A TelemetryDeck alternative with your store numbers built in
Apparent is analytics for iOS and Android apps that tells you how each app is doing in plain words. It puts App Store and Google Play downloads, RevenueCat sales and what people do in your app on one page. TelemetryDeck is privacy-first analytics built around the signals your app sends, with SDKs for many platforms. If you want the stores and money in the same place, Apparent is the closer fit.
The short version
Pick Apparent if
- You want downloads, reviews and sales next to what people do, without wiring them in
- Your app is built with Expo or React Native
- You want a few sentences about how each app did, not dashboards to build
Pick TelemetryDeck if
- Your app is native Swift or Kotlin, or runs on platforms beyond phones
- Privacy by design, with no personal data collected, is your first requirement
- You like building your own insights and dashboards
Apparent and TelemetryDeck, side by side
| Topic | Apparent | TelemetryDeck |
|---|---|---|
| Made for | iOS and Android apps, and the people who make them | App makers who care about privacy, on Apple platforms and beyond |
| How you read it | A few sentences in plain words first, then the numbers behind them | Insights and dashboards you build from signals |
| Downloads, ratings and reviews | Built in, from App Store Connect and Google Play | Built around in-app signals rather than store reports |
| Sales and subscriptions | Built in, from RevenueCat and the stores | Purchase signals your app sends |
| Several apps | All on one page, with one sentence for all of them | One app per dashboard |
| What people do in the app | Opens, screens, actions, purchases and crashes, from Apparent's SDK | Yes, with privacy built in |
| Funnels, cohorts, retention | The journey from store to sale and who comes back, in plain words. No custom report builder | Yes, with templates and your own queries |
| Good news as it happens | Built in: first sale in a new country, best day, milestones, new reviews | Not a focus |
| Setup | SDK for Expo and React Native, then connect your stores and RevenueCat | SDKs for Swift, Kotlin, Flutter, React Native, web and more |
| Price | Free during the beta | Free plan, then paid plans |
| Availability | Private beta: join the waitlist | Available now |
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Where they overlap
Both record what people do in your app, show daily use and retention, and are made for app makers rather than big product teams.
Where Apparent is different
- Downloads, ratings and reviews come straight from App Store Connect and Google Play, and money from RevenueCat.
- Ad campaigns from Apple Ads and Google Ads sit on the same chart, with whether they paid back.
- It reads like a story: "328 people downloaded Fern this week, 3× more than last week."
- All your apps sit on one page, with one sentence for all of them together.
Where TelemetryDeck goes further
- Privacy by design, with anonymised users and no personal data.
- SDKs for many platforms, including native Swift and Kotlin.
- Flexible insights and queries you build yourself.
Moving from TelemetryDeck
Add Apparent's SDK and run both side by side. Downloads and sales arrive from the stores and RevenueCat right away, so your first look isn't empty.
Questions
Is Apparent a TelemetryDeck alternative?
For Expo and React Native apps, yes, with store numbers and money added. For native Swift or Kotlin apps, TelemetryDeck has SDKs Apparent doesn't have yet.
Does Apparent collect personal data?
It records events with an anonymous id per install, and a user id only if your app sets one.
Does Apparent work with Expo and React Native?
Yes. The SDK is made for Expo and React Native apps.
What does Apparent cost?
Nothing while it's in beta.