This Week in Apps - All News is Good News
#255 - Tea continues to grow even after its big mess, demand for VPN apps is skyrocketing in the UK, a big achievement for Clash Royale, and the most downloads + highest-earning games in the world in July.
From Gossip to a Massive Data Leak: Tea's Wild Ride
Every now and then, an app comes out of nowhere and completely takes over the charts. In the last few weeks, that app wa...
Demand for VPN Apps Skyrockets in the UK After Online Safety Act
A few weeks ago the Online Safety Act went into effect in the UK forcing many types of websites to verify the age of sur...
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Monopoly Still Makes Bank - The Highest Earning Games in the World
July brought some noticeable shake-ups in the top earning ranks, and one of them came with a monocle. Let's break it dow...
Roblox Regains the Crown – The Most Downloaded Games in the World
The tug-of-war between Block Blast! and Roblox took another turn in July and this time, Roblox came out swinging. On...
A Decade On, Clash Royale Just Did What Few Games Can
Give players something fresh, and they'll show up and spend big. That's exactly what happened last month, when Clash Ro...
Screenshot Tips Proven to Convert: Live Product Page Teardown
Deep-dive teardown of real App Store screenshots, showing how to boost conversion and discovery with iOS 26, custom product pages, and keyword-aware visuals.
This Week in Apps - Converting Much?
#254 - Custom Product Pages are more popular than you think, Peacock is out-streaming Disney+ and HBO Max right now, Grok is messing with X's revenue, and our monthly roundup of mobile games.
Custom Product Pages Are the App Store's Secret Weapon
One of the most effective ways to turn views into downloads is to show users exactly what they're looking for. On the A...
Peacock's Mobile Revenue Overtook Disney+ for the First Time
I didn't think I'd see this happen, but it did and I'm here to write about it. Peacock's mobile revenue overtook Disney'...
Grok Gives and Grok Takes – Checking In on X’s Mobile Revenue
June is behind us which means it's time for my monthly check-in on Xs mobile revenue. The gist: revenue is up a bit, but...
A Double Portion of Pokémon - The Highest Earning Games in the World
There's been a disturbance in the eerie calm that's fallen over the top-earning charts as of late, and it has to do with...
Blocks or Blox? That is the Question - The Most Downloaded Games in the World
June's biggest games by downloads were largely the same as in May, with one noteworthy exception. Let's see how they sta...
Screenshots That Convert: Live Product Page Teardown
Learn how to design App Store screenshots that boost conversions and improve your search ranking with a live teardown of real apps.
This Week in Apps - But Is It Real?
#253 - TikTok minted a new millionaire but will it stick? New AI apps from Adobe and ElevenLabs are taking on new audiences, and the most downloads and highest-earning apps in June.
If You Build It (for TikTok), They Will Come
Ever heard of Starla? I didn't either until a few days ago, when the app jumped to the top of the App Store. Downloads s...
Adobe Brought its Generative AI to Mobile - Can it Compete?
Adobe's finally joined the mobile party. After showing off its generative AI chops on desktop, Adobe just launched Firef...
Is Voice AI (Finally) Becoming Popular?
AI-generated voices are getting better fastand now they're mobile. ElevenLabs, one of the biggest names in AI text-to-sp...
Hello Google (Gemini)! The Most Downloaded Apps in the World in June
Can you believe it's already July? Well, with June behind us it was time to crunch the numbers and rank the most downloa...
HBO Is Back! The Highest-Earning Apps in the World in June
I crunched the numbers and analyzed the highest-earning mobile apps in the world in June, and for the first time in quit...
The Biggest App Store Algorithm Change is Here - This is What You Need to Know
We reverse engineered a BIG change to the App Store that's impacting the ASO of thousands of apps and here's what we know.
This Week in Apps - Boring but Big
#252 - Love Island has taken over the App Store. I found another boring niche that's generating millions every month, and also rounded up the most downloaded and highest earning games in May.
Changing Channels is a Multi-Million Dollar Business on the App Store
When app makers think about what to build, they tend to associate big ideas with big money. I've shown you over the last...
Love Island Season 7 Has Its Biggest Opening Week on the App Store Ever!
It's been a while since a TV show took over the App Store! The latest to achieve that is Love Island, and the numbers ar...
X Doubled its Mobile Revenue Year Over Year
May was a strange month for X. On the one hand, revenue didn't grow from April - quite the opposite. On the other, it sa...
Same Title, More Money! The Highest-Earning Games in the World in May
I crunched the numbers and ranked the highest-earning mobile games in the world. Movement was minimal in May but revenue...
