#257 - Focus Friend dethroned ChatGPT for a moment, Grok is racing ahead of the pack thanks to new features and lots of promotion, the most downloaded and highest-earning apps in August, and more.
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#258 - Pokémon Sleep celebrates its second birthday but was it a success? The most downloaded and highest earning apps in September are... intersting. Grok leaps ahead of the pack, and more.
When Pokmon Sleep rolled out, all the way back in 2023, I wondered how it would impact the sleep tracking segment. Pokm...
Everyone's talking about AI all the time now, but what you may not know is that a lot of people talk with AI these days,...
Although ChatGPT is the king of AI, the race itself is far from over, and the one that seems to be winning currently is ...
September is behind us, marking the end of the summer and almost always a drop in revenue quot;thanksquot; to back-to-sc...
Google's Gemini was almost the most downloaded app in the world in September, turning the slow back-to-school month into...
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ChatGPT has been the top app in the US App Store for quite a while, sticking to the 1 position as if it's been glued to ...
If you're on X, you know that in the last couple of months Elon Musk has been pushing Grok's new features in a massive w...
TikTok has been the kingmaker of apps this entire year the highest earning app in the world consistently. But there's ...
August is behind us, marking the end of summer and the return to school and work. But before the gold and glimmer have b...
I crunched the numbers and ranked the highest-earning mobile apps in August and can tell you right now, August was a qui...
We crunched the numbers and ranked the highest earning mobile games across the App Store and Google Play in August 2025.
We crunched the numbers and ranked the most downloaded mobile games across the App Store and Google Play in August 2025.
#256 - This week we're looking at the biggest winners in July, checking in on X's monthly revenue, looking into Gmail's massive revenue growth in July, and exploring a chart topper.
July is in the rear view mirror, and as the hot summer continues, it's time to rank the highest earning apps in the worl...
July was an interesting month in terms of revenue, but even more interesting in terms of downloads. ChatGPT was the m...
A few weeks ago, an app called Claim rose to the top of the App Store. With a name like Claim - Make Them Pay, I immedia...
Most people think Gmail is free, and to many it is, but as soon as you need additional storage, everything changes. On ...
July's numbers are in, and it's time for my monthly check-in on X's revenue performance. The good news is that revenue ...
#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.
Every now and then, an app comes out of nowhere and completely takes over the charts. In the last few weeks, that app wa...
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...
July brought some noticeable shake-ups in the top earning ranks, and one of them came with a monocle. Let's break it dow...