# A RevenueCat Charts alternative that shows what happened before the sale

Apparent isn't a replacement for RevenueCat: it reads your RevenueCat account. It's an alternative to reading your numbers only in RevenueCat's Charts. Charts goes deep on subscriptions (ready-made charts for 40+ numbers: MRR, churn, trial conversion, cohorts, LTV) and works from purchase data alone. Apparent puts each sale next to the downloads, reviews and in-app steps around it, in a few plain sentences per app.

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## The short version

### Pick Apparent if

- You want sales next to downloads, reviews and what people do in the app
- You want to know what buyers did before paying, and where they came from
- You want a push for every sale with the buyer's country, and a sentence instead of a chart

### Pick RevenueCat Charts if

- You track MRR, ARR, churn, cohorts and LTV and want every chart there is
- You run paywall experiments and read paywall conversion
- You only need subscription numbers, at no extra cost on top of RevenueCat

## Apparent and RevenueCat Charts, side by side

| Topic | Apparent | RevenueCat Charts |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Made for | iOS and Android apps, and the people who make them | Subscription apps that use RevenueCat for purchases |
| How you read it | A few sentences in plain words first, then the numbers behind them | Ready-made charts for 40+ numbers, with filters and saved custom charts |
| Sales and subscriptions | From RevenueCat (the same data) and the stores, in sentences: who bought, from where, how soon after downloading | In depth: MRR, ARR, revenue, refunds, active subscriptions and trials, churn, LTV |
| Downloads, ratings and reviews | Built in, from App Store Connect and Google Play | Not included; it counts customers RevenueCat has seen |
| What people do in the app | Opens, screens, actions, purchases and crashes, from Apparent's SDK | Paywall views and conversion; the charts work without in-app events |
| Alerts | A push or email for every sale, trial, renewal and refund, plus milestones and new countries | A Slack message per purchase event, and webhooks |
| AI agents (MCP) | Read-only MCP server across stores, RevenueCat and in-app use | MCP server that reads charts and can also create and change apps, products and entitlements |
| Setup | Paste a RevenueCat secret key (v2) on the Connect page; with write access to project configuration, sales arrive the minute they happen | Comes with RevenueCat |
| Price | From $10 a month, 14 days free | Part of RevenueCat: free up to $2,500 in monthly tracked revenue, then 1% of it |

Checked on 2 November 2026 against RevenueCat pricing, RevenueCat Charts docs, RevenueCat Slack integration, RevenueCat MCP. Something out of date about RevenueCat Charts? Tell us at hello@apparent.fyi and we'll fix it.

## Where they overlap

Both show your subscription sales, trials and refunds from RevenueCat, for every app in your account.

## Where Apparent is different

- Downloads, ratings and reviews from App Store Connect and Google Play sit next to the sales.
- Each purchase is tied to the person who made it, so you see what buyers did first and how soon they bought.
- Every sale is a push within seconds, with the buyer's country.
- It reads like a story: "9 people started a trial this week, 3 more than usual."

## Where RevenueCat Charts goes further

- Subscription depth: MRR movement, churn, cohort explorer, realized LTV and predictions.
- Paywall charts and experiments.
- Benchmarks against other apps, and saved custom charts.

## Using it with RevenueCat

Keep RevenueCat for purchases and Charts for deep subscription questions. Connect it to Apparent with a secret key, and read sales next to everything else on one page.

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## Questions

Is Apparent a RevenueCat alternative?

No. Apparent reads RevenueCat; it doesn't handle purchases. It's an alternative to reading your numbers only in RevenueCat Charts.

Is RevenueCat Charts free?

Charts are part of RevenueCat, which is free up to $2,500 in monthly tracked revenue and then 1% of it.

Does RevenueCat show App Store downloads?

No. It counts customers it has seen; store downloads, ratings and reviews come from App Store Connect and Google Play, which Apparent reads.

Do I need Apparent's SDK to see RevenueCat sales?

No. Sales come from RevenueCat with a key. The SDK adds what buyers did in the app.

What does Apparent cost?

Plans start at $10 a month, with 14 days free and no card.

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## The numbers, in plain words

- Daily active users (DAU)
- Retention
- Active subscriptions
- ARPPU
- Billing issues
- Crash-free users rate
- All terms

## Your app already has a story. Start reading it.

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Source: https://apparent.fyi/revenuecat-charts-alternative