Google Play Console vs Search Panel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Search Panel
Monitor website performance metrics like impressions and clicks directly from your mobile device. This client provides tools to inspect URLs, manage sitemaps, and organize your sites within Google Search Console.
- Monitor impressions and clicks
- Inspect URLs
- Manage sitemaps
- Organize sites
- Filter by date, device, and data type
- Chart and interface customization
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A native Google Search Console client for iPhone and Mac. For the SEO expert or website owner on the go. • Monitor website impressions and clicks • Give Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, and other AI tools MCP access to your Google Search Console data • Filter by date range, device and data type • Group and organize your sites • Add and remove sites • Add, view and remove sitemaps • Inspect URLs in Google Search Console • Chart and interface customizations Try for free and purchase Pro to unlock features. App available in 40 languages. Email support available in English only. Search Panel is not affiliated with Google, this is a third party application. Google account required. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Search Panel at 100% against Google Play Console's 57%. Google Play Console's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Search Panel sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Google Play Console asks for nothing beyond the download.
Google Play Console holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Google Play Console has 154 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of Google Play Console's written reviews are positive against 100% of Search Panel's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Google Play Console ships an update every 6 weeks, Search Panel monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Google Play Console | Search Panel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (154 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 154 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #26 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrew Moloney | |
Customer experience
Google Play Console
Search Panel
In-app purchases
Google Play Console
No in-app purchases
Search Panel
- Pro3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Lifetime$24.99
Questions
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