The Aptabase Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Aptabase in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Aptabase
The Insider’s Guide
Open source, privacy-first analytics for mobile, desktop and web apps
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among website and product analytics tools, read from Aptabase’s own pages.
Made by Aptabase · checked Nov 13, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Aptabase’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Aptabase’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 13, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.6
GPA, above 70 of the 100 other website and product analytics tools we grade
Aptabase is an open source analytics service for apps. Developers add one of 17 SDKs and send events for the actions they choose; the dashboard shows them live and keeps data anonymous, with no device identifiers, cookies or fingerprinting. Data can live in an EU or US data center, or on your own servers.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Aptabase, taken from its own pages and our grades.
SDKs to add to your app code, and no store rating on record.
- 1
Best for open-source event analytics for apps
Without a user identifier it cannot report monthly active users or retention.
- 2
Paid plans start at $10 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $10 per month for up to 200,000 events, billed monthly.
- 3
There is a free plan
Up to 20,000 events a month with every feature, no credit card required.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Anonymous by design
No device identifiers, cookies, fingerprinting or long-term user identification; the only link between events is a daily identifier derived from a salted hash that rotates every 24 hours.
- 6
Event tracking
Every call to the SDK's track function is one event. Nothing is tracked automatically.
- 7
Live view and session timeline
Data updates in real time, with a live view dashboard and a per-session timeline.
- 8
A 2.6 GPA, above 70 of 100
That is against the other website and product analytics tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
Nothing Aptabase does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 3 things listed below take a company.
Aptabase at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $10 per month for up to 200,000 events, billed monthly
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Aptabase
- Category
- Website & Product Analytics
- Our grade
- 2.6 GPA, good
The report card
Best for open-source event analytics for apps
Aptabase is open source, privacy-first analytics for mobile, desktop and web apps, with 20,000 events a month free. Without a user identifier it cannot report monthly active users or retention.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B | $10 a month for 200,000 events is inside the cheaper quarter of analytics tools, with every feature on every tier. |
| Free plan and trial | B | A free plan with 20,000 events and every feature, no card, which a small app could live on. |
| Features | C | Event tracking, a live view, 17 SDKs and export cover the basics, but with no user identifier it cannot report MAU or retention. |
| Ease of use | C | SDKs to add to your app code, and no store rating on record. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web dashboard with 17 SDKs, including Swift, Kotlin, Flutter, React Native, Electron and Unity. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Aptabase is for
- Fits if you ship an app and want counts of events without user tracking
- Works for developers who want an open-source tool
Who it is not for
- Tight if you need MAU or retention, as it cannot report user-level metrics
- Watch out: past your tier, analytics pause until you upgrade or the next month starts
- Watch out: plans do not change automatically
- Not for you if you go above 50,000,000 events a month, as that needs a custom plan
Good to know
Good for
- Indie developers and small teams shipping mobile or desktop apps
- Apps that want analytics with no consent banner or personal data
- Teams that prefer open source or self-hosted analytics
Worth knowing
- Without a user identifier, it cannot report user-level metrics such as monthly active users or retention, per the vendor's FAQ.
- If you exceed your tier's limit, analytics pause until you upgrade or the next month starts; there are no overage fees.
- Plans do not change automatically; you move to the next tier yourself.
- More than 50,000,000 events a month needs a custom plan by email.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$10
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Aptabase has a free plan. Paid plans start at $10 per month for up to 200,000 events, billed monthly.
Free
$0
Up to 20,000 events a month, with unlimited apps and the full dashboard.
200K events
$10
per month for up to 200,000 events, billed monthly
The same features as every other plan; the price follows the event tier.
1M events
$20
per month for up to 1,000,000 events, billed monthly
Same features, a higher monthly event limit.
2M events
$40
per month for up to 2,000,000 events, billed monthly
Same features, a higher monthly event limit.
5M events
$75
per month for up to 5,000,000 events, billed monthly
Tiers continue at $140 for 10M, $240 for 20M, $300 for 30M and $450 for 50M events a month.
The free plan
Up to 20,000 events a month with every feature, no credit card required.
Read from aptabase.com on Nov 13, 2026.
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Open source, privacy-first analytics for mobile, desktop and web apps. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: open source, self-hostable, dashboards, web analytics.
- Anonymous by design
- No device identifiers, cookies, fingerprinting or long-term user identification; the only link between events is a daily identifier derived from a salted hash that rotates every 24 hours.
- Event tracking
- Every call to the SDK's track function is one event. Nothing is tracked automatically.
- Live view and session timeline
- Data updates in real time, with a live view dashboard and a per-session timeline.
- 17 SDKs
- Includes Swift, Kotlin, Flutter, React Native, Electron, Tauri, .NET MAUI, web apps, browser extensions, Unity, Unreal Engine, Godot, Python and C++.
- Data residency choice
- Store data in the EU (Germany) or the US (Virginia), or host your own servers.
- Export and data ownership
- Export to CSV at any time. The vendor says it does not sell or use your data.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Swift
- Kotlin
- Flutter
- React Native
- Electron
- Tauri
- Unity
- Godot
Aptabase is made by Aptabase.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
70/100
Other website and product analytics tools it is graded above
Aptabase's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 70 of the 100 other website and product analytics tools we grade, and level with 14.
It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 72 of 100) and worst on features (C, above 3).
Its paid plans start at $10 a month, against a middle price of $25 for the category: 14 of the 63 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 11 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 101 website and product analytics tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Aptabase’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 66 of 100
- BFree plan and trialAbove 72 of 100
- CFeaturesAbove 3 of 100
- CEase of useAbove 6 of 100
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 32 of 100
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 74 website and product analytics tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Aptabase is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
Nothing Aptabase does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 3 things listed below take a company.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.6 is higher than 70 of the 100 other website and product analytics tools we grade. It costs $120 a year. Aptabase is open source, so there is a third way: take its code and run it yourself.
What you could not
- A tracking script and a database that counts every visit.
- Connections that pull numbers from dozens of other services.
- It plugs into other products, Swift, Kotlin and Flutter among them.
What this rests on. Aptabase’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
TelemetryDeck, PostHog, Countly, Plausible and Umami
The 5 tools Aptabase is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.8GPA
TelemetryDeck
Free plan · from €9/mo
Privacy-first, cookieless analytics for mobile, desktop and web apps.
- Aptabase is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- 3.2GPA
PostHog
Free plan · from $0.00005
Open-source product analytics with replays, flags and surveys.
- Aptabase also covers dashboards.
- PostHog also covers surveys, session replay and a/B testing.
- 2.2GPA
Countly
Free plan · from $175/mo
Self-hosted product analytics for web, mobile and desktop apps.
- Aptabase also covers dashboards.
- Countly also covers surveys and a/B testing.
- 2.4GPA
Plausible
Free plan · from $7.50/mo
Cookie-free, privacy-first website analytics made and hosted in the EU.
- Aptabase also covers dashboards.
- 2.6GPA
Umami
Free plan · from $20/mo
Open-source, cookieless web and product analytics.
- Aptabase also covers dashboards.
- Umami also covers reports and session replay.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
12
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Aptabase free?
Aptabase has a free plan. Up to 20,000 events a month with every feature, no credit card required.
How much does Aptabase cost?
Aptabase lists 5 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Aptabase work on?
Aptabase is available on Web.
Does Aptabase have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Aptabase is listed for Web.
Does Aptabase have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Aptabase is listed for Web.
Is Aptabase open source?
Yes. Aptabase is open source, according to its own site.
What does Aptabase integrate with?
Aptabase's listing names Swift, Kotlin, Flutter, React Native, Electron, Tauri, Unity and Godot.
Who makes Aptabase?
Aptabase is made by a company of the same name.
What are the alternatives to Aptabase?
The closest alternatives to Aptabase in our directory are TelemetryDeck, PostHog, Countly, Plausible and Umami.
How does Aptabase compare with other website and product analytics tools?
Aptabase's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 70 of the 100 other website and product analytics tools we grade, and level with 14.
Is Aptabase good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Aptabase B for value for money. Its paid plans start at $10 a month, against a middle price of $25 for the category: 14 of the 63 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Aptabase?
Nothing Aptabase does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 3 things listed below take a company.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Aptabase’s own pages on Nov 13, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 13, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Aptabase's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Aptabase. Prices change, so check aptabase.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
7,721
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
7,721
tools graded
95
categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Aptabase, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/aptabase
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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