Analytics for
Android Apps

Privacy-First. Simple. Real-Time.

Aptabase is an Open Source alternative to Google Firebase Analytics for Android Apps

1. Register

Signing up takes less than a minute.

2. Instrument

Use the Kotlin SDK for Aptabase to instrument your app. You're in total control of what events to track.

Here's an example 👇

Aptabase.instance.trackEvent("play_music", mapOf<String, Any>(
  "name" to "here_comes_the_sun"
))

Full install and setup steps in the quickstart below .

3. Explore

That's it! You'll now see the data on your dashboard as the events come through from your app.

Use Cases

Why add Analytics to your Android Apps?

You can't improve what you don't measure. Aptabase helps you get valuable insights from your Android Apps in a privacy-friendly manner.

Feature Usage: Are you aware of the features in your app that users engage with most frequently? What configurations that majority of your users prefer? Gaining insights into these areas allows you to make well-informed decisions on future focus points for enhancing your Android/Kotlin app's user experience.
Location and Language: Understanding the geographical distribution of your user base can significantly inform the decision to localize your Android/Kotlin app, thereby enhancing its global accessibility and visibility on the Google Play Store.
What Android versions are my users on?: Aptabase proficiently collects data related to the various versions of Android utilized by your users. Such invaluable insights empower you to streamline your efforts in creating superior user experiences, meticulously customized to the most prevalent Android versions.

Quickstart

Add Aptabase to your Android Apps

Install the Kotlin (Android) SDK, initialize it with your App Key and track your first event. Get the App Key from the dashboard's Instructions menu — keys look like A-EU-*, A-US-*.

1. Install

Package: com.github.aptabase:aptabase-kotlin (JitPack)

implementation("com.github.aptabase:aptabase-kotlin:0.0.8")

2. Setup

Add the JitPack repository in settings.gradle.kts:

dependencyResolutionManagement {
    repositoriesMode.set(RepositoriesMode.FAIL_ON_PROJECT_REPOS)
    repositories {
        google()
        mavenCentral()
        maven { url = uri("https://www.jitpack.io") }
    }
}

Then add the dependency in your module-level build.gradle.kts: implementation("com.github.aptabase:aptabase-kotlin:0.0.8").

3. Initialization

Initialize in your Application class:

class MyApplication : Application() {
    override fun onCreate() {
        super.onCreate()
        Aptabase.instance.initialize(applicationContext, "<YOUR_APP_KEY>")
    }
}

4. Track events

Aptabase.instance.trackEvent("app_started")
Aptabase.instance.trackEvent("screen_view", mapOf("name" to "Settings"))

How the SDK behaves

Nothing is tracked automatically — you call the track function for each event.
Every event is enriched automatically with OS name/version, app version and locale.
Custom property values must be strings or numbers.
Tracking calls are non-blocking and run in the background.
Events are separated into Debug and Release build modes automatically (see https://aptabase.com/docs/build-modes).

README on GitHub → · Build Modes → · All SDKs reference →

Privacy front and center

Analytics without the legal headaches

In the realms of user tracking and privacy, Aptabase employs a unique strategy to secure the privacy of your users.

Truly anonymous data: Sessions tracked by Aptabase are completely anonymous and untraceable. The data we collect is not linked to any identifiable individual.
Goodbye fingerprinting!: Aptabase does not use device identifiers, cookies, fingerprinting nor long-term user identification.
Open Source: Aptabase is 100% open source so you can inspect the code and make sure we're not doing anything shady :)
100% Data Ownership: It's your data, you own it. We don't sell it and we don't use it. It's yours and yours alone. You can even export it at any time!
EU or US data residency, or bring your own: You can decide where your data is stored. Choose between our EU or US data centers, or host your own servers!
GDPR, CCPA and PECR compliant: Aptabase does not collect any personal data to help you keep your application compliant with the latest strict privacy regulations.

Start free, pay when you grow

Free up to 20,000 events/month. Paid plans from $10/month for 200,000 events up to $450/month for 50,000,000 events. No overage fees.

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