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How to check your App Store ranking in every country
Find your app’s chart position by country, category and chart type. A practical guide to checking App Store rankings and reading them alongside downloads.
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Rankings
How to check your App Store ranking in every country
Find your app’s chart position by country, category and chart type. A practical guide to checking App Store rankings and reading them alongside downloads.
App Store numbers
Why your App Store download numbers don’t match
Resolve App Store download discrepancies by checking App Units, Total Downloads, installations, time zones, report timing and filters in App Store Connect.
Indie life
Your first month on the App Store: what to keep an eye on
A first-month App Store checklist for indie developers: downloads, proceeds, reviews, countries and the changes worth making after launch.
Rankings
What does an App Store chart position actually tell you?
Understand what an App Store chart rank can reveal, why it cannot tell you exact downloads, and how to compare rankings with acquisition and revenue.
Reviews
Why your App Store ratings look different in different countries
App Store ratings are specific to each territory. Learn how to compare countries, read small samples and investigate differences without guessing.
Reviews
How to respond to your first negative app review
A practical guide to replying to negative App Store reviews, with original templates for bugs, confusing features, pricing and a verified fix.
Indie life
Someone in another country downloaded your app
A new country in your app reports is worth noticing. Learn how to check the signal, explore localisation and share the milestone with useful context.
Indie life
Why I built a little bird to watch my apps
Perch began with a simple frustration: too many App Store Connect screens, pages and tabs. Here’s why I wanted my app numbers in one accessible place.
Indie life
The first 100 downloads: a small milestone, a useful beginning
Reached your first 100 app downloads? Check what the number counts, learn from early feedback and choose a useful next step without overreading small data.
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