This Week in Apps #118 - Making a Comeback or Going Away?
Anonymous messaging is back, Netflix pushes its games, crypto lost its allure, Etsy, Uber, and Lyft jump.
Uber and Lyft Beat Covid and Set New Download Records
I've been following the IRL app club closely for a while now. The club is made up of apps that connect us to the "real...
This Week in Apps #117 - All Fun & Games...
Saving on gas, Diablo rolls out to mobile, one plant finder is crushing it right now, and the most downloaded apps and games.
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High Gas Prices Lead to... Lots of Downloads
Everyone is talking about the high gas prices here in the US, and with good reason. Prices have gone up so much they'r...
This Plant Finder App is Crushing It Right Now!
I look at the top charts quite often, as you would expect, and lately, I've been seeing a lot more of one app I really...
This Week in Apps #116 - Where Are They Going???
Is Coinbase still relevant? How's Apex Legends Mobile doing? Is Twitter's revenue growing? + Peloton and Paramount+.
This Week in Apps #115 - Not More of the Same
Fast food doesn't get apps, but Planet Fitness does, and it means a lot of downloads. That and more in This Week in Apps.
Googling in the Browser is So 2021...
Amid all the chaos, shortages, and market volatility, I found a rather simple trend that's still interesting. Search ...
This Week in Apps #114 - Lots of Turbulence Ahead
AppLovin acquires Wordle, Airbnb loses its crown, Twitch too, Bumble stumbles, and VPNs still dominate Russia.
The VPNs that (Still) Dominate Russia
Shortly after Russia's invasion of Ukraine began back in February, VPN apps became the most downloaded class of apps i...
This Week in Apps #113 - That's Pretty Ambitious!
A look at Twitter's revenue, the most downloaded apps and games, the job market, and another IRL app that's beating covid.
Eventbrite Beats COVID (and Then Some)!
2022 is seeing the return of everything IRL, from concerts to sports and vacations. I looked at how apps like [Ticketm...
This Week in Apps #112 - The Race is On!
Hulu's silent growth, McDonald's way ahead, the highest earning apps and games, and more.
The Highest Earning Apps in April
Are apps still making money? Why yes, yes they do! I crunched the numbers and rounded up the top 10 highest earning ap...
This Week in Apps #111 - They're All Talking About It!
Apple's about to delete 35% of the App Store, Elon doubles Twitter, Trump joins his own social media network, and more.
Apple Gets Ready to Eliminate Almost 30% of Apps in the App Store
News emerged last week that Apple has been emailing developers who haven't updated their apps in over two years and th...
This Week in Apps #110 - That's a Lot of Lost Downloads
Facebook lost 60% of downloads, Netflix too, but SHEIN, BeReal, and Tesla didn't. Quite the opposite.
Tesla's Downloads Hit a New High
One little thing I noticed this week is that Tesla hit a new milestone. Although most news coverage these days revol...
What's With These Widgets Going Viral???
Another week, another widget shooting to the top of the App Store. Wait, I definitely said that recently. Yes, yes I d...
This Week in Apps #108 - What's with All That Growth?
The most downloaded apps and games, HBO Max eats discovery+, Reddit triples, and more!
Indeed Has its Best Week of Downloads Ever!
Jobs are a hot topic right now. While most of the media is focused on the lack of workers in the market, downloads of ...
This Week in Apps #107 - Another Viral Success Story???
Wordle hits a milestone, Twitter's mobile revenue continues to grow, mobile paymwnts, and more.
Language Learning Apps Take Over the Ukrainian App Store
Sitting at the top of the Ukrainian App Store right now are three language learning apps that have slowly risen to the...
Vrbo Takes a Commanding Lead, Leaving Airbnb Far Behind
Spring is officially, here and with it, the hope that things will be going back to normal soon. Judging by the downloa...
