This Week in Apps #66 - Instagram for Plants
A look at the most downoaded apps, streaming app growth, TikTok's revenue, and more.
App downloads grew 7% in May
We released our monthly report on the most downloaded apps for May earlier in the week. TikTok was the most downloaded...
Peacock's Streaming up a Storm
Peacock, NBC's new(ish) streaming app, will be celebrating its first birthday next month. The app launched at a great ...
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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...
A 24 Hour Rush for Paramount+
One last streamer for this week. I promise. If you look at the top chart in the U.S. this morning, you'll see a strea...
📺 AF Chat: WWDC 2021 Recap with Joe Cieplinski
WWDC is over and after a week of sessions we have a good idea of what's new for businesses (think, tools to get more downloads)
The Top Mobile Apps in May by Downloads and Revenue
We crunched the numbers and ranked the apps with the most downloads and revenue across the App Store and Google Play in May 2021.
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.
Top games earned 7% more in the U.S. in May
We just published our monthly report that ranks mobile games by downloads and revenue. The same trends you're already ...
Stream stream hurray
Last weekend a hall of fame boxer and a YouTuber (also a professional boxer) took the stage for an exhibition fight, w...
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...
Did you watch WWDC?
Apple's developer conference is ending today, and what a week that was. I personally prefer the in-person setup a lot ...
🎮 The Top Mobile Games in May by Downloads and Revenue
We crunched the numbers and ranked the games with the most downloads and revenue across the App Store and Google Play in May 2021.
The One Where Friends Takes On Cruella
HBO Max's Friends reunion premiered last week and audiences showed just how much they miss the past.
App Teardown - What's Ticketmaster Doing to Stay #1?
In this teardown we'll look at Ticketmaster's performance and keywords in the U.S. App Store
📺 AF Chats: Anatomy of an App Store Scam with Kosta Eleftherious
There are more scams on the App Store than Apple would care to admit. We talked to a developer who's trying to help.
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...
HBO's modern strategy won
Last week HBO Max aired the reunion of Friends. The same weekend Disney released its latest movie Cruella. This is the...
New mic, who dat?
Two weeks ago, VC favorite Clubhouse finally released its Android app. Having seen [downloads slump over the last few ...
Etsy pops
Etsy, the hand-made(ish) platform, has announced this week it's acquiring Depop for 1.6B. That's billion with a B for ...
App Teardown - Turo Wins the Car Rental Game
In this teardown we'll look at Turo's performance and keywords in the U.S. App Store
App Teardown - Let's Help Bear Get More Views!
In this teardown we'll look at Bear's ASO, and give it a few tips to improve its performance quickly
