Memory graph / chart in XCode 5 during Debug

Question

What does \"Memory\" usage chart/graph exactly represents in XCode 5 Debug navigator window?

I have an iOS app project with ARC disabled and no-storyboard/xib (i.e.

Answer 1

It simply measures the memory your app uses. So if it is increasing it must be a memory leak.

When using the leak analysis tools, I would use it as a guideline. It may help you find leaks but with all automated tools it may not find it all. As certain pieces of code (Especially the more dynamic pieces) may be hard to predict what they do memory wise for an automated tool.