Xreviews vs App Analytics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Xreviews
Manage and respond to your Apple App Store reviews directly from your iPhone or iPad. This native app allows you to search, sort, and filter reviews, and even view them offline after initial import. Designed for developers by developers, it offers widgets for at-a-glance review monitoring.
- View and manage app reviews
- Respond to reviews directly
- Search, sort, and filter reviews
- Offline review access
- Home screen widgets
- Support for multiple accounts
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Xreviews is a native iPhone and iPad app that allows you to view and manage reviews for your Apple App Store apps. Just sign in with your App Store Connect API keys, and we'll import customer reviews for all of your apps. You can search, sort, and filter reviews by keyword, date, rating, and more. Xreviews also lets you respond to App Store reviews directly from the app. You can even filter out reviews that you already responded to from your feed. Xreviews is a modern, native iOS app designed for indie developers by indie developers with details that make it a joy to use. For example, our widgets allow you to see the latest app reviews right from your Home Screen. For our power users, Xreviews supports multiple App Store accounts. Have too many apps? You can hide apps for which you don't need to see reviews. And once the initial import completes, you can view all customer reviews offline. Xreviews is the best app review manager for iOS and iPadOS.
App Analytics
This app provides app developers with a streamlined way to monitor their App Store portfolio's performance. It offers a consolidated dashboard for tracking downloads, revenue, trends, and update adoption, simplifying data analysis from App Store Connect reports.
- Portfolio dashboard
- Download and proceeds tracking
- Trend charts
- Update cohort analysis
- Country-specific adoption comparison
- App-level detail views
- Metric snapshot sharing
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AppCat gives app developers a faster way to check what is happening across their App Store portfolio. See downloads, proceeds, monetization, trends, and update performance for every app you manage without digging through App Store Connect reports. Built for independent developers and small studios, AppCat turns your App Store Connect sales data into a compact portfolio dashboard you can scan in seconds. Track your portfolio: * See all released apps in one sortable view * Compare daily downloads, proceeds, and proceeds per download * Switch to rolling 30-day metrics to smooth out noisy daily swings * View compact trend charts for each app and portfolio totals * Track update cohorts to see how new versions are being adopted * Compare update adoption by country * Open app-level detail views for larger charts and recent performance * Share clean metric snapshots when you want to show progress AppCat connects through the official App Store Connect API. Credentials are stored locally on your device, and reports are cached so repeat checks are fast. AppCat is made for the quick questions developers ask every day: Which app is growing? Which one is slipping? Did that update move the numbers? Where are proceeds improving? How does the whole portfolio look right now? Open AppCat, refresh your reports, and get a clear read on your app business. Privacy Policy: https://www.catspaw-systems.com/PrivacyPolicies/AppCatPrivacy.html EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: App Analytics at every 4 days against Xreviews's every 3 weeks. 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
Both are free to download. Xreviews sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and App Analytics sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Xreviews against 5.0 for App Analytics. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Xreviews ships an update every 3 weeks, App Analytics every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Xreviews | App Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Furnace Creek Software LLC | Catspaw Systems LLC |
Customer experience
Xreviews
App Analytics
In-app purchases
Xreviews
- Pro: One Time Purchase$4.99
App Analytics
- AppCat Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Lifetime access to AppCat$9.99
