Economic Research Tracker vs EconomyNow
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.
EconomyNow
Access timely economic data and popular tools from the Atlanta Fed. View charts on labor, inflation, and growth, and share insights directly to social media. Stay informed with the latest economic numbers and updates.
- View latest economic numbers
- Access labor, inflation, and growth tools
- Interactive and shareable charts
- Favorite data tools for quick access
- Share data to social media
- Get notified of updates
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Stay up to date on the economy with the Atlanta Fed’s EconomyNow app. The app allows you to view some of our most popular tools that incorporate timely data on the labor market, inflation, and growth, like GDPNow and the Wage Growth Tracker. It also offers interactive and shareable charts as well as the latest data. The EconomyNow app is perfect for economists, financial market professionals, academics, students, and anyone else interested in economic data. What you can do with this app: • Get a quick view of the latest numbers on the economy • Favorite your data tool for quick access • Access the data • Share the data or post them directly to social media • Get notified of the latest updates If you encounter problems or have suggestions for improving our app, please contact us at webmaster@atl.frb.org.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Economic Research Tracker at 4.6 against EconomyNow's 4.4. Economic Research Tracker also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 10 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Economic Research Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Economic Research Tracker's written reviews are positive against 50% of EconomyNow's.
Economic Research Tracker ships an update every 4 months, EconomyNow every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Economic Research Tracker | EconomyNow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (17 ratings) — better | 4.4 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 243 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Federal Reserve Bank of New York | Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta |
Customer experience
Economic Research Tracker
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In-app purchases
Economic Research Tracker
No in-app purchases
EconomyNow
No in-app purchases
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