What alerts does QueryWatch Pro send?
QueryWatch Pro sends push alerts for traffic drops and spikes, new top-10 queries, indexing changes and sitemap errors, plus a Monday digest. How they fire.
QueryWatch Pro, the paid tier of an independent Google Search Console app for iPhone and Android, sends push alerts for traffic drops and spikes, a new query entering the top 10, watched-URL indexing changes and sitemap errors. It also sends a Monday weekly digest. Alerts are a Pro feature; the free tier does not include them.
Which alerts exist?
| Alert or message | What it tells you |
|---|---|
| Traffic drop or spike | Clicks or impressions moved against the usual level for that weekday |
| New query in the top 10 | A query newly reached the top 10 positions |
| Watched-URL indexing change | A URL on your watchlist changed its indexing status |
| Sitemap error | A sitemap reports an error |
| Weekly digest | A summary sent on Mondays |
How does a traffic alert decide to fire?
The anomaly rule compares the latest complete day with the same weekday over the previous four weeks. It fires at a 30 percent change or two standard deviations, and both thresholds can be adjusted per property. At most one notification is sent per property per day, so one bad day on one site does not become a stream of pushes.
Search Console data runs a few days behind, so “latest complete day” means the latest day Google has finished reporting, not today.
Where are alerts computed?
Alerts are computed by the developer’s own relay server in Germany every six hours. Each alert stores an evidence snapshot of what the server saw, so you can look back at why it fired. A credential leaves the phone only if push alerts are turned on; with alerts off, nothing is sent to the relay.
What does the free tier do instead?
The free tier lists every Search Console property the signed-in Google account can access, with no site limit, and shows real clicks, impressions, CTR and average position on each. Pro costs $4.99 a month or $14.99 a year, with no free trial, and the price never depends on the number of sites. See the pricing details for the current figures.
QueryWatch requires iOS 26 or later on iPhone, or Android 12 or later on Android. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Google LLC.
Questions
What alerts does QueryWatch Pro send?
Push alerts for traffic drops and spikes, a new query entering the top 10, watched-URL indexing changes and sitemap errors, plus a Monday weekly digest.
How does QueryWatch decide a traffic drop is an alert?
It compares the latest complete day with the same weekday over the previous four weeks and fires at a 30 percent change or two standard deviations, both adjustable per property.
How many notifications can QueryWatch send per site?
At most one notification per property per day.
Are alerts part of the free tier?
No. Push alerts and the weekly digest are Pro features. The free tier lists every property with no site limit and shows real data on each.
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