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RankPane is an independent Google Search Console app for iPhone and iPad that also shows Bing Webmaster Tools and Plausible Analytics side by side. It compares search clicks with analytics visits for each engine, so you can tell a real ranking drop from broken tracking.

No. Google offers Search Console on the web but does not publish an iPhone app, so every Search Console app on the App Store is a third-party app built on Google's API. RankPane is one of them. It is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by Google.

Yes. RankPane shows Google Search Console, Bing Webmaster Tools and Plausible Analytics together, for the same period, on iPhone and iPad. Google Analytics 4 and Umami are planned but not available yet.

It divides the visits your analytics records from each search engine by the clicks that engine reports, then compares that ratio between two equal periods. A change of more than 15% suggests one side changed how it counts. It also looks at whether Google and Bing moved together. These are signals to investigate, not proof of a cause.

Not yet. Plausible, cloud or self-hosted, is the only analytics source today. You can still use Search Console and Bing without analytics, but the cross-check needs an analytics source.

Yes, with Pro. It notifies you about tracking drift, ranking drops and traffic swings of 30% or more week over week, and sends a Monday summary. iOS wakes the app in the background a few times a day and decides the exact timing, and search data itself arrives with a delay, so these alerts are not instant.

Yes. The free version connects one site and one Plausible instance with a 7-day range. Pro adds the cross-check, background alerts, the three-source page table, striking-distance keywords, 28 and 90-day ranges and unlimited sites. The yearly plan starts with a 1-week free trial; monthly billing and a one-time Lifetime purchase are also available.

Yes. Sample-data mode unlocks every feature without connecting an account, so you can see the cross-check, signals and page table first. Running them on your own site needs Pro or the free trial of the yearly plan.

No. RankPane has no servers that receive your data. It requests data directly from Google, Bing and your Plausible instance on your iPhone, stores tokens in the iOS Keychain and asks Google only for read-only access. Background alerts run on your device too.

No. Connect any one to start. The cross-check appears once you add a search engine and an analytics source.

Yes, with Pro, which has no limit on sites or Plausible instances. The free version covers one site.

Yes, including instances behind Cloudflare Access or a WAF using custom headers.

Search Console and Bing report with a delay. Comparing incomplete days would look like a drop that is not real.

iPhone and iPad with iOS or iPadOS 17 or later. There is no Android or web version for now.

Open Settings in RankPane and tap Restore Purchases. Purchases are tied to your Apple ID.

Subscriptions are managed by Apple: Settings → your name → Subscriptions on your iPhone.

In RankPane, open Settings, select the source and tap Disconnect. This removes its credentials from your device. You can also revoke Google access at myaccount.google.com/permissions.

iOS decides when background checks run, based on things like battery, connectivity and how often you open the app. Make sure Background App Refresh and notifications are on for RankPane. An ongoing problem notifies once when it appears, not on every check.