Swiping Right on Tinder!
Tinder was the top app by revenue in the U.S. last month, which prompted me to look back and see if that's its first t...
Peacock's Squid Game
Have you seen Peacock's revenue this week? In case you haven't, it's gone waaaay up. And by that, I mean daily revenue...
What Happened to Slack???
When I analyzed the top business apps for our monthly report, I noticed Microsoft Teams was ranking pretty high. 4th o...
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Royal Match Takes Off
One game has been slowly climbing the money mountain in the U.S., and that's Royal Match. Matching games do very well,...
India is Driving Massive Growth!
Summer's all gone, and we have our first month of back to normal school. September was a fairly quiet month in the wor...
Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love
Speaking of luxury, while Google Play delivers downloads, it's the App Store that drives revenue! 
Time to Get Back to Work!
To give you broader insight into the app market we started going deeper and looking at the most downloaded apps in a d...
#31 - A Trick for Apps with In-App Purchase
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#30 - Are Low-Popularity Keywords Easier to Win?
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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 ...
#29 - Help the Algorithm See you to Get Better ASO results
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To Do ASO Right You Have to Ask Your Users For This
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📺 A/B Testing Part 3: Leveraging Seasonality with Ian Irving from The BBC
Taking advantage of seasonality can help you get better conversion and more views
This is The Most Important Signal for App Store Optimization!
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This Week in Apps #82 - It's All in the Timing...
Facebook is having a really bad week. Not Telegram, though.
When Facebook Went Down Telegram Went Up. Waaay Up!
Facebook's fleet went down this week for a few hours. As surreal as that may sound, one's misfortune is another's fort...
Happy Birthday Mario Kart Tour!
Mario Kart Tour turned two a few weeks ago, prompting me to take a look at how it's been doing. In short, just okay....
The (House)Party is Over...
Houseparty, the "face-to-face social network" that blew up during lockdowns last year, is now officially dead. Last mo...
AppLovin Absorbs MoPub, Takes Aim at Facebook
I usually focus on trends in apps and games, but once in a while, a service provider makes a move I see as pivotal, an...
Home Improvement is (Also) Going Mobile!
When you're stuck at home all day, you start to see all the things you said you'd fix or improve. And after you stare ...
#26 - To Subtitle Or Not To Subtitle?
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