App Store Connect vs Google Play Console
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
App Store Connect
Manage your applications, track sales, and respond to customer feedback directly from your mobile device. This tool helps developers monitor app performance, manage submissions, and generate promotional assets on the go.
- Manage app status and submissions
- Organize tester groups and builds
- Monitor sales and trends
- Respond to customer reviews
- Generate marketing assets
- Receive key event notifications
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Manage your apps on the go with the App Store Connect app for iPhone and iPad. • View the status of your apps and manage App Store submissions. • Manage tester groups, add new builds and testers, view screenshot and crash feedback. • View key sales and trends information to monitor app performance. • View and respond to your latest customer ratings and reviews. • Generate marketing assets to promote your apps’ biggest moments, such as getting featured in select placements on the App Store, or when you’re submitting a new app launch or new version. • Receive notifications about key events, such as app status changes, new customer reviews, tester feedback, and featuring in select placements on the App Store.
Google Play Console
Monitor key app metrics, manage orders, and issue refunds. Engage with users by viewing and replying to app reviews. Track app availability across various release tracks.
- Monitor app metrics
- Manage app orders
- Issue refunds
- View and reply to reviews
- Track release availability
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• Monitor the metrics you care about • Manage your app's orders and issue refunds • View and reply to app reviews • Track and monitor the availability of your apps across different tracks and releases
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: App Store Connect at 16K against Google Play Console's 207. On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for App Store Connect against 4.7 for Google Play Console. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: App Store Connect has 16K ratings behind it against 207, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 55% of App Store Connect's written reviews are positive against 57% of Google Play Console's.
App Store Connect ships an update every 2 months, Google Play Console every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | App Store Connect | Google Play Console |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (16K ratings) — better | 4.7 (207 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.4% of reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16K — better | 207 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #13 — better | #37 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Apple | |
Customer experience
App Store Connect
Google Play Console
Bugs and requests
App Store Connect
Reported bugs
4 issues- Reviews section crashes the app
- Trends data not updating correctly
- Login fields sometimes disabled
- Inconsistent behavior across devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for TestFlight management
- Improve trends and analytics features
- Allow custom date ranges for data
- Provide more detailed app metrics
- Add translations for reviews
Google Play Console
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
App Store Connect
No in-app purchases
Google Play Console
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is App Store Connect free?
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Which has better reviews, App Store Connect or Google Play Console?
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