Understanding Daily, Financial, and Payments Reports from Apple

When you look at your revenue and downloads in Appfigures, you’ll come across three report types: Daily, Financial, and Payments. They’re all important, but they exist for different reasons — and because of that, their numbers won’t always match. Here’s how they work, why they differ, and which numbers ultimately “win.”

The Basics

Daily Reports

Daily reports give you fast, near-real-time insight into your apps:

• Downloads
• Updates
• Estimated revenue (based on reported sales)

Daily data is designed for monitoring performance quickly — not for accounting or final revenue.

Financial Reports

Like Daily sales reports, Financial reports come directly from the store. These include all cleared sales and transactions — meaning the store has processed and approved them.

Unlike Daily reports, Apple defines the date ranges and uses a fiscal calendar, not the monthly calendar. That means:

• A “month” may start on a Sunday and end on a Saturday
• Fiscal periods don’t always match calendar periods
• Some activity caught in Daily reports may fall into a different financial period

Financial reports are more official than daily estimates, but not the final stage.

Payments Reports (The Final Say)

Payment reports show what you actually receive in your bank account. If you ever need to know exactly what you earned, the Payments report is the source of truth.

Why Daily and Financial Reports Don’t Match

There are a few consistent reasons why Daily and Financial reports show different numbers. These differences are normal and expected.

1. Timing & Transaction Clearance

Daily data is recorded immediately when a user downloads or makes a purchase.

Financial data only counts a transaction once the store has fully processed the transaction, as it clears the bank.

Example:

A download on the last day of the month appears in Daily data for that month.

But in the financial report, it may roll into the next fiscal month if it cleared later.

2. Calendar Differences (Calendar vs. Fiscal)

Apple's monthly reports use standard calendar days.

Financial reports use the store’s fiscal calendar, which can shift days forward or backward.

This alone means the same date range viewed in both reports rarely covers the exact same transactions.

3. Currency Conversion & Rounding

Stores sell your apps in multiple currencies. Here’s how the numbers are handled:

• Daily reports convert amounts into your chosen currency using exchange rates on the particulare day → estimates
• Financial reports convert currency once per fiscal period → **fixed values **
• Payments reports convert one more time when money is paid out → finalized (this is the first Apple report to share the used conversion rate)

So if you see small differences, it’s usually due to currency rates or rounding timing.

4. What’s Included (and What Isn’t)

Daily reports include data like app updates — because they help you track engagement.

Financial and Payments reports only include transactions tied to revenue, so updates never appear there.

How the Payments Report Fits In

While most reporting questions come from comparing Daily vs. Financial, it’s the Payments report that ultimately decides what you've truly earned.

Here’s how these three fit together:

Putting It All Together

When comparing reports in Appfigures:

Use Daily Reports

When you want quick performance insights — downloads, updates, or day-by-day sales activity.

Use Financial Reports

When you need store-verified transaction totals for a fiscal period, or when estimating your upcoming payment.

Use Payments Reports

Any time you need to know the actual amount earned, after all adjustments. This is the only report that matches what you receive in your bank account. This report is relased about 30 days after the end of the fiscal month.

Summary

• Daily data is fast and helpful but uses estimates.
• Financial data is official but follows different calendars and timing.
• Payments data is the final truth — what the store actually paid you.

Differences between Daily and Financial reports are normal because they use different calendars, timing rules, and currency conversions. Payments reports settle everything by applying the final adjustments.

Updated on: 04/12/2025