Economic Research Tracker vs MiEconomy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Economic Research Tracker
Access economic insights and analysis from New York Fed economists. Customize your feed by research topics or specific economists, and follow your favorite bloggers for in-depth perspectives on macroeconomics, monetary policy, and more.
- Economic insights and analysis
- Customizable content by research topics
- Filter by New York Fed economists
- Follow favorite bloggers
- Search for economists and bloggers
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The Economic Research Tracker brings you insights and analysis from the New York Fed written by economists working at the intersection of research and policy. You can customize content by various research topics, including Macroeconomics, Monetary Policy, Labor Economics and Household Finance, and by New York Fed economists. You can also search for and follow your favorite Liberty Street Economics bloggers.
MiEconomy
Stay informed about Michigan's labor market and economic indicators with real-time data. Access key metrics like unemployment rates and GDP with same-day updates, sourced from official government agencies. Visualize data and receive notifications for metric changes.
- Labor market metrics
- Economic indicators
- Same-day data updates
- Interactive visualizations
- Metric update notifications
- Links to source data
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The MiEconomy app provides you with the key labor market and economic metrics necessary to stay informed on the Michigan economy. Using sources such as the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau, and Bureau of Economic Analysis, this app provides same-day updates for 44 metrics including the unemployment rate, payroll jobs, and gross domestic product. The app is a product of the State of Michigan, DTMB Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives, and Michigan Department of Treasury. Key Features · Interactive Visualizations · Critical Summaries for All Metrics · Notification of Metric Updates · Same-Day Data Updates · Links to Source Data
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MiEconomy at 5.0 against Economic Research Tracker's 4.6. Economic Research Tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (17 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MiEconomy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Economic Research Tracker has 17 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Economic Research Tracker ships an update every 4 months, MiEconomy every 11 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Economic Research Tracker | MiEconomy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (17 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Federal Reserve Bank of New York | State of Michigan - Department of Technology, Management and Budget |
Customer experience
Economic Research Tracker
MiEconomy
In-app purchases
Economic Research Tracker
No in-app purchases
MiEconomy
No in-app purchases
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