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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Oct 8, 2022 · 9 min
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
Oct 2, 2022 · 9 min
Already breaking records
This 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 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 of #mobile #apps & #games that's focused on the numbers. App intelligence data by Appfigures.
Sep 24, 2022 · 9 min
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 of #mobile #apps & #games that's focused on the numbers. App intelligence data by Appfigures.
Sep 18, 2022 · 9 min
Widgets + China
Widgets 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
Sep 10, 2022 · 10 min
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/appfigures
Sep 3, 2022 · 10 min
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-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
Aug 27, 2022 · 9 min
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 #apps #mobile #insights #intelligence
Aug 20, 2022 · 10 min
All that money!
This Week in Apps we're looking at Diablo Immortal's latest milestone, Snapchat+ renewal revenue, Strava's amazing 2022, a huge month for food delivery apps, and audiobooks on Audible! Spoiler alert - There's looooots of money out there. Even on Google Play!
Aug 13, 2022 · 11 min
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 #news #apps #mobile #insights #intelligence
Aug 6, 2022 · 10 min
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
Jul 30, 2022 · 11 min
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 #mobile #insights #intelligence
Jul 23, 2022 · 10 min
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 elsewhere you can give the show a 5-star rating if you like it. Thanks :)
Jul 16, 2022 · 10 min
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. Thanks :)
Jul 9, 2022 · 7 min
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 #insights #intelligence
Jul 2, 2022 · 7 min
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
Jun 25, 2022 · 7 min
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 #mobile #insights #intelligence
Jun 18, 2022 · 9 min
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
Jun 12, 2022 · 8 min
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
Jun 4, 2022 · 7 min
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
May 28, 2022 · 8 min
That’s clever!
This Week in Apps I looked at why Wendy's is selling, a clever campaign that's taking over the App Store, the Buy Now Pay Later market, a botched campaign b Grubhub and its impact on downloads, and a simple trend I didn't exactly expect... ► Get App Intelligence → https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence ► My ASO Tools → https://appfigures.com/aso-tools ► Me on Twitter → @arielmichaeli #news #apps #mobile #insights #intelligence