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This Week in Apps - Netflix Blockbusters
#230 - 3D priting may be going mainstream, Squid Game season two launches with a mobile app, Quest sales rose after a disappointing 2023, Netflix flexed its sports muscle again, and a new gacha game is coming to the west.
Duolingo's Subscription Revenue Rose 567% in Four Years
Is your New Year's resolution to learn a new language? If so, you're not alone. That's where Duolingo, the now defacto g...
Streaming App Revenue Crossed $5B in 2024 - Here Are The Winners & Losers
The streaming race felt a bit cooler in early 2024, but looking at revenue for the top streamers, that's not at all true...
Users Spent a Record $25M via X's Mobile Apps in December
December is behind us, which means it's time to continue the monthly tradition and check in on X's revenue. I've been do...
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Squid Game Unleashed Hits 3M Downloads in under Two Weeks
A new season of one of Netflix's best original shows, Squid Game, just dropped and with it a new mobile game called Squi...
Apple's Not Going to Like This - Meta Quest Sales Jumped 18% this December
I've been following the Meta Quest for several years now, using downloads of its companion app as a proxy for unit sales...
Is 3D Printing (Finally) Going Mainstream?
I got into 3D printing maaaaany years ago, and if you've done that too, you know how much tinkering is required. As much...
Infinity Nikki's Global March
Infinity Nikki, a new dress-up RPG from Papergames (which goes by Infold outside of China), has been turning heads ever ...
Netflix is Getting into Sports and It's Paying Off
Last month Netflix tried something new. The platform known for great shows such as Stranger Things streamed a boxing mat...
This Week in Apps - Is That Still a Trend?
#229 - We ranked the most downloaded and highest games in November, followed up on short drama apps, looked at TikTok's other app, and home automation.
It Wasn't Just a Fad! Short Drama Apps Rallied in 2024
A new kind of app emerged last year and became very popular almost overnight, and while I expected its popularity to dro...
Home Automation Went Open Source in 2024 - A BIG Year for Home Assistant
Home Assistant is a home automation platform that's competing with the likes of SmartThings, Google Home, and even Apple...
TikTok's Last Hurrah? Lemon8 is Finally Getting Traction
It's tik tok time for TikTok. The platform has less than a month to sell its US operation to a local company or get bann...
It's Official, the King is Back! Here are the Most Downloaded Games in The World
We crunched the numbers and ranked the most downloaded games in the world in November. Lots of games moved in November, ...
Pokemon TCG Almost Won November. These are the Highest Earning Games in The World
Pokemon TCG was a big winner in terms of downloads, ranking 5th in our chart. But it wasn't just downloads. We ranked t...
Is Hawk Tuah Girl's App a Scam?
Ariel reviews the Hawk Tuah Girl's new app, Pooky Tools, revealing its poor design, hard paywall, and disappointing performance while offering tips for app developers.
This Week in Apps - Can Google Dethrone OpenAI?
#228 - Gemini hasn't caught up to ChatGPT, Disney+ and Hulu see massive churn, X wins Black Friday, and our monthly ranking of highest-earning and most downloaded apps in November.
Google Gemini Finally Comes to the App Store - Can it Catch Up ChatGPT?
Google has finally released Gemini, its ChatGPT competitor, as a standalone app on the App Store and I'm very curious to...
The REAL Reason Disney Stopped Subscriptions on the App Store…
It's been almost two months since Disney and Hulu stopped accepting new subscriptions on the App Store, joining other ap...
X Scores Its Biggest Day of Revenue During Black Friday
X ran a Black Friday promotion, something I haven't seen any other social platforms do, and I was sure it would not move...
Social Reigns Supreme - The Most Downloaded Apps in November
I crunched the numbers and ranked the most downloaded mobile apps in the world in November and the winner is... Insta...
ChatGPT Enters the Arena - The Highest-Earning Apps in November
I crunched the numbers and ranked the highest-earning mobile apps in the World in November, and the list is a bit differ...
Activating Users to Drive App Revenue Growth
Discover how Ariel and Hannah Parvaz break down user activation strategies to boost app revenue, with real-world examples and actionable insights.
This Week in Apps - Screaming at Chickens?
#227 - Netflix won the big fight, TikTok drives massive downloads for one game, games race to a billion, Bluesky overtakes X, and the upcoming mobile browser shakeup.
Did Netflix Find a New Downloads Growth Hack?
Netflix pulled a Peacock move last week by getting into live sports - specifically, boxing, a sport not streamed by many...
TikTokers Screaming At Chickens Sent An Unlikely Game to #1 - The Most Downloaded Games in the World
How are the top mobile games in terms of scooping up new players doing? It's time to check out the latest monthly top 10...
