#13 - Do This if You Don't Want Downloads
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This Week in Apps #77 - That's Not Going to Happen!
Korea dealt what may seem like a massive blow to Apple and Google this week, but I don't think it'll actually happen. Here's why.
How Much Apple & Google Stand to Lose in Korea
In what I want to say is one of the biggest moves made in the app industry as of late, the government of Korea will [r...
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The Biggest Category in the Mac App Store is...
Last week's "revelation" that developers are shipping fewer Mac apps made the rounds and generated a few other questio...
This Meme Earned Big Money for TikTok
TikTok's U.S. revenue jumped to its highest single-day figure last week. And not by a little. It grew 50 from its las...
McDonald's Swaps Toys for Games
You know how I've been saying the world is shifting to start in-app? This week I have another example of that for you ...
China's Limits on Games Will Change Monetization
Last week China announced a new set of laws that aim to detach kids from the claws of technology by limiting the amoun...
#10 - When It's All the Same
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This Week in Apps #76 - Reaching New Highs
Scooter Rantals Skyrocket, Headspace, Discord and Peacock Soar, and the Mac App Store...
Peacock Sets a New Bar
I look at streaming apps a lot and often, and while the big pairmdash;HBO Max and Disneymdash;continue to hold their l...
Discord's Revenue Hits New High
Another popular app that's hit a new high is Discord, the gamer-friendly chat app that declined a biiiig offer from Mi...
Why Did Headspace Do That???
Earlier this week, popular meditation app Headspace [announced it's merging](https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/25/headspa...
Is the Mac App Store Thriving?
I rarely talk about the Mac App Store, and that's because not much goes on there... But this week, I wanted to quantif...
Scooter Rentals Give Glimpse of the Future
It's no secret that I like me some scooters, and looking at the numbers, I'm not the only one! Downloads of Lime and B...
This Week in Apps #75 - A Bunch of Firsts!
Apps are slowly becoming bringing everyone into the metaverse and brands are trying to stay ahead.
Fashion + NFTs = Game
French fashion house Louis Vuitton [dipped its toes into the world of mobile games](https://www.ft.com/content/e21a8cf...
Yik What???
Earlier this week, Yik Yak made a comeback after being shut down in 2017. If you have no idea what Yik Yak is or thi...
YouTube's Mountain of Money
YouTube hasn't dropped out of the top 5 grossing apps in the U.S. App Store even once this year. Or last year. Or the ...
Hopper's AI Shines
Hopper, the travel company that uses AI to help you with travel, [raised 175M this week](https://techcrunch.com/2021/0...
TikTo's Newest Achievement
Social media is slowly becoming all about creator monetization. We can see that when looking at Twitch's and TikTok's ...
This Week in Apps #74 - Dating Apps Score, What's Turo, PUBG's Return, and more
This week we, again, use data to analyze future IPOs, see a shifting trend in how couples meet, and take a closer look at App Tracking Transparency.
Dating app revenue balloons
As I was analyzing revenue trends this week, I noticed Tinder has been crushing it. Then I noticed Bumble's on a simil...
The numbers behind App Tracking Transparency
It's been a while since I last looked at the numbers behind Apple's attempt to end Facebook (aka App Tracking Transpar...
Ranked: The top games in July
We rounded up the top games, by downloads and revenue, for July, and here are the results: 
