# Usage Over Time

> Explore the Usage Over Time tab in ISV Analytics to track app usage trends. Assess marketing impact and measure new release success.

# Usage Over Time

## Monitor Data Usage Trends Over Time

Use the _Usage Over Time_ tab of the _Package Usage Overview_ dashboard to see how the usage of your app changes over time.

Open the `ISV Analytics` app from the app launcher and navigate to `Package Usage Overview`. Select the `Usage Over Time` tab on the dashboard.

![Features Usage Over Time](img/package-usage-over-time.png)

## What You Can Do with This Data

Observing how your app's usage changes over time helps you understand your customers better:

- Identify usage patterns over time. Is there a season when your app has more usage? Did a particular global event influence your customers' behavior?
- Determine the best times of the year to concentrate on marketing.
- Assess whether the latest release increased the usage of your app.

## Change the Time Grouping

By default, the dashboard shows app usage over time grouped by specific months. You can change this using the _Display_ option to compare usage between months, quarters, or years. Combine this with the _Interaction Date_ filter to adjust the desired timeframe. You can read more about _Package Usage Overview_ dashboard filters in this article: [Package Usage Overview Filters](./package-usage-overview-filters.mdx).

![Features Usage Over Time - Date Grouping Change](img/usage-over-time-grouping.png)

## Use Filters for More Specific Results

There is a filter panel at the top of the dashboard that you can use to narrow down the displayed data and save preferred views. To learn more about the filtering options, see this article: [Package Usage Overview Filters](./package-usage-overview-filters.mdx).