This Week in Apps

Streaming success

Wed, 24 Jan 2024 22:08:05 -0500

🗞 This Week in Apps:

1. Peacock's big weekend 2. Bye bye Artifact 3. Is $100,000,000 a lot? 4. Twitter's new record 5. Remember Among us? App intelligence data by Appfigures. ► App Intelligence → https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence

► The Mobile Index → https://appfigures.com/reports/mobile-market-index ► Top Apps → https://appfigures.com/top-apps ► ASO Guides → https://appfigures.com/resources/guides

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

► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures

Beep beep

Thu, 28 Dec 2023 22:34:35 -0500

🗞 This Week in Apps:

1. Beeper Mini vs. Apple 2. Sleep trackers are making a ton! 3. GTA delivered for Netflix 4. The highest earning apps 5. The highest earning games App intelligence data by Appfigures. ► App Intelligence → https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence

► The Mobile Index → https://appfigures.com/reports/mobile-market-index ► Top Apps → https://appfigures.com/top-apps ► ASO Guides → https://appfigures.com/resources/guides

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

► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures

Delisted!

Mon, 18 Dec 2023 00:29:14 -0500

Hi there! I hope you didn't miss me (too) much. Here's what's new from the world of mobile apps and games:

1. Bird's downloads show it never got growth right 2. ChatGPT's biggest day of revenue! 3. The most downloaded apps in the world 4. The most downloaded games in the world 5. Calm and Headspace lose steam (and revenue) App intelligence data by Appfigures. ► App Intelligence → https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence

► The Mobile Index → https://appfigures.com/reports/mobile-market-index ► Top Apps → https://appfigures.com/top-apps ► ASO Guides → https://appfigures.com/resources/guides

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

► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures

Growing fast

Sun, 06 Aug 2023 16:33:57 -0400

I'm publishing this episode veeeeery late (again). Sorry! Another episode is coming very soon.

🗞 Last Week in Apps:

1. Pokemon Sleep 2. TikTok Music 3. SHEIN 4 Monopoly Go 5. Where do games come from? App intelligence data by Appfigures. ► App Intelligence → https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence

► The Mobile Index → https://appfigures.com/reports/mobile-market-index ► Top Apps → https://appfigures.com/top-apps ► ASO Guides → https://appfigures.com/resources/guides

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

► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures

Out of gas...

Sat, 29 Jul 2023 17:03:13 -0400

I'm publishing this episode veeeeery late (again). Sorry! Another episode is coming very soon.

🗞 Last Week in Apps:

1. India's new tax on games 2. Widgets are back? 3. Reddit isn't the same after Apollo 4. ChatGPT downloads drop 5. What happened to Gas? App intelligence data by Appfigures. ► App Intelligence → https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence

► The Mobile Index → https://appfigures.com/reports/mobile-market-index ► Top Apps → https://appfigures.com/top-apps ► ASO Guides → https://appfigures.com/resources/guides

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

► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures

Let’s go viral

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 07:10:57 -0400

Back to back episodes. Enjoy!

🗞 This Week in Apps:

App downloads analysis
Remini - TikTok success
Prime Day vs SHEIN
Is anyone reading?
7Eleven's free Slurpee campaign

App intelligence data by Appfigures. ► Unpacking the App Store's Million-Dollar Monthly Club → https://appfigures.com/resources/insights/20230630/1-unpacking-the-app-stores-million-dollar-monthly-club ► App Intelligence → https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence

► The Mobile Index → https://appfigures.com/reports/mobile-market-index ► Top Apps → https://appfigures.com/top-apps ► ASO Guides → https://appfigures.com/resources/guides

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

► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures

A big blunder

Sun, 16 Jul 2023 18:11:58 -0400

I'm publishing this episode veeeeery late. Sorry! Another episode is coming very soon.

🗞 Last Week in Apps:

1. Twitter's blunder
2. Meta verified
3. The most downloaded apps
4. The most downloaded games
5. Scooter rental apps

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

► The Mobile Index → https://appfigures.com/reports/mobile-market-index ► Top Apps → https://appfigures.com/top-apps ► ASO Guides → https://appfigures.com/resources/guides

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

► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures

Millions and billions

Fri, 30 Jun 2023 17:51:07 -0400

🗞 This Week in Apps:

1. The "Monthly Millionaire" club
2. TikTok's BIG milestone, Audible's dominance (and 💰)
3. Audible's 22% growth
4. What investor fraud looks like
5. A look at a million $ category Apple sherlocked

App intelligence data by Appfigures. ► ASO Guides → https://appfigures.com/resources/guides ► App Intelligence → https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence

► The Mobile Index → https://appfigures.com/reports/mobile-market-index ► Top Apps → https://appfigures.com/top-apps

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

► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures

Business is booming

Tue, 27 Jun 2023 23:59:24 -0400

This week in apps we're looking at Apple Classical Music on Google Play, downloads going into summer mode, the new Max, and more!

App intelligence data by Appfigures. ► ASO Guides → https://appfigures.com/resources/guides ► App Intelligence → https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence

► The Mobile Index → https://appfigures.com/reports/mobile-market-index ► Top Apps → https://appfigures.com/top-apps

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

► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures

How ironic...

Tue, 20 Jun 2023 00:03:47 -0400

This Week in Apps I looked at Zoom's mobile revenue, and Telegram's, aaaaaand Life360's. I also compared 3rd party ChatGPT apps and whether the official app crushed them (it didn't).

App intelligence data by Appfigures. ► Get App Intelligence → https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence

► The Mobile Index → https://appfigures.com/reports/mobile-market-index ► Top Apps → https://appfigures.com/top-apps

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

► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures

Reddit’s blunder

Mon, 12 Jun 2023 17:55:29 -0400

This Week in Apps I rounded up the most downloaded apps and games in the world, looked at Twitter's revenue, AMC's downloads, and shared my opinion about what's going on with Apollo and Reddit right now.

App intelligence data by Appfigures. ► Daring Fireball Article → https://daringfireball.net/linked/2023/06/09/apollo-reddit-demise

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

► The Mobile Index → https://appfigures.com/reports/mobile-market-index ► Top Apps → https://appfigures.com/top-apps

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

► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures

Rejuvenated!

Mon, 05 Jun 2023 11:29:07 -0400

This Week in Apps I looked at Snapchat's biggest month, how CapCut is eating growth away from competitors, the downfall of Coinbase, dating apps, and more!

App intelligence data by Appfigures.

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

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

► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures

Streaming shakeup

Mon, 29 May 2023 13:34:49 -0400

This Week in Apps I'm looking at ChatGPT's first week in numbers, HBO Max's rebrand, GIPHY's future, developments from Peloton, and a new "shopping" app.

App intelligence data by Appfigures.

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

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

► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures

Shopping showdown

Sun, 21 May 2023 22:54:39 -0400

This Week in Apps I'm looking at TikTok's decline in the US, apps and games turning 10, how Amazon is falling behind, and my thoughts on the industry the lack of an official ChatGPT app created...

App intelligence data by Appfigures.

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

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

► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures

Something new?

Sun, 14 May 2023 13:44:34 -0400

This Week in Apps we’re looking at Snapchat's revenue growth, a new anonymous app for teens, Disney and Hulu, the race to the bottom, and more!

App intelligence data by Appfigures.

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

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

► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures

Score!

Mon, 08 May 2023 23:19:25 -0400

This Week in Apps we’re looking at Twitter's win/loss, the most downloaded apps and games in the world in April, even more money for AI apps, and massive 💰 growth for the NBA's mobile app!

App intelligence data by Appfigures.

► Get App Intelligence → https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence * Use code E5OACK to get 30% OFF Grow and Explore plans (aka. App Intelligence). *

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

► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures

Are you doing this?

Sat, 29 Apr 2023 13:37:56 -0400

This Week in Apps we’re looking at big money for a ChatGPT app, Bluesky as a Mastodon alternative, CapCut's 💰 run, Zoom's return to business, and more!

App intelligence data by Appfigures.

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

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

► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures

Again?

Sun, 23 Apr 2023 20:52:23 -0400

This Week in Apps we’re looking at the return of AI selfie app FaceApp, Apple's secret to instant success which you can use, Reddit's best day ever, and more. App intelligence data by Appfigures.

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

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

► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures

The million downloads club

Sun, 16 Apr 2023 15:14:13 -0400

This Week in Apps we’re looking at the million downloads club, the most downloaded apps and games, Mastodon, and BeReal. App intelligence data by Appfigures.
► The Most Downloaded Apps → https://appfigures.com/resources/tagged/most-downloaded ► Get App Intelligence → https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
► The Mobile Download Index → https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-download-index ► The Mobile Revenue Index → https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-revenue-index ► Top Apps → https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-revenue-index
► Get ASO Tools → https://appfigures.com/aso-tools
► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures

End of an era...

Sun, 09 Apr 2023 10:51:19 -0400

This Week in Apps I look at why Spotify Live is shutting down, Twitter's big month of revenue growth, Robinhood's 3-year low, Apple Weather, and the beginning of free-food-for-downloads season that Dairy Queen is kicking off. App intelligence data by Appfigures.

► App Store Optimization Guides → https://appfigures.com/resources/guides

► Hands on Keyword Teardowns → https://appfigures.com/resources/keyword-teardowns

► ASO App Teardowns → https://appfigures.com/resources/app-teardowns

► The Mobile Download Index → https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-download-index

► The Mobile Revenue Index → https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-revenue-index

► Top Apps → https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-revenue-index

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

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

► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli

► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures

No ban!

Sun, 26 Mar 2023 16:02:55 -0400

This Week in Apps I show the reason why I don't expect a ban on TikTok any time soon, look at chatbots, Cash App, Hallow's revenue, and a twist on LinkedIn. App intelligence data by Appfigures.

► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures

Money talks!

Sun, 19 Mar 2023 14:47:31 -0400

This Week in Apps, as promised, we're looking at the numbers behind Twitter Blue and Snapchat+, the streaming war that's heating up, CapCuts domination, and the downloads behind the #1 app in the App Store. App intelligence data by Appfigures.

► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures

What a start!

Sun, 05 Mar 2023 14:56:07 -0500

This Week in Apps we're looking at the numbers behind Twitter Blue's launch in Japan, the future of books, Google's App Store takeover, AR, and app marketing videos. App intelligence data by Appfigures.

► Keyword Teardowns → https://appfigures.com/resources/keyword-teardowns

► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures

Bad timing...

Sun, 26 Feb 2023 13:57:55 -0500

This Week in Apps we're looking at the numbers behind Hallow, the latest app to top the charts, news fatigue, Edge (the browser), the Apple TV, and more. App intelligence data by Appfigures.

► LIVE: Unlocking the Power of Apple Search Ads to Grow Downloads → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKcuBwv-uWU

► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures

Opportunities

Sun, 19 Feb 2023 23:15:06 -0500

This Week in Apps we're looking at the numbers behind Apple's latest ratings sweep, Airbnb vs. Vrbo, Spotify, and Telegram's revenue. App intelligence data by Appfigures.

► LIVE: Supercharge your App Store Optimization with ChatGPT (Prompts included!) → https://fg.rs/ls20s

► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures

It’s a sweep!

Sun, 12 Feb 2023 13:11:46 -0500

This Week in Apps we're looking at the numbers behind Apple's latest ratings sweep, Airbnb vs. Vrbo, Spotify, and Telegram's revenue. App intelligence data by Appfigures.

► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures

Collaboration and competition

Sat, 04 Feb 2023 13:30:05 -0500

This Week in Apps is a weekly #news show about trends of #mobile #apps & #games that's focused on the numbers. App intelligence data by Appfigures.

► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures

Not (that) stagnant

Sun, 29 Jan 2023 08:00:00 -0500

This Week in Apps is a weekly #news show about trends of #mobile #apps & #games that's focused on the numbers. App intelligence data by Appfigures.

► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures

Going native

Sun, 22 Jan 2023 08:00:00 -0500

This Week in Apps is a weekly #news show about trends of #mobile #apps & #games that's focused on the numbers. App intelligence data by Appfigures.

► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures

Slowing down...

Sat, 14 Jan 2023 14:53:14 -0500

This Week in Apps is a weekly #news show about trends of #mobile #apps & #games that's focused on the numbers. App intelligence data by Appfigures.

► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures

A big 23

Sun, 08 Jan 2023 13:11:09 -0500

This Week in Apps:

🤔 Is Facebook still a thing?

🔥 Tinder is hard to beat, but...

📈 Google's advantage

💰 Meditation apps know how to paywall

🚀 What's going viral worth?

► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures

This Week in Apps is a weekly #news show about trends of #mobile #apps & #games that's focused on the numbers. App intelligence data by Appfigures.

Remember these?

Sat, 17 Dec 2022 20:56:01 -0500

This Weeks in Apps:

🎨 AI art is having a BIG moment
❓ Remember BeReal?
🧩 Where's Wordle?
💰 Peloton's investment paid back BIG
🛍 Etsy's BIG year

FYI - I'm traveling so the audio isn't as good as it usually is. Sorry!

► What Monetizing on Google Play Looks Like → https://appfigures.com/resources/insights/20220318?f=2

► The Mobile Download Index → https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-download-index ► The Mobile Revenue Index → https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-revenue-index ► Top Apps → https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-revenue-index ► App Intelligence → https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence ► ASO Tools → https://appfigures.com/aso-tools
► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures
This Week in Apps is a weekly #news show about trends of #mobile #apps & #games that's focused on the numbers. App intelligence data by Appfigures.

That’s confusing!

Sun, 04 Dec 2022 16:59:17 -0500

This Weeks in Apps:

💰 Peacock scores!
📈 Qatar's Mobile Download Index
🤯 A confusing year for Calm and Headspace
📸 Lensa AI is...
💳 Shopify's strategy is working

► What's Subscription Churn and How to Minimize It: https://appfigures.com/resources/guides/whats-subscriptions-churn

Did you watch it?

Sat, 26 Nov 2022 10:02:03 -0500

This Week in Apps I ranked the most downloaded shopping apps this holiday season, looked at streaming apps for the World Cup, Disenchanted, Hive, and... antennas.

💰 50% OFF for BLACK FRIDAY (until 11/28) → https://fg.rs/black-friday-22

More stuff:

► Newsletter → https://appfigures.com/newsletter ► Explorer → https://appfigures.com/market/explorer ► Top Apps → https://appfigures.com/top-apps ► The Mobile Download Index → https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-download-index ► The Mobile Revenue Index → https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-revenue-index

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

► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures

Hardcore

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 13:05:42 -0500

This Week in Apps I ranked the highest earning apps and games, looked at Elon's first go at revenue generation, buy now pay later, and more!

► [LIVE] Reviewing ASO in 2022 → https://fg.rs/ls19e

More stuff:

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

► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures

Another one?

Sat, 12 Nov 2022 10:05:04 -0500

This Week in Apps I ranked the most downloaded apps and game, analyzed social media platforms growth over time, looking at a new Chinese shopping app that's taking the App Store by storm, and marvel at how much money Gas made...

More stuff:

► Explorer → https://appfigures.com/market/explorer ► Top Apps → https://appfigures.com/top-apps ► The Mobile Download Index → https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-download-index ► The Mobile Revenue Index → https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-revenue-index

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

► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures

(Not) Moving to Mastodon

Sat, 05 Nov 2022 10:49:31 -0400

This Week in #Apps I'm looking at Amazon Music's big update, YouTube's dominance, Twitter' mobile revenue, big numbers for Mastodon's, and what Taylor Swift did for Ticketmaster.

By the way, I changed my audio hardware. Can you hear the difference? Do you like this or last week's version?

More stuff:

► How to beat competitors fast → https://youtu.be/HZDwtalaoSE

► Explorer → https://appfigures.com/market/explorer ► The Mobile Download Index → https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-download-index ► The Mobile Revenue Index → https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-revenue-index ► Top Apps → https://appfigures.com/top-apps

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

► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures

Money money money

Sat, 29 Oct 2022 13:08:31 -0400

This Week in #Apps I'm looked at Snapchat's in-app revenue, the Mac App Store, NFTs from Reddit, and Marvel's latest game, Snap.

I also shared what I think would be an unpopular opinion that I'm willing to bet on.

More stuff:

► How to beat competitors fast → https://youtu.be/HZDwtalaoSE

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

► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures

What a mess

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 15:19:32 -0400

Kanye pulled an Elon, Truth Social goes Android, Peacock is streaming a storm, and more in this episode of This Week in Apps!

Get started with Explorer @ https://appfigures.com/market/explorer

A bIg shuffle is here

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 15:17:09 -0400

This Week in Apps we're looking at the highest earning and most downloaded game in September, TikTok Now, Gas, and also poking under the hood of Uber's growth.

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

► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures

Is it finally happening?

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 10:12:07 -0400

In this episode I go over the highest earning and most downloaded apps in September, a year of Twitter's in-app revenue (+ a shocker), massive growth for the top dating apps, and a milestone Paramount+ crossed.
Resources:
► The Mobile Download Index → https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-download-index ► The Mobile Revenue Index → https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-revenue-index ► Top Apps → https://appfigures.com/top-apps
My Tools:
► App Intelligence → https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence ► ASO Tools → https://appfigures.com/aso-tools ► Explorer → https://appfigures.com/explorer
► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures

Already breaking records

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 12:50:55 -0400

This Weeks in Apps:

🌦 Weather app downloads are growing + the top app use Search Ads
☕️ Dunkin' gave free coffee for a download, but it didn't work...
🤔 Demand for Parler is spiking right now
💰 Canva makes more than you think
📉 Firefox claims Apple/Google cap downloads

[#112] McDonald's Is the Fastest Growing Food App in Its Group → https://appfigures.com/resources/insights/20220506?f=2

Resources:
► The Mobile Download Index → https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-download-index ► The Mobile Revenue Index → https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-revenue-index ► Top Apps → https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-revenue-index
My Tools:
► App Intelligence → https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence ► ASO Tools → https://appfigures.com/aso-tools
► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures
This Week in Apps is a weekly #news show about trends of #mobile #apps & #games that's focused on the numbers. App intelligence data by Appfigures.

Not over yet!

Sat, 24 Sep 2022 12:19:37 -0400

This Week in #Apps I'm looking at widgets, streaming sports, Amazon's possible success, mobile payments, and the return of Parler. Yes, *that* Parler.

► The Top Apps & Games → https://appfigures.com/top-apps

Resources:

► The Mobile Download Index → https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-download-index ► The Mobile Revenue Index → https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-revenue-index

My Tools:

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

► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures

This Week in Apps is a weekly #news show about trends of #mobile #apps & #games that's focused on the numbers. App intelligence data by Appfigures.

Widgets + China

Sun, 18 Sep 2022 08:01:00 -0400

Widgets have taken over the App Store, not *that* many apps use App Tracking Transparency, the most downloaded & highest-earning games in August, and why TikTok *had* to copy BeReal. FREE Resources:

My Tools:

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

► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures

What a mess!

Sat, 10 Sep 2022 15:31:57 -0400

This Week in #Apps I have 5 fresh new insights, one from a brand new dataset!
💸 How many top apps use #Apple Search Ads? 🙊 MMP #Kochava is in trouble 🥇 Ranked: the most downloaded apps 💰 Ranked: the highest earning apps 📈 Is #Telegram's paid tier making money? FREE Resources:
► The Mobile Download Index → https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-download-index ► The Mobile Revenue Index → https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-revenue-index ► Top Apps → https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-revenue-index
My Tools:
► App Intelligence → https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence ► ASO Tools → https://appfigures.com/aso-tools
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Thanks, Elon!

Sat, 03 Sep 2022 16:55:21 -0400

Elon Musk helped an app get lots of new downloads, Twitter's in-app revenue hit a new milestone, Trump's social network isn't taking off, traditional banks are in the lead, and this GPS tracker is making a looooot of money!
► [Verge] Life360 is getting out of the business of selling precise user location data → https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/28/22906392/life360-tile-location-data-precise-aggregated-privacy ► [Twitter] "The Zero fasting app is quite good" → https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1563944735730909185
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Instagram takes another hit

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 17:49:45 -0400

Summer might be coming to a close but for BeReal things are just getting started. That plus Peacock, Bath & Body Works, Telehealth apps, and more, in this episode of This Week in Apps! ► Subscription optimization tips → https://fg.rs/ls15e Resources:
► The Mobile Download Index → https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-download-index ► The Mobile Revenue Index → https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-revenue-index ► Top Apps (updated hourly) → https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-revenue-index
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All that money!

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 11:34:21 -0400

This Week in Apps we're looking at Diablo Immortal's latest milestone, Snapchat+ renewal revenue, Strava's amazing 2022, a huge month for food delivery apps, and audiobooks on Audible!

Spoiler alert - There's looooots of money out there. Even on Google Play!

It’s a TikTok takeover

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 12:12:41 -0400

This Week in #Apps we're looking at Clubhouse's latest announcement, Twitter's mobile revenue, Unity's love triangle, the most downloaded apps, and highest earning apps in July.
► Unity and ironSource are Merging (Episode #122) https://youtu.be/I6cY0BHPHFQ
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#news #apps #mobile #insights #intelligence

Another overnight success?!?!?

Sat, 06 Aug 2022 12:07:09 -0400

This Week in Apps I'm looking at the latest overnight success, the most downloaded and highest earning mobile games, scooter rental apps, and more!

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Instagram’s mistake

Sat, 30 Jul 2022 12:09:51 -0400

This Week in #Apps we're looking at Instagram's choice for becoming TikTok, non-native development engine popularity, why India banned Battleground Mobile, HomeDepot's massive quarter, and Paramount+.
► The Most Downloaded Apps (series) → https://appfigures.com/resources/tagged/most-downloaded
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Will they pay?

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 11:39:18 -0400

This Week in #Apps we look at Snapchat's and Telegram's new paid subscriptions. One worked better than the other... And also at Amazon prime day downloads, Planet Fitness, and BeReal, which is still relevant.
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#news #apps #mobile #insights #intelligence
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Mergers or acquisitions?

Sat, 16 Jul 2022 16:18:11 -0400

This Week in #Apps I'm looking at the numbers between the #Unity and #IronSource merger, the most downloaded and highest earning mobile games and a couple of little but interesting trends.
► The last episode #121 → https://youtu.be/k3E-TYmxSrc
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Big battles ahead!

Sat, 09 Jul 2022 10:42:36 -0400

This Week in #Apps I'm looking at TikTok's reach in the US, the most downloaded and highest earning apps, Twitter's revenue growth, and how Google's doubling its downloads in one area of the store.

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Traveling?

Sat, 02 Jul 2022 12:01:01 -0400

This Week in #Apps I'm looking at how travel apps, from cars to plans, are hitting all-time highs (the numbers are massive), checking in on #clubhouse, which was 🔥 last year but isn't anymore, and looking at a massive spike of downloads for #reddit which I couldn't explain.
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Is that a lot of money?

Sat, 25 Jun 2022 13:34:27 -0400

This Week in #Apps we're looking at how much money the latest overnight success is making, whether BeReal can be a real platform, Amazon's attempt at exclusive content, and the highest earning apps and games last month.
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Making a comeback?

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 14:27:46 -0400

This Week in #Apps we're looking at the latest overnight success, a milestone for Uber and Lyft, whether Netflix makes good games, crypto winter, and demand for Etsy.
► Nostalgia: This Week in Apps #4 → https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20200410
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Fun and games

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 08:30:00 -0400

This Week in #Apps we've got the most downloaded apps and 🕹 games, how to save money on gas, the numbers behind Diablo Immortal, and a an app that's making a surprising amount of money by taking pictures.
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Where are they going???

Sat, 04 Jun 2022 11:33:47 -0400

This Week in Apps I looked at Coinbase's not-so-great 2022, the numbers behind Apex Legends Mobile, Twitter's mobile revenue, Peloton's milestone, and a BIG win for Paramount+.
► Monetizing on Google Play is Hard! Here's What it Looks Like → https://appfigures.com/resources/insights/20220318/2-monetizing-on-google-play-is-hard
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That’s clever!

Sat, 28 May 2022 12:16:06 -0400

This Week in Apps I looked at why Wendy's is selling, a clever campaign that's taking over the App Store, the Buy Now Pay Later market, a botched campaign b Grubhub and its impact on downloads, and a simple trend I didn't exactly expect...
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Worth it?

Sat, 21 May 2022 09:34:36 -0400

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
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Ambitious!

Sat, 14 May 2022 10:15:25 -0400

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

The race is on!

Sat, 07 May 2022 12:03:57 -0400

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.
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They’re all talking about it

Sat, 30 Apr 2022 09:41:16 -0400

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.
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That’s a lot of lost downloads

Sat, 23 Apr 2022 08:30:00 -0400

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

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Off to a weird start...

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 14:13:21 -0400

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.

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What’s with all that growth?

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 10:17:47 -0400

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/

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📈 Another viral success story???

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 13:14:37 -0400

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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Who will take over Europe?

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 08:13:00 -0400

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
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Where’s all the money?

Sat, 19 Mar 2022 11:44:56 -0400

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

This one’s going to hurt!

Sat, 12 Mar 2022 12:50:23 -0500

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)

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

🗞 The downloads don’t stop

Sat, 05 Mar 2022 10:25:52 -0500

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
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#news #apps #mobile #insights #intelligence

😱 Can the App Store handle this???

Sat, 26 Feb 2022 11:04:43 -0500

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
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📈 The top of the top

Sat, 19 Feb 2022 10:25:49 -0500

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
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😱 Breaking rules & crushing records

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 11:24:05 -0500

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
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🗞 Widgets take the lead

Sat, 05 Feb 2022 12:05:34 -0500

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

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🕹 Games to the rescue?

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 13:06:18 -0500

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

🤷🏻‍♂️ What will YouTube do?

Sat, 22 Jan 2022 11:28:10 -0500

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!

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🥊 New year, new battles.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 10:18:25 -0500

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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Big money trends

Sun, 09 Jan 2022 11:03:13 -0500

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

▶ 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

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Apple Won Christmas!

Sat, 01 Jan 2022 12:00:37 -0500

This Week in Apps - The Christmas edition

🥇 The highest earning apps this Christmas? It wasn't TikTok...
🍎 Apple tops Google
🗨️ The end of Alexa and Google Home
🚗 How many cars did Tesla sell in 2021?
👓 Oculus sales doubled this Christmas

▶ The highest earning apps this Christmas: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20211231?f=1

▶ 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

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► Twitter: @arielmichaeli

What a year for creators!

Sat, 25 Dec 2021 09:30:00 -0500

This Week in Apps:

🥇 The most downloaded app in 2021
🎉 Twitter's big month (and year)
🤑 Why Reddit's filing for IPO
🍎 Apple goes Android
📈 Is Widgetsmith still making money?

▶ When Musk, Snowden, and WhatsApp Want You to Get Signal: https://appfigures.com/resources/insights/whatsapp-exodus-signal-telegram

▶ Twitter's Making Money! https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20211217?f=1

▶ The most downloaded app for widgets: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20200925?f=1

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Just super!

Sat, 18 Dec 2021 13:52:47 -0500

This Week in Apps:

💰 Twitter hits $100K
😱 Game downloads dipped 19% in November
📈 Minecraft is growing, but not fast...
☠️ R.I.P iOS games...
🥊 DAZN hits $100,000,000

▶ Report: The Most Downloaded games in the world: https://appfigures.com/resources/insights/most-downloaded-games-nov-2021

▶ Research with Explorer: https://appfigures.com/explorer

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

► Twitter: @arielmichaeli

Zoom is GONE!

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 10:15:00 -0500

This week I'm going to look at a year of #Clubhouse, summarize the most downloaded apps in the world, uncover the impact of #Twitch's hack on its revenue, compare #Instagram and #TikTok's downloads, and close by highlighting a positive trend for #Ticketmaster

This Week in Apps is a weekly show. subscribe to to get more episodes like this one.

▶ Report: The Most Downloaded apps in the world: https://appfigures.com/resources/insights/most-downloaded-apps-nov-2021

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► Twitter: @arielmichaeli

Everything is BIG this week

Sat, 04 Dec 2021 13:05:44 -0500

This week I'm going to uncover the numbers behind #Supercell's partnership with #MrBeast, rank the winners of #BlackFriday, look at a category of apps that's even bigger than fax apps, highlight another impact of #AppTrackingTransparency, and show you how #TikTok is breaking the App Store.

This Week in Apps is a weekly show. subscribe to to get more episodes like this one.

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Fax apps make how much?!?!?

Sat, 27 Nov 2021 16:06:46 -0500

This Week in Apps:

🇫🇷 Au revoir Wish
🚀 Etsy's explosive streak
💰 A new record day of revenue for Disney+
📠 Fax apps make how much?!?!?
🍔 Did you know MrBeast has a mobile app?

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

► Find me on Twitter: @arielmichaeli

Everything is changing

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 14:06:25 -0500

This week I the release of PUBG new State, Tidal's attempt to take on Spotify, the most downloaded games in the world, DoorDash's Euro trip, and what's happening with Google Play in Korea.

► Newsletter: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20211119

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

► Find me on Twitter: @arielmichaeli

TikTok Did What???

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 13:24:50 -0500

This week I looked at the most downloaded apps int he world, a new milestone TikTok hit (and why it's important), numbers behind Braze's IPO, Showtime's new achievement, and how NFTs took over the App Store.

► Report: https://appfigures.com/resources/insights/most-downloaded-apps-oct-2021

► Newsletter: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20211112

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

► Find me on Twitter: @arielmichaeli

A Bunch of new records

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 10:35:29 -0400

This week I looked at how much money Roblox lost by being down for a weekend, the mobile browser race, new all-time highs from Coinbase (downloads) and Disney+ (revenue), and ended the week with my thoughts on Klarna's expansion into in-app shopping.

FYI - The reference was to Ready Player One. Did you get it?

► Newsletter: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20211105

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

► Find me on Twitter: @arielmichaeli

It‘s Still a Money Game

Sat, 30 Oct 2021 10:15:00 -0400

This week I looked at the highest earning games in the US, the decline of Among Us, Audible's revenue growth, more pre-installed iOS apps in the App Store, and what Fox Weather's entry into the category could mean for revenue.

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► The most downloaded games in the world: https://appfigures.com/resources/insights/most-downloaded-games-sep-2021

► Apple's Now Allowing Users to Rate Its Pre-Installed Apps—Here are the Numbers: https://appfigures.com/resources/insights/apple-pre-installed-app-ratings

► Newsletter: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20211029

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

► Mobile Download Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-download-index

► Mobile Revenue Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-revenue-index

► Top SDKs: https://appfigures.com/top-sdks

► Find me on Twitter: @arielmichaeli

Breaking records

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 10:15:00 -0400

This week in apps I looked at the most downloaded apps in the world, Tinder's big milestone, Peacock's Squid Game moment, Slack vs. Microsoft Teams, and ended by looking at Royal Match's mountain of cash.

Rather watch? The podcast is (now) on YouTube! https://youtube.com/appfigures

Links:

The most downloaded apps in the world: https://appfigures.com/resources/insights/most-downloaded-apps-sep-2021
Newsletter: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20211022
App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
Mobile Download Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-download-index
Mobile Revenue Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-revenue-index
Top SDKs: https://appfigures.com/top-sdks
Find me on Twitter: @arielmichaeli

Apple‘s secret weapon

Sat, 16 Oct 2021 10:00:00 -0400

This week in apps I looked at LinkedIn's bold move, Twitter's in-app revenue, TikTok's new milestone, ironSource's latest acquisition, and how the HomePod Mini is taking over.

Rather watch? The podcast is (now) on YouTube! https://youtube.com/appfigures

Links:

Newsletter: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20211015
App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
Mobile Download Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-download-index
Mobile Revenue Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-revenue-index
Top SDKs: https://appfigures.com/top-sdks
Find me on Twitter: @arielmichaeli

It‘s all in the timing...

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 14:32:11 -0400

This week in apps I looked at Telegram's rise when Facebook was down, the numbers behind Mario Kart Tour, which celebrated its second anniversary, the numbers behind Houseparty which Epic killed last month, Facebook's other problem (AppLovin), and ended with a look at how home improvement is moving in-app.

Rather watch? The podcast is (now) on YouTube! https://youtube.com/appfigures

Links:

Newsletter: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20211008
App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
Mobile Download Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-download-index
Mobile Revenue Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-revenue-index
Top SDKs: https://appfigures.com/top-sdks
Find me on Twitter: @arielmichaeli

Gotta be original

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 16:46:58 -0400

This week in apps I looked at ratings for pre-installed iOS apps (everyone hates Apple's Podcasts app...), how original content is winning the race for Hulu and Netflix, the new race to teach kids math (via app, of course), and then I looked at the numbers behind the launch of Pokemon Unite, which we grazed last week.

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Links:

Newsletter: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20211001
App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
Global ratings for all pre-installed iOS apps: https://appfigures.com/resources/insights/apple-pre-installed-app-ratings
Mobile Download Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-download-index
Mobile Revenue Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-revenue-index
Find me on Twitter: @arielmichaeli

R.I.P Paid Apps

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 15:24:56 -0400

This week in apps I looked at Toast's IPO and the app behind it, Pokémon Unite's first few days, the death of paid apps, TikTok dethroning Twitch as revenue generator for creators, and lastly, how revenue is growing for dating apps in the U.S. (hint: fast)

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Links:

Newsletter: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20210924
App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
Mobile Download Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-download-index
Mobile Revenue Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-revenue-index
Find me on Twitter: @arielmichaeli

IRL is back!

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 14:51:53 -0400

This week in apps I looked at the release of Harry Potter: Magic Awakened in China, how Paramount+ compares to other streamers, analyzed Clubhouse now that it's a year old, and talked about the unlockdown while looking at downloads for New York's Excelsior app, Clear, and Ticketmaster (which is making a solid comeback).

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Links:

Newsletter: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20210910
App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
Mobile Download Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-download-index
Mobile Revenue Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-revenue-index
Find me on Twitter: @arielmichaeli

Where‘s All that Money Coming From?

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 15:25:44 -0400

This week in apps I looked at Genshin Impact's silly revenue growth, How much money Super Follows are('nt) making for Twitter, a huge increase in revenue for the top apps, the state of non-native app development, and the growth trend of WhatsApp Business which had its best month of downloads in August.

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Links:

Newsletter: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20210910
App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
Mobile Download Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-download-index
Mobile Revenue Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-revenue-index
The most downloaded apps in August: https://appfigures.com/resources/insights/most-downloaded-apps-aug-2021
Find me on Twitter: @arielmichaeli

Not Going to Happen!

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 16:46:04 -0400

This week in apps I looked at Korea's new Google Law and how it will impact Apple and Google, how a new rule in China will push game developers to use subscriptions, McDonald's move from toys to games, a weird TikTok meme and its impact on revenue (hint: it was big), and lastly, what you can find on the Mac App Store.

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Links:

Newsletter: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20210903
App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
Mobile Download Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-download-index
Mobile Revenue Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-revenue-index
Aug. 27th TikTok meme: https://www.insider.com/tiktok-august-27-explained-manifesting-countdown-2020-8
Find me on Twitter: @arielmichaeli

Reaching New Highs!

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 16:40:44 -0400

This week in apps I looked at Peacock and Discord, which hit new revenue highs. I also looked at Headspace's battle with Calm, the Mac App Store (but there's not much there), and have the numbers to prove societies all around the world are changing post-covid.

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Links:

Newsletter: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20210806
App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
Mobile Download Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-download-index
Mobile Revenue Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-revenue-index
Find me on Twitter: @arielmichaeli

A bunch of firsts!

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 13:43:16 -0400

This week in apps I looked at Louis Vuitton's new game and its success in China, the return of anonymous messaging app Yik Yak (Yuk?), YouTube's amazing revenue growth over the years, HOpper's biggest month in downloads and the future of travel apps, and closed off with TikTok's creator revenue in China.

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Links:

Read online: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20210820
Get App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
Mobile Download Index: https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-download-index
Find me on Twitter: @arielmichaeli