DevMargin vs App Tracker

These two answer different questions. App Tracker asks how are my apps growing — installs, ratings, ad campaigns, a heatmap of where the downloads are. DevMargin asks which of them actually makes money once the bills come out. If growth is your question, most of this page will point you at them.

Side by side

Only the things both products claim. App Tracker’s figures were taken from their own site on 13 August 2026; if something has gone out of date, it is an error rather than a tactic — tell us and it gets fixed.

 DevMarginApp Tracker
Where revenue comes from14 rails, plus your own appRevenueCat, Stripe, Shopify, Paddle, Lemon Squeezy, WooCommerce
Rails on the cheapest paid planAll 14, at $9/moTwo, at $9.99/mo. All of them needs Pro, at $29.99/mo
Net margin after costsYes — the reason it existsNo. Ad spend and ROAS, but not what a project costs to run
Agent access (MCP)Hosted MCP server, read-onlyNo
Figures no rail reportsPush API — your app reports users and costsNo
Installs, ratings, ad campaignsNo, and not plannedApp Store and Play installs and ratings, Meta, Google and TikTok ads, YouTube
Alerts and weekly digestEmail, Slack or DiscordNot offered
Public page for your figuresYes — per project and per figure, everything off until you turn it onNot offered
Limit on projects or appsNone on any plan2 free, 10 on Starter, 50 on Pro
Free planEvery rail, unlimited accounts and projects, 30 days of history2 apps, 1 payment provider, 90 days of history
Paid plans$9/mo or $90/yr$9.99/mo or $99/yr; Pro $29.99/mo or $299/yr

The difference that costs money

App Tracker meters payment providers as well as apps: one on the free plan, two on Starter, and all of them only on Pro. So aggregating money from more than two places is the thing you upgrade for. DevMargin never charges by rail — all 14 are on every plan, because reading them all is the point rather than the upsell:

Ad spend is not what a project costs to run

App Tracker does track money going out — campaign spend across Meta, Google and TikTok, and the return on it. That is real, and if paid acquisition is how you grow, it is the number you need. It is also not the same number: it says nothing about the Vercel, Supabase and model bills a product accrues whether or not anyone advertises it, and it is not resolved into a margin per project. DevMargin subtracts each project’s running costs and shows what is left — and where a cost has not been entered, it shows rather than pretending the cost was zero.

What App Tracker does better

Most of the acquisition side, and we are not competing for it

  • Store metrics. Installs and ratings from App Store Connect and Google Play, a global install heatmap, per-app comparison charts. DevMargin reads those accounts for money only and shows no installs at all.
  • Advertising. Meta, Google and TikTok campaigns with ROAS beside the revenue, plus YouTube analytics. We have none of this and no plan to add it.
  • A real trial. Every new account gets 14 days of Pro without a card.
  • A cheaper way in. Founder pricing at $4.99/mo for their first 100 subscribers, locked while the subscription stays active.

Which to pick

Choose App Tracker if

Your products are mobile apps, your question is growth — installs, ratings, which campaign is working — and one or two payment providers cover where the money lands.

Choose DevMargin if

Money arrives through more than two rails, you pay real infrastructure or model bills, and you want to know which product is in the black after them — or you want an agent to read the portfolio for you.

Both, honestly

They answer different questions and neither replaces the other. If you run paid acquisition on a portfolio of apps and also want a margin, using both is a reasonable thing to do.

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App Tracker is a product by its own authors and is not affiliated with DevMargin. Its pricing and integrations were checked at apptracker.tech on 13 August 2026.