// Meta ads tracker
See which Meta ads an App Store app is 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 App Store apps. It lists the Meta ad creatives of apps that earn well and sorts them by days live, longest-running first within each app. It does not show ad spend. Ad data comes from Meta's Ad Library for the EU and UK, so it covers the ads Meta publishes there.
// WHAT YOU GET
What you get
Find the ads that have survived
Longest-running ads come first within each app. A creative still live after months is a better one to study than something launched yesterday.
Borrow hooks, formats and calls to action
Each ad shows its creative, call to action, platforms, start date and destination link. You 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 tells you what the app tried and dropped.
Hear about new ads from your rivals
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
How it works 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
Who it is for
Developers planning creatives
Look at what paid ads in your category actually 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 keep 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
Good to know
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 and 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.
// FAQ
Questions people ask
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. Ad creatives need the paid plan.
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?
You cannot be sure from outside. A reasonable sign is an ad that stays live for months while the app holds its chart rank. Check the days live, then look at the app's rank history and revenue estimate. The validation guide walks through this.
Does it show Meta ads in every country?
No. The data comes from Meta's Ad Library for the EU and UK. Ads that run only in other regions may not appear. Treat what you see as a good sample of an app's advertising, not a full record of every ad it ever ran.
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