This Week in Apps

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  • This one’s going to hurt!

    Welcome to your weekly recap of news and trends from the mobile world. 

    This Week in #Apps I talk about:

    💸 Android devs are about to lose $30M

    🐶 This unexpected game is popular in #Russia right now
    📈 #GasBuddy grew 1,200% this week!!!
    🥊 #AEWRevolution was BIG on mobile
    🥇 The highest earning apps (and #NFTs)

    ▶ App Intelligence → https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence

    ▶ ASO Tools → https://appfigures.com/aso-tools

    ▶ Connect on Twitter → @arielmichaeli

    This show is all about #news, #mobile #apps, #insights, and #intelligence

    8 min
  • 🗞 The downloads don’t stop
    This Week in #Apps:

    📈 #Reface goes viral
    🌐 Russians turn to #VPN apps, and downloads go hockey stick!
    🗞️ This #news app grew almost 3,000%
    🥇 The most downloaded apps in the world
    🕹️ Hyper-casual #games take top spots in February

    ► App Intelligence → https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence

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    ► ASO Tools → https://appfigures.com/aso-tools
    ► How one Ukrainian startup is adapting its app during a time of war → https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/2/22957920/ukraine-startup-reface-app-adapt-russia-invasion
    ► Twitter → @arielmichaeli

    #news #apps #mobile #insights #intelligence
    8 min
  • 😱 Can the App Store handle this???
    This Week in #Apps

    🎪 #Trump's social platform hits 1M downloads
    🗞 #Fox #CNN beat aggregators
    📞 #Signal is the most downloaded app in Ukraine right now
    ✈️ Travel apps are hot right now
    ⭐️ Ratings cross 14B

    LINKS

    ► LIVE App Store Optimization Q&A: https://youtu.be/FMJ5C8vpSlI
    ► The Mobile Download Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-download-index

    TOOLS

    ► App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
    ► ASO: https://appfigures.com/aso-tools

    ► Twitter: @arielmichaeli

    #news #apps #mobile #insights #intelligence
    8 min
  • 📈 The top of the top
    This Week in Apps:

    🇮🇳 #India bans a top game
    🕹️ The highest earning #games
    📈 It happened! The highest earning app in the US is...
    🥇 How the #SuperBowl "fixed" the #Olympics
    💰 How much #bitcoin is #Coinbase giving away?

    ► HBO Max is the game to beat in 2022: https://youtu.be/si__qpzujOk
    ► HBO Max Eclipses Disney+: https://youtu.be/b7xvOu1HGPg

    UPCOMING LIVE STREAMS

    ► Making More Money with Subscriptions: https://youtu.be/hdzvQ4QzBqg
    ► App Store Optimization Q&A: https://youtu.be/FMJ5C8vpSlI

    GET MY TOOLS

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

    #news #apps #mobile #insights #intelligence
    8 min
  • 😱 Breaking rules & crushing records
    This Week in #Apps:

    🥊 #Apple takes a hit in 🇳🇱
    🍑 What's #Fruitz? #Bumble's first acquisition
    🎥 #HBOMax gets ahead of #Disney to start the year
    💸 Not all's bad for #Peloton
    📈 #Prequel cartoons its way to the top

    UPCOMING LIVE STREAMS

    ► Making More Money with Subscriptions: https://youtu.be/hdzvQ4QzBqg
    ► App Store Optimization Q&A: https://youtu.be/FMJ5C8vpSlI

    GET MY TOOLS

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

    #news #apps #mobile #insights #intelligence
    8 min
  • 🗞 Widgets take the lead
    This Week in #Apps:
    • 📈 The latest viral sensation!
  • 💰 Wordle! starts to make money
  • 🥇 The most downloaded app in the world isn’t Instagram
  • 👋 Zoom’s downloads grow for the first time
  • 🕹 The most downloaded games in the world
  • ► Get App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
    ► Get ASO Tools: https://appfigures.com/aso-tools
    ► Twitter: @arielmichaeli
    7 min
  • 🕹 Games to the rescue?
    This Week in #Apps:

    🕹️ A look at #games from #Netflix
    💰 #Twitter is starting to make money
    🏖️ #Expedia vs #Airbnb
    💳 #Apple takes on #Square
    📈 #AngryBirds Journey goes global

    ► [Upcoming] How I do Keyword Research for ASO: https://youtu.be/WrL4UqupzHY
    ► Get App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
    ► Get ASO Tools: https://appfigures.com/aso-tools
    ► Twitter: @arielmichaeli

    #news #apps #mobile #insights #intelligence
    11 min
  • 🤷🏻‍♂️ What will YouTube do?

    This Week in Apps:

    • 🥇 The most downloaded app in December
  • 💰 Tinder is no longer the highest earning app in the US
  • 📈 Wordle! gets downloads but are they paying?
  • 👋 YouTube's dethroned!
  • 🍕 Paid games FTW!
  • ▶ Watch: https://youtube.com/appfigures

    ▶ Get App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence

    ▶ Get ASO Tools: https://appfigures.com/aso-tools

    ► Twitter: @arielmichaeli

    8 min
  • 🥊 New year, new battles.

    This Week in Apps:

    • 🗨️ What Joe Rogan did for GETTR
  • 📈 The other Wordle!
  • 💰 PUBG takes on clones
  • 🎥 A new 2022 record for HBO Max
  • 🥇 Want to be #1 in the App Store?
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    ▶ Get App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence

    ▶ Get ASO Tools: https://appfigures.com/aso-tools

    ► Twitter: @arielmichaeli

    8 min
  • Big money trends

    This Week in Apps - The Trends edition

    • ❤️ Dating apps and freeloaders...
  • 📺 Rise of the streamers
  • 🎥 Creator platforms FTW!
  • 🎧 Paying for music
  • 🕹️ Hyper casual games could die in 2022
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    ▶ Live ASO Q&A with Ariel Michaeli (Jan. 12th): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBAn1-XWr9w

     

    ▶ Get App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence

    ▶ Get ASO Tools: https://appfigures.com/aso-tools

    ► Twitter: @arielmichaeli

    15 min

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