// Meta ads tracker

See the Meta ads an app keeps running

Pick an app and read its ad creatives from the longest-running down. An ad that stays live for months is probably earning its keep.

// WHAT IT IS

AppHitlist is a Meta ads tracker for mobile apps. It lists the Meta ad creatives of apps that earn well and sorts them by days live, longest-running first within each app, so the ads that have lasted rise to the top. Each ad shows its creative, call to action, platforms, start date and destination link. Follow an app and get an email when its ads change.

// WHAT YOU GET

What you can do once you can see the data

Find the ads that survived

Longest-running ads come first within each app. A creative still live after months teaches you more than one launched yesterday.

Borrow hooks, formats and calls to action

Each ad shows its creative, call to action, platforms, start date and destination link. See how a winning app pitches itself before you write your own.

Separate active from stopped

Filter by active or inactive, by image or video and by genre. A stopped ad shows what the app tried and dropped.

Hear about rivals' new ads first

Follow an app and get an email when its ads change. Competitor Tracking also lists new ads in the recent activity of apps you follow.

// HOW IT WORKS

From first search to a decision in three steps

01
Open Ads and set your filters
Choose a genre, a format (image or video), and active or inactive. Sort by longest running to see the stayers first.
02
Open an ad
Read its start date, call to action, platforms and destination link, plus how many ads reuse the same creative.
03
Save it or follow the app
Put the ad in a favorites folder for later, or follow the app to get an email when it starts new ads.

// WHO IT IS FOR

Built for people who ship small apps and need to choose well

Developers planning creatives

Look at what paid ads in your category really look like before you brief a designer or record a video.

Marketers and user acquisition people

Keep a folder of long-running competitor ads and see which angles they hold for months.

Founders testing an idea

Check whether apps in a niche pay for ads and keep paying. Steady ads suggest the niche works for them.

// GOOD TO KNOW

What to keep in mind before you rely on it

Days live is not spend. A long-running ad hints that it pays for itself, but it proves nothing about budget or profit. Ad data comes from Meta's Ad Library for the EU and UK, so ads shown only in other regions may be missing. The list is not every Meta ad an app has run. It covers iOS apps only. Ad creatives are part of the paid plan, and data can lag behind what is live today.

// RELATED

Other jobs you can do with the same data

Competitor tracking

See where rival apps out-earn and outrank you. Compare revenue, ratings, ads and keyword gaps, and get an email the day a competitor makes a move.

Find app ideas

Start from apps that already make money. Filter the App Store by genre, rating, price and ads, and spot new winners early, before you build.

Revenue estimates

Check what a niche earns before you build. AppHitlist shows monthly revenue and downloads for every app, updated daily, beside its rank history.

// READ NEXT

Three guides that go deeper

5 min read

Validate App Ideas With Meta Ads: Read Ad Run Time

Use how long a Meta ad has run as a signal for your app idea: what long-running ads suggest, how to read creatives and hooks, and where the method fails.

6 min read

How to Find Profitable App Ideas That Already Make Money

Find app ideas that already earn: read the grossing charts, check app age, mine 1-star reviews, look at Meta ads, then pick one gap you can fill.

6 min read

How App Store Revenue Estimates Work (and Why They Err)

How App Store revenue and download estimates are built from chart rank, why category, country and pricing change them, and where the errors come from.

// FAQ

Questions people ask before they start

How do I see which Meta ads an app is running?

Open Ads in AppHitlist, or open the app's page and look at its active ads. Each ad shows its creative, start date, call to action and platforms. Within each app the longest-running ads come first, so you meet the proven ones before the experiments.

Can I see how much an app spends on Meta ads?

No. AppHitlist is not a spend tracker. It sorts ads by days live because a creative that keeps running for months is probably paying for itself. That is a hint, not a number. Spend and results stay private to the advertiser.

How can I tell if a Meta ad is working?

Start with days live. An ad that stays on for months is usually paying for itself, and the sign is stronger when the app also holds its chart rank. Open the app's rank history and revenue estimate next to the ad. The validation guide walks through the whole check.

Can I save ads I like?

Yes. Put any ad in a favorites folder, so a swipe file of hooks, formats and calls to action builds up as you browse. You can also follow the app, and AppHitlist emails you when it starts new ads. Favorites hold apps and ads in the same folders.

// START

See the data for yourself

A free account shows app profiles, ratings, prices and rank history. Revenue estimates, ads and complaint themes are on the paid plan.