The Most Downloaded Games in the World
I crunched the numbers and ranked the most downloaded mobile games in the world and wow, September was a very active mon...
The Highest Earning Games in the World
I crunched the numbers and ranked the highest-earning mobile games in the world in September and remember last month's t...
It's Official - Royal Match Dethroned Candy Crush!
Candy Crush has been crushing it for so long that it seemed like it will always continue to be the leader of the match-3...
Subscribe to the Newsletter
Get app news and learn about the app business with with our data-first, no fluff, newsletter. 65,000+ developers, marketers, and investors get it every week.
Genshin Impact Turns 3 - China Drives Growth
Genshin Impact turned 3 a few days ago and wow, time just flies. It feels like just yesterday the title launched to more...
Niantic's Monster Hunter Now Hit 5M Downloads - Where's the Revenue?
Monster Hunter Now has been live for just about a month and already been downloaded more than 5M times from the App Stor...
Is Twitter's Rebrand Losing the Platform Money?
September is behind us which means it's time to check in on X's (aka Twitter's) revenue, and unlike most of my previous ...
ChatGPT's Revenue is Growing but Growth is Slowing Down
The official ChatGPT app from OpenAI has been on the App Store since May and Google Play since July. And even though it'...
The Most Downloaded Apps in the World in September
Now that September is behind us I crunched the numbers and ranked the most downloaded apps in the world for the month. ...
The Highest Earning Apps in September
I crunched the numbers and ranked the highest-earning apps in the world in September. At a glance, things look identical...
Viral Features = Runaway Success for Epik Photo Editor
Another week and another viral success coming from the photo and video world. This one dethroned Lapse, which managed to...
Telegram Turns 10 and Revenue is... Stagnating. And Instagram. And Discord.
Telegram, the messaging app that promises privacy first, has seen demand growing massively over the last few years. It a...
Google Meet Sprints to Close Demand Gap in Race with Zoom
One of the most used features of Google Meet, in my experience, is the ability to blur the background. Not only is it us...
Bluesky Just Hit 2,000,000 App Downloads
Say what you will about Twitter/X, there's nothing else like it out there. But Bluesky is trying, and bit by bit, is gro...
The Proliferation of AI Tools is Taking its Toll on Grammarly
Writing is one of those things that are challenging for most. Those who aren't experts need all the help they can get, a...
Checking In - How Disruptive is Pokémon Sleep, Really?
A couple of months ago a new app sporting the Pokmon brand appeared on the App Store and Google Play, and its purpose su...
Is Threads Still a Threat to X - Here are the Numbers
After being the most downloaded app in the App Store and Google Play for several days and breaking download records, Thr...
More App Developers Are Choosing Flutter Over React Native in 2023
The rivalry between Google's Flutter and Meta's React Native has been going on for quite a few years. Both come with a s...
CapCut, TikTok's Video Editor, is About to Dethrone the Incumbent
When CapCut launched a standalone video editor app it was clear it'd rise to the top and dethrone incumbents that have e...
Is Candy Crush Running Out of Steam?
Candy Crush is undoubtedly one of the most famous mobile games ever in existence. Every mom has heard of it and many eve...
This Trend Has to Stop - Why Lapse is Doomed to Fail
A new app has managed to claim the 1 spot on the App Store this week. Many apps managed to do that this year, so what's...
The NFL is Now On YouTube TV
The NFL season kicked off a few weeks ago, and with it, something new - YouTube has taken over the streaming rights to t...
Downloads Are Down 99.8% Since Peak for This App, And It's Not Threads!
A lot of attention has been given to Threads, Meta's Twitter (aka X) clone that came and went in a social media spectacl...
Video Means Money - The Highest Earning Mobile Apps in August
I crunched the numbers and ranked the highest-earning mobile apps in August, and like last month, I expanded the ranking...
China's Dominance is On Display - The Highest Earning Games in August
I crunched the numbers and ranked the highest-earning mobile games in August, and just like apps, I expanded the ranking...
