in the highest conversion rate, or filter by an individual source for more detail. You can use this information to measure performance over time and understand how changes to your product page affect your conversion rate.
Campaign links take the user to your App Store product page, and allow you to measure the performance of each of your marketing channels (e.g., website, social media, email, paid advertising, cross-promotion in other apps). Make links for different versions of your marketing creative — such as advertisements with different copy, calls to action, icons, characters, or screenshots — to learn which results in more downloads. If certain elements used in your campaign result in better conversion, you might choose to also use them on your App Store product page. You can also measure downloads from Smart App Banners in Safari or cross-promotions in apps that use StoreKit to display your product page.
To understand how your campaigns are performing, click the Sources tab and click Campaigns to view data for Impressions, Total Downloads, Sales, and Sessions for each campaign link you’ve created. Click the name of a campaign for additional details. View the conversion rate of individual campaigns by clicking the Metrics tab, selecting Conversion Rate under Saved Views, and viewing by Campaign. For more information on generating campaign links and measuring promotions, view Manage campaigns in App Store Connect Help.
You can allow customers to pre-order your app before its release date and have it automatically download once it’s available. If you’ve published your app as pre-order, the Overview page displays the number of current Pre-Orders for your selected app. Once your app is available on the App Store, you can view how many downloads and sales you received from customers who pre-ordered your app. You can also view the number of times a pre-order was placed, cancelled, and fulfilled in the Pre-Orders section of Sales and Trends. To learn more about making your app available for pre-order, view Offering your apps for pre-order.
Measure app usage — including active devices, sessions, and retention — as well as user acquisition sources for your iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and visionOS apps. Usage data includes only users who have agreed to share their diagnostics and usage information with you. For information about subscriber retention, view Measuring performance with Sales and Trends.
A Session is counted when your app is used for at least two seconds, and Active Devices are those with at least one session during a given period. On the Overview page, you can see the number of Sessions per Active Device and click the number for details. This can help you understand typical engagement with your app and measure progress toward usage goals. You can also view or filter this data by different dimensions for additional insight. For example:
The Retention tab shows the percentage of devices on which your app was used in the days after first installation. This can help you understand whether users enjoy their initial app experience. If your retention rate is low, you might update your onboarding experience to help users better understand your app and see if retention rates improve. You can also filter this data by different dimensions for additional insight. For example:
A paying user is a unique user, based on Apple Account, who paid for an app or In-App Purchases. To see proceeds per paying user, choose Proceeds in the Metrics tab and compare this data to Paying Users. Look for variation in this data for different versions of your app to understand if your updates might have affected user spending. You can also filter this data by different dimensions for more insight. For example:
Measure the success of any App Store features you use, including:
In-App Events: evaluate the performance of your published In-App Events and determine which ones result in the most engagement.
Custom product pages: understand how effective each page is at encouraging app downloads and redownloads.
Product page optimization: Evaluate how different versions of your product page perform and decide whether to apply a treatment to your original product page.
Understand your app’s performance across the customer journey by comparing results across several key metrics, including conversion rate; retention rate on day 1, 7, and 28; crash rate; and average proceeds per paying user. Learn how to take action on insights from peer group benchmarks.
Measure the daily performance of your apps and In-App Purchases on iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and visionOS. Data is recorded when a customer initiates a transaction on the App Store or in your app. Note that data for iMessage apps and sticker packs is associated with iOS.
To learn more, see the following resources:
In-App Purchases include consumables, non-consumables, auto-renewable subscriptions, and non-renewing subscriptions. To see a high-level summary of your In-App Purchases, visit the Overview page and look at the In-App Purchases section. You’ll see the number of in-app purchases made across all of your apps during the 30 days leading up to the selected date. Restored In-App Purchases are not included. For more detailed information, click Top In-App Purchases to visit the Units page filtered by In-App Purchases. You can view or filter this data by different dimensions for additional insight. For example:
On the Overview page, visit the Sales section to see your total sales across all apps, In-App Purchases, and bundles you offer, including applicable taxes. Sales are estimated in USD based on a rolling average of the previous month’s exchange rates. Refunds subtract from the total. Please note that sales totals are recorded when a customer initiates a transaction, not when Apple has successfully billed and collected payment from the user.
To view a breakdown of your sales by content type, visit the Sales page. You’ll see your total sales for the selected timeframe, as well as the percent change from the previous timeframe (for example, this month’s sales compared to last month’s sales). You can also see a graph of sales per day. Filter or view this data by different dimensions for more details. For example:
View your total monthly proceeds and total Units sold, as well as payment details by territory. This information can be manually downloaded as a monthly report by clicking the Create Reports button, or automatically downloaded using Reporter or the App Store Connect API. Proceeds are dispersed in your bank account’s currency.
If payment has not yet been transferred to your bank, you’ll see Total Estimated Proceeds at the top of the page. Please note the amount you receive may vary due to changes in foreign exchange rate at the time of payment and any applicable withholding tax, which will be applied when the payment is made.
If payment has been transferred to your bank, you’ll see Total Proceeds at the top of the page, which reflects the final proceeds paid for the corresponding region and reporting period.
To learn more, view Getting paid in App Store Connect Help.