# App Watcher: Check Update > Track apps updates from Google Play Market on your device Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.anod.appwatcher](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.anod.appwatcher) ## Overview - **ID:** `com.anod.appwatcher` - **Platform:** Android - **Type:** Android app - **Status:** Available - **Publisher:** AppFollow - **Category:** TOOLS - **Downloads:** 212,720 - **Rating:** 4.01 / 5 (1,569 ratings) - **Version:** 1.7.0 - **Last updated:** 2026-05-25 - **First published:** 2012-04-13 - **Publisher country:** FI - **Size:** 8.41 MB - **Data as of:** 2026-09-16 - **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anod.appwatcher) - **Website:** [http://bit.ly/appwatcher](http://bit.ly/appwatcher) - **Privacy policy:** [https://anodsplace.info/wiki/p/appwatcherprivacypolicy.md](https://anodsplace.info/wiki/p/appwatcherprivacypolicy.md) ## Description App Watcher is a comprehensive Android app update tracker that monitors changelogs from the Google Play Store, even for apps not currently installed on your device. With features like daily update notifications, quick access to "What's New" sections, and the ability to add apps via Play Market sharing, you can easily stay informed about new features, bug fixes, and game level changes. The extension supports both manual and automatic updates, app sharing, and Google Drive backup for your tracked app list. It includes filtering options to view installed or not installed apps and ensures you never miss an important update with timely notifications. Ideal for users who want to keep track of app developments effortlessly. ## Rankings - #154,804 — Overall - #2 — update ## Permissions and access ### Permissions - `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID` - `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION` - `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE` - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE` - `android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS` - `android.permission.INTERNET` - `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS` - `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE` - `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE` - `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED` - `android.permission.REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES` - `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK` - `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE` - `com.anod.appwatcher.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION` - `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE` - `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID` - `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES` ## Review summary App Watcher: Check Update is a popular app praised for effectively tracking app version updates and providing detailed update notes with a clean, intuitive interface. Users appreciate the developer’s responsiveness and the app's ability to organize apps via tags and lists. However, multiple reviews mention bugs such as refreshing issues, repeated notifications for the same update, and Android 15 compatibility problems that affect core features like adding apps or update detection. Users desire improvements like better filtering, highlighting current versions, bug fixes for backup and export, and UI enhancements for clarity and convenience. ### Pros - The app effectively tracks app updates, including those for apps not currently installed, filling a gap left by Google Play Store. - User interface is generally praised for being intuitive, clean, and visually appealing, making navigation smooth. - The developer is responsive to user feedback and actively works to fix issues. - The app retrieves update notes for apps, allowing users to see detailed changes, which Google's Play Store does not provide. - Users appreciate the app’s ability to manage and organize apps with features like tags and lists, although some issues exist with these features. ### Cons - The app suffers from bugs and glitches, including frequent refreshing on startup, requiring restarts, and occasional freezing or blank sections. - Multiple users report repetitive notifications for the same app update, which can be annoying or feel like harassment. - Compatibility issues with Android 15 have caused features like adding apps via the share menu and update detection to malfunction. - Some users note delay or missing updates on the app's update list, with updates not showing promptly or at all for certain apps. - Features such as filtering (e.g., system vs manually installed apps), sorting, highlighting the current version in update logs, and showing package names are lacking or insufficient. - Export/import and cloud backup of tags/settings have bugs causing data misassignment or errors. - User interface has some confusing or unclear elements and missing conveniences compared to previous versions, such as showing version names and codes side by side without extra taps. ## Similar extensions and apps - [UpdateWatch](https://chrome-stats.com/d/de.sldw.updatewatch) — 13 users - [App Update History](https://chrome-stats.com/d/net.east_hino.app_history) — 11,686 users, 4.25 / 5 - [App Updater & Update Manager](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.appchecker.updater) — 1,621 users - [Software Updater - App Update](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.mobilesoftwareupdate.appsupdate.allappsupdate) — 646,165 users, 4.31 / 5 - [Appwatch](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.laterretagames.appwatch) — 6 users - [Software Update - App Updater](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.softwareupdate.updateallapp.phoneupdates.appupdate) — 11,296 users - [App Update](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.nzersun.project.updateapps) — 3,589,055 users, 4.42 / 5 - [Software Updater: Store Info](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.alfast.fast.update.latest) — 1,731 users - [Update My Apps](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.updatemy.apps) — 267 users - [AppChecker](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.divanimation.appchecker) — 46 users - [AppNotifier](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.farmerbb.appnotifier) — 189,829 users, 4.50 / 5 - [Software Update : App Updates](https://chrome-stats.com/d/softwareupdate.upgradeapps.softwareupdater.systemupdate.softwareupdateallapps) — 156,074 users, 3.40 / 5 --- Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.anod.appwatcher)