When to grab the $29 App Performance Report (and when not to)

Most of the time, the right answer to “what’s happening with this app” is “open a dashboard and look”. The AppBrain Intelligence dashboard does exactly that and is what we’d recommend for ongoing tracking.

But sometimes you need the artifact, not the dashboard. That’s what the Android App Performance Report is for — a one-time, $29 PDF for any of the 2M+ apps we track, generated in about 30 seconds.

When the PDF is the right tool

Pitching investors. A PDF travels in an email thread. A dashboard requires a login, a screen-share, or a screenshot that someone will misread. For early conversations where you want to put numbers in front of someone without negotiating access, the report is the lowest-friction option.

Presenting to a team. Same shape: the report is publication-grade and sits naturally inside a deck or a Notion page. You stop fighting screenshot resolution and start talking about the data.

Researching a competitor. If you’re sizing up one specific app — not ongoing tracking, just “should we worry about this one” — buying a single report is cheaper and faster than a subscription. You get the download history chart, rating breakdown, category rankings, and full app profile in one document.

Sharing with a non-technical stakeholder. A board member, an investor’s analyst, a journalist. People who won’t sign up for an account, and shouldn’t have to.

When the PDF is not the right tool

You want ongoing tracking. The report is a snapshot — point-in-time data. If you need to watch a competitor week over week, or follow your own app through a campaign, an Intelligence subscription is dramatically cheaper than buying weekly reports.

You need country-level breakdowns or full ranking history. Those live in the dashboard. The PDF covers the highlights, not every drill-down.

You need the underlying data, not the document. Spreadsheet-driven analysis is better served by the dashboard’s filters and tables.

What’s in the report

Six sections, in this order:

• Cover page — app icon, name, developer, category, report date.
• Key metrics — total installs, current rating with star breakdown, category rank.
• Download history chart — publication-grade, the same data behind the app pages on AppBrain.
• Rating history chart — how the user rating has evolved over time.
• Store rankings — top rankings across relevant Google Play categories.
• App profile — description, last updated, APK size, minimum Android version, content rating, developer contact.

How to buy one

Find any app on AppBrain, click the App Performance Report panel on the app page, pay once via PayPal, and the report shows up in your developer dashboard within about 30 seconds. The download link stays live for 30 days, and the link itself is shareable — recipients don’t need to log in.

You’ll need an AppBrain developer account to receive the report. Creating one is free and takes about a minute.

If you want to see what the document looks like before you buy, the product page has live samples for TikTok, Google Maps, and the AppBrain App Market.