CapCut Quietly Quadrupled Its Revenue in Q1
If you've been watching the top apps in the US you'd probably know about this trend but you may not know its magnitude (...
Here's Why Reddit Just Hit its Biggest Day of Revenue!
I have a set of alerts saved in Explorer so I know when big things happen in the App Store, and this week, the alert was...
This Week in Apps - The Comeback?
#160 - Reddit's biggest day of revenue, AI art is back, Monopoly Go scores, and more.
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This Week in Apps - Millions of Downloads
#159 - The most downloaded apps and games, Mastodon, BeReal, and a look at apps and games getting millions of monthly downloads.
Mastodon Didn't Replace Twitter...
Last week I posted some numbers about Twitter's growth that caused a small rumble on Twitter. That whole thing made me t...
BeReal Continues to Grow - Slower, Much Slower, But Still Growing
One thing I like about the quot;newquot; Hipstamatic app is its BeReal-like feature that challenges me to take a picture...
This Week in Apps - End of an Era
#158 - Spotify Live is shutting down, Twitter hits a milestone, Robinhood is fading, and more.
Twitter's Mobile Revenue Grew 60% in March, the Most Since November
March is behind us which means it's time to look at Twitter's mobile revenue, the tradition that started with Blue bac...
This Week in Apps - Everyone's Taking on Instagram
#157 - Hipstamatic attempts a comeback, ByteDance continues its US expansion, Lyft is in trouble, and more.
TikTok's Parent ByteDance Really Wants to Take Over the US
TikTok seems to be winning the ban war right now, but while most people are paying attention to that, ByteDance, TikTo...
Hipstamatic (Re)Launches a Classic to Challenge Instagram Culture
If you've been around apps for long enough, and in this case, I really mean a loooong time, you probably remember Hips...
Apple Really Wants You to Listen to Classical Music!
Apple launched a new app this week. The first in a while. Apple Music Classical does exactly what you would expect --...
This Week in Apps - The Ban That Isn't Coming
#156 - Why the US won't ban TikTok, AI chatbots take over mobile, the joy of subscriptions, and more!
The US Won't Ban TikTok Any Time Soon - Here's Why.
The US has been talking about banning Chinese-owned TikTok for a few years now. It got tense there for a minute in 2020,...
This Week in Apps - All About the Money!
#155 - 2023 is shaping up to be a big year for revenue in the App Store. Maybe even for Twitter...
Twitter's Mobile Revenue Hit a New Milestone in February
February is behind us, which means it's time to check in on my favorite social network's mobile revenue. I've been wa...
Does Anyone Still Pay for Snapchat's Premium Subscription?
Another fairly recent subscription I've been keeping an eye on is Snapchat, which I called a paid beta when it first l...
This Week in Apps - What a Start!
#154 - Twitter Blue launched in Japan, Audible and Google Photos are off to a strong start, a look into App Preview videos, and more!
Twitter Blue Launched in Japan - How Many Subscribed?
February is behind us, which means it's time to look at Twitter's mobile revenue! Actually, not this week - I want to ...
This Week in Apps - Not the Best Time for That...
#153 - Authenticator apps are all the rage right now, news fatigue is real, Apple Search Ads is responsible for the top apps, and more!
Need an Authenticator App? Here are the Most Popular Options
Twitter recently made a security change that forced its non-paying users who use 2-factor authentication to start usin...
This Week in Apps - Lots of Upside Down
#148 - Native vs non-native app development, VR's new record, Gas goes to Discord, Snapchat's new record, and more!
Snapchat Hits New App Revenue Milestone in December
I looked at the revenue of Snapchat, the in-app purchase Snap is using to (finally) monetize its app by offering early a...
This Week in Apps - Slowing Down
#147 - Fewer apps shipped in 2022, Twitter's revenue is still growing, Disney's back, buying cars, and more.
