This Week in Apps - Non-Native Development is on the Rise
#240 - More mpm-native apps and games were shipped in 2024 than in previous years, X recovers after a harsh January thanks to AI, Apple wants a bigger chink of streaming revenue, and the most downloaded and highest-earning apps in February.
Non-Native Development Hit a New Peak!
The native vs non-native development debate has been raging for years now. On the one side, we have non-native framewor...
Apple (Finally) Got Serious About Streaming and Expanded to Android
Apple is finally taking its streaming service serious and has made it possible to subscribe to Apple TV on Android devic...
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Grok Pulls X's Revenue Up After a Slow January
X is unique in that demand for its app and revenue from its app are as guided by basic business rules as by politics. Bu...
TikTok Tumbles but Still On Top - The Highest Earning Apps in February
February was a weird month in apps and now that it's behind us, let's see if TikTok's maintained its top position even t...
Is AI Here to Stay? The Most Downloaded Apps in February
AI was at full blast in February, maintaining its January run. If you didn't notice, AI is red hot right now and these n...
This Week in Apps - Japan Gets Serious
#239 - The impact of Japan's JCT, Microsoft kills the orignal Zoom, Apple Search Ads might just be a necessity in 2025, AI gives rise to the lazy economy, and more!
Get Ready for a Revenue Drop Thanks to Japan’s Consumption Tax Soon
Next month, Apple and Google will begin collecting Japan's Consumption Tax from developer proceeds. You may not think th...
Microsoft is Shutting Down Skype, but Demand is Still High
Skype's days are numbered. Microsoft has officially announced it'll pull the plug in May, steering users towards Teams i...
Data Show Apple Search Ads Might Be a Requirement To Grow on the App store
Apple Search Ads has become the go-to ad platform for many app makers. And not just the big guys, lots of indie develope...
This is Where AI Shines (and Generates Millions)
AI is the hottest trend in mobile apps in the last year and that's not changing any time soon. For many developers, AI a...
Short Drama Apps Are Taking Traditional Streamers' Growth
Streaming apps have gained popularity rapidly in the last few years, aided by covid lockdown and an initial abundance of...
📺 Optimizing Your Keyword List in App Store Connect for Better App Store Optimization (Live Keyword List Teardown)
Ariel from Appfigures analyzes keyword lists of viewers' apps
This Week in Apps - Will Grok Beat ChatGPT?
#238 - Grok was the #1 app in the App Store but can it sustain this momentum? TikTOk's back on the App Store after losing $138M, dating apps are still hot, and more.
Grok Dethroned ChatGPT Last Week - Can It Sustain this Momentum?
xAI launched Grok 3, a model it claims to be superior to OpenAI's latest update (o3-mini) last week, and the downloads f...
TikTok is Back in the US After Enormous Losses to ByteDance, Stores, and Creators
TikTok magically appeared on the App Store and Google Play two weeks ago, which means it could bring back its in-app pur...
Contrary to Common Belief, the Dating App Market is Still Growing - Up 10% in 2024!
There's been a lot of talk about the dating apps category declining in the last year but the numbers tell a different st...
Duolingo Pulled the Weirdest PR Stunt Last Week
Duolingo has had amazing success on the App Store and Google Play seeing its revenue continue to defy the norm and grow ...
Telegram Pulled a Reddit Move this Valentine's Day - And It Worked!
I've been following Telegram's revenue ever since the messaging app debuted a direct monetization model that isn't ads a...
This Week in Apps - Nord's Big Break
#237 - Why Nord VPN's revenue hit a new all-time high, X's revenue continues to fluctuate, LinkedIn is exploding, and the most downloaded and highest earning games in January.
The VPN that Won the Ban on TikTok
TikTok returned to the App Store and Google Play in the US this weekend after about a month of being officially banned. ...
X's Mobile Revenue Grew 128% in 2024, but the Competition isn't Slowing Down
January is behind us which means it's time to dig into X's performance as I have been doing since the platform launched ...
Squid Games and Naruto Proved the Power IP Has to Drive UA - The Most Downloaded Games in the World
A new year brings another chance to check in what mobile gamers are downloading worldwide. After poring over the figures...
Finally a Top 10 Worth $1N - The Highest Earning Games in the World
Let's take a look at which games were most successful in at getting gamers to open their (virtual) wallets last month th...
LinkedIn is the Highest Earning Social Media Platform Right Now
When thinking of quot;social networksquot; you might think about Instagram, X, or even Facebook. Maybe even SnapChat and...
This Week in Apps - Apple's Latest Sherlock
#236 - Apple's got a new app in the App Store, a comparison of DeepSeek and ChatGPT's reviews, the highest-earning and most downloaded apps, and more.
