This Week in Apps

By Appfigures

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

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The podcast currently has 130 episodes available.

This Week in Apps episodes:

May 21, 2022 Worth it?
This Week in Apps I looked at the "other" Wordle, which was recently acquired by AppLovin, the new reality for Airbnb, the fall of Twitch, the impact of Bumble's price change, and whether VPNs are still in demand in Russia.

► Airbnb Beat COVID, Sets a New Daily Downloads → High https://appfigures.com/resources/insights/20220429?f=5
► VPN Apps Save Millions from Censorship in Russia → https://appfigures.com/resources/insights/censorship-leads-to-vpn-russia

► App Intelligence → https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
► ASO Tools → https://appfigures.com/aso-tools
► Me on Twitter → @arielmichaeli
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11min
May 14, 2022 Ambitious!
This Week in Apps I looked at Twitter's MRR and how close it is to Elon's goal, the most downloaded apps and games, remote jobs, and another IRL app that's beating COVID.

► Work @ Appfigures → https://appfigures.com/jobs
► The highest earning apps and games → https://youtu.be/wJspdt5kEw4
► App Intelligence → https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
► ASO Tools → https://appfigures.com/aso-tools
► Me on Twitter → @arielmichaeli

#news #apps #mobile #insights #intelligence
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8min
May 07, 2022 The race is on!
This Week in Apps I looked at the streamer that's rarely talked about, the impact of free food for downloads, the highest earning apps and games, and Johnny Depp's impact on downloads of one app.

► App Intelligence → https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
► ASO Tools → https://appfigures.com/aso-tools
► Me on Twitter → @arielmichaeli

#news #apps #mobile #insights #intelligence
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8min
April 30, 2022 They’re all talking about it
This Week in Apps I looked at Trump's Truth Social App Store takeover, whether Twitter's downloads are shrinking, Apple's threat to wipe a ton of app, dating app revenue, and an update about COVID and IRL.

► App Intelligence → https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
► ASO Tools → https://appfigures.com/aso-tools
► Me on Twitter → @arielmichaeli

#news #apps #mobile #insights #intelligence
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7min
April 23, 2022 That’s a lot of lost downloads
This Week in Apps I looked at Facebook's slide on the App Store, why Netflix's stock is down 35%, Tesla's best month of downloads, BeReal's App Store takeover, and SHEIN's growth.

► App Intelligence → https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
► ASO Tools → https://appfigures.com/aso-tools
► Me on Twitter → @arielmichaeli

#news #apps #mobile #insights #intelligence
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8min
April 16, 2022 Off to a weird start...
This Week in Apps I ranked the highest-earning apps and games, where everyone's making more money. I also looked at the launch of CNN+ and why it needs to rethink itself, the most downloaded app in the US right now, and the hundreds of millions of dollars TikTok is trying to erase.

► App Intelligence → https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
► ASO Tools → https://appfigures.com/aso-tools
► Me on Twitter → @arielmichaeli

#news #apps #mobile #insights #intelligence
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9min
April 09, 2022 What’s with all that growth?
A bunch of interesting things happened this week! My highlights include HBO Max merging with discovery+, Reddit tripling downloads, hyper-casual season, Instagram's predicament, and how Indeed beat COVID.

Which is your favorite?

► Variety: HBO Max Chief Andy Forssell Exits WarnerMedia Ahead of Discovery Merger Close → https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/hbo-max-chief-andy-forssell-exits-warnermedia-1235225798/

► App Intelligence → https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
► ASO Tools → https://appfigures.com/aso-tools
► Me on Twitter → @arielmichaeli

#news #apps #mobile #insights #intelligence
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7min
April 02, 2022 📈 Another viral success story???
This Week in Apps - The "other" Wordle, Twitter’s mobile revenue, another viral success, mobile payments, and Ukraine.

► How Duolingo Is Responding to Crisis In Ukraine https://blog.duolingo.com/duolingo-statement-ukraine/
► [Upcoming] Live ASO Checkup for your apps and games + Q&A: https://youtu.be/nZhO_nk1l9U
► Get App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
► Get ASO Tools: https://appfigures.com/aso-tools
► Twitter: @arielmichaeli

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9min
March 26, 2022 Who will take over Europe?
Welcome to your weekly recap of news and trends from the mobile world.

This Week in #Apps:

1️⃣ This app is getting bigger than traditional #banks
2️⃣ The numbers behind #HBOMax in Europe
3️⃣ Did #SuperBowl subscribers stick around on #Peacock?
4️⃣ Is #LinkedIn still growing?
5️⃣ #Vrbo is exploding right now!

▶ The Super Bowl Reminded Us About the Olympics → https://appfigures.com/resources/insights/20220218?f=4
▶ LinkedIn Dumps China → https://appfigures.com/resources/insights/20211015?f=1

▶ App Intelligence → https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
▶ ASO Tools → https://appfigures.com/aso-tools

▶ Connect on Twitter → @arielmichaeli
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7min
March 19, 2022 Where’s all the money?
Welcome to your weekly recap of news and trends from the mobile world.

This Week in Apps:

🥇 The highest earning #games
💰 Where's the money? Apple vs. Google
📈 Signal takes the downloads from WhatsApp
🇺🇦 Starlink takes over in Ukraine
🏀 NCAA app downloads up 2,300%

▶ How millions of Russians avoid propaganda and censorship → https://youtu.be/2HZpWISFF-E
▶ The highest earning apps in the US → https://youtu.be/CH1C2wSwM3g
▶ The most downloaded apps and games in the world → https://youtu.be/d6guhkPIaFU

▶ App Intelligence → https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
▶ ASO Tools → https://appfigures.com/aso-tools

▶ Connect on Twitter → @arielmichaeli
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8min

FAQs about This Week in Apps:

How many episodes does This Week in Apps have?

The podcast currently has 130 episodes available.