This Week in Apps
A weekly, no-fluff, data-first, recap of everything that’s interesting in mobile apps and games.
Episodes
Saturday May 21, 2022
Worth it?
Saturday May 21, 2022
Saturday May 21, 2022
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
Saturday May 14, 2022
Ambitious!
Saturday May 14, 2022
Saturday May 14, 2022
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.
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► 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
Saturday May 07, 2022
The race is on!
Saturday May 07, 2022
Saturday May 07, 2022
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.
► App Intelligence → https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
► ASO Tools → https://appfigures.com/aso-tools
► Me on Twitter → @arielmichaeli
#news #apps #mobile #insights #intelligence
Saturday Apr 30, 2022
They’re all talking about it
Saturday Apr 30, 2022
Saturday Apr 30, 2022
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.
► App Intelligence → https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
► ASO Tools → https://appfigures.com/aso-tools
► Me on Twitter → @arielmichaeli
#news #apps #mobile #insights #intelligence
Saturday Apr 23, 2022
That’s a lot of lost downloads
Saturday Apr 23, 2022
Saturday Apr 23, 2022
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
#news #apps #mobile #insights #intelligence
Saturday Apr 16, 2022
Off to a weird start...
Saturday Apr 16, 2022
Saturday Apr 16, 2022
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.
► App Intelligence → https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
► ASO Tools → https://appfigures.com/aso-tools
► Me on Twitter → @arielmichaeli
#news #apps #mobile #insights #intelligence
Saturday Apr 09, 2022
What’s with all that growth?
Saturday Apr 09, 2022
Saturday Apr 09, 2022
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/
► App Intelligence → https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence
► ASO Tools → https://appfigures.com/aso-tools
► Me on Twitter → @arielmichaeli
#news #apps #mobile #insights #intelligence
Saturday Apr 02, 2022
📈 Another viral success story???
Saturday Apr 02, 2022
Saturday Apr 02, 2022
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/
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Saturday Mar 26, 2022
Who will take over Europe?
Saturday Mar 26, 2022
Saturday Mar 26, 2022
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
Saturday Mar 19, 2022
Where’s all the money?
Saturday Mar 19, 2022
Saturday Mar 19, 2022
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