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Google Analytics iOS app

150 points by riaface 12y ago

jkbr 12y ago
Looks like a faster and much more pleasant way to get a quick overview compared to its web counterpart. The same goes for Google's iOS app for AdSense[1], which is pretty similar UI-wise. [1] https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-adsense/id680739529?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-adsense/id680739529?m...
- harveynick 12y ago
  I developed AdSense for iPhone, so your comment made my day. I'm glad you find it useful.
  - jkbr 12y ago
    Just read your blog post about it. [1] I find it amazing that it was a "20% time" project and your first iOS app. It's one of my favorite apps. Well designed and fast. Thumbs up. [1] http://harveynick.com/blog/2013/08/10/so-i-made-an-iphone-app/ http://harveynick.com/blog/2013/08/10/so-i-made-an-iphone-ap...
  - jp_welch 12y ago
    i use it every day. nice work.
jurre 12y ago
Wonder if the charting is native and if so if google might open source it
wooptoo 12y ago
Have been using the Android version for quite a while and I love it. It's such an intuitive and well done app.
kalasoo 12y ago
I have been waiting for this for quite a long time. Before this new app is released, I was using SimplyStats which is simple but easy-to-use.
kalasoo 12y ago
I have been waiting for this for quite a long time. Before this new app is released, I was using SimplyStats which is simple but easy-to-use.
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bbayer 12y ago
I was wondering why they delayed this. Android version is on store for a while.
sidcool 12y ago
I didn't know this did not exist. Seems like pretty late to release an iOS app for one of their core businesses.
- UweSchmidt 12y ago
  No one seems to mention the obvious(?) considerations: "Provide additional convenience with an iPhone app." vs. "Encourage people in our ecosystem/sphere of influence to use Android devices." After all people who use GA run websites and people who run websites might also make Apps. If their primary device(s) are Android, they might think Android-first when it comes to Apps.
  - ctdonath 12y ago
    Some of us who use GA write/run iOS apps and use iPhones/iPads as primary devices. An iPhone app for monitoring GA provides additional convenience. Encouraging us (thru not providing a native iOS app for GA) to use Android devices is encouraging us to use something other than GA (and yes, there are other options). Seems pretty obvious to consider.
- AznHisoka 12y ago
  1) GA is arguably not 1 of their core businesses. 2) Most people do deep analysis with GA and it's hard to do that with a mobile app. So it's not critical to release one so fast.
pohl 12y ago
Sadly, this is not a universal app (it looks terrible on iPad.) They just phoned it in, as it were.
JoshTheGeek 12y ago
It's iPhone only, and looks rather annoying on an iPad.
trvz 12y ago
Having those bottom borders on all their app icons is some serious trolling by Google.
- BaconJuice 12y ago
  how so?
  - prawn 12y ago
    I think they're referencing Apple's move to flat icon design.
SimeVidas 12y ago
Oh, thanks for reminding me that GA has an Android app :)
sideproject 12y ago
It's about time!
vblord 12y ago
About time they did that. Too bad they didn't do that 3 years ago when people actually used iPhones.
- hvs 12y ago
  People no longer use iPhones?
  - BaconJuice 12y ago
    apparently not anymore.
maresca 12y ago
Good. Now maybe they'll release an iOS version of Keep.
james33 12y ago
Somewhat frustrating that searching for "Google Analytics" on the iOS store doesn't return this app until #13.
- tannerc 12y ago
  Like any search engine, it takes time to index and sort results based on user interest. It's likely that Apple doesn't simply "rank" officials apps higher simply because they're official. I just checked and it was in position #4 for me.
  - rsynnott 12y ago
    I don't think they even have a concept of an official app, unless someone's figuring it out and entering it manually; it's certainly not a declaration you make on submission.
ihasdiggs 12y ago
I am eagerly waiting for that, let's check google analytics in ios what's new
hopeless 12y ago
I had a real hope that this would provide a decent UI for Google Analytics, one which I could actually navigate. Nope. (Try navigating from one site's analytics to another. It's like completing a 2D sliding puzzle)
BaconJuice 12y ago
Does anyone know if there is some sort of UI kit they are using for those graphs for the app?
karolisd 12y ago
If you have a bunch of accounts, they are unsorted and you can't search through them. They are probably sorted by ID or something.
Brajeshwar 12y ago
So, how does this affects http://www.myanalyticsapp.com/ http://www.myanalyticsapp.com/
- cr3ative 12y ago
  At a glance that app looks like it will read your data, enriching parent company KISSMETRIC's data set. So - not giving your metrics away to a third party is a massive plus here.
bnycum 12y ago
Anyone having trouble logging in? Just says "There was an error while trying to retrieve Google Analytics accounts for..." I don't know if it's because I have 2FA on, but it found my account I'm guessing shared via keychain from the Gmail app. Edit: 15+ minutes later. I deleted all accounts from my phone, tried to sign in again via the app. Looked through everything online for any permission or anything. Still stuck.
- carleverett 12y ago
  I'm having the same problem. Initially it would go to my Account Overview and just show a blank page, but after logging out and logging back in again, I'm getting the error that it can't retrieve my accounts :(
- fursund 12y ago
  Yup, same issues here.
- david555 12y ago
  can't login either... Has anyone heard anything about this? I'm not seeing anything about it around the web. *Update - 1 hour later and It's suddenly working...
jasonwilk 12y ago
About. damn. time.

150 points by riaface 12y ago

jkbr 12y ago

Looks like a faster and much more pleasant way to get a quick overview compared to its web counterpart. The same goes for Google's iOS app for AdSense[1], which is pretty similar UI-wise. [1] https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-adsense/id680739529?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-adsense/id680739529?m...

harveynick 12y ago
I developed AdSense for iPhone, so your comment made my day. I'm glad you find it useful.
- jkbr 12y ago
  Just read your blog post about it. [1] I find it amazing that it was a "20% time" project and your first iOS app. It's one of my favorite apps. Well designed and fast. Thumbs up. [1] http://harveynick.com/blog/2013/08/10/so-i-made-an-iphone-app/ http://harveynick.com/blog/2013/08/10/so-i-made-an-iphone-ap...
- jp_welch 12y ago
  i use it every day. nice work.

jurre 12y ago

Wonder if the charting is native and if so if google might open source it

wooptoo 12y ago

Have been using the Android version for quite a while and I love it. It's such an intuitive and well done app.

kalasoo 12y ago

I have been waiting for this for quite a long time. Before this new app is released, I was using SimplyStats which is simple but easy-to-use.

kalasoo 12y ago

I have been waiting for this for quite a long time. Before this new app is released, I was using SimplyStats which is simple but easy-to-use.

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bbayer 12y ago

I was wondering why they delayed this. Android version is on store for a while.

sidcool 12y ago

I didn't know this did not exist. Seems like pretty late to release an iOS app for one of their core businesses.

UweSchmidt 12y ago
No one seems to mention the obvious(?) considerations: "Provide additional convenience with an iPhone app." vs. "Encourage people in our ecosystem/sphere of influence to use Android devices." After all people who use GA run websites and people who run websites might also make Apps. If their primary device(s) are Android, they might think Android-first when it comes to Apps.
- ctdonath 12y ago
  Some of us who use GA write/run iOS apps and use iPhones/iPads as primary devices. An iPhone app for monitoring GA provides additional convenience. Encouraging us (thru not providing a native iOS app for GA) to use Android devices is encouraging us to use something other than GA (and yes, there are other options). Seems pretty obvious to consider.
AznHisoka 12y ago
1) GA is arguably not 1 of their core businesses. 2) Most people do deep analysis with GA and it's hard to do that with a mobile app. So it's not critical to release one so fast.

pohl 12y ago

Sadly, this is not a universal app (it looks terrible on iPad.) They just phoned it in, as it were.

JoshTheGeek 12y ago

It's iPhone only, and looks rather annoying on an iPad.

trvz 12y ago

Having those bottom borders on all their app icons is some serious trolling by Google.

BaconJuice 12y ago
how so?
- prawn 12y ago
  I think they're referencing Apple's move to flat icon design.

SimeVidas 12y ago

Oh, thanks for reminding me that GA has an Android app :)

sideproject 12y ago

It's about time!

vblord 12y ago

About time they did that. Too bad they didn't do that 3 years ago when people actually used iPhones.

hvs 12y ago
People no longer use iPhones?
- BaconJuice 12y ago
  apparently not anymore.

maresca 12y ago

Good. Now maybe they'll release an iOS version of Keep.

james33 12y ago

Somewhat frustrating that searching for "Google Analytics" on the iOS store doesn't return this app until #13.

tannerc 12y ago
Like any search engine, it takes time to index and sort results based on user interest. It's likely that Apple doesn't simply "rank" officials apps higher simply because they're official. I just checked and it was in position #4 for me.
- rsynnott 12y ago
  I don't think they even have a concept of an official app, unless someone's figuring it out and entering it manually; it's certainly not a declaration you make on submission.

ihasdiggs 12y ago

I am eagerly waiting for that, let's check google analytics in ios what's new

hopeless 12y ago

I had a real hope that this would provide a decent UI for Google Analytics, one which I could actually navigate. Nope. (Try navigating from one site's analytics to another. It's like completing a 2D sliding puzzle)

BaconJuice 12y ago

Does anyone know if there is some sort of UI kit they are using for those graphs for the app?

karolisd 12y ago

If you have a bunch of accounts, they are unsorted and you can't search through them. They are probably sorted by ID or something.

Brajeshwar 12y ago

So, how does this affects http://www.myanalyticsapp.com/ http://www.myanalyticsapp.com/

cr3ative 12y ago
At a glance that app looks like it will read your data, enriching parent company KISSMETRIC's data set. So - not giving your metrics away to a third party is a massive plus here.

bnycum 12y ago

Anyone having trouble logging in? Just says "There was an error while trying to retrieve Google Analytics accounts for..." I don't know if it's because I have 2FA on, but it found my account I'm guessing shared via keychain from the Gmail app. Edit: 15+ minutes later. I deleted all accounts from my phone, tried to sign in again via the app. Looked through everything online for any permission or anything. Still stuck.

carleverett 12y ago
I'm having the same problem. Initially it would go to my Account Overview and just show a blank page, but after logging out and logging back in again, I'm getting the error that it can't retrieve my accounts :(
fursund 12y ago
Yup, same issues here.
david555 12y ago
can't login either... Has anyone heard anything about this? I'm not seeing anything about it around the web. *Update - 1 hour later and It's suddenly working...

jasonwilk 12y ago

About. damn. time.