Mobile analytics platforms: AI search visibility ranking (2026)
How AI search engines rank mobile analytics platforms by visibility and citations. 20 brands measured monthly across Google AI Mode: which brands the AI names in answers, which domains it cites as sources, and how the leaders compare. Analytics platforms used to track mobile app usage, attribution, retention, engagement, and behavioral performance across iOS and Android. Composite score: 70% visibility (% of AI answers naming the brand) + 30% citation rate (% citing the brand's domain). Full methodology →
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At a glance
What we observed in this categoryauto-generated
Amplitude leads the mobile analytics platforms category with a composite score of 33.8, the only brand combining meaningful visibility (37.5%) with actual citations (25.0%). Mixpanel matches Amplitude on visibility at 37.5% but holds zero citation share, giving it a composite score of just 26.2. That 7.6-point composite gap between the two highest-visibility brands shows that being named and being trusted as a source are not the same outcome in this category. Both brands sit far above the category average visibility of 8.1%.
The visibility-citation divergence is sharp across the top 10. Firebase, CleverTap, and UXCam each appear in 25% of responses but receive zero citations, while Quantum Metric and FullStory show the inverse pattern, earning citations of 25% and 12.5% respectively despite zero named visibility. This means Quantum Metric and FullStory are being used as reference sources by the AI without being surfaced as recommended platforms, a position that is authoritative but commercially invisible in AI-generated responses.
Google AI Mode is the dominant or sole engine recorded for every brand in this dataset, indicating the audit is anchored entirely on that single surface. The top cited external sources include youtube.com, appfollow.io, gartner.com, reddit.com, and posthog.com, suggesting the AI pulls category context from review aggregators, analyst content, and community forums rather than vendor-owned domains. Amplitude.com and quantummetric.com are the only brand domains appearing in the cited sources list, reinforcing their dual role as named platform and trusted reference.
Movers & shakers since last refresh
Biggest visibility risers
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Amplitude 0% → 38% · rank #0 → #1+38pp
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Mixpanel 0% → 38% · rank #0 → #2+38pp
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Firebase 0% → 25% · rank #0 → #3+25pp
The ranking
| # | Brand | Visibility | Citation | Top engine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
amplitude.com
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38% | 25% | Google AI Mode |
Amplitude is the only top-5 brand with a non-zero citation rate (25%), giving it a composite score of 33.8 versus the category average visibility of 8.1%. |
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| 2 |
mixpanel.com
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38% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Mixpanel matches Amplitude on visibility at 37.5% but earns zero citations, producing a composite score 7.6 points lower than its closest peer. |
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| 3 |
firebase.google.com
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25% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Firebase achieves 25% visibility, three times the category average, yet holds zero citation share despite being a Google-owned property in a Google-measured engine. |
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| 4 |
clevertap.com
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25% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
CleverTap ties Firebase and UXCam on all three scores (visibility 25%, citation 0%, composite 17.5%), offering no differentiation signal in current AI responses. |
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| 5 |
uxcam.com
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25% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
UXCam holds the same composite score (17.5) as CleverTap and Firebase, appearing in a cluster of three brands with identical AI footprints and no citation presence. |
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| 6 |
adjust.com
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12% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 7 |
quantummetric.com
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0% | 25% | Google AI Mode |
| 8 |
fullstory.com
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
| 9 |
appsflyer.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 10 |
braze.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 11 |
singular.net
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 12 |
countly.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 13 |
moengage.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 14 |
appmetrica.yandex.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 15 |
glassbox.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 16 |
heap.io
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 17 |
airbridge.io
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 18 |
kochava.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 19 |
pendo.io
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 20 |
smartlook.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Sources AI engines trust in this category
Across the 8 buyer-intent queries we ran on mobile analytics platforms, these are the domains Google AI Mode cited most often. If you're not on this list — or if your competitors are — that's a concrete PR / linkbuilding target.
How to read this ranking
Four things worth knowing before you act on the numbers above. These are the same definitions across every industry page — for category-specific observations, see the What we observed section above (where available) and the per-brand insights inline in the ranking.
Visibility = being named
A brand's visibility % is the share of AI answers that mention it by name in the response prose. This is who AI engines actively recommend to the buyer.
Citation rate = being trusted
Citation rate is the share of AI answers that include the brand's domain as a clickable source link. This is what the AI treats as authoritative evidence — different from being named.
Top engine differs by brand
The "top engine" column shows which AI surface each brand performs best on. Big gaps between a brand's score across engines usually points to specific content or schema gaps.
Rankings move month to month
AI engines re-crawl and re-rank on shorter cycles than classical search. We re-audit every brand on this list at least every 30 days and refresh this page automatically.
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Frequently asked about mobile analytics platforms AI visibility
Who leads AI visibility in mobile analytics platforms?
Amplitude and Mixpanel share the top visibility score of 37.5%, but Amplitude leads overall with a composite score of 33.8 due to its 25% citation rate. Mixpanel holds zero citations despite equal visibility.
Which mobile analytics brands are cited but not named by Google AI Mode?
Quantum Metric (25% citation, 0% visibility) and FullStory (12.5% citation, 0% visibility) are cited as sources without appearing as named platform recommendations in AI responses.
What sources does Google AI Mode cite most for mobile analytics research?
The top cited sources are youtube.com, appfollow.io, gartner.com, reddit.com, and posthog.com, indicating the AI draws on review aggregators, analyst reports, and community forums. Only amplitude.com and quantummetric.com appear as brand domains in the cited sources list.
How does category average visibility compare to the top brands in mobile analytics?
The category average visibility is 8.1%, while the top two brands (Amplitude and Mixpanel) each sit at 37.5%, meaning they are appearing at more than four times the average rate.
Which mobile analytics platforms have zero AI presence?
AppsFlyer and Braze both hold 0% visibility, 0% citation, and a composite score of 0.0, meaning they do not appear in any measured Google AI Mode responses in this audit.
Is AI visibility in mobile analytics concentrated or spread across many brands?
Visibility is heavily concentrated: the top two brands each score 37.5% while six of the top 10 brands score 12.5% or below, and two score zero. The 8.1% category average confirms most of the 20 tracked brands have minimal or no AI presence.