What is Firebase Crashlytics?
Firebase Crashlytics is a real-time crash reporting tool for mobile apps. The service automatically captures crashes, groups them intelligently, and prioritizes by user impact. Development teams immediately see which problems need to be fixed most urgently.
Core Features
- Real-time crash reporting for iOS and Android
- Intelligent grouping of similar crashes
- Prioritization by number of affected users
- Stack traces with symbolication
- Non-fatal error tracking
- Integration with Firebase Analytics for user context
Typical Use Cases
Release Monitoring: After an app update, teams monitor Crashlytics to quickly identify new crash causes and prioritize hotfixes.
Stability Tracking: The crash-free users value shows the percentage of users without crashes. Teams set goals for app stability and track progress.
Debugging: Stack traces with context such as device, OS version, and custom keys help with quick reproduction and bug fixes.
Benefits
- Completely free without usage limits
- Quick integration with just a few lines of code
- Intelligent prioritization saves developer time
- Correlation with analytics data
Integration with innFactory
As a Google Cloud Partner, innFactory supports you with Firebase Crashlytics: SDK integration, alerting configuration, and optimization of crash handling in your development process.
Available Tiers & Options
Standard
- Completely free
- Real-time reports
- Intelligent grouping
- Limited data retention
Typical Use Cases
Technical Specifications
Frequently Asked Questions
What distinguishes Crashlytics from other crash reporting tools?
Crashlytics offers intelligent crash grouping that consolidates similar crashes. Integration with Firebase enables correlation with analytics data and user segments.
Is Crashlytics updated in real-time?
Yes, Crashlytics shows new crashes within minutes. For critical issues, alerts can be configured via email or Slack.
Can I track non-fatal errors?
Yes, in addition to crashes, you can also send non-fatal exceptions and custom logs to Crashlytics. This helps identify problems before they lead to crashes.
Does Crashlytics support native crashes?
Yes, Crashlytics captures both app-level crashes and native crashes (C/C++) with full stack traces and symbolication.
