Why is Netflix playing games?
Netflix announced that they're expanding into a new area--mobile game development. That's right, Netflix wants to to...
Not a doctor
Nintendo announced last week that it's going to hit the undo button on Dr. Mario World, the game they released just be...
Clubhouse is open to all, but...
Clubhouse, the audio-twitter, has been making big moves over the last few months. First, it rolled out an Android app,...
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Oh snap!
Snapchat was in the news a lot this morning and last night. Why? A series of unfortunate events lead to a lot of frust...
This Week in Apps #69 - Come Sail Away
Didi's IPO and immediate shutdown in China raised interesting questions while Nextdoor plans its IPO and social media keeps expanding.
How big is GETTER?
Last week I had a quick look at GETTR, a new social media app that vows to protect free speech from ex-trump spokesper...
30,000,000
Clubhouse, the audio-only social network and not the project management software, has reached a new milestone this wee...
Move Aside Parler, GETTR's Here to Take Over. Twitter, Too?
A new socal network sprung up last week with the goal of taking on Twitter by way of Parler. Here are initial numbers on its performance.
This Week in Apps #68 - Peacock, Clubhouse, Crypto, and more.
A lot has happened this week but the gist is pretty clear, everything is growing.
Clubhouse's Biggest Market Is...
I've analyzed Clubhouse more than once in the last year, but I mainly focused on downloads. Thanks to the launch of th...
Gunning for Parler?
There's a new Parler in town, and it's called Gettr. The app, which builds on the promise of free and open speech, lau...
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?
This Week in Apps #66 - Instagram for Plants
A look at the most downoaded apps, streaming app growth, TikTok's revenue, and more.
The Instagram for plants
Have you ever looked at a flower and didn't know its name? Or, looked at a dying plant and wanted to know what's going...
If you thought TikTok was big in the US...
TikTok had its biggest month of revenue in the U.S. in May. We estimate the video platform ended the month with 7.2M o...
This Week in Apps #65 - It's Game Time + Reddit and Apple
There's been a lot of turbulance at the top of the App Store, which is good for app makers.
Say hello to 2.5M new artists
Another week another app ascending to the top of the chart from seemingly nowhere. That's Voil, a fairly new app (rele...
Hey ma, it's meme!
Did you see Reddit crack the top 10 most downloaded apps list in the U.S. this week? I sure did. Reddit's popularity...
This Week in Apps #64 - TikTok the King Maker
What happen on TikTok Impacts the App Store, Clubhouse is Still Relevant, Etsy, and My Two Favorite Streamers.
More again TikTok!
Paste Keyboard, an app that does pretty much what's on the tin, jumped to the top of the App Store this week. What's a...
Possibly a bit more...
VSCO (pronounced Visco, I'm pretty sure), a photo/video editing app, saw an explosion of downloads this week which pro...
New mic, who dat?
Two weeks ago, VC favorite Clubhouse finally released its Android app. Having seen [downloads slump over the last few ...
This Week in Apps #61 - ATT Continues to Wreak Havoc, Peacock Grows Up, and more.
It's hard to ignore the way ATT (App Tracking Transparency) is already altering the mobile industry.
This Week in Apps #60 - They're All At it Again
This week's roundup covers different, yet important, sides of the mobile industry. From UA by ice cream to Twitter vs. Andreesen.
