Comparison

Search Ads Manager vs AdKit

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

Head to head
About

Search Ads Manager

Monitor Apple Search Ads performance, track spend, taps, and installs. Offers bulk campaign management and keyword updates with a paid upgrade. Connects directly to your Apple Ads account.

Highlights
  • Track spend, impressions, taps, and installs
  • Review trends and reports by date range
  • Adjust daily budgets and bids
  • Bulk keyword updates
  • Create single keyword ad groups
  • Manage ad groups and ads
Features
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See where your Apple Ads (Apple Search Ads) budget goes. SearchAds Manager brings campaign reporting and bulk management to iPhone, iPad, and Mac for app developers and marketers. TRACK PERFORMANCE - Monitor spend, impressions, taps, installs, cost per tap (CPT), and cost per acquisition (CPA). - Review trends and explore reports by date range, campaign, ad group, and keyword. MAKE CHANGES FASTER With a paid upgrade: - Adjust daily budgets, bids, countries, and campaign status. - Paste keyword lists to update bids and statuses in bulk. - Create single keyword ad groups (SKAGs) and launch campaigns across multiple countries. - Manage ad groups and their ads from the same workspace. On Mac, connect compatible tools through the optional local MCP server for reporting and campaign actions. CONNECT YOUR ACCOUNT Requires an Apple Ads account with API access. Connect using your API credentials; your private key is stored in the device Keychain. The app interface is in English. IN-APP PURCHASES Reporting is free. Creating or changing campaigns, ad groups, ads, and keywords requires a paid upgrade. Choose a lifetime purchase or an auto-renewing subscription where offered. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account when you confirm the purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.rs.ltd/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.rs.ltd/terms

About

AdKit

Monitor your AdMob earnings directly from your iPhone or Mac. Visualize your revenue with detailed charts and reports, and set custom goals with notifications. This app utilizes Google's official AdMob API for secure data tracking.

Highlights
  • Track overall and per-app earnings
  • View eCPM, Impressions, and Match Rates
  • Filter earnings data with query filters
  • Daily earnings widget
  • Goal setting with notifications
Features
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AdKit is the best app to track your AdMob revenue with your iPhone and Mac. The app uses safe and secure authentication provided by Google. FEATURES: - Track your overall earnings - Track your earnings for each application. - View charts and reports for your earnings, eCpm, Impressions, requests, match rates with query filters. - Widget to track your daily earnings. - Set your daily and monthly goals and receive a notification if any of your goals are met. IMPORTANT: this is not an official app for viewing Admob data. but it uses the official Admob Api provided by google. Terms of Use: http://hold-apps.com/admobkit-terms.php

Screenshots

Search Ads Manager4 screens
AdKit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Search Ads Manager at none against AdKit's shown. AdKit's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.4). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Search Ads Manager sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and AdKit sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Search Ads Manager against 5.0 for AdKit. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Search Ads Manager versus AdKit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSearch Ads ManagerAdKit
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.414.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRemote Sunrise LTDHOLD-APPS - FZCO

Customer experience

Search Ads Manager

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

AdKit

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Search Ads Manager

Subscriptions3
  • Premium - 1 week$4.997 Days
  • Premium - 1 month$9.991 Month
  • Premium - 1 year$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium - lifetime$39.99
4 purchases

AdKit

Subscriptions4
  • Starter Plan - Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Unlimited Plan - Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Starter Plan - Yearly7 Days trial$12.991 Year
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  • Unlimited plan - Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year

Questions

Is Search Ads Manager free?
Search Ads Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AdKit free?
AdKit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Search Ads Manager or AdKit?
Search Ads Manager and AdKit are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Search Ads Manager or AdKit have ads?
AdKit shows ads; Search Ads Manager does not.

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