Chrome is the Most Downloaded 3rd Party Browser on iOS. Are Apple Search Ads Behind the Downloads?
I've been seeing a lot of ads on the App Store for Google Chrome. The downloads show Chrome is the most downloaded not-S...
We Thought Apple Invites Would Sherlock the Market But It Didn't. This Happened Instead.
When Apple rolled out Apple invites, seemingly out of nowhere, a few months ago, everyone on the internet was ready for ...
How T-Mobile Leaped TikTok, ChatGPT, and Other Popular Apps to Reach the Top of the App Store!
I actively watch the top charts, and for months, I've been seeing the pink icon of T-Mobile somewhere up top in the US. ...
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The Audiobooks Market Recovered and Rallied Led by Audible
I've been fascinated by the audiobook market on mobile for a few years now having followed the rise of Audible as the le...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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. ...
The App Store Minted Hundreds of New Millionaires in 2024
People asked me if I think there's still money in apps all the time. I can do better than share my opinion - I have the ...
A VPN Won't Help You Get on TikTok, But That's Not Stopping the Downloads!
TikTok's ban went into effect a few hours ago which means it was completely removed from the App Store and Google Play, ...
Duolingo's Subscription Revenue Rose 567% in Four Years
Is your New Year's resolution to learn a new language? If so, you're not alone. That's where Duolingo, the now defacto g...
Is 3D Printing (Finally) Going Mainstream?
I got into 3D printing maaaaany years ago, and if you've done that too, you know how much tinkering is required. As much...
Who Will Gain from Google Selling Chrome?
Regulators in the US are forcing Google to sell Chrome, its web browser, to prevent being labeled a monopoly. It's one p...
This Is What Happens When an App Doubls Its Price
Robokiller is the highest earning app of its kind. Our estimates show users spent 3.8M in-app in October - the most reve...
Does Anyone Need an AI Browser? Arc Goes into the Ice Box...
A few days ago The Browser Company announced it's putting Arc, the AI browser they released just a few months ago, into ...
Where's the Money? Comparing Revenue on the App Store and Google Play
One of the questions I get asked most often is quot;should I build for the App Store and Google Play?quot;. And while th...
The App That Helped Nearly 500K People During a Hurricane
Even before hurricane Milton hit Florida, it managed to cause chaos. With so many people evacuating gas stations ran out...
Subscription App Revenue Is at an All-Time High
I recently gave a keynote at the App Promotion Summit about the state of mobile apps. My overall theme was to highlight ...
YouTube Creator MKBHD is Trying to Take on a Sleeper Industry
If you're on the internet, you've probably heard about MKBHD's wallpaper app - Panels. If you haven't, the gist is that ...
Audible's First Billion
Amazon's audiobook platform, Audible, is one of those apps that keep on growing without much fanfare. This summer, Audib...
AllTrails Revenue Hits All-Time High Ahead of Being Sherlocked by Apple
iOS 18 is about to roll out to the public, and with it, an update to Apple Maps that brings topographic maps and trail n...
How Many Apps and Games Get More Than 1,000,000 Downloads Every Month?
A million is a nice number, right? I was curious, how many mobile apps and games get a million or more downloads every m...
Demand for Mental Health Apps is at an All-Time Low
Not that long ago, meditation apps (aka mental health apps) were one of the fastest growing segments on the App Store an...
