Big in Japan
Back to apps. One trend I covered more than once in the newsletter this year was how sports is going the app route. ES...
App Teardown: Even the NBA Needs App Store Optimization
An analysis of the ASO strategies used by the official NBA app in the U.S. App Store
This Week in Apps #70 - ESPN, Dinsey, Instagram, and more
It's been a solid week of growth for all different types of apps, from sports to travel and social media.
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Sports dominated this week. EURO 2020 finals (soccer), NBA finals (basketball), MLB All-Star game (baseball), and a UF...
Instagram explosion
It's been a while since I looked at download trends for Instagram. Why, you ask? Because they've been pretty flat for ...
The most downloaded apps in June
This week we released our monthly report of the most downloaded apps in the world for the month of June. 
Disney's new princess
Black Widow, the MCU's latest episode, opened last weekend, and unlike F9, which went with the (very) old model of the...
Travel downloads up 86% from last year
This week's indication that the unlockdown is happening comes from the Mobile Download Index. In the last year, one ca...
This Week in Apps #67 - The Green Giant, Prime Day, Banking, and Sports
Spotify's attempt to take on Clubhouse went live this week. Will the green monster win the race?
Are You Watching Soccer Right Now?
EURO 2020 (which is playing in 2021) kicked off last week, and if you've been reading for a while, you know that apps ...
App Teardown - What's Ticketmaster Doing to Stay #1?
In this teardown we'll look at Ticketmaster's performance and keywords in the U.S. App Store
This Week in Apps #55 - Monsters, Podcasts, and More
A year into the pandemic we can see its impact on everything, from business communication to entertainment and sports.
This Week in Apps #50 - Google, HBO, Facebook, MLB, and that Other App
This week we take a closer look at HBO Max's growth, spring training's impact on MLB's revenue, voice-assistant wars, and more.
This Week in Apps #48 - Are You on Clubhouse?
In 2021 watching and betting on sports happens on your phone, and a few more trends.
This Week in Apps #38: It's Not All About Shopping
Top apps in November, Slack, Shop, the NBA, and Hulu made it into this week's recap.
This Week in Apps #30: Twitch, Among Us, Genshin Impact, and more.
Lockdown swings, politics, and IPOs can't match games on mobile.
This Week in Apps #29: The NFL is Back, NY Starts Tracing, and More
The Mobile Download Index has been on a slow but steady decline lately, indicating things are normalizing.
