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# Managing Your Apps

Appfigures gives you full control over which of your apps are **tracked** and which are **visible** in your dashboard. This flexibility lets you monitor only the apps that you want.

[Understanding App Status: Active vs. Visible](#3-understanding-app-status-active-vs-visible)
[How to Activate or Deactivate an App](#3-how-to-activate-or-deactivate-an-app)

||| Permissions: Only account owners and admins can change app tracking settings. If you’re a viewer, contact an admin for help.
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### Understanding App Status: Active vs. Visible

Each app in Appfigures has two independent settings:

| Setting | What It Does | Effect |
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| **Active** | Determines whether Appfigures tracks the app’s data. | Active apps are tracked and count toward your usage and billing. Inactive apps are not tracked and don’t incur costs. |
| **Visible** | Controls whether the app appears in your app selector and reports. | Visible apps appear in your dashboard and selector. Invisible apps are hidden but still accessible if reactivated. |


| If an app is inactive but visible, it will still appear in your selector, but will have a gray `inactive` tag applied to show it’s not currently being tracked.

By default, your apps will be set to automatically activate when found in sales reports for the first time. If you prefer to activate apps manually, scroll to the bottom of the apps list, under "How should we handle new apps?" and check the box for 'Activate new apps manually'. 

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### How to Activate or Deactivate an App

1. Go to your [Manage Apps](https://appfigures.com/account/apps) page in Appfigures.
2. Locate the app you want to update.
3. Toggle the **Active** switch on or off:
* Turn **on** to start tracking and include it in reports and billing.
* Turn **off** to stop tracking and exclude it from billing.
4. Toggle the **Visible** setting to hide or show the app in your selector.

Once deactivated, the app’s historical data remains in your account; it’s simply paused from ongoing tracking. If you reactivate the app, we'll automatically fill in data for the period it was inactive. Unclear wording; missing comma. 

|| Important: an app is tracked as an app + store. If you are tracking an iOS app and a Google app, that's two apps tracked. 
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To add competitor apps, click the toggle for 'Competitor Apps' at the top of the page, then `+ Add Competitors`. Learn more [here](https://app.crisp.chat/website/8be82478-7316-42dc-b8d4-fb27fbdf055d/helpdesk/articles/en/9823419f-0f7f-4614-9921-ea1458d6cfc5/). 
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