This Week in Apps - Time for Something New
#163 - Disney+ is growing up, a new teen sensation, Discord's future, and more!
Snapchat's Subscription Revenue Grew the Most in April
April is behind us which means it's time to check in on Snapchat's mobile revenue. I like to do that with big platforms ...
This Week in Apps - It Happened!
#162 - Twitter's growing revenue, another sport joins the streaming race, the most downloaded apps and games in the world, and more!
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Twitter Hits Peak Revenue As Downloads Continue to Drop
2023 has been a very strong year in mobile revenue for Twitter. The last time I looked at revenue, in March, Twitter hit...
This Week in Apps - Drop Everything and Do This!
#161 - ChatGPT is earning millions, a new Twitter alternative, Google almost lost, and more!
Bluesky is Mastodon's Newest Competitor
My Twitter feed was full of quot;do you have a Bluesky invite?quot; type tweets this week, reminding me of the latest Tw...
CapCut Quietly Quadrupled Its Revenue in Q1
If you've been watching the top apps in the US you'd probably know about this trend but you may not know its magnitude (...
Here's Why Reddit Just Hit its Biggest Day of Revenue!
I have a set of alerts saved in Explorer so I know when big things happen in the App Store, and this week, the alert was...
This Week in Apps - The Comeback?
#160 - Reddit's biggest day of revenue, AI art is back, Monopoly Go scores, and more.
This Week in Apps - Millions of Downloads
#159 - The most downloaded apps and games, Mastodon, BeReal, and a look at apps and games getting millions of monthly downloads.
Mastodon Didn't Replace Twitter...
Last week I posted some numbers about Twitter's growth that caused a small rumble on Twitter. That whole thing made me t...
BeReal Continues to Grow - Slower, Much Slower, But Still Growing
One thing I like about the quot;newquot; Hipstamatic app is its BeReal-like feature that challenges me to take a picture...
This Week in Apps - End of an Era
#158 - Spotify Live is shutting down, Twitter hits a milestone, Robinhood is fading, and more.
Twitter's Mobile Revenue Grew 60% in March, the Most Since November
March is behind us which means it's time to look at Twitter's mobile revenue, the tradition that started with Blue bac...
This Week in Apps - Everyone's Taking on Instagram
#157 - Hipstamatic attempts a comeback, ByteDance continues its US expansion, Lyft is in trouble, and more.
TikTok's Parent ByteDance Really Wants to Take Over the US
TikTok seems to be winning the ban war right now, but while most people are paying attention to that, ByteDance, TikTo...
Hipstamatic (Re)Launches a Classic to Challenge Instagram Culture
If you've been around apps for long enough, and in this case, I really mean a loooong time, you probably remember Hips...
Apple Really Wants You to Listen to Classical Music!
Apple launched a new app this week. The first in a while. Apple Music Classical does exactly what you would expect --...
This Week in Apps - The Ban That Isn't Coming
#156 - Why the US won't ban TikTok, AI chatbots take over mobile, the joy of subscriptions, and more!
The US Won't Ban TikTok Any Time Soon - Here's Why.
The US has been talking about banning Chinese-owned TikTok for a few years now. It got tense there for a minute in 2020,...
This Week in Apps - All About the Money!
#155 - 2023 is shaping up to be a big year for revenue in the App Store. Maybe even for Twitter...
Twitter's Mobile Revenue Hit a New Milestone in February
February is behind us, which means it's time to check in on my favorite social network's mobile revenue. I've been wa...
Does Anyone Still Pay for Snapchat's Premium Subscription?
Another fairly recent subscription I've been keeping an eye on is Snapchat, which I called a paid beta when it first l...
This Week in Apps - What a Start!
#154 - Twitter Blue launched in Japan, Audible and Google Photos are off to a strong start, a look into App Preview videos, and more!
