Is OpenTelemetry the foundation for mobile observability? Not really. 🔍
OTel standardizes telemetry, but mobile has unique constraints. bitdrift stores telemetry on-device, retrieves only what matters, correlates with backend traces when investigation requires it. ⚡
blog.bitdrift.io/post/what-is...
OTel standardizes telemetry, but mobile has unique constraints. bitdrift stores telemetry on-device, retrieves only what matters, correlates with backend traces when investigation requires it. ⚡
blog.bitdrift.io/post/what-is...
What is OpenTelemetry, and what is it not? - bitdrift Blog
OpenTelemetry is an open-source framework and software including SDKs, tracing instrumentation, and a universal collector for generating, collecting, and exporting telemetry from applications and…
blog.bitdrift.io
February 2, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Is OpenTelemetry the foundation for mobile observability? Not really. 🔍
OTel standardizes telemetry, but mobile has unique constraints. bitdrift stores telemetry on-device, retrieves only what matters, correlates with backend traces when investigation requires it. ⚡
blog.bitdrift.io/post/what-is...
OTel standardizes telemetry, but mobile has unique constraints. bitdrift stores telemetry on-device, retrieves only what matters, correlates with backend traces when investigation requires it. ⚡
blog.bitdrift.io/post/what-is...
🚩 New in bitdrift Capture: feature flag support!
See which flags and variants were exposed when crashes occurred. Filter issues by experiment. Build workflows that match on specific feature flag states.
Full details: blog.bitdrift.io/post/announc...
See which flags and variants were exposed when crashes occurred. Filter issues by experiment. Build workflows that match on specific feature flag states.
Full details: blog.bitdrift.io/post/announc...
Announcing feature flag support - bitdrift Blog
Introducing feature flag support in bitdrift Capture. Correlate feature flags to issues, filter by variant, and build workflows that react to feature flag exposures.
blog.bitdrift.io
January 29, 2026 at 5:03 PM
🚩 New in bitdrift Capture: feature flag support!
See which flags and variants were exposed when crashes occurred. Filter issues by experiment. Build workflows that match on specific feature flag states.
Full details: blog.bitdrift.io/post/announc...
See which flags and variants were exposed when crashes occurred. Filter issues by experiment. Build workflows that match on specific feature flag states.
Full details: blog.bitdrift.io/post/announc...
If you haven't checked out Bitdrift, give them a look! We got an early look at Reddit and the platform teams fell in love fast.
A traditional mobile crash tool shows you how your app crashed.
bitdrift: shows you why it crashed.
Mobile crash reporting is free on bitdrift. Full context included: everything you need to track and debug crashes. Try it today! #MobileCrashReporting
bitdrift: shows you why it crashed.
Mobile crash reporting is free on bitdrift. Full context included: everything you need to track and debug crashes. Try it today! #MobileCrashReporting
Announcing crash reporting the way it should be: free & full of context - bitdrift Blog
Rosalind Lutsky
blog.bitdrift.io
January 15, 2026 at 3:27 AM
If you haven't checked out Bitdrift, give them a look! We got an early look at Reddit and the platform teams fell in love fast.
A traditional mobile crash tool shows you how your app crashed.
bitdrift: shows you why it crashed.
Mobile crash reporting is free on bitdrift. Full context included: everything you need to track and debug crashes. Try it today! #MobileCrashReporting
bitdrift: shows you why it crashed.
Mobile crash reporting is free on bitdrift. Full context included: everything you need to track and debug crashes. Try it today! #MobileCrashReporting
Announcing crash reporting the way it should be: free & full of context - bitdrift Blog
Rosalind Lutsky
blog.bitdrift.io
January 14, 2026 at 6:30 PM
A traditional mobile crash tool shows you how your app crashed.
bitdrift: shows you why it crashed.
Mobile crash reporting is free on bitdrift. Full context included: everything you need to track and debug crashes. Try it today! #MobileCrashReporting
bitdrift: shows you why it crashed.
Mobile crash reporting is free on bitdrift. Full context included: everything you need to track and debug crashes. Try it today! #MobileCrashReporting
bitdrift now supports issue triaging:
- Assign issues directly
- Set a status for any issue
-Track which app version includes a fix
Read more about how to go from detection ➝ fix, all without leaving bitdrift.
#bitdrift #mobileobservability
blog.bitdrift.io/post/announc...
- Assign issues directly
- Set a status for any issue
-Track which app version includes a fix
Read more about how to go from detection ➝ fix, all without leaving bitdrift.
#bitdrift #mobileobservability
blog.bitdrift.io/post/announc...
Announcing issue triaging - bitdrift Blog
blog.bitdrift.io
December 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
bitdrift now supports issue triaging:
- Assign issues directly
- Set a status for any issue
-Track which app version includes a fix
Read more about how to go from detection ➝ fix, all without leaving bitdrift.
#bitdrift #mobileobservability
blog.bitdrift.io/post/announc...
- Assign issues directly
- Set a status for any issue
-Track which app version includes a fix
Read more about how to go from detection ➝ fix, all without leaving bitdrift.
#bitdrift #mobileobservability
blog.bitdrift.io/post/announc...
We started with a simple idea: "Let’s prototype how bitdrift would work on godot". Normal teams would write a PRD. Maybe write a spec.
We are not normal. We built a fully functional arcade cabinet.
Here's the story: blog.bitdrift.io/post/introdu...
We are not normal. We built a fully functional arcade cabinet.
Here's the story: blog.bitdrift.io/post/introdu...
Introducing godot support (a.k.a. how we accidentally built an arcade machine) - bitdrift Blog
blog.bitdrift.io
November 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
We started with a simple idea: "Let’s prototype how bitdrift would work on godot". Normal teams would write a PRD. Maybe write a spec.
We are not normal. We built a fully functional arcade cabinet.
Here's the story: blog.bitdrift.io/post/introdu...
We are not normal. We built a fully functional arcade cabinet.
Here's the story: blog.bitdrift.io/post/introdu...
Adding more telemetry to your app shouldn't require a re-deploy (and the long app store approval process that goes with it). With bitdrift, it doesn't 👇
October 24, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Adding more telemetry to your app shouldn't require a re-deploy (and the long app store approval process that goes with it). With bitdrift, it doesn't 👇
It’s here! 🎙️ Beyond the Noise: Signals, Stories & Spicy Takes - our new podcast hosted by Matt Klein.
Get the hottest takes from the people building the future of mobile.
1⃣ Lyft & bitdrift origins
2⃣ Instacart & the future of retail tech
Listen now:
Get the hottest takes from the people building the future of mobile.
1⃣ Lyft & bitdrift origins
2⃣ Instacart & the future of retail tech
Listen now:
Beyond the Noise: Signals, Stories, and Spicy Takes
Podcast · bitdrift · Hosted by Matt Klein, creator of Envoy and co-founder of bitdrift, Beyond the Noise goes inside the minds of the engineers, founders, and technical leaders defining the next era…
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October 21, 2025 at 1:12 PM
It’s here! 🎙️ Beyond the Noise: Signals, Stories & Spicy Takes - our new podcast hosted by Matt Klein.
Get the hottest takes from the people building the future of mobile.
1⃣ Lyft & bitdrift origins
2⃣ Instacart & the future of retail tech
Listen now:
Get the hottest takes from the people building the future of mobile.
1⃣ Lyft & bitdrift origins
2⃣ Instacart & the future of retail tech
Listen now:
🚨 The third post in our hands-on series has dropped! In this post, we'll walk you through how to instrument a funnel in bitdrift. Follow along as we create a funnel for the Wikipedia iOS app to analyze user drop-off in the donation funnel.
Funnel cake: sweet insights with bitdrift funnels - bitdrift Blog
Learn how to instrument a bitdrift funnel in the Wikipedia iOS app and analyze user drop-off in the donation flow in this hands-on guide.
blog.bitdrift.io
October 20, 2025 at 8:33 PM
🚨 The third post in our hands-on series has dropped! In this post, we'll walk you through how to instrument a funnel in bitdrift. Follow along as we create a funnel for the Wikipedia iOS app to analyze user drop-off in the donation funnel.
Did you know that you can use bitdrift for crash reports?
We designed our crash reporting tool alongside Capture. What does this mean for you? Well, instead of being limited to breadcrumbs, you get full context on every crash.
Read more here 👇
We designed our crash reporting tool alongside Capture. What does this mean for you? Well, instead of being limited to breadcrumbs, you get full context on every crash.
Read more here 👇
Announcing crash reporting: why have breadcrumbs when you can have the whole loaf? - bitdrift Blog
Today we are immensely excited to announce the biggest addition to bitdrift Capture in the history of the product: first party crash reporting! At the risk of extreme hyperbole, we believe that the…
blog.bitdrift.io
September 22, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Did you know that you can use bitdrift for crash reports?
We designed our crash reporting tool alongside Capture. What does this mean for you? Well, instead of being limited to breadcrumbs, you get full context on every crash.
Read more here 👇
We designed our crash reporting tool alongside Capture. What does this mean for you? Well, instead of being limited to breadcrumbs, you get full context on every crash.
Read more here 👇
Did you know that bitdrift comes with a ton of metrics out of the box, all of which you get just by integrating the bitdrift SDK? 👀
September 19, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Did you know that bitdrift comes with a ton of metrics out of the box, all of which you get just by integrating the bitdrift SDK? 👀
🚨 The second installment of our series on getting hands-on with bitdrift using the Wikipedia app is live! In this post, we'll show you how to simulate a memory leak & how to detect the symptoms before a crash happens.
Check it out here👇
Check it out here👇
Crashes are loud. Leaks are quiet. - bitdrift Blog
Welcome to the second post in our bitdrift hands-on series! In today’s post, we’ll be talking about memory leaks; those insidious issues that don’t always crash your app, but can make for a janky…
buff.ly
September 16, 2025 at 10:45 PM
🚨 The second installment of our series on getting hands-on with bitdrift using the Wikipedia app is live! In this post, we'll show you how to simulate a memory leak & how to detect the symptoms before a crash happens.
Check it out here👇
Check it out here👇
Learn how to take a production-grade app (The Official Wikipedia app for Android), and instrument it with the bitdrift SDK, including all of the existing network calls and custom logs.
Check out the step-by-step guide here 👇
Check out the step-by-step guide here 👇
Instrumenting bitdrift in the Wikipedia app: A step-by-step guide for Android Devs - bitdrift Blog
Welcome to the first post in our bitdrift hands-on series!
blog.bitdrift.io
September 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Learn how to take a production-grade app (The Official Wikipedia app for Android), and instrument it with the bitdrift SDK, including all of the existing network calls and custom logs.
Check out the step-by-step guide here 👇
Check out the step-by-step guide here 👇
When did bitdrift first click for you?
September 9, 2025 at 10:45 PM
When did bitdrift first click for you?
bitdrift is 2 years old! 🎂 During that time, we've changed our hypothesis on what really matters in observability:
The initial hypothesis: cost is what matters
The new hypothesis: cost matters, but is a secondary concern
More on what we've learned 👇
The initial hypothesis: cost is what matters
The new hypothesis: cost matters, but is a secondary concern
More on what we've learned 👇
bitdrift turns 2: a retrospective - bitdrift Blog
Recently, bitdrift turned 2! It’s hard to believe that only 2 years have gone by. Startup years are odd; sometimes it feels like it’s been only 6 months. Other times it feels like it’s been 10 years!…
blog.bitdrift.io
September 8, 2025 at 8:33 PM
bitdrift is 2 years old! 🎂 During that time, we've changed our hypothesis on what really matters in observability:
The initial hypothesis: cost is what matters
The new hypothesis: cost matters, but is a secondary concern
More on what we've learned 👇
The initial hypothesis: cost is what matters
The new hypothesis: cost matters, but is a secondary concern
More on what we've learned 👇
Favor Deliver handles millions of orders across Texas, so when something goes wrong, they need to know what it is, fast.
Recently, we had the pleasure of sitting down with a few folks on their team to talk about how they approach mobile observability with bitdrift. Check it out 👉
Recently, we had the pleasure of sitting down with a few folks on their team to talk about how they approach mobile observability with bitdrift. Check it out 👉
Favor Delivery Case Study - bitdrift
How Favor Delivery transformed mobile observability with bitdrift
buff.ly
July 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Favor Deliver handles millions of orders across Texas, so when something goes wrong, they need to know what it is, fast.
Recently, we had the pleasure of sitting down with a few folks on their team to talk about how they approach mobile observability with bitdrift. Check it out 👉
Recently, we had the pleasure of sitting down with a few folks on their team to talk about how they approach mobile observability with bitdrift. Check it out 👉
Another #hottaketuesday for you ➡️ most mobile observability solutions aren't actually built for mobile.
The founding team at bitdrift knows this well. While they were at Lyft, they needed a mobile-specific solution, but nothing out there worked – so they built bitdrift.
The founding team at bitdrift knows this well. While they were at Lyft, they needed a mobile-specific solution, but nothing out there worked – so they built bitdrift.
July 1, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Another #hottaketuesday for you ➡️ most mobile observability solutions aren't actually built for mobile.
The founding team at bitdrift knows this well. While they were at Lyft, they needed a mobile-specific solution, but nothing out there worked – so they built bitdrift.
The founding team at bitdrift knows this well. While they were at Lyft, they needed a mobile-specific solution, but nothing out there worked – so they built bitdrift.
🥖 Breadcrumbs are out. Full loaves are in. In other words: bitdrift now supports first-party crash reporting!
Check it out here → buff.ly/ZBsrTMj
Check it out here → buff.ly/ZBsrTMj
June 25, 2025 at 8:03 AM
🥖 Breadcrumbs are out. Full loaves are in. In other words: bitdrift now supports first-party crash reporting!
Check it out here → buff.ly/ZBsrTMj
Check it out here → buff.ly/ZBsrTMj
We're back on the Nasdaq tower!
bitdrift is on redpoint’s 2025 #InfraRed100 list of the top infra startups! A huge thanks to the redpoint panel, and most of all, to the bitdrift team.
Full report: 🔗 buff.ly/OFIborH
📸 Times Square. 😎
#bitdrift #InfraRed100 #CloudInfra
bitdrift is on redpoint’s 2025 #InfraRed100 list of the top infra startups! A huge thanks to the redpoint panel, and most of all, to the bitdrift team.
Full report: 🔗 buff.ly/OFIborH
📸 Times Square. 😎
#bitdrift #InfraRed100 #CloudInfra
June 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
We're back on the Nasdaq tower!
bitdrift is on redpoint’s 2025 #InfraRed100 list of the top infra startups! A huge thanks to the redpoint panel, and most of all, to the bitdrift team.
Full report: 🔗 buff.ly/OFIborH
📸 Times Square. 😎
#bitdrift #InfraRed100 #CloudInfra
bitdrift is on redpoint’s 2025 #InfraRed100 list of the top infra startups! A huge thanks to the redpoint panel, and most of all, to the bitdrift team.
Full report: 🔗 buff.ly/OFIborH
📸 Times Square. 😎
#bitdrift #InfraRed100 #CloudInfra
🎉 Please welcome bitdrift as our Platinum Sponsor for the One More Thing conference! Bitdrift is a mobile observability platform that helps engineers identify and debug issues they never could before. 👉 bitdrift.io #OMT25 #WWDC25
bitdrift - Real-time observability
bitdrift Capture provides real-time views into mobile experiences, without breaking the bank
bitdrift.io
June 3, 2025 at 1:01 AM
🎉 Please welcome bitdrift as our Platinum Sponsor for the One More Thing conference! Bitdrift is a mobile observability platform that helps engineers identify and debug issues they never could before. 👉 bitdrift.io #OMT25 #WWDC25
What does bitdrift Capture's metrics architecture look like, you ask? Well, *you* specifically might not have asked, but now you can find out too! It looks like this: buff.ly/kQxTR9T
May 15, 2025 at 9:12 AM
What does bitdrift Capture's metrics architecture look like, you ask? Well, *you* specifically might not have asked, but now you can find out too! It looks like this: buff.ly/kQxTR9T
There are companies trying to focus on the "how" for these applications (us, Embrace and Bitdrift to name a few).
These are observability. What they're not, is RUM, logs, metrics, tracing, etc. exclusively.
Observability is really about what you do with the signal data to gain insights, really.
These are observability. What they're not, is RUM, logs, metrics, tracing, etc. exclusively.
Observability is really about what you do with the signal data to gain insights, really.
May 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
There are companies trying to focus on the "how" for these applications (us, Embrace and Bitdrift to name a few).
These are observability. What they're not, is RUM, logs, metrics, tracing, etc. exclusively.
Observability is really about what you do with the signal data to gain insights, really.
These are observability. What they're not, is RUM, logs, metrics, tracing, etc. exclusively.
Observability is really about what you do with the signal data to gain insights, really.
JankStats + bitdrift = 😍
Read our new post on the challenges of monitoring app responsiveness and how we tackled them by integrating JankStats: blog.bitdrift.io/post/jank-st...
Read our new post on the challenges of monitoring app responsiveness and how we tackled them by integrating JankStats: blog.bitdrift.io/post/jank-st...
Tracking App Responsiveness with JankStats - bitdrift Blog
At Bitdrift, our goal is to deliver deep insights into app performance with minimal resource impact.
In the world of mobile app development, ensuring that your users don't experience slowness, janki...
blog.bitdrift.io
April 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
JankStats + bitdrift = 😍
Read our new post on the challenges of monitoring app responsiveness and how we tackled them by integrating JankStats: blog.bitdrift.io/post/jank-st...
Read our new post on the challenges of monitoring app responsiveness and how we tackled them by integrating JankStats: blog.bitdrift.io/post/jank-st...