This Week in Apps

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  • Renting a Porsche?
    This week in apps I analyzed the revenue of dating apps, which has grown significantly in the last few years. I also looked at Turo's market share of car rental app downloads. PUBG made its way back into India, and I have the data on those, and I have some thoughts on App Tracking Transparency.
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    Links:
    Read online: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20210813
    Get App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
    The Mobile Revenue Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-revenue-index
    The Top Games in July: https://appfigures.com/resources/insights/most-downloaded-games-july-2021
    Find me on Twitter: @arielmichaeli
    14 min
  • Look at Them Grow!
    This week in apps I looked revenue growth of weather apps. It's massive! I also looked at the most downloaded apps in July, where TikTok wasn't the #1, the awesome month Disney+ had (money-wise), and also dug into two big investments into Bolt (the European Uber) and AfterPay (acquired by Square)
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    Links:
    Read online: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20210806
    Get App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
    Mobile Download Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-download-index
    The Top Apps in July: https://appfigures.com/resources/insights/most-downloaded-apps-july-2021
    Find me on Twitter: @arielmichaeli
    12 min
  • It's All About the Money
    This week in apps I looked at the impact of the Olympics on downloads, the reasoning behind Netflix's move into mobile games, the end of Dr. Mario World, The no longer exclusive Clubhouse, and Snapchat's rally.
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    Links:
    Read online: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20210730
    Get App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
    Mobile Download Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-download-index
    FiveThirtyEight's Olympic Medal Count: https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/olympics-medal-count/
    Find me on Twitter: @arielmichaeli
    15 min
  • It's IPO season again!
    This week in apps I looked at data behind three new/upcoming IPOs (Outbrain, Duolingo, and Robinhood), HBO Max's expansion into Latin America, and tried to guess why Peloton is developing a game. Hint, revenue.
     
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    Links:
    Read online: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20210723
    Get App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
    Mobile Download Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-download-index
    ASO Teardown: Duolingo Commands Every Keyword in its Category
    ASO Teardown: Robinhood is Almost There
    Robinhood vs traditional investing apps
    Find me on Twitter: @arielmichaeli
    19 min
  • Nothing but Growth!
    This week in apps I looked at ESPN's mega weekend of revenue, a surge in Instagram's downloads, the most downloaded apps in the world last month (yup, it was TikTok), Black Widow's impact on Disney+'s revenue, and lastly, how the travel category is recovering from pandemic lows.
     
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    Links:
    Read online: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20210716
    Get App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
    Mobile Download Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-download-index
    The Top Mobile Apps in June by Downloads and Revenue: 
    https://appfigures.com/resources/insights/most-downloaded-apps-june-2021
    Find me on Twitter: @arielmichaeli
    11 min
  • Come Sail Away
    This week in apps I looked at Didi's botched IPO, GETTR's first week's downloads, Nextdoor's IPO, Clubhouse's latest milestone, and lastly, cruise ships are setting sail.
     
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    Links:
    Read online: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20210709
    Get App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
    Mobile Revenue Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-revenue-index
    Move Aside Parler, GETTR's Here to Take Over. Twitter, Too?: 
    https://appfigures.com/resources/insights/gettr-takes-on-parler
    Find me on Twitter: @arielmichaeli
    12 min
  • RIP Parler
    This week in apps I looked at Peacock's first year, the one country that's responsible for 40% of Clubhouse's  downloads, A replacement for Parler, Binance in the U.K., and airline downloads, which are up 47%.
     
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    Links:
    Read online: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20210702
    Get App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
    Mobile Revenue Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-revenue-index
    Find me on Twitter: @arielmichaeli
    13 min
  • It's the Green Giant!
    This week in apps I looked at Spotify's attempt at dethroning Clubhouse, Amazon's Prime Day, Hopper's big day of downloads, EURO 2020, and Oxygen, a mobile banking app.
     
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    Links:
    Read online: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20210625
    Get App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
    Mobile Revenue Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-revenue-index
    Find me on Twitter: @arielmichaeli
    11 min
  • Instagram for Plants!
    This Week in Apps I looked at the most downloaded mobile apps in May, Peacock's revenue growth int he last year, TikTok's biggest month of revenue in the US, and an app the uses AI to identify plants (really, the trend behind this type of apps).
     
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    Links:
    Read online: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20210618
    Get App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
    The Top Mobile Apps in May by Downloads and Revenue: https://appfigures.com/resources/insights/most-downloaded-apps-may-2021
    What's New in iOS 15 for App Store Optimization: https://appfigures.com/resources/guides/ios15-aso-updates
    Find me on Twitter: @arielmichaeli
    11 min
  • Special Episode - WWDC 2021 Recap with Joe Cieplinski
    Apple's second virtual World Wide Developer Conference was one of the most interesting events so far! There's a lot of new things to help app businesses grow their downloads, from improvements to subscriptions in StoreKit to A/B tests in App Store Connect and much more.
    Join returning guest Joe Cieplinski and me for a casual chat about everything that's new.
     
    Related:
    Guide: What's New in iOS 15 for App Store Optimization
    Guide: 16 A/B Tests You Must Try If You Want More Downloads
    Joe on Twitter: @jcieplinski
    Ariel on Twitter: @arielmichaeli
    ASO Tools
    App intelligence
    1 hr 1 min

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A weekly, no-fluff, data-first, recap of everything that’s interesting in mobile apps and games.