Comparison

Metrics vs RevenueCat

RevenueCat's app covers subscriptions that run through RevenueCat. Metrics covers every app in App Store Connect.

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 reads App Store Connect, so it covers every app you have there: downloads, impressions, page views and crashes as well as revenue. RevenueCat Mobile covers subscriptions for apps that use RevenueCat.

Pick Metrics if

You want downloads, impressions, page views and crashes beside revenue.
Some of your apps have no subscriptions.
You want nothing to add to the app itself.

Side by side

	Metrics	RevenueCat
Built for	indie developers who want their App Store numbers at a glance	developers whose apps already run their subscriptions through RevenueCat
Where it runs	on iPhone and iPad	on iPhone and iPad
Outside the app	Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, and Siri	widgets for active trials and a live transaction feed, with Siri and App Shortcuts
Reads from	App Store Connect directly, with your API key kept in the iOS Keychain	your RevenueCat account
How you pay	free for one app; Pro is a subscription for unlimited apps	free to use with any RevenueCat account

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 RevenueCat is

RevenueCat Mobile is the companion app for RevenueCat, a service for in-app purchases and subscriptions. It shows subscription metrics and charts, customer history and a live transaction feed, with widgets, Siri and an AI assistant.

Questions

Is Metrics a good alternative to RevenueCat?

Yes, if you want your App Store numbers on the Home Screen and Lock Screen, read straight from App Store Connect. Metrics reads App Store Connect, so it covers every app you have there: downloads, impressions, page views and crashes as well as revenue. RevenueCat Mobile covers subscriptions for apps that use RevenueCat.

What is the difference between Metrics and RevenueCat?

Metrics is built for indie developers who want their App Store numbers at a glance. RevenueCat is built for developers whose apps already run their subscriptions through RevenueCat.

How is Metrics sold compared with RevenueCat?

Metrics: free for one app; Pro is a subscription for unlimited apps. RevenueCat: free to use with any RevenueCat account.

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

Metrics

Stop refreshing App Store Connect

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