What is QueryWatch? Facts, pricing, privacy and limits

QueryWatch is an independent Google Search Console app for iPhone and Android. The free tier lists every property your Google account can access, with no site limit, and Pro ($4.99 a month or $14.99 a year) adds push alerts when traffic moves, 16 months of history and white-label PDF reports. It is made by Melih Toksari, is available on the App Store and Google Play, and is not affiliated with Google.

Quick facts

What it is	A native Search Console client for iPhone (Swift, SwiftUI) and Android (Kotlin, Compose)
Requires	iOS 26 or later, or Android 12 or later
Free tier	Every property, no cap: clicks, impressions, CTR, position, top 100 queries and pages, country and device splits, striking-distance view, widgets, 5 URL inspections a day, CSV export, Demo Mode
Pro	$4.99 a month or $14.99 a year: push alerts, weekly digest, 16-month history, period comparison, multiple Google accounts, Core Web Vitals per page, white-label PDFs, cannibalisation detector
Not included	Rank tracking, Google Analytics 4, Bing Webmaster Tools (Bing is on the roadmap)

The full list, with store links, is on the about page and in llms.txt.

Why does it exist?

Google has never shipped a Search Console app, so checking a client’s traffic from a phone means the mobile website. QueryWatch is a native alternative for people who look at several sites a day and want to be told when one moves. The background is in why Google never shipped a Search Console app.

How do the alerts work?

Alerts are computed by the developer’s own relay server in Germany every six hours. The rule compares the latest complete day with the same weekday over the previous four weeks and fires at a 30 percent change or two standard deviations; both thresholds are adjustable per property. At most one notification is sent per property per day, and each alert stores the evidence it saw. Search Console data is itself a few days behind, which is covered in why Search Console data is days behind.

What happens to my Google account?

Sign-in uses Google’s own sign-in sheet with read-only access (the write scope is requested only when a Pro user submits or deletes a sitemap). On iPhone the refresh token stays in the Keychain. On Android, Google Play services hold the grant and the app never receives a refresh token. A credential leaves the phone only if you turn on push alerts. Details: where does your Google token go.

What does it not do?

It does not track rankings, does not read Google Analytics 4 and does not replace the Search Console website for manual actions or property verification, which Google’s API does not expose. It is also new, so it has few ratings so far.

Where can I try it?

Demo Mode runs the whole app, including Pro screens, on sample properties without signing in. Store links are on the product page. Questions: the support address on the FAQ page.