This Week in Apps #98 - Games to the Rescue?
Apple wants another anti-trust lawsuit, Angry Birds Journey gets going, Netflix games, and more.
Twitter Hits $500,000
Ever since Twitter added serious in-app purchases to its app I've been curious about their performance. It's pretty ...
This Week in Apps #97 - Look at Them Grow!
2022 is off to a good start and we can already see who's going to take control.
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TikTok is Getting Ready for an App Store Takeover
2022 will be the year of TikTok. A few months ago I made a prediction that TikTok will become the top-grossing app in th...
This Week in Apps #96 - New Year, New Battles.
There's no doubt 2022 will be a big year for revenue, and we're already starting to see how it'll play out.
Joe Rogan Puts GETTR in the News
Remember GETTR, the latest Twitter clone to promise free speech that launched last year? Download-wise, it had a spike...
This Week in Apps #93 - What a Year for Content!
What do the most downloaded apps this year tell us about the future? It's all about creators!
Twitter Ends the Year with a Bang
Although Twitter didn't make the most downloaded list, it did have a really good 2021. In fact, it had a great Novembe...
What Reddit's Year in Revenue Means for the Future of Creators
You know who else had a magnificent month? Reddit. Although Reddit has been around for what feels like forever but h...
Twitter's Making Money!
A few months ago, Twitter launched Super Follows, a way for users to subscribe to exclusive content from creators. If ...
This Week in Apps #91 - The End of an Era
Instagram is gaining on TikTok, but not where it matters. Twitch isn't looking good, Ticket Master beats the pandemic, and more.
A Year of Clubhouse
2021 started with lots of talk about Clubhouse, a then-new service with the novel idea of connecting people via audio-...
TikTok Lets Instagram Get Ahead...
Video is undoubtedly one of the hottest trends at the moment. One TikTok has mainly commanded for several years now. ...
This Week in Apps #90 - Everything's Big!
Supercell tried to go big, Black Friday was big, Scanners make big money, Apple cut a big chunk, and TikTok had a big day.
MrBeast Broke YouTube, But... Did He Also Break Mobile?
I love me a good influencer marketing campaign, and last week one of the most ambitious ones I've seen in a while went...
TikTok is About to Break the App Store
TikTok hit a significant milestone this week that even though I wanted to skip because I've been talking about them a...
TikTok's Revenue Grew Double-Digits — Again!
TikTok's in a tough battle for downloads with rival Instagram, and being banned in India isn't helping. At all. But wh...
This Week in Apps #84 - Can't Stop Won't Stop
Growth is a wondeful thing, and one country seems to be the source of a lot of it. That, and more, in this week's roundup.
This Week in Apps #83 - Will the HomePod Kill Christmas for Google and Amazon (Again)?
Creators and content are the name of the game in the store, and the money simply follows. This week's no exception.
LinkedIn Dumps its 2nd Largest Market
LinkedIn announced yesterday that it'd stop its operation in China. It's not that surprising of a move considering Lin...
Twitter's App Revenue Got a Bump Last Week
It's been a little over a month since Twitter released Super Follows. If you recall, the launch was mostly meh in term...
It Finally Happened! TikTok Creeps Into Top 10 Grossing Apps in the U.S.
TikTok is on fire for a whole bunch of reasons, and the one I see as being most important, revenue, is on the list. In...
Was Tapjoy a Good Acquisition for ironSource?
Another week and another acquisition that's shrinking the mobile ad market. This week it's ironSource, another ad netw...
Apple's HomePod Mini is Bad News for Alexa and Google Home
I use app downloads as a proxy for retail sales somewhat often because some devices must be operated via app. An area ...
