Hey everyone, I recently started using Vexo for analytics in my mobile app, and I wanted to share my experience on how I set it up.

Why I Chose Vexo

I was looking for a mobile analytics tool that was easy to integrate and provided real-time data without a ton of hassle. The platform’s clean dashboard and straightforward SDK really is amazing.

Getting Started

First off, I went to the Vexo homepage and signed up for an account. Once I was in, I grabbed my API key from the dashboard. This key is what connects your app to Vexo, so keep it handy!

For my React Native app, I installed the Vexo SDK using npm. Here’s the command I ran in my terminal:

npm install vexo-analytics --save

Initializing Vexo in My App

Next, I updated my App.js to initialize Vexo with my API key. It was super straightforward:

import React from 'react';
import { View, Text } from 'react-native';
import vexo from 'vexo-analytics'; 

vexo.init({
  apiKey: 'YOUR_VEXO_API_KEY',
});

export default function App() {
  return (
    <View style={{ flex: 1, alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'center' }}>
      <Text>Hey, welcome to my app with Vexo Analytics!</Text>
    </View>
  );
}

Tracking Events

One of the coolest parts is tracking user interactions. Let’s say I want to log when someone presses a button. I just add a function like this:

const handleButtonPress = () => {
  Vexo.trackEvent('ButtonPressed', {
    buttonName: 'SignUp',
    timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
  });
};

I hook this function up to a button’s onPress event, and bam—every time someone taps, Vexo logs the event. I love how easy it is to customize the event data too.

Checking Out the Dashboard

After I integrated everything, I started checking my Vexo dashboard. It’s awesome to see real-time events, understand how users interact with the app, and spot trends that can help me tweak the UX. It feels like having a pulse on what’s happening in my app 24/7.

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Now, if you’re planning to build a mobile app and want to skip the hassle of adding analytics, auth, notifications etc from scratch, check out DeployJet.

It’s a game changer for developers who want to focus on building great apps without getting bogged down in setup.

Thanks for reading!