SEMrush vs Looker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SEMrush
Monitor keyword performance and track your website's ranking changes in search results. Analyze trends in visibility, traffic, and average position over custom date ranges. Requires a pre-setup Position Tracking campaign.
- Keyword position tracking
- Advanced filtering
- Win/loss position analysis
- Growth trend generation
- Visibility and traffic monitoring
- Average position tracking
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Quickly check the updates on your top keywords, or use the full list with advanced filters to get the exact data you need. See what positions you’ve won or lost in Google’s top 3, 10, 20, or 100 results. Set a date range to generate the growth trend of your website’s Visibility, Traffic, and Average Position. This app requires a pre-setup Position Tracking campaign.
Looker
Access and interact with your business intelligence dashboards and reports from anywhere. Seamlessly navigate between data sources and collaborate with your team on insights.
- Seamless Google OAuth login
- Access Looker instance on mobile
- View, share, and collaborate on dashboards
- Mobile-friendly report viewing
- Access reports shared with you
- Collaborate within team workspaces
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Access all your Looker content while on the go! The new Looker app enables seamless navigation between Looker and Looker Studio Pro content, providing a unified view of your data. With Looker you can: - Login seamlessly with Google OAuth or 3PIDP - All Looker customers can access their instance via mobile app - View, Share and Collaborate on your Looker dashboards, Looks and boards on-the-go With Looker Studio Pro: - View your reports in a mobile-friendly format - View and access reports shared with you and within team workspaces - Share your reports with others Download the Looker app today and take informed actions on your data! By using this app you are agreeing to Terms of Service (https://cloud.google.com/terms/looker/msa?e=48754805&hl=en) and Privacy Notice (https://cloud.google.com/terms/cloud-acquisitions-privacy-notice?hl=en&e=48754805) for Looker (Original) Terms of Service (https://cloud.google.com/terms/) and Privacy Notice (https://cloud.google.com/terms/cloud-privacy-notice) for Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker Studio Pro
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Looker at 3.8 against SEMrush's 2.2. SEMrush's advantage is review sentiment (16% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). 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.
Looker holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 59 and 12 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 16% of SEMrush's written reviews are positive against 0% of Looker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SEMrush ships an update every 2 weeks, Looker every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 11, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SEMrush | Looker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (59 ratings) | 3.8 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 59 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | SEMrush CY LTD | |
Customer experience
SEMrush
Looker
Bugs and requests
SEMrush
Reported bugs
17 issues- App stuck at first page
- Cannot log in due to password manager issues
- Password field won't allow paste or auto-fill
- App takes you back to login screen after entering credentials
- Cookie policy banner prevents progress
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- Autofill doesn't work for password
- Cannot copy and paste password
- App shows cookie policy banner and cannot move past it
- Login fails, redirects to login screen
- Password field jumps up and doesn't allow entry
- App crashes on startup
- Account generated via Google login cannot be used
- App doesn't support SSO
- Login password field is empty bug
- Password field is NOT empty bug
- Password field cannot be empty error
- Bug with password auto fill and empty field notification
Requested features
12 requests- Add tag tracking
- Add page tracking
- Add new error/warning tracking
- Add competitor info
- More than simple keyword tracking
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- Ability to switch between multiple accounts
- Add social media tracker
- More robust version with more tools
- Add Google login
- Add SSO support
- Show read-only view on Site Audit, On Page Checker, and Traffic
- Add more functionalities for managing projects on the go
Looker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SEMrush
No in-app purchases
Looker
No in-app purchases
