This Week in Apps - Games Are Not the Same
#250 - My top five insights from the latest Appfigures games report reveal what really drives long-term revenue in 2025.
This Week in Apps - Silent Millionaires
#249 - AI identifiers hit $27M, dating apps set new revenue records, downloads dip for games, China dominates game earnings, and more.
This Week in Apps - App Store Trouble
#248 - The App Store might be changing, Meta (finally) entered the AI race, Temu turned off ads, and our monthly analysis of the most downloaded and highest-earning apps in the world.
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This Week in Apps - Meta's New Battle
#246 - Instagram's new video editor is here and faces tough competition, Bluesky loses momentum, the numbers behind Disney Solitaire's launch, is Discord ready for an IPO? and the spike in demand for the bible.
This Week in Apps - Chicken Jockey
#245 - The Minecraft movie nearly doubles revenue on mobile, Chinese shopping apps are undercutting the brands they work with due to tariffs, the most downloaded and highest-earning games in the world, and more!
This Week in Apps - Catching Up?
#244 - Manus AI comes to mobile, the most downloaded and highest-earning apps in the world, Remini tried to surf the wave, and a look at the impact of financial markets on app downloads.
This Week in Apps - Cartoon Money?
#243 - Who's riding the latest AI wave, how to win the browser wars, the numbers behind Supercell's latest experimental game, the market Apple Invites didn't sherlock, and more!
This Week in Apps - Replacing Humans?
#242 - Demand for Uber and Lyft is declining rapidly in the US while Waymo is growing, the numbers behind T-Life's App Store success, Audible's amagin growth and more!
This Week in Apps - Coming Soon
#241 - Analyzing the nearly 1,000 are about to launch to the App Store, ChatGPT hits a BIG milestone but competition from xAI is strong, the most downloaded and highest-earning games in the world, and more.
This Week in Apps - Non-Native Development is on the Rise
#240 - More mpm-native apps and games were shipped in 2024 than in previous years, X recovers after a harsh January thanks to AI, Apple wants a bigger chink of streaming revenue, and the most downloaded and highest-earning apps in February.
This Week in Apps - Japan Gets Serious
#239 - The impact of Japan's JCT, Microsoft kills the orignal Zoom, Apple Search Ads might just be a necessity in 2025, AI gives rise to the lazy economy, and more!
This Week in Apps - Will Grok Beat ChatGPT?
#238 - Grok was the #1 app in the App Store but can it sustain this momentum? TikTOk's back on the App Store after losing $138M, dating apps are still hot, and more.
This Week in Apps - Nord's Big Break
#237 - Why Nord VPN's revenue hit a new all-time high, X's revenue continues to fluctuate, LinkedIn is exploding, and the most downloaded and highest earning games in January.
This Week in Apps - Apple's Latest Sherlock
#236 - Apple's got a new app in the App Store, a comparison of DeepSeek and ChatGPT's reviews, the highest-earning and most downloaded apps, and more.
This Week in Apps - Big Opportunities for AI Apps
#235 - The most comprehensive report on the AI app industry just dropped and this is my summary of the opportunities for developers.
This Week in Apps - Minting Millionaires
#234 - The App Store minted hundreds of millionaires in 2024, a new LLM is challenging ChatGPT, the streaming race is still hot, and more.
This Week in Apps - TikTok is Gone!
#233 - Who will win the race to replace TikTok? VPNs became very popular in the last 36 hours (but don't help), the numbers behind Grok's launch, and the top games in December.
This Week in Apps - TikTok Ban?
#232 - I ranked the most downloaded and highest earning apps in December. How much will creators lose if TikTok is banned in the US? Facebook's got a real problem and Bluesky still has an elon problem...
This Week in Apps - What a Year!
#231 - The apps you know and probably love grew a lot more in 2024 than you probably expect. We looked at dating, streaming, ai, and more.
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.
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.
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.
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.
This Week in Apps - It Finally Happened!
#226 - The highest earning apps break reached a new milestone, bitcoin gains for coinbase, did Robokiller's pricing strategy work? and more.
