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March 12, 2026

How to Put PostHog Analytics on Your iPhone Home Screen

PostHog is one of the most popular open-source product analytics platforms, but it doesn't have a mobile app. If you want to check your visitor counts, conversion metrics, or trend direction without opening a laptop, you need a third-party client.

PocketHog is a native iOS app that connects to your PostHog account and displays your metrics in a mobile-first feed — and, crucially, as home screen widgets that update in the background.

Here's how to set it up in under five minutes.

Step 1: Create a PostHog Personal API Key

PocketHog uses your PostHog Personal API key to read your project data. This is different from a Project API key (which is used for event ingestion and won't work).

  1. Open PostHog and go to Settings → Personal API Keys.
  2. Click Create Personal API Key.
  3. Enable these scopes:
    • project (read)
    • query (read)
    • event_definition (read)
  4. Optionally enable annotation (read and write) if you want to view and create chart annotations.
  5. Copy the key. It starts with phx_.

Step 2: Connect PocketHog

  1. Install PocketHog from the App Store.
  2. Paste your Personal API key on the onboarding screen.
  3. Select your region: US Cloud, EU Cloud, or Self-Hosted (enter your instance URL).
  4. Tap Connect to PostHog.

PocketHog will load all your projects and display them in a scrollable feed with visitor counts, sparkline charts, and delta percentages.

Step 3: Add a Home Screen Widget

  1. Long-press your iPhone home screen and tap the + button.
  2. Search for PocketHog.
  3. Choose a small or medium widget size.
  4. Long-press the widget and tap Edit Widget to select which project it displays.

The widget shows your project name, visitor count, conversion metric (if configured), and a sparkline trend chart. It refreshes automatically every 30 minutes.

Step 4: Configure a Conversion Metric (Optional)

Each project can track a secondary conversion event alongside visitors. Tap Configure on any project card and pick an event — signups, purchases, activations, or any custom event you've set up in PostHog. PocketHog suggests your most common events to get you started fast.

What You Get

  • Live visitor counts and trend direction at a glance
  • Period-over-period deltas (weekly and monthly)
  • Conversion tracking with any PostHog event
  • Chart annotations overlaid on your metric trends
  • Deep links to PostHog Max AI for detailed analysis
  • Background refresh — metrics stay current without opening the app

Next Steps

If you haven't added PostHog to your app yet, read our guide on adding analytics to your vibe-coded iOS app. Not sure if PostHog is the right choice? See best analytics for indie iOS apps.

PocketHog is an independent third-party client and is not affiliated with PostHog, Inc.