This Week in Apps
A weekly, no-fluff, data-first, recap of everything that’s interesting in mobile apps and games.
Episodes
Friday Apr 09, 2021
Spotify, Scooters, and Facebook
Friday Apr 09, 2021
Friday Apr 09, 2021
This Week in Apps I looked at:
The most downloaded apps in March
Scooters are taking over!
Facebook kills its analytics SDK
R.I.P paid apps...
Spotify wins with podcasts
Links:
Read online: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20210409
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Friday Apr 02, 2021
Monsters, podcasts, and more
Friday Apr 02, 2021
Friday Apr 02, 2021
This Week in Apps I looked at:
A year of Zooooooom
HBO Max catches up to Disney+
The most popular podcast apps
Japan's government bans LINE
Baseball season is here
Links:
Read online: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20210402
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Friday Mar 26, 2021
Show Me the Money
Friday Mar 26, 2021
Friday Mar 26, 2021
This Week in Apps I looked at:
Why Microsoft wants to spend $10B on Discord
Slack Connect
AppLovin's IPO by the numbers
Plenty of Fish = Plenty of Revenue
Lyft's post-covid comeback
Links:
The Most Popular Ad & Monetization SDKs: https://appfigures.com/top-sdks/ads/all
The Most Downloaded Mobile Games in February: https://appfigures.com/resources/insights/most-downloaded-games-feb-2021
Read online: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20210326
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Friday Mar 19, 2021
IPOs, NCAA, Deepfakes, and TikTok's Secret Weapon
Friday Mar 19, 2021
Friday Mar 19, 2021
This Week in Apps I looked at:
Roblox's road to IPO
Twitch's revenue will triple in 2021
Getting ready for the NCAA
TickTok has a secret weapon
There's a new deppfake app
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Friday Mar 12, 2021
And the Streaming Race Continues
Friday Mar 12, 2021
Friday Mar 12, 2021
This Week in Apps I looked at:
The most downloaded apps in February
Fontise's ascent to the top of the App Store
It's HBO Max all over again with Paramount+
CBS Has a "new" apps
A "new" crypto currency that may be doing something funky
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Friday Mar 05, 2021
All lawyered up
Friday Mar 05, 2021
Friday Mar 05, 2021
👋 Happy Friday!
This Week in Apps I looked at:
MyHeritage, which rose to the top of the App Store
Tom & Jerry's attempt to outdo Wonder Woman
DAZN's big day of revenue
Google's got privacy labels, finally!
The most downloaded games in February
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The most downloaded games in February
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Friday Feb 26, 2021
Google, HBO, Facebook, MLB, and that Other App...
Friday Feb 26, 2021
Friday Feb 26, 2021
This Week in Apps I looked at:
Record growth for Google Home and Amazon Echo
HBO Max continues its MoM growth
Facebook sacrifices Messenger to get users
Baseball fans are opening their wallets
The 💩 app #Apple hid for a bit
Happy Friday!
Read this instead: https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20210226
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Links I mentioned:
https://9to5mac.com/2021/02/12/developer-reveals-fake-app-store-reviews-and-scams/
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2021/02/19/app-store-bunco-irrational-prices
Friday Feb 19, 2021
Valentine's day beats the Super Bowl
Friday Feb 19, 2021
Friday Feb 19, 2021
This week I looked at the most downloaded games in January, where Among Us! is no longer king, a spike in food delivery app downloads on Valentine's day, an all-time revenue high for Genshin Impact, and a retro camera app that make you wait.
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Friday Feb 12, 2021
Are you on Clubhouse?
Friday Feb 12, 2021
Friday Feb 12, 2021
This week I looked at the most downloaded apps in January and the impact of the Super Bowl on mobile, and also touched on Clubhouse and Robinhood.
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Friday Feb 05, 2021
Clubhouse, Uber, WhatsApp, Peacock, and AppLovin
Friday Feb 05, 2021
Friday Feb 05, 2021
This week I looked at the app that's taken the internet by storm, Clubhouse, an acquisition by Uber, new all-time download highs, and consolidation of service providers.
Read this instead 👉 https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20210205
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