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AF Chats WWDC 2024 Recap: The Business Edition, with Joe CieplinskiApple's World Wide Developer Conference just ended and it isn't hard to say this one of the most substantial updates we've seen to Apple's operating system in recent years. Apple intelligence along with a variety of additions could help developers make more money with their apps instantly (and also sherlock others).I've invited my friend and industry veteran Joe Ciplinski to our traditional WWDC review where we focus on nothing technical and only the business. Resources:► App Teardowns: https://appfigures.com/resources/app-teardowns► Start a FREE trial of Appfigures: https://appfigures.com/signu...

2024-09-1158 min

AF Chats Making More Money with Your Subscription App w/ Dan from Subscription IndexSubscriptions are a great revenue model for many mobile apps and games, but there's a lot you can get wrong when structuring your offerings. This week, we're bringing on Dan Layfield to discuss key considerations when planning out subscription tiers, experimenting and best practices for tracking KPI's. Dan was previously at Uber and Codecademy, now consulting and running the Subscription Index newsletter. Resources:► App Teardowns: https://appfigures.com/resources/app-teardowns► Start a FREE trial of Appfigures: https://appfigures.com/signup► Get a demo of the platform: https://fg.rs/getdemo► Find Ariel...

2024-09-1157 min

AF Chats Apple vs. the EU: What this means for Developers - with Jacob from RevenueCatThe EU forced Apple to change the rules and for the first time we're seeing things never imagined (like downloading apps from the web)! We've brought in app industry veteran and RevenueCat CEO and co-founder, Jacob Eiting to casually chat about how this impacts the market going forward and what this means for developers.► App Teardowns: https://appfigures.com/resources/app-teardowns► Start a FREE trial of Appfigures: https://appfigures.com/signup► Get a demo of the platform: https://fg.rs/getdemo► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli#Apple #appstore #D...

2024-09-111h 04

AF Chats Decoding Apple's New EU Business Terms for App Developers - Live with John KoetsierApple just changed the game for developers with a new set of business terms for developers living in the EU. With the promise of a reduced fee the terms look amazing for app makers but... they aren't.I spent hours digging into all the details and will share what I know, joined by tech veteran John Koetsier.► Find Ariel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli► Find John on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnkoetsier/More Resources:► App Teardowns: https://appfigures.com/resources/app-teardowns► Start a FREE trial of Ap...

2024-09-1155 min

AF Chats Expert Tactics for Stretching your ASA SpendApple Search Ads (ASA) are a great way to grow users, IF you maintain a solid ROI. Efficiency is the key as spending scales into the thousands and tens of thousands per month. Join Ariel and Thomas to learn which campaigns to run, how to structure them, and challenges and limitations to be aware of as you scale investments into user acquisition.► Get a demo of Appfigures: https://fg.rs/getdemo► ASO Tools: https://appfigures.com/aso-tools► App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence► Find Ariel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli► Find Thomas on...

2024-09-111h 19

AF Chats Expanding your Search Engine Optimization Strategy with ASOBuilding an ASO (app store optimization) plan into your organizations SEO strategy brings unique challenges. While different, the intent is the same - teaching the algorithm when to surface your content. On this live stream, we’ll aim to cover ASO and SEO at a high level across a few topics for people who are familiar with SEO to understand the basics of how ASO works, why it’s necessary, and how to communicate this across teams. ► Get a demo of Appfigures: https://fg.rs/getdemo► ASO Tools: https://appfigures.com/aso-tools► App Intelligence: https://appfigures...

2024-09-1158 min

AF Chats Everything New from WWDC 2023 to Grow Your App businessWWDC brought a lot of interesting new goodies. A big update to widgets, focus on games, a few sherlocked features, TipKit, and of course, visionOS (or xrOS depending on which sessions you saw).Those can all be used to grow your apps and games!In my annual tradition, I'm hosting industry veteran Joe Cieplinski to talk about everything WWDC from a business perspective.► Get a demo of Appfigures: https://fg.rs/getdemo► ASO Tools: https://appfigures.com/aso-tools► App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence► Find Ariel on Twitter: https://twitter...

2024-09-111h 01

AF Chats Turning Future Revenue into Immediate Growth with Martin from PollenGrowing your app with ads costs money. There's no easy way around that. Many developers turn to investors and give up equity to get the money they need to grow. But what if I told you there was a better way that didn't require giving your company away?Martin from Pollen joins me to explains non-dilutive funding, who it's for, and what are the benefits so you can keep your company while growing it.Some resources mentioned during the video:► Martin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinmacmillan/► Pollen VC Ca...

2024-09-1159 min

AF Chats The Future of App Subscriptions w/ David BarnardSubscriptions are a great way for mobile apps and games to lock in steady revenue streams. As developers become more sophisticated in their strategies, managing their offerings and navigating the market comes with its own set of challenges. In this chat, we sitting down with David from RevenueCat for an insightful discussion about the current state of subscription apps, trends that app owners need to be aware of to remain competitive, and what the future holds for subscription apps.► Get a demo of Appfigures: https://fg.rs/getdemo► ASO Tools: https://appfigures.com/aso-tools►...

2024-09-111h 06

AF Chats Are You Doing Subscriptions Right? App Paywall Optimization TipsSubscriptions are a powerful revenue model for mobile apps and even games. They're easy to get into, but if you really want to make money you need to do subscriptions right.To help me answer YOUR questions, I've invited industry veteran and co-founder of in-app payments platform Nami, Dan Burcaw to the show. For a whole hour the two of us will be answering your questions about subscriptions - both easy and advanced, so you can optimize your subscriptions and learn something new from how others do it.► Get a demo of Appfigures: htt...

2024-09-1158 min

This Week in Apps Streaming success 🗞 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

2024-01-2508 min

This Week in Apps Beep beep 🗞 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

2023-12-2908 min

This Week in Apps Delisted! 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...

2023-12-1809 min

This Week in Apps Growing fast 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

2023-08-0609 min

This Week in Apps Out of gas... 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

2023-07-2910 min

This Week in Apps Let’s go viral 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/appfig

2023-07-1809 min

This Week in Apps A big blunder 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

2023-07-1709 min

This Week in Apps Millions and billions 🗞 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

2023-06-3011 min

This Week in Apps Business is booming 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

2023-06-2810 min

This Week in Apps How ironic... 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

2023-06-2010 min

This Week in Apps Reddit’s blunder 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

2023-06-1213 min

This Week in Apps Rejuvenated! 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 ► 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

2023-06-0510 min

This Week in Apps Streaming shakeup 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 ► 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

2023-05-2911 min

This Week in Apps Shopping showdown 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 ► 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/

2023-05-2211 min

This Week in Apps Something new? 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 ► 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

2023-05-1408 min

This Week in Apps Score! 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). * ► 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...

2023-05-0910 min

This Week in Apps Are you doing this? 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 ► 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

2023-04-2909 min

This Week in Apps Again?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 ► 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

2023-04-2409 min

This Week in Apps The million downloads club 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

2023-04-1610 min

This Week in Apps End of an era...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 → http...

2023-04-0908 min

This Week in Apps No ban!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. ► 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

2023-03-2610 min

This Week in Apps Money talks!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. ► 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

2023-03-1911 min

This Week in Apps What a start!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 ► 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/appf

2023-03-0510 min

This Week in Apps Bad timing...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 ► 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://t...

2023-02-2610 min

This Week in Apps OpportunitiesThis 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 ► 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/a

2023-02-2009 min

This Week in Apps It’s a sweep!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. ► 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

2023-02-1210 min

This Week in Apps Collaboration and competitionThis 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. ► 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

2023-02-0410 min

This Week in Apps Not (that) stagnantThis 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. ► 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

2023-01-2911 min

This Week in Apps Going nativeThis 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. ► 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

2023-01-2208 min

This Week in Apps Slowing down...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. ► 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

2023-01-1407 min

This Week in Apps A big 23This 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? ► 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 t...

2023-01-0808 min

This Week in Apps Remember these?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 ► Fin...

2022-12-1811 min

This Week in Apps That’s confusing!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 ► 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...

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2022-11-1907 min

This Week in Apps Another one?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://twit...

2022-11-1208 min

This Week in Apps (Not) Moving to MastodonThis 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 ► Ap...

2022-11-0509 min

This Week in Apps Money money moneyThis 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 ► 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-too...

2022-10-2909 min

This Week in Apps A bIg shuffle is hereThis 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. ► 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

2022-10-1510 min

This Week in Apps Is it finally happening? 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

2022-10-0809 min

This Week in Apps Already breaking recordsThis 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 M...

2022-10-0209 min

This Week in Apps Not over yet!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...

2022-09-2409 min

This Week in Apps Widgets + ChinaWidgets 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: ► 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

2022-09-1809 min

This Week in Apps What a mess! 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 ► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigure

2022-09-1010 min

This Week in Apps Thanks, Elon! 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 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...

2022-09-0310 min

This Week in Apps Instagram takes another hit 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 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 #news...

2022-08-2709 min

This Week in Apps It’s a TikTok takeover 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 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 (updated hourly) → 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 #n...

2022-08-1311 min

This Week in Apps Another overnight success?!?!?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! 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 (updated hourly) → 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

2022-08-0610 min

This Week in Apps Instagram’s mistake 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 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 (updated hourly) → 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 #news #apps

2022-07-3011 min

This Week in Apps Will they pay? 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. ► 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 ► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures #news #apps #mobile #insights #intelligence By the way, I say Like, Subscribe, and YouTube a lot, but if you're listening else...

2022-07-2310 min

This Week in Apps Mergers or acquisitions? 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 ► 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 #news #apps #mobile #insights #intelligence By the way, I say Like, Subscribe, and YouTube a lot, but if you're listening elsewhere you can give the show a 5-star rating if you like it. Than

2022-07-1610 min

This Week in Apps Big battles ahead!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. By the way, I say Like, Subscribe, and YouTube a lot, but if you're listening elsewhere you can give the show a 5-star rating if you like it. Thanks :) ► 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 #news #apps #mobile #insig

2022-07-0907 min

This Week in Apps Traveling? 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. ► 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 #news #apps #mobile #insights #intelligence

2022-07-0207 min

This Week in Apps Is that a lot of money? 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. ► App Intelligence for Everyone → https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence ► My ASO Tools → https://appfigures.com/aso-tools ► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures By the way, I say Like, Subscribe, and YouTube a lot, but if you're listening elsewhere you can give the show a 5-star rating if you like it. Thanks :) #news #apps #mobi...

2022-06-2507 min

This Week in Apps Making a comeback? 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 ► App Intelligence for Everyone → https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence ► My ASO Tools → https://appfigures.com/aso-tools ► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures #news #apps #mobile #insights #intelligence

2022-06-1809 min

This Week in Apps Fun and games 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. ► Get App Intelligence → https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence ► My ASO Tools → https://appfigures.com/aso-tools ► Find me on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Ariel on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures #news #apps #mobile #insights #intelligence

2022-06-1208 min

This Week in Apps Where are they going??? 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 ► Get App Intelligence → https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence ► My ASO Tools → https://appfigures.com/aso-tools ► Ariel on Twitter → https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Ariel on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures #news #apps #mobile #insights #intelligence

2022-06-0407 min

This Week in Apps 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

2022-05-2110 min

This Week in Apps 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

2022-05-1407 min

This Week in Apps 📈 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 Want a FREE month of Appfigures? All you have to do is subscribe to my YouTube channel (https://youtube.com/appfigures) and leave a comment letting me know which insight you liked most from thi...

2022-04-0208 min

This Week in Apps 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

2022-03-2606 min

This Week in Apps 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

2022-03-1207 min

This Week in Apps 🗞 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 For a (very) limited time, get 50% OFF your first month of App Intelligence with code ILISTEN31 (expires 03/11) ► 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

2022-03-0507 min

This Week in Apps 😱 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

2022-02-2607 min

This Week in Apps 📈 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.co...

2022-02-1907 min

This Week in Apps 😱 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

2022-02-1207 min

This Week in Apps 🗞 Widgets take the leadThis 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

2022-02-0506 min

This Week in Apps 🕹 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

2022-01-2910 min

This Week in Apps 🤷🏻‍♂️ 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

2022-01-2207 min

This Week in Apps 🥊 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? ▶ Get App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence ▶ Get ASO Tools: https://appfigures.com/aso-tools ► Twitter: @arielmichaeli

2022-01-1507 min

This Week in Apps Big money trendsThis 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 ▶ Get ASO Tools: https://appfigures.com/aso-tools ► Twitter: @arielmichaeli

2022-01-0914 min

This Week in Apps Apple Won Christmas!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 ▶ Get ASO Tools: https://appfigures.com/aso-tools ► Twitter: @arielmichaeli

2022-01-0110 min

This Week in Apps What a year for creators!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 ▶ Get App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence ▶ Get ASO Tools: https://appfigures.com/aso-tools ► Twitter: @arielmichaeli

2021-12-2507 min

This Week in Apps Just super!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

2021-12-1806 min

This Week in Apps Zoom is GONE!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 ▶ Get App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence ► Twitter: @arielmichaeli

2021-12-1210 min

This Week in Apps Everything is BIG this weekThis 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. ▶ Get App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence ▶ Check out Explorer: https://appfigures.com/explorer ► Twitter: @arielmichaeli

2021-12-0409 min

This Week in Apps Everything is changingThis 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

2021-11-2012 min

This Week in Apps TikTok Did What???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

2021-11-1316 min

This Week in Apps A Bunch of new recordsThis 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

2021-11-0614 min

This Week in Apps It‘s Still a Money GameThis 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. Check us out on YouTube https://youtube.com/appfigures ► 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 ► Ap...

2021-10-3014 min

This Week in Apps Breaking recordsThis 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...

2021-10-2312 min

This Week in Apps Apple‘s secret weaponThis 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

2021-10-1613 min

This Week in Apps It‘s all in the timing...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...

2021-10-0813 min

This Week in Apps Gotta be originalThis 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. By the way, if you like the podcast please give us a rating, so we feel the ❤️ 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: http...

2021-10-0116 min

This Week in Apps R.I.P Paid AppsThis 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) By the way, if you like the podcast please give us a rating, so we feel the ❤️ 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...

2021-09-2417 min

This Week in Apps IRL is back!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). By the way, if you like the podcast please give us a rating, so we feel the ❤️ 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: http...

2021-09-1718 min

This Week in Apps Where‘s All that Money Coming From?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. By the way, if you like the podcast please give us a rating, so we feel the ❤️ 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: http...

2021-09-1017 min

This Week in Apps Not Going to Happen!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. By the way, if you like the podcast please give us a rating, so we feel the ❤️ Links: Newsletter: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20210903 App Intelligence: https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence Mobile Download Inde...

2021-09-0318 min

This Week in Apps Reaching New Highs!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. By the way, if you like the podcast please give us a rating, so we feel the ❤️ 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 T...

2021-08-2715 min

This Week in Apps A bunch of firsts!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. Like the podcast? Please give us a rating so we feel the ❤️ 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

2021-08-2016 min