This Week in Apps
A weekly, no-fluff, data-first, recap of everything that’s interesting in mobile apps and games.
Episodes
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
Streaming success
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
🗞 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
Thursday Dec 28, 2023
Beep beep
Thursday Dec 28, 2023
Thursday Dec 28, 2023
🗞 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
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Delisted!
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Monday Dec 18, 2023
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
Sunday Aug 06, 2023
Growing fast
Sunday Aug 06, 2023
Sunday Aug 06, 2023
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
Saturday Jul 29, 2023
Out of gas...
Saturday Jul 29, 2023
Saturday Jul 29, 2023
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
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
Let’s go viral
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
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
Sunday Jul 16, 2023
A big blunder
Sunday Jul 16, 2023
Sunday Jul 16, 2023
I'm publishing this episode veeeeery late. Sorry! Another episode is coming very soon.
🗞 Last Week in Apps:
1. Twitter's blunder2. Meta verified3. The most downloaded apps4. The most downloaded games5. 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
Friday Jun 30, 2023
Millions and billions
Friday Jun 30, 2023
Friday Jun 30, 2023
🗞 This Week in Apps:
1. The "Monthly Millionaire" club2. TikTok's BIG milestone, Audible's dominance (and 💰)3. Audible's 22% growth4. What investor fraud looks like5. 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
Tuesday Jun 27, 2023
Business is booming
Tuesday Jun 27, 2023
Tuesday Jun 27, 2023
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
Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
How ironic...
Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
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