Analyzing the Nearly 1,000 Apps and Games that are "Coming Soon"
You may not know this, but there's a way to see which apps have been approved for release by Apple but have not been rel...
ChatGPT Crosses a Major Milestone in the Face of Competition
ChatGPT has been on an astounding growth journey that hasn't slowed down even though local and international rivals stol...
The King of Game Revenue Lost Its Crown (Again) - The Highest Earning Games in the World
It's not all that often that we see this much movement at the pinnacle of the top earning mobile games, so let's get int...
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A New Shakeup at the Top - The Most Downloaded Games in the World
Between the top downloaded and highest earning charts, it's the former that typically sees the most turnover as games th...
Canva is Rumored to be Going Public Soon - Do the Numbers Support It?
Over the last few years, several apps have managed to grow their revenue quietly, in a way that's worth of praise. Linke...
Non-Native Development Hit a New Peak!
The native vs non-native development debate has been raging for years now. On the one side, we have non-native framewor...
Apple (Finally) Got Serious About Streaming and Expanded to Android
Apple is finally taking its streaming service serious and has made it possible to subscribe to Apple TV on Android devic...
Grok Pulls X's Revenue Up After a Slow January
X is unique in that demand for its app and revenue from its app are as guided by basic business rules as by politics. Bu...
TikTok Tumbles but Still On Top - The Highest Earning Apps in February
February was a weird month in apps and now that it's behind us, let's see if TikTok's maintained its top position even t...
Is AI Here to Stay? The Most Downloaded Apps in February
AI was at full blast in February, maintaining its January run. If you didn't notice, AI is red hot right now and these n...
Get Ready for a Revenue Drop Thanks to Japan’s Consumption Tax Soon
Next month, Apple and Google will begin collecting Japan's Consumption Tax from developer proceeds. You may not think th...
Microsoft is Shutting Down Skype, but Demand is Still High
Skype's days are numbered. Microsoft has officially announced it'll pull the plug in May, steering users towards Teams i...
Data Show Apple Search Ads Might Be a Requirement To Grow on the App store
Apple Search Ads has become the go-to ad platform for many app makers. And not just the big guys, lots of indie develope...
This is Where AI Shines (and Generates Millions)
AI is the hottest trend in mobile apps in the last year and that's not changing any time soon. For many developers, AI a...
Short Drama Apps Are Taking Traditional Streamers' Growth
Streaming apps have gained popularity rapidly in the last few years, aided by covid lockdown and an initial abundance of...
Grok Dethroned ChatGPT Last Week - Can It Sustain this Momentum?
xAI launched Grok 3, a model it claims to be superior to OpenAI's latest update (o3-mini) last week, and the downloads f...
TikTok is Back in the US After Enormous Losses to ByteDance, Stores, and Creators
TikTok magically appeared on the App Store and Google Play two weeks ago, which means it could bring back its in-app pur...
Contrary to Common Belief, the Dating App Market is Still Growing - Up 10% in 2024!
There's been a lot of talk about the dating apps category declining in the last year but the numbers tell a different st...
Duolingo Pulled the Weirdest PR Stunt Last Week
Duolingo has had amazing success on the App Store and Google Play seeing its revenue continue to defy the norm and grow ...
Telegram Pulled a Reddit Move this Valentine's Day - And It Worked!
I've been following Telegram's revenue ever since the messaging app debuted a direct monetization model that isn't ads a...
The VPN that Won the Ban on TikTok
TikTok returned to the App Store and Google Play in the US this weekend after about a month of being officially banned. ...
X's Mobile Revenue Grew 128% in 2024, but the Competition isn't Slowing Down
January is behind us which means it's time to dig into X's performance as I have been doing since the platform launched ...
Squid Games and Naruto Proved the Power IP Has to Drive UA - The Most Downloaded Games in the World
A new year brings another chance to check in what mobile gamers are downloading worldwide. After poring over the figures...
Finally a Top 10 Worth $1N - The Highest Earning Games in the World
Let's take a look at which games were most successful in at getting gamers to open their (virtual) wallets last month th...
