Advanced | Measure Results

Reporting options and definitions

Within your Apple Search Ads Advanced account, you have three options for viewing performance data:

Campaigns dashboard

Access convenient, top level metrics at a glance within your Campaigns dashboard, Ad Groups dashboard or Keywords tab. Performance data for keywords, search terms and Creative Sets are also available at the ad group level under each element’s corresponding tab.

Charts dashboard

See data in bar graphs, in charts, and as trend lines to quickly visualise performance over time. You can view a variety of key metrics by date, ad group or device, or according to specific audience refinements.

Custom reports

Create customised reports to see data the exact way you want it. Choose report dimensions, metrics and granularity; run expansive queries at any level within your campaign group; and easily schedule reports to run once, daily, weekly or monthly.

Note that there may be a delay of up to three hours to view latest data. Reports do not include data for in-app purchases. Also, Apple Search Ads doesn’t support the use of third-party tracking URL variables. The Apple Search Ads Attribution API is also available to help you measure and attribute app downloads.

Report definitions

The following terms are used in each type of Apple Search Ads reporting:

Average CPA: Average cost-per-acquisition (CPA) is total spend divided by the number of installs (downloads) received within a period.
Average CPT: Average cost-per-tap (CPT) is the average amount you’ve paid for a tap on your ad.
CR: The conversion rate (CR) is the total number of installs received within a period divided by total number of taps within the same period.
Dimensions: A dimension is an element of your Apple Search Ads campaign that can be included in a custom report. For example, campaign ID or CPT bid. Dimensions appear as rows in your custom reports.
Impression Share: The share of impressions your ad(s) received out of the total impressions served on the same search terms or keywords in the same countries and regions. Impression share is displayed as a percentage range, such as 0‑10%, 11‑20% and so on. This metric is only available in predefined Impression Share reports and on the Recommendations page.
Impressions: The number of times your ad appeared in App Store search results within the reporting time period.
Installs: The total number of conversions from new downloads and redownloads resulting from an ad within the reporting period. Apple Search Ads installs are attributed within a 30‑day tap-through window. Note that total installs may not match totals of LAT Off and LAT On installs, as additional downloads may come from customers using iOS 14 or later.
LAT Off Installs: Downloads from users who are using iOS 13 or earlier and have not enabled Limit Ad Tracking (LAT) on their device.
LAT On Installs: Downloads from users who are using iOS 13 or earlier and have enabled Limit Ad Tracking (LAT) on their device.
Match source: This identifies whether your impression was the result of Search Match or a bidded keyword.
New downloads: These represent app downloads from new users who have never before downloaded your app.
Rank: How your app ranks in terms of impression share compared to other apps in the same countries and regions. Rank is displayed as a number from 1 to 5 or 5+, with 1 being the highest rank. This metric is only available in predefined Impression Share reports and on the Recommendations page.
Redownloads: Redownloads occur when a user downloads your app, deletes it and downloads the same app again following a tap on an ad on the App Store, or downloads the same app on an additional device.
Search Popularity: The popularity of a keyword based on App Store searches. Search popularity is displayed as a number from 1 to 5, with 5 being the most popular.
Search Term: Search terms are keywords and phrases that people have used to find the particular type of app they’re looking for.
Spend: The sum of the cost of each customer tap on your ad over the period of time set for your reporting.
Taps: The number of times your ad was tapped by users within the reporting time period.
TTR: The tap-through rate (TTR) is the number of times your ad was tapped by customers divided by the total impressions your ad received.