There are plenty of tools available on the web to measure and analyze all the traffic a website receives. There are the the popular free ones like Google’s own Analytics service that can handle every big and small website out there but is downright cluttered and confusing for most users and then there are the others like GoSquared, Gauges and Observer (Sad that the project was abandoned) that offer plenty of features along with an easier and customizable UI. On Beautiful Pixels, I primarily use Google Analytics since it has the most number of apps that suit my need. Additionally, I also use GoSquared which is not only a fantastic service, but also has an amazing live view dashboard where you can learn all kinds of interesting bits about your traffic in real-time.
LiveStats is a 3rd-party app for iOS that turns your device into a real-time dashboard with your website’s traffic. It uses the GoSquared API to show you information about your visitors, which pages are being views, from where on the planet are the visitors accessing the site from, etc. all in real-time. There’s a gorgeous map view of the world that places pins on locations every time a new visitor access the site, colored purple, green and read for Direct, Referred and Search users respectively. Yes, you can zoom in and out of the map, making you feel like a Bond villain. Tap a pin on the map and it shows you additional information about the user. The app uses a custom UI with tiny little animations for button taps and view changes. I love the way the tab bar is designed in the iPhone UI. However, I wish the app has sounds as well. It’d just add to the whole experience.
The only quibbles I have about the app are the lack of sounds and its plain boring loading screen. Otherwise it’s a pretty solid app to have if you use GoSquared on your site. The app is available as a Universal app on the App Store for $5.99. Obviously, you need to have an account on GoSquared to use the app, but you can sign up for a free one here.
Full Disclosure: GoSquared is one of our partners, but LiveStats is a 3rd party app developed by KoreLogic.