This Week in Apps

This Week in Apps

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This Week in Apps episodes

  • It's Game Time + Reddit and Apple
    This Week in Apps I looked at the most downloaded mobile games in May, the #1 app int the App Store right now (Voilà), Showtime's busy week, and even took a look at where downloads for Apple's developer app came from.
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    Links:
    Read online: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20210611
    Get App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
    The Top Mobile Games in May by Downloads and Revenue: https://appfigures.com/resources/insights/most-downloaded-games-may-2021
    AF Chats - WWDC 2021 Recap with Joe Cieplinski: https://fg.rs/lvv
    Find me on Twitter: @arielmichaeli
    12 min
  • Special Episode - Anatomy of an App Store Scam with Kosta Eleftheriou
    I have a special episode for you today, my full interview with "App Hunter" Kosta Eleftheriou.
    This interview is a part of my monthly show, AF Chats, where I interview people from around the app world. It's geared towards app makers, but this interview goes beyond that and touch on something that's important to everyone who cares about apps.
     
    I hope you'll enjoy it.
     
    For more AF Chats visit https://appfigures.com/resources/chats
    1 hr 1 min
  • TikTok the King Maker
    This Week in Apps I looked at Paste Keyboard, a niche app that climbed to the top of the App Store, VSCO, which followed suit. I also looked ay the reunion of Friends on HBO Max vs Disney+'s Cruella, Clubhouse for Android, and Etsy's acquisition of Depop.
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    Links:
    Read online: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20210604
    Get App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
    The One Where Friends Beats Cruella: https://appfigures.com/resources/insights/hbo-max-friends-disney-cruella
    15 min
  • The Streaming Wars Continue
    This Week in Apps I looked at Poparazzi which took over the App Store, Amazon's purchase of MGM (and also another possible acquisition), Sony's anime game, and lastly, the rise of electric scooters 
    Links:
    Read online: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20210528
    Get App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
    The Mobile Download Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-download-index
    Amazon Slips, Lets Fast Fashion SHEIN Take Download Lead: https://appfigures.com/resources/insights/shein-overtakes-amazon
    10 min
  • The Money's Still Good
    This Week in Apps I look at TikTok's video editor, Discord's revenue growth, Parler's return, Citizen's revenue, and the new vaccination passport app being used in New York.
    Links:
    Read online: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20210521
    Get App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
    The Mobile Download Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-download-index
    15 min
  • Top of the world
    This Week in Apps I look at Zynga's acquisition of Chartboost, the fall of Facebook, price of gas, Peacock's revenue, and Coinbase's continuing success.
    Links:
    Read online: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20210514
    Get App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
    The Mobile Download Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-download-index
    The most downloaded apps in April: https://appfigures.com/resources/insights/most-downloaded-apps-april-2021
    The most downloaded games in April: https://appfigures.com/resources/insights/most-downloaded-games-apr-2021
    14 min
  • They're All At it Again
    This Week in Apps:
    The most downloaded games in April, and the top earners (they're no the same)
    The fall of Clubhouse...
    Dogecoin is pushing Robinhood and Coinbase, again.
    Turo hit a new high, beating pre-pandemic record
    McDonald's has a sweet way to get downloads
    Links:
    Read online: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20210507
    Get App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
    10 min
  • Do They Even Care?
    This Week in Apps:
    ATT (App Tracking Transparency) is here and already in use by 10K apps and games
    Apple takes down another (scam?) app
    Audible's best month of revenue ever!
    Who's using Mapbox, and SDK that's about to IPO
    Vrbo is giving Airbnb a run of its money
    Links:
    Read online: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20210430
    Get App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
    My ATT survey: https://twitter.com/appfigures/status/1387750958244016131
    ATT Prompts: https://attprompts.com
    Sylvain's twitter: https://twitter.com/sylvainww
    13 min
  • The End of the App Store as You Know It
    This Week in Apps:
    ATT (App Tracking Transparency) will change the App Store as we know it
    HBO Max breaks a new all-time high
    Android ❤️ Snapchat
    Crypto makes its way into the mainstream
    Opera is gunning for Chrome 
    Links:
    Read online: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20210423
    Get App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
    13 min
  • Playing the Money Game
    This Week in Apps:
    The most downloaded games in March
    Coinbase IPOs
    Dogecoin + Robinhood = 🤯
    Clash of Clans rolls an update
    Ticketmaster is back(ish)
    Links:
    Read online: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20210416
    Get App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
    5 min

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