Royal Match Takes Off
One game has been slowly climbing the money mountain in the U.S., and that's Royal Match. Matching games do very well,...
This Week in Apps #82 - It's All in the Timing...
Facebook is having a really bad week. Not Telegram, though.
When Facebook Went Down Telegram Went Up. Waaay Up!
Facebook's fleet went down this week for a few hours. As surreal as that may sound, one's misfortune is another's fort...
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Happy Birthday Mario Kart Tour!
Mario Kart Tour turned two a few weeks ago, prompting me to take a look at how it's been doing. In short, just okay....
The (House)Party is Over...
Houseparty, the "face-to-face social network" that blew up during lockdowns last year, is now officially dead. Last mo...
AppLovin Absorbs MoPub, Takes Aim at Facebook
I usually focus on trends in apps and games, but once in a while, a service provider makes a move I see as pivotal, an...
Home Improvement is (Also) Going Mobile!
When you're stuck at home all day, you start to see all the things you said you'd fix or improve. And after you stare ...
This Week in Apps #81 - Gotta Be Original
Hulu and Netflix are benefits from original content while math is becoming popular via app (like everything else...)
Apple Wants to Know What You Think
Apple quietly rolled out a small change with an interesting impact a couple of weeks ago. They [made it possible to ra...
Hulu’s Unbelievable Month
I look at streamers fairly often, and most of the attention goes to HBO Max and Disney, the two fairly new apps that h...
Netflix Hits Another One Out of the Park
Original content has been the name of the game for a long time now. It's what's keeping HBO Max and Disney at the top ...
A Better Way to Learn Math?
Like most things, tutoring is moving in-app. Photomath has been the clear leader in the math tutoring space for a very...
A Look at the Numbers Behind Pokémon Unite
Last week I looked at the latest release from Pokmon. It was too new so we didn't have too much in the form of numbers...
This Week in Apps #80 - No Way Down
TikTok dethrones Twitch as biggest revenue generator for creators!
IPO Du Jour: Toast
We'll open this week's round-up by looking at a company I wasn't too familiar with until it went public this week. Tha...
Pokémon UNITE Brings Pockets Together
Pokmon UNITE landed in the App Store and Google Play this week after debuting on Nintendo's Switch in July. The title ...
Paid Apps are Dead
We tweeted a stat earlier in the week that surprised many people, and that's that the share of paid apps, those you ha...
TikTok Delivers More Creator Revenue than Twitch in the U.S.
Twitch has been the top revenue generator for creators for a very long time. It was one of the first to enable paying ...
Dating App Revenue Grows 29% in Q3
Last for this week is a trend I've been talking about for a while now that we can see across a whole bunch of industri...
This Week in Apps #79 - Just Like a Game of Quidditch!
West is meeting east in a wonderful display of revenue, Clubhouse turns one, the streaming wars continue, and an update about the lockdown.
Wingardium Leviosa!
Harry Potter: Magic Awakening launched in China last week and took command of the App Store's Top Grossing chart very ...
Paramount+ Is Still In the Streaming Race
Remember Paramount, originally CBS Interactive, which rebranded back in March? Well, it's still in the streaming race,...
Happy Birthday Clubhouse
Audio-first social network Clubhouse celebrated its first birthday last week. What a ride it's been for the new concep...
Showing Off Your Vaccination Status
New York has been at the forefront of covid since the beginning. It's continuing to do that with its vaccine passport,...
