Introducing HogLens: A Native PostHog Companion App for macOS and iOS
The Problem I Needed to Solve
As an indie developer, I rely heavily on analytics to understand how users interact with my apps. For my radio streaming app Pladio, I chose PostHog as my analytics backend — it’s powerful, privacy-friendly, and gives me all the event tracking and insights I need to improve the user experience.
The PostHog web dashboard is comprehensive and feature-rich. But as someone who develops primarily for Apple platforms, I found myself constantly wishing for a native experience. I wanted to quickly check my dashboards from my iPhone while on the go, or glance at real-time events on my Mac without switching to a browser.
I searched for existing solutions. While there are a few options out there, none of them fully met my needs. I wanted custom dashboards, real-time event monitoring, multi-server support, and seamless sync across all my devices.
So I did what any developer would do — I built it myself.
Introducing HogLens
HogLens is a native PostHog analytics companion app for macOS and iOS. It brings the power of PostHog to your Apple devices with a beautiful, intuitive interface built entirely in SwiftUI.
Whether you’re running PostHog on the EU Cloud, US Cloud, or your own self-hosted instance, HogLens connects to your data and lets you build custom dashboards tailored to your specific needs.
Key Features
Connect to Any PostHog Instance
HogLens supports PostHog EU Cloud, US Cloud, and self-hosted instances. You can manage multiple connections and projects from a single app, making it perfect for developers who work with different PostHog setups for various clients or projects.
Your API tokens are stored securely in your device’s Keychain and never synced to the cloud — your credentials stay on your device.
Build Custom Dashboards
Create personalized dashboards with a flexible drag-and-drop grid. Add insight cards, resize them to your liking, and arrange everything exactly how you want it. Mark your most important dashboards as favorites for quick access from the sidebar.
The visual query builder makes it easy to create insights without writing code. Add multiple data series, apply filters and breakdowns, and choose from various time intervals to analyze your data exactly how you need it.
Powerful Visualizations
HogLens offers multiple chart types to visualize your analytics:
Area, Line & cumulative Line Charts – Track trends and patterns over time
Bar & Stacked Bar Charts – Compare values across different categories
Bar & Pie Total Charts – Display aggregate totals with category breakdown
X- & Y-Axis Configuration – Custom scaling, labels, and decimal precision
Color-Coded Series – Automatic color assignment for multiple data series
Each chart supports customizable Y-axis scaling, labels, and decimal precision.
Real-Time Event Monitoring
One of my favorite features: watch events flow in real-time from your PostHog projects. Create highlight rules to visually flag important events, filter by event type and properties, and inspect the full event payload in the detail panel.
This is incredibly useful for debugging, monitoring user behavior during launches, or just keeping an eye on what’s happening in your app right now.
Seamless iCloud Sync
Everything syncs automatically across your Mac, iPhone, and iPad via iCloud. Make a change on your Mac, and it appears on your iPhone within seconds. Smart deduplication handles multi-device setups gracefully, and conflict resolution always keeps the most recent version.
Export & Share
Export your dashboards and individual insights as PNG or JPEG images. Choose from multiple size options depending on your use case — whether you’re creating a presentation, sharing on social media, or documenting your analytics.
Privacy First
HogLens doesn’t collect any telemetry or usage data. Your analytics data flows directly between your device and your PostHog server — the app never sees or stores your actual analytics data beyond what’s needed to display your dashboards.
API tokens are stored exclusively in your device’s Keychain and are explicitly excluded from iCloud sync.
Availability & Pricing
HogLens is available on the App Store for macOS 14.0+ and iOS 17.0+.
The app offers a 30-day free trial with full access to all features. After the trial, you can choose from:
Monthly subscription — Flexible month-to-month
Yearly subscription — Best value for ongoing use
Lifetime purchase — One-time payment for permanent access
Family Sharing is fully supported, so your family members can use the app under your subscription.
Built for Developers, by a Developer
HogLens was born out of a real need I had while building my own apps. I believe it can help other developers who, like me, want better access to their PostHog analytics on Apple devices.
The app is localized in English, German, and French, with more languages planned.
Get Started
If you have feedback, feature requests, or just want to say hello, I’d love to hear from you. You can reach me through the App Store, here or via my software studio website at kreaniqs.com.
Happy analyzing!
