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Insights 8/25/23

Threads Came and Went but Remini Stayed - The Most Downloaded Apps in July

July was a mostly normal month in downloads with one big exception - Threads. I ranked the most downloaded apps in the ...


Insights 8/25/23

Summer is For Games - The Most Downloaded Games in July

I crunched the numbers and ranked the most downloaded mobile games in the world in July. Like my analysis of global game...


Insights 8/18/23

How Many iOS Apps Monetize with Subscriptions?

Subscriptions are a great way to make money with your app (or game). Many developers know that by now, but how many apps...


Insights 8/18/23

Temu Hits a Big Milestone Ahead of First Birthday

Temu, the shopping sensation that's taken over the App Store, is about to celebrate its first birthday. And it's got a p...


Insights 8/18/23

The Top 10 Highest-Earning Games in The World Brought In more than $500M in July

I crunched the numbers and ranked the highest-earning games, as I do every month, but this time I expanded beyond the US...


Insights 8/18/23

Was HBO Max's Rebrand Worth It? A Look at Revenue Before and After

A few months ago HBO Max, one of the highest-grossing app in the US, rebranded into Max. But this wasn't a simple name c...


Insights 8/18/23

Uber Eats Struggles To Maintain Traction Internationally

Uber Eats, the food delivery service, has seen downloads for its flagship app drop by 50 since 2020. Does everyone have...


Insights 8/11/23

Is Saturn a Cooler Version of Blackboard?

It's back-to-school season, and the App Store is a buzz with school-related apps. Remind and ParentSquare, communication...


Insights 8/11/23

Is Bumble for Friends a Solution Without a Problem?

Bumble wants you to swipe for friendship. Yes, that's right. It's not even a new thing - BFF was a feature that did exac...


Insights 8/11/23

X (FKA Twitter) Has a Big Discovery Problem

Twitter is no more. It's now X. Well, almost! Twitter Lite, an Android app from Twitter that's targeted mainly at India...


Insights 8/11/23

Slack Redesigned Its Interface but Is It Too Late?

I recently asked my Twitter followers if they prefer Slack or Discord for a community. I expected Slack to be the overwh...


Insights 8/11/23

Streaming, Dating, and Networking? The Highest Earning Apps in the World

I crunched the numbers and ranked the highest-earning apps for July, and since many of you have asked, I'm using global ...


Insights 8/4/23

July was X's (aka Twitter) Highest Month of Mobile Revenue

Bye bye birdie... Twitter is now X and I can feel the difference. But that won't stop me from continuing the monthly tr...


Insights 8/4/23

Nord, the King of VPNs, Soars in 2023

VPNs have risen in popularity in the last few years as wars, government censorship, and lots of ads are helping many cha...


Insights 8/4/23

WePlay's Revenue Hits a Record High in July

The App Store's Top App amp; Games chart in the US has seen a lot of activity this summer. This week's main attraction i...


Insights 8/4/23

Royal Match Overtakes King's Candy Crush for the First Time

Candy Crush Saga has been the King, no pun intended, of matching games for a loooooong time. But good things can't go on...


Insights 8/4/23

WhatsApp's Multi-Year Download Decline Finally Stopped

Meta's WhatsApp, the messenger that's so popular outside of the US some governments rely on it to communicate, has been ...


Insights 7/28/23

Pokemon Sleep Crosses 2,000,000 Downloads

Snorlax is a sleepy Pokemon and also the icon of a new app, not a game, that uses the Pokemon brand to track your sleepi...


Insights 7/28/23

TikTok is Testing a New Music Service - Should Spotify be Concerned?

Surprise surprise, TikTok is getting into the music streaming business! Earlier this month, ByteDance soft launched Tik...


Insights 7/28/23

Fast Fashion SHEIN Wants to IPO

Fast fashion retailer SHEIN had an amazing 2023 in terms of revenue and that's making some think it will be going public...


Insights 7/28/23

Monopoly GO's Revenue Doubles in July Hitting Record Highs

Monopoly Go is one of the fastest-growing mobile games right now. If you're not familiar, Monopoly Go is a mobile versio...


Insights 7/28/23

Which Countries Publish the Most Mobile Games?

I analyzed all of the mobile games on the App Store and Google Play to answer a simple question - which countries publis...


Insights 7/21/23

India Taxes Game Developers - How Much Will They Lose?

Earlier this month, the government of India announced it would soon impose a 28 tax on all betting games. This sent shoc...


Insights 7/21/23

Are Widgets Making a Comeback? Widgetable is!

Remember when widgets were new and mega hot? When Widgetsmith earned 3M per month?? Well, that was back in 2020. Downloa...


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