Comparison

AppChoices vs Nielsen Digital App

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

Head to head
About

AppChoices

Manage your preferences for interest-based advertising on mobile apps. This tool offers transparency into data collection by participating companies and allows you to opt out of cross-app data usage for personalized ads with a single click.

Highlights
  • Control interest-based advertising
  • Limit cross-app data collection
  • Opt out of personalized ads
  • Transparency with participating companies
  • Choose all companies with one click
  • Device ID-based choice tool
  • Token ID-based choice (beta)
Features
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Control interest-based advertising on apps on your mobile device. AppChoices gives you transparency with participating companies, and lets you limit their collection of cross-app data for interest-based ads. Brought to you by the Digital Advertising Alliance, and backed up by the DAA’s independent accountability program, AppChoices lets you opt out from interest-based advertising with a particular company, or “Choose All Companies” with one simple click. Did you know that some of the ads you receive in apps are customized based on predictions about your interests generated from your app usage? This is called interest-based advertising (IBA). AppChoices gives you choices about whether you receive this type of advertising that is based on cross-app data collected over time across different apps and devices.  To opt out your device ID out of IBA from a particular company, simply navigate to Device ID-Based Choice tool and set the switch next to the company’s logo from “”ON” to “OFF”. AppChoices lets you decide which, if any, participating companies deliver interest-based advertising to your device. Using the new Token ID-Based Choice (beta) tool, you can opt out or revoke having your data collected or used for IBA linked to the email address you provide. When it comes to ads in your apps based on your interests, it’s your choice. AppChoices también está disponible en español. Solo establece la configuración al idioma español. You may still receive other types of advertising in your apps from participating DAA companies, and these companies (and other apps) may still collect information for other purposes consistent with the DAA Principles. You can learn more about these Principles and the DAA’s enforcement and accountability program by visiting www.aboutads.info/enforcement. v2.2.0

About

Nielsen Digital App

Participate in digital research by installing this app on your smartphone or tablet. Contribute to understanding internet and mobile device usage trends and earn rewards for your participation. Your anonymized activity helps shape digital landscape research.

Highlights
  • Contribute to digital research
  • Track internet and mobile usage
  • Earn rewards for participation
  • Anonymized data collection
  • Understand digital trends
Read full description

The Nielsen Mobile Panel is your opportunity to be a part of the research we do here at Nielsen. This panel helps us understand how consumers use the Internet and mobile devices by studying the websites and apps people like you visit. By installing our app either on your smartphone or tablet, you are contributing to the measurement of the digital landscape and are eligible to earn rewards. Before downloading our Nielsen Mobile App you must first sign up using our registration form, which can be found at https://digitalpanel.nielsen.com. Once submitted, please download this application to your smartphone or tablet. (If you have not completed our registration form, this app will not function and you will not receive rewards). With your help, Nielsen and our clients will better understand mobile device trends such as app usage, website visits, and how much time is spent viewing content. In addition, the App collects and transmits encrypted user data back to Nielsen, such as your location, device identifiers and cellular signal information for research purposes. We do NOT collect user IDs or passwords. Your mobile activity will be anonymized and aggregated along with thousands of other participating panelists before any reports are shared. You can access our Privacy Policy here: https://www.nielsen.com/legal/privacy-principles/ If you have any questions, you can contact our support teams at digital.support@digitalpanels.nielsen.com.

Screenshots

AppChoices3 screens
Nielsen Digital App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Nielsen Digital App at 2.8 against AppChoices's 2.3. Nielsen Digital App also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.5). AppChoices's advantage is ratings volume (342 vs 17) and review sentiment (14% vs 0%). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nielsen Digital App holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AppChoices has 342 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 14% of AppChoices's written reviews are positive against 0% of Nielsen Digital App's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AppChoices ships an update every 4 months, Nielsen Digital App every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
AppChoices versus Nielsen Digital App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAppChoicesNielsen Digital App
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (342 ratings)2.8 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings342 — better17
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.512.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDigital Advertising AllianceThe Nielsen Company

Customer experience

AppChoices

All ratings337 ratings
Positive32.0%
Neutral4.2%
Negative63.8%
Written reviews112 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral8.0%
Negative77.7%

Nielsen Digital App

All ratings15 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative53.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

AppChoices

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Buttons/toggles not functional
  • App crashes when trying to complete opt-out
  • Opt-out requests not working as expected

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to opt out of all companies with one button
  • Clearer instructions and more intuitive UI
  • Confirmation that opt-out requests were successful

Nielsen Digital App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

AppChoices

No in-app purchases

None

Nielsen Digital App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AppChoices free?
AppChoices is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nielsen Digital App free?
Nielsen Digital App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AppChoices or Nielsen Digital App?
Nielsen Digital App is rated higher. AppChoices averages 2.3 out of 5 from 342 ratings, while Nielsen Digital App averages 2.8 from 17 ratings.
Do AppChoices or Nielsen Digital App have ads?
Neither AppChoices nor Nielsen Digital App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AppChoices or Nielsen Digital App?
AppChoices ships an update every 4 months, and Nielsen Digital App every 2 months. Most recently, AppChoices was updated on November 6, 2026 and Nielsen Digital App on November 3, 2026.

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