Apple Search Ads report building guide

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Use the Apple Search Ads connector to create an overview dashboard to analyze the performance of all your Apple Search Ads campaigns. You can also combine Apple Search Ads data with data from other platforms, such as Facebook, Snapchat, and Pinterest.

Before you begin

Before you build reports, you need to connect the data source to Supermetrics.

Popular queries

These query configurations help you track key performance indicators and analyze trends. You can use these settings in any Supermetrics destination, such as Data Explorer, Dashboards, Google Sheets, Looker Studio, or data warehouse destinations.

Note

Search Ads installs are attributed within a 30-day tap-through window.

Review cost, impressions, installs, and taps this month

Get a snapshot of your ad performance this month — covering total spend, visibility, downloads, and user interactions in one view.

To fetch this data, use the following settings in your reporting or visualization tool:

Setting

Value

Date range

This month to date

Metrics

Cost, Impressions, Installs, Taps

Suggested visualization

Table

Understanding the data

  • Cost: The total spend of a campaign in the currency used in the campaign.

  • Impressions: The number of times your ad appeared in App Store search results within the reporting period.

  • Installs: The total number of new downloads or redownloads resulting from an ad within the reporting period.

  • Taps: The number of times your ad was tapped by users within the reporting period.

Compare cost and installs year over year

Understand how your ad spend and resulting installs this year compare to the same period last year, helping you assess growth and budget efficiency over time.

To fetch this data, use the following settings in your reporting or visualization tool:

Setting

Value

Date range

This year to date

Date range comparison

Previous year

Metrics

Cost, Installs

Dimensions

Year & month

Suggested visualization

Time series or line chart

Understanding the data

  • Cost: The total spend of a campaign in the currency used in the campaign.

  • Installs: The total number of new downloads or redownloads resulting from an ad within the reporting period.

  • Year & month: Splits results by month, enabling a side-by-side year-over-year comparison.

Break down performance by campaign, ad group, and date

Drill into the last 28 days of ad performance at the campaign and ad group level to identify which combinations are driving the best results.

To fetch this data, use the following settings in your reporting or visualization tool:

Setting

Value

Date range

Last 28 days

Metrics

Cost, Impressions, Installs, Taps

Dimensions

Campaign name, Ad group, Date

Suggested visualization

Table

Understanding the data

  • Cost: The total spend of a campaign in the currency used in the campaign.

  • Impressions: The number of times your ad appeared in App Store search results within the reporting period.

  • Installs: The total number of new downloads or redownloads resulting from an ad within the reporting period.

  • Taps: The number of times your ad was tapped by users within the reporting period.

  • Campaign name: The name of the campaign the ad belongs to.

  • Ad group: The ad group within the campaign.

  • Date: Splits results by day for granular trend analysis.

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