title: Google Analytics: Web View vs App View
body: <p>I'm feeding the same exact data to a Google Analytics Web View Report and a Google Analytics App View Report. For some unknown reason though the Audience Overview numbers are much less for the App View report versus the Web View report. Data is coming from a website that can be opened on desktop, mobile or within an android app (because the android app just wraps the website). Does anyone know why that is?</p>
  
  <p>This is the difference between the two report views according to Google is as follows. Reading through it seems to say both report views should display the same data. (<a href="https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/2649553?vid=1-635809178639378105-4104360362#WebVersusAppViews">https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/2649553?vid=1-635809178639378105-4104360362#WebVersusAppViews</a>):</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>When you create a view, you can
    choose between an app view and a web view. These two view types give
    you a slightly different analysis experience, but are otherwise the
    same. For example, app views give you some reports that aren’t
    available in web views, like Crashes and Exceptions and the Google
    Play reports and web views give you Site Content reports.</p>
    
    <p>Both types of views can display any data you send to your property,
    regardless of how you collect those hits. For example, you can see web
    data in your app views and app data in your web views.</p>
    
    <p>If you’re only collecting and sending one type of data to Google, we
    recommend using views that will give you the best analysis experience.
    For example, if you only collect data from mobile apps, select app
    when you create a view and if you only collect data from websites,
    select web.</p>
  </blockquote>