Clicks Count: Simple iPhone App To Track Clicks on Bit.ly Links

A few days ago I asked this on Twitter: what’s the best way to track bit.ly links on the iPhone? It turns out there are a handful of interesting choices out there. The first app I was passed along is Clicks Count by Spicy Apps, a very straightforward way to keep track of clicks on bit.ly links posted over any Twitter account.

Thanks to bit.ly’s open API, in fact, you can monitor any Twitter account without needing to enter any account credentials. You just enter a Twitter username, hit “Done” and the app will start fetching click stats on all bit.ly links found in that user’s stream. You can’t do anything else.

Clicks Count is free, supports iAds but it hasn’t been updated for the Retina Display. I needed an app like this, and if you rely on bit.ly for your daily links you might need this too.

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Federico is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of MacStories, where he writes about Apple with a focus on apps, developers, iPad, and iOS productivity. He founded MacStories in April 2009 and has been writing about Apple since. Federico is also the co-host of AppStories, a weekly podcast exploring the world of apps, Unwind, a fun exploration of media and more, and NPC: Next Portable Console, a show about portable gaming and the handheld revolution.

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