Comparison

Metrics vs App Store Connect

Apple's app manages your apps. Metrics keeps their numbers in front of you.

Our appMetrics is the one we make. Pick it if you want your App Store numbers on the Home Screen and Lock Screen, read straight from App Store Connect.

Metrics on iPhone

Metrics widgets on the Home Screen: app units with a sparkline, downloads and revenue for two apps, and a multi-app chart

The Metrics dashboard: units, revenue, impressions, page views, sessions and crashes with change badges, above a list of apps

Facts checked on 11 November 2026.

The short answer

Metrics puts your App Store numbers where you already look: Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, and Siri. App Store Connect is Apple's app for managing submissions, TestFlight and reviews, with key sales and trends inside.

Pick Metrics if

You want today's downloads on your Home Screen.
You want revenue on the Lock Screen and an answer from Siri.
You want every app's trend on one dashboard.

Side by side

	Metrics	App Store Connect
Built for	indie developers who want their App Store numbers at a glance	developers managing submissions, TestFlight and reviews on the go
Where it runs	on iPhone and iPad	on iPhone and iPad
Outside the app	Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, and Siri	notifications for app status, reviews, tester feedback and featuring
Reads from	App Store Connect directly, with your API key kept in the iOS Keychain	App Store Connect, as Apple's own app
How you pay	free for one app; Pro is a subscription for unlimited apps	free

What Metrics is

Metrics is a native App Store Connect dashboard for iPhone and iPad. It shows downloads, revenue, impressions, sessions and crashes for all your apps, and puts them in Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets and in Siri.

What App Store Connect is

App Store Connect is Apple's own app for managing your apps on iPhone and iPad. It shows app status and submissions, TestFlight builds and testers, key sales and trends, and ratings and reviews you can reply to, with notifications for status changes.

Questions

Is Metrics a good alternative to App Store Connect?

Yes, if you want your App Store numbers on the Home Screen and Lock Screen, read straight from App Store Connect. Metrics puts your App Store numbers where you already look: Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, and Siri. App Store Connect is Apple's app for managing submissions, TestFlight and reviews, with key sales and trends inside.

What is the difference between Metrics and App Store Connect?

Metrics is built for indie developers who want their App Store numbers at a glance. App Store Connect is built for developers managing submissions, TestFlight and reviews on the go.

How is Metrics sold compared with App Store Connect?

Metrics: free for one app; Pro is a subscription for unlimited apps. App Store Connect: free.

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We make Metrics. What we say about App Store Connect comes from its own pages, read on 11 November 2026: App Store Connect on the App Store. Spotted a mistake? Write to support@onedevshop.com. App Store Connect belongs to its owner, and Metrics is not affiliated with it.

Metrics

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Metrics is on the App Store, for iPhone and iPad.