Description
Ego gives you one central—and lovely—location to check web statistics that matter to you. With support for Ember, Feedburner, Google Analytics, Mint, Squarespace, Twitter and Vimeo, you can quickly view the number of visits to your website (including daily, hourly and monthly numbers), feed subscription totals and changes, how many people are following you on Twitter and more.
No more visiting a bunch of websites, logging in and out, all that nonsense. Ego supports as many widgets of each type as you want, so you can check all your stuff in one go.
"Ego's user interface is simple and elegant, and [we] can’t think of anything [we] would remove. 4.5 out of 5."—Macworld
"Be it for your ego or your business, stat tracking has never been easier. 4.5 out of 5."—MacFormat Magazine
"Terrific interface design."—John Gruber, Daring Fireball
"[Ego] will earn a lasting spot on my iPhone applications must-have list."—AppChatter
"Gorgeous design!"—Jon Hicks, Hicksdesign
"Beautifully designed."—Dan Cederholm, SimpleBits
"If you manage a web site and are a statistic junkie, this app will be a fantastic investment."—The Apple Blog
"Ego is crack cocaine for the average statistics junkie."—Appweek.ly
Services supported in version 1.6x:
✔ Ember
✔ FeedBurner
✔ Google Analytics
✔ Mint 2
✔ Squarespace
✔ Twitter
✔ Vimeo
We built Ego with a very flexible framework for adding support for other services. Have a suggestion for a stat you'd like to track in Ego? Send it to ego@pinchzoom.com!
To use Mint widgets, you must install a free pepper on your server. Get the pepper and instructions at http://ego-app.com/pepper
What's New in Version 1.6.2
1.6.2:
✔ Fixed a bug caused by Google Analytics API where monthly and yearly totals were inaccurate
✔ Clarified settings fields for Vimeo widgets
1.5-1.6.1:
✔ Fixed a bug with Google Analytics where accounts with more than 25 profiles would cause Ego to crash
✔ Added a new widget type: Vimeo!
✔ Added a new widget type: Ember!
Customer Reviews
Beautiful App, Don't Believe The 1-Star Reviews
Recently there have been a number of negative reviews of this app, namely for an issue with its Google Analytics support. When my GA stats suddenly started coming back as "0", it only took a minute of research to find that Google had blocked Ego's access to Analytics. The developer was open with the community about what happened, quickly worked with Google to resolve the issue, and his 1.3 update is currently pending Apple's approval. It's sad how quickly people are rushing to judgement and negatively writing off this app, all while failing to recognize the problem has nothing to do with the developer. Yes, it is a paid app so I can understand a certain level of anger when you aren't getting what you paid for, but when it comes to app developers you are not going to find anyone more open and responsive than Garrett Murray.
As far as the app itself is concerned, it is probably the most beautifully designed app I have downloaded. Gorgeous attention to detail, quick access to key stats and a growing list of supported services. Don't believe the 1-star reviews – it's simple, fast and an absolute steal at $1.99.
Viva la Ego!
I've been using Ego since its release and I have to say that it is one of the best apps on my iPhone. Sexy interface and quick access to all of my stats. To those giving this app negative reviews because of the lack of "official" Google Analytics support, be aware that there is no API. In addition to that they block XML requests for that data which is causing the issues a lot are seeing. That being said... Ego rocks!
Convenient Stats Anytime
I'm writing this review based on V1.2. When I first downloaded V1.2 it solved all of my Google Analytics problems by allowing me to nickname all of my site profiles. That allowed me to add 13 GA widgets to Ego and quickly scan all of the sites for traffic stats. Yes, there has been a setback with accessing the analytics data, but as we all know, this has been fixed in a version that is currently waiting on approval from Apple. The developer has been incredibly responsive. I sent him a message asking for another widget type to be added and I got a very timely response about his plans to include it. This will definitely continue to be a very valuable app as it grows.
Also, the UI is a great example of unique, beautiful interfaces on the iPhone.
- Category: Utilities
- Updated Feb 04, 2010
- Current Version: 1.6.2
- 1.6.2 (iPhone OS 3.0 Tested)
- 1.1 MB
- Languages: English
- Seller: Garrett Murray
- © 2009 Garrett Murray
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch. Requires iPhone OS 2.2.1 or later.
