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.
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This Week in Apps - Betting Big
#225 - How many people went non-traditional this election, X and ChatGPT saw their biggest month of revenue, some streaming platforms are stuggling to grow, and more.
This Week in Apps - Native or Non-Native?
#224 - Is Non-Native app development on the rise in 2024? Disney+ and Hulu stop taking new subscriptions on the App Store, Arc Browser goes into maintenance mode, Bluesky takes a new investment round, and the challenge of companion AI apps.
This Week in Apps - Where to Build for Maximum Profit?
#223 - Are consumers spending more money in the App Store or Google Play? Ranking the most downloaded and highest earning games in the world, ChatGPT competitors growing revenue, and more.
This Week in Apps - Subscription Economics
#222 - There's exactly one way to make money with apps - subscriptions, the most downloaded and highest-earning apps in September, ChatGPT's new gold rush, and more.
This Week in Apps - So, Wallpapers?
#221 - YouTuber MKBHD is taking on a sleeper industry, TikTok Music is shutting down, Audible and SoundCloud hit new milestones, and cookies.
This Week in Apps - Remember Tumblr?
#220 - Who won National Cheeseburger day? AI goes back to school big time, the most downloaded and highest-earning mobile games in the world, and... Tumblr.
This Week in Apps - AI Surge
#219 - ChatGPT is part of a growing AI trend - and the numbers are big. The most downloaded and highest earning apps, and milestone hits from Disney+ and Snapchat.
This Week in Apps - Goodbye Summer
#218 - X's app revenue goes doublt-digit, Puzzle powerhouse Royal Match tops $3B, ranking the most downloaded and highest-earning games, and Airbnb's best summer.
This Week in Apps - AI Wars
#217 - Claude reaches a milestone but has the wrong strategy, premium dating is hard, the most downloaded and highest-earning apps, and more.
This Week in Apps - The End of Cable TV?
#216 - Ariel's summary of the 2024 Streaming App Industry Report, including the numbers behind its record year, where the industry is going, who's in the lead, and more.
This Week in Apps - Up and Up and Up
#215 - Peacock's bet on the Olympics was worth it, X's revenue recovered, Can AllTrails weather Apple's storm, ChatGPT, and more.
This Week in Apps - Summer Games
#214 - June was a great month for game downloads and revenue, consumers can't stop spending on short drama apps, Chick-fil-A gets gaming, and Zenless Zone Zero's first few weeks aren't great.
This Week in Apps - Let's Talk Trends
#213 - The most important trend the app industry needs to be aware of, X's mobile revenue is not looking good, the most downloaded and highest-earning apps in the world, and more!
This Week in Apps - Trend Busting
#212 - A simple app that makes a million bucks a month, ChatGPT's biggest month, Strava's quiet but massive growth, and more.
This Week in Apps - Sherlocked!
#211 - iOS 18 sherlocks $400M by making these apps unnecessary, BeReal's exit, the new walkie-talkie sensation, and the most popular games in the world in May.
This Week in Apps - It's Game Time
#210 - Supercell's latest release is growing faster than its sibling and competitors, X's mobile revenue is on the decline, the most downloaded and highest-earning apps, and more.
This Week in Apps - Gotta Google
#209 - An analysis of apps and games getting more than 1M downloads, a look at the VPNs that took over the App Store, Monopoly Go's trend, and more.
This Week in Apps - Faaaaast
#208 - Sports find success in streaming, Peloton's future is looking... interesting while eBay's is looking grim + the trend that's now over.
This Week in Apps - Game. Set. Match!
#207 - CHatGPT's revenue doubles overnight, game emulators are setting a not-so-good trend, the most downloaded and highest-earning games, and the end of learning (as we know it).
This Week in Apps - Cold start
#206 - Claude tries to take on ChatGPT (and it's not going well), meditation apps lost all popularity, Elon abandons Signal, plus the most downloaded and highest earning apps.
This Week in Apps - Growing Fast
#205 - The widget that could take over the App Store, dating apps become investable again, X revenue stagnates in April, and more!
