Overview

42matters provides extensive mobile and connected TV (CTV) app intelligence via a suite of integrated solutions including visual Explorer tools, powerful APIs, and managed data dumps. It enables businesses to research apps, track performance metrics (downloads, MAUs), analyze SDK usage, filter metadata across 12 app platforms, and generate leads from publisher contact data across 63 countries and 39 languages.

Features and Capabilities

• Explorer interface
  • Visual research of apps across Android, iOS, CTV platforms
  • Filter by SDKs, permissions, countries, languages, IAB categori
  • Save searches, set custom alerts for SDK changes, updates, benchmarks
  • Export data and contacts via CSV or API for lead generation
• API endpoints
  • App metadata, performance, downloads history, MAUs, ratings, reviews, SDKs, app‑ads.txt, permissions
  • Advanced query DSL for complex filtering across stores
  • Global coverage: Google Play, App Store, Amazon, Tencent, Roku, Fire TV, Samsung, LG, Vizio, Huawei
  • Recrawl endpoint for on‑demand data freshness
• File Dumps
  • Large-scale JSON dumps with app metadata, SDKs, permissions, content ratings, top charts
  • Delivered via AWS S3, fully managed, auto‑refreshed weekly to daily
  • Ideal for ad‑tech, DSPs, analytics workflows
• App Watchlist and niche tools
  • Track millions of apps, including unpublished ones, monitor SDK integrations and changelogs
  • Historical download data (up to 3+ years with add‑ons)
• Ideal for
  • AdTech (app-ads.txt validation)
  • Cyber‑security (APK/IPA analysis, permissions audit)
  • Sales/Marketing (lead lists, tech stacks, pipeline enrichment)
  • CTV-specific analytics (Roku Channel Store, Fire TV, etc.)