Comparison

Parse.ly vs Screenwise Meter

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Parse.ly

Gain immediate insights into your website's audience and content performance. Track trending posts, view real-time metrics, and analyze specific authors or sections on the go. Understand what resonates with your readers and how they discover your content.

Highlights
  • Real-time audience insights
  • Top trending posts
  • Key metrics and graphs
  • Author and section filtering
  • Sort posts by various metrics
  • Real-time traffic stats
Features
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Parsely provides clear audience insights about what’s being read on your website, right now. The app provides on-the-go access to your real-time Parsely dashboard so you’re not missing anything your audience is telling you. The app allows you to: - See top trending posts for your site or your entire network of sites - View today’s graphs and key metrics in real-time - Focus on specific authors, sections, or tags from your site - Sort top posts by metric: visitors, page views, social shares, social referrals, search referrals, and engaged time if activated for your account. - Follow any post’s performance with real-time traffic stats and referral sources. - Run Parsely analytics side-by-side with your site using multitasking on the iPad. The Parsely iOS App requires a Parsely account.

About

Screenwise Meter

This app allows registered participants in Google's market research programs to interact with physical meters and manage their participation. It simplifies checking in with devices like router meters and offers a convenient way to respond to surveys and policy updates.

Highlights
  • Interact with physical meters
  • Check in with router meters
  • Use TV Meter Remote
  • Respond to surveys in-app
  • Manage terms and privacy policy updates
Features
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The Screenwise Meter iOS app enables registered panelists' participation in Google’s meter-based market research programs. A panelist is a member of a recruited group of people who have opted to participate in Google research and have consented to install meters and share their internet usage with Google. In return for their participation, panelists receive rewards. When a panel includes physical meters, like Router Meters or TV Meters, this app helps panelists interact with those meters. For example, the app handles checking in to the router meter, so panelists won’t be interrupted when they connect to Wi-Fi at home. It may include a TV Meter Remote so panelists can check in and out from the comfort of their chair. The Screenwise Meter iOS app also provides panelists with the convenience of answering our occasional surveys and agreeing to (or rejecting) terms and privacy policy updates in the app instead of visiting our online portal. For information about your own panel, refer to your research panel membership page. For more information about Google and market research panels in general, go to http://www.google.com/landing/panelresearch/

Screenshots

Parse.ly3 screens
Screenwise Meter3 screens

Verdict

The call

Parse.ly and Screenwise Meter both sit at 3.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Parse.ly's written reviews are positive against 24% of Screenwise Meter's. Parse.ly also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.5). Screenwise Meter's advantage is ratings volume (113 vs 7). On price, rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for Parse.ly against 3.8 for Screenwise Meter. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Screenwise Meter has 113 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Parse.ly's written reviews are positive against 24% of Screenwise Meter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Parse.ly ships an update every 4 months, Screenwise Meter every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 13, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Parse.ly versus Screenwise Meter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterParse.lyScreenwise Meter
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (7 ratings) — better3.8 (113 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better24.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7113 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB136 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAutomatticGoogle

Customer experience

Parse.ly

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Screenwise Meter

All ratings113 ratings
Positive68.1%
Neutral6.2%
Negative25.7%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive24.0%
Neutral12.0%
Negative64.0%

In-app purchases

None

Parse.ly

No in-app purchases

None

Screenwise Meter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Parse.ly free?
Parse.ly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Screenwise Meter free?
Screenwise Meter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Parse.ly or Screenwise Meter?
Parse.ly is rated higher. Parse.ly averages 3.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Screenwise Meter averages 3.8 from 113 ratings.
Do Parse.ly or Screenwise Meter have ads?
Neither Parse.ly nor Screenwise Meter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Parse.ly or Screenwise Meter?
Parse.ly ships an update every 4 months, and Screenwise Meter every 3 months. Most recently, Parse.ly was updated on August 13, 2026 and Screenwise Meter on September 23, 2026.

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