This Week in Apps #135 - It's a Big Shuffle!
BeReal has been dethroned, and not by TikTok. China continues its US takeover, and Uber sees the most growth in new drivers ever.
Candy Crush is Unstoppable! The Highest-Earning Games in September
This week I crunched the numbers and ranked the highest-earning games in the US in September, and unlike downloads, this...
TikTok's Newest App Crossed a New Milestone
A few weeks ago TikTok rolled out a BeReal clone called TikTok Now to try and slow down the massive growth of BeReal. I...
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Move Aside BeReal - There's a New #1 App and It's Not TikTok
This week a new app rose to the top of the charts in the US, nudging BeReal and TikTok down. I initially thought it woul...
Uber Added Nearly 1,000,000 New Drivers in the US Last Month - Lyft Didn't
Uber has had a very strange few years. On the one hand, demand for its flagship app dropped significantly when lockdowns...
This Looks Weird - The Most Downloaded Games in September
This week I rounded up the most downloaded games in the world in September and... There are a few weird things here. Bu...
This Week in Apps #134 - Is It Finally Happening???
Demand for dating apps explodes, Twitter's first year of in-app revenue isn't exciting, Google and Microsoft battles, and more.
#77 - What They Don't Tell You About Apple Search Ads and ASO
Paid ads impact your organic discovery. If you do ASA wrong you could really hurt your ASO.
The Highest-Earning Apps in September
This week I ranked the highest-earning apps in September in the US, where much of the money is. And I'm happy to repor...
A Battle for Productivity - The Most Downloaded Apps in the World
I started in reverse, but this week I also ranked the most downloaded apps in the world in September. And while I'm go...
The First Year For Twitter's In-App Revenue Was Full of Ups and Downs
Every month I look at Twitter's monthly recurring revenue (MRR), but September was a special month, marking a year of ...
Dating App Downloads Explode After Years of Stagnation
Dating apps have seen both downloads and revenue grow drastically this year. Downloads grew a lot in 2020 as lockdow...
Paramount+'s Mobile Revenue Hit a New Peak
Streamer Paramount crossed a new milestone in September. The service, which launched in 2021, hit gross MRR of 20M. !...
#76 - Optimizing For the Most Competitive Keyword in the App Store
You can rank for even the most popular keywords if you know what mistakes to avoid - here's how.
This Week in Apps #133 - Already Breaking Records
Demand for weather apps grows, the browser war is over, Canva hits a new milestone, and more.
Hurricane Season Pushes Demand for Weather Apps
Hurricane Ian hit Florida this week, wreaking havoc along every inch it touched. Before I get to the data, I hope you we...
Dunkin Fumbles a Great Growth Opportunity
Thursday was National Coffee day, an amazing opportunity for stores to add users to their rewards programs via app. That...
Demand for Parler is Spiking Where You Wouldn't Expect it To
Parler's return to Google Play was met with silence with daily downloads in the low hundreds. But this week I noticed do...
Canva Becomes One of the Highest-Earning Apps in the US
Canva is one of those apps that if you need the functionality you know about it, and if you don't you probably don't... ...
Firefox is Blaming Apple and Google for its Failure, But is it Really Their Fault?
Earlier this week, browser maker Firefox released a report that blames Apple, Google, and other OS makers for the lack o...
#75 - How to (NOT) Do App Store Optimization
Here's a keyword every top result messes app, and how to fix it and become the top results.
This Week in Apps #132 - This Race Isn't Over Yet
Cash App's all-time high, Parler's back, Amazon's latest success, and more.
Mobile Payment App Downloads Grew 78% Since Pandemic Started
A lot of things moved in-app during the pandemic, and while many are now beginning to move back out, making payments i...
Parler Is Back on Google Play with a New Business Model
Remember Parler, the social media platform that tried to compete with Twitter by allowing everyone to say anything? ...
Millions of Downloads Later, Widgets Aren't As Hot This Time Around
Last week I looked at the first day of iOS 16 and its impact on downloads. Now, a week in, I have more data to share t...
The NFL Got Into the Streaming Game - How Much is it Making?
There are two big trends we've seen recently. The first is that everyone is getting into the streaming race and the se...
