This Week in Apps

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A weekly, no-fluff, data-first, recap of everything that’s interesting in mobile apps and games.

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Updated Jan 25, 2024

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Mar 26, 2023 · 10 min
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
Mar 19, 2023 · 11 min
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
Mar 5, 2023 · 10 min
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/appfigures
Feb 26, 2023 · 10 min
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://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures
Feb 20, 2023 · 9 min
Opportunities
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 ► 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
Feb 12, 2023 · 10 min
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
Feb 4, 2023 · 10 min
Collaboration and competition
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
Jan 29, 2023 · 11 min
Not (that) stagnant
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
Jan 22, 2023 · 8 min
Going native
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
Jan 14, 2023 · 7 min
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
Jan 8, 2023 · 8 min
A big 23
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? ► 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.
Dec 18, 2022 · 11 min
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 ► 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.
Dec 4, 2022 · 10 min
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 Apps is a weekly #news show about trends of #mobile #apps & #games that's focused on the numbers. App intelligence data by Appfigures.
Nov 26, 2022 · 9 min
Did you watch it?
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
Nov 19, 2022 · 7 min
Hardcore
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: ► 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
Nov 12, 2022 · 8 min
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://twitter.com/arielmichaeli ► Find me on YouTube → https://youtube.com/appfigures
Nov 5, 2022 · 9 min
(Not) Moving to Mastodon
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
Oct 29, 2022 · 9 min
Money money money
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 ► 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
Oct 22, 2022 · 11 min
What a mess
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
Oct 15, 2022 · 10 min
A bIg shuffle is here
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. ► 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