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This Week in Apps - Remember Tumblr?
#220 - Who won National Cheeseburger day? AI goes back to school big time, the most downloaded and highest-earning mobile games in the world, and... Tumblr.
This Week in Apps - Subscription Economics
#222 - There's exactly one way to make money with apps - subscriptions, the most downloaded and highest-earning apps in September, ChatGPT's new gold rush, and more.
Subscription App Revenue Is at an All-Time High
I recently gave a keynote at the App Promotion Summit about the state of mobile apps. My overall theme was to highlight ...
The Rankings Unchanged, But Revenue Soars - The Highest Earning Apps in the World in September
The data has been analyzed, and the top earners across the iOS App Store and Google Play for September 2024 are ready to...
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The Dip Continues - The Most Downloaded Apps in the World in September
Looking at last month's estimates for new app installs, we see a contrasting trend from app revenue continue. Let's go o...
ChatGPT Crossed a Revenue Milestone and (Re)Started a Gold Rush
ChatGPT is one of the fastest-growing apps on the App Store (and even Google Play). It should come as no surprise that S...
X's Revenue Growth Hit a New Peak
September is behind us which means it's time to take a look at Twitter's, I mean X's, revenue. And with this I'm going t...
This Week in Apps - So, Wallpapers?
#221 - YouTuber MKBHD is taking on a sleeper industry, TikTok Music is shutting down, Audible and SoundCloud hit new milestones, and cookies.
YouTube Creator MKBHD is Trying to Take on a Sleeper Industry
If you're on the internet, you've probably heard about MKBHD's wallpaper app - Panels. If you haven't, the gist is that ...
TikTok's Music Experiment Comes to an Abrupt End
For about a year now, TikTok has been experimenting with having a dedicated, subscription based, music app that where us...
Audible's First Billion
Amazon's audiobook platform, Audible, is one of those apps that keep on growing without much fanfare. This summer, Audib...
Millions of Downloads for... Cookies
I love seeing a good Food-for-Downloads promotion that actually works. It doesn't have to be intricate or wild in any wa...
SoundCloud's 2024 Revenue Already Outpaced 2023
There's another side to music streaming that Spotify and Apple Music don't have command of - User generated music. Now, ...
McDonald's and Wendy's Went Head to Head on National Cheeseburger Day
National Cheeseburger Day happened last Wednesday. I didn't know this was a thing, but apparently it is. The big three ...
The AI Study Helper That's Riding the Back-to-School Wave
There's a set of apps that rise at the end of August and the beginning of September - back to school season - adding mil...
Honor of Kings Retakes the Throne - The Highest Earning Games in the World
We dove into the numbers and, as we expected when we looked at Julys results, global net revenue of the top 10 earning t...
Offline Games are Still Connecting with Players - The Most Downloaded Games in the World
Your eyes aren't deceiving you the results have been tallied and August's top downloaded games have been carried over f...
Is Tumblr Still a Relevant Social Network?
I read that when X got banned in Brazil, some turned to Tumblr, causing its usage to go up by 350, and that made me thin...
📺 Live App Store Optimization Q&A
Ariel answers questions from the live audience about App Store Optimization and app marketing.
This Week in Apps - AI Surge
#219 - ChatGPT is part of a growing AI trend - and the numbers are big. The most downloaded and highest earning apps, and milestone hits from Disney+ and Snapchat.
ChatGPT Enters a Brand New Club of Apps
ChatGPT is one of the fastest-growing apps on mobile right now. Since January, revenue has nearly tripled, ending August...
Closing in on a $1B Top 10 - The Highest Earning Apps in the World in August
When we look at the top-earning apps (excluding mobile games), the rankings can often feel repetitive. These app giants ...
The Slipping and Sliding Slows - The Most Downloaded Apps in the World in August
Weve gotten used to seeing app downloads slowly decline, so Augusts estimates came as a surprise. But before we dive int...
Disney+ Revenue Reversed the Trend
Disney has been in the news a lot recently and mostly for their mega hits and massive controversies. What most don't tal...
Snapchat+ Wasn't a Mistake After All...
When Snapchat rolled out I called it a way to pay to beta test features and thought it was a mistake and that it wouldn'...
This Week in Apps - Goodbye Summer
#218 - X's app revenue goes doublt-digit, Puzzle powerhouse Royal Match tops $3B, ranking the most downloaded and highest-earning games, and Airbnb's best summer.
