Store Intelligence

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The Highest-Grossing Mobile Games on iOS & Android: November 2022

The Highest-Grossing Mobile Games on iOS & Android: November 2022

Do you know who rules the mobile game market today? Read the new report by Apptica to find out which titles became the leaders in revenue in November 2022! In this report, we are going to find out: * Which mobile game apps became leaders by revenue; * Which genres were the
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  • #Store Intelligence
  • #Top Charts
  • #Apptica Analytics
New features: brand new New Apps section + other updates

New features: brand new New Apps section + other updates

Apptica is not standing still: new sections, filters and visualization. Everything you need to facilitate the process of mobile app market analysis.
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  • #Apptica Updates
  • #Store Intelligence
What is a Mobile SDK and who Needs it?

What is a Mobile SDK and who Needs it?

You have probably heard about SDK at least once, but do you know what hidden potential it has? Read this article to find out what SDK means, who it will be useful for and how to choose the right SDK for your project.
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  • #SDK Intelligence
  • #Store Intelligence
  • #Mobile Apps
New feature: Soft Launches section

New feature: Soft Launches section

New soft launches appear in App Store and Google Play every day. In order for you not to miss any of them and always be one step ahead of your competitors, Apptica team has released new Soft Launches feature
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  • #Apptica Updates
  • #Releases
  • #Store Intelligence
New feature: Modules section

New feature: Modules section

22 types of SDKs, 2 platforms and tons of beneficial information: Apptica's SDK Intelligence section has been replenished with the new Modules feature.
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  • #Apptica Updates
  • #SDK Intelligence
  • #Store Intelligence
Top summer 2021 App Store & Google Play releases

Top summer 2021 App Store & Google Play releases

The summer has just ended, but Apptica team already has fresh analytics to share!
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  • #Store Intelligence
  • #Hot Releases
  • #Apptica Analytics
New features: Top Movers and Hot Releases sections

New features: Top Movers and Hot Releases sections

The more comparison parameters – the better: Apptica team constantly works on new features for more in-depth market analysis. This week we are glad to present the launch of two new sections – Top Movers and Hot Releases. Top Movers Top Movers section contains top 500 apps by downloads and revenue. This
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  • #Apptica Updates
  • #Store Intelligence
How to promote an app? Web, in-app, social - choosing the best way

How to promote an app? Web, in-app, social - choosing the best way

The get the most out of the mobile app, one should attract the right audience that will become a source of app monetization. Whenever it's in-app purchases or monetization through mobile ads, loyal user base is a key to monetization. Today we cover 5 user acquisition channels to
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  • #Ad Intelligence
  • #Store Intelligence
  • #Ad Creatives
ASO tears: 9 misconceptions about ASO specialist’s work

ASO tears: 9 misconceptions about ASO specialist’s work

In addition to the difficult process tasks, each ASO specialist meets really challenging clients. Ekaterina Sibirko, the ASO specialist at Flo Health and ASO expert at ASOdesk, told what misconceptions of clients are most often faced by specialists who work on apps’ optimizing, and shared ways to combat them. This
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  • #App Store Optimization (ASO)
  • #Store Intelligence
Top Grossing mobile games of June

Top Grossing mobile games of June

If the quarantine time turned out to be a golden era for mobile game developers, in June, the situation is calmed. According to the latest report, mobile games are even decreased in downloads against before-pandemic time. As for the income, we already see games' revenue from in-app purchased came
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  • #Apptica Analytics
  • #Store Intelligence
How to handle app reviews? Bad practices, musts, and lifehacks

How to handle app reviews? Bad practices, musts, and lifehacks

The importance of reviews (especially positive ones) is obvious. A high rating pushes the app closer to the top of search results and it may influence the conversion rate from views to installs. 79% of users look at the average rating before they install an app. If your app has
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  • #App Store Optimization (ASO)
  • #Store Intelligence
Saving time on optimizing UA strategy | Checklist

Saving time on optimizing UA strategy | Checklist

The daily routine of a UA manager is full of challenges and complicated goals: a sustained searching for new approaches to user acquisition, optimizing, testing - all of that can once become a real thorn in your side. We built up an ultimate UA checklist with marketing needs in mind.
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  • #Ad Intelligence
  • #App Store Optimization (ASO)
  • #Store Intelligence
App Store Optimization checklist & trends for 2020

App Store Optimization checklist & trends for 2020

ASO is and has always been an ever changing matter, and it will still be true in 2020. What changes are coming for this year? What should we expect in terms of ASO for the next months? Let’s study the upcoming trends in App Store Optimization and see which
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  • #App Store Optimization (ASO)
  • #Store Intelligence
How to Acquire and Retain Gamers in the App Store and Google Play

How to Acquire and Retain Gamers in the App Store and Google Play

Games acquire and retain users in different ways, like paid advertising, working with communities, and – something a lot of developers are starting to use – app store optimization. But there's one channel for interacting with users that many of them still aren't paying attention to – feedback in
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  • #App Store Optimization (ASO)
  • #Store Intelligence
Top Grossing Mobile Games for Q3 2019

Top Grossing Mobile Games for Q3 2019

According to Apptica Store Intelligence, the top grossing mobile game in Q3 2019 is Coin Master. From June to September, the game earned more than $110 Million in App Store and Google Play. The list is dominated by the games from category "Action" as well as some casual
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  • #Apptica Analytics
  • #Mobile Games
  • #Store Intelligence
Top Applications in September 2019 [Downloads Chart]

Top Applications in September 2019 [Downloads Chart]

In September, the App Store is dominated by Chinese applications. Two of the top three apps by downloads are available only in China, as for the third one, China generates 99,8% of installs. Line #6 is also held by Chinese app 西瓜视频 - the video player is not localized
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  • #Store Intelligence
Chinese version of Archero game hits 4 Million downloads

Chinese version of Archero game hits 4 Million downloads

In mid-August, the publisher HABBY launched the Chinese version of the successful mobile game Archero in App Store. The game turned out to be so popular in China that in September, it surpassed 4 million downloads. This was especially impressive considering the main version of the game accounted only 700,
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  • #Mobile Games
  • #Store Intelligence
Top Mobile Games in September 2019 [Downloads Chart]

Top Mobile Games in September 2019 [Downloads Chart]

In September, Sand Balls was the most downloaded mobile game in both App Store and Google Play. According to Apptica Store Intelligence, the application accounted for more than 15 million installs which is 82% increase since the previous month.
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  • #Store Intelligence
  • #Mobile Games
Education & Productivity apps show strong growth in downloads at the end of summer

Education & Productivity apps show strong growth in downloads at the end of summer

The last days of summer is the time to fight procrastination before the new school year to arrive. Students and teachers all over the world are looking for some energy to start their studies, so it makes the back-to-school season a good time for Educational & Productivity apps developers. According
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  • #Store Intelligence
Weather Radars Revenue Doubled in the US Along of Hurricane Dorian

Weather Radars Revenue Doubled in the US Along of Hurricane Dorian

A category five storm - Hurricane Dorian - slammed Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas on September 1. The second most powerful Atlantic storm ever recorded then made landfall in North Carolina on Friday morning and went along the Mid-Atlantic Coast of the US. People faced a natural disaster of
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  • #Store Intelligence
Playrix games outstrip social media by average session length

Playrix games outstrip social media by average session length

Two famous mobile games from Playrix - Gardenscapes and Homescapes - top the list of the most popular applications by ASL in Russia - reported Forbes. According to analytics firm Mediascope, users spend an average of 46 minutes per day playing Gardenscapes and 41 minutes - playing Homescapes. These figures
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  • #Mobile Games
  • #Apptica Analytics
  • #Store Intelligence
  • #Playrix
Fortnite mobile gained almost $40 Million in the US alone due to the World Cup

Fortnite mobile gained almost $40 Million in the US alone due to the World Cup

It's been less than a week since Fortnite World Cup Finals took place in New York City at the Arthur Ashe Stadium. The iconic tournament was held by Epic Games - video games and software development company based in the US. Since Fortnite game launch in 2017, it
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  • #Mobile Games
  • #Store Intelligence
Top gaming Publishers for May 2019 by downloads

Top gaming Publishers for May 2019 by downloads

Voodoo is a n1 Publisher worldwide in May 2019 in iOS and Android. Even considering that in Android Voodoo have 24 applications less than in iOS, it's still the best gaming publisher by downloads. The total number of downloads in two stores is 66 077 087 where users
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  • #Top Charts
  • #Store Intelligence
  • #Mobile Games
Top gaming apps for Q1 2019 by country

Top gaming apps for Q1 2019 by country

According to Apptica Advertising Intelligence, in the first quarter of 2019, 8 190 advertisers were registered both in iOS and Android stores, in gaming category, which is 1,2% more than in Q4 of 2018. The advertising industry is growing steadily with more and more mobile games tending to run
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  • #Store Intelligence
  • #Top Charts
  • #Ad Intelligence
HBO breaks to the first line of Top Charts thanks to Game of Thrones

HBO breaks to the first line of Top Charts thanks to Game of Thrones

The final season of the extremely popular series Game of Thrones is here and HBO app becomes a runaway hit. The evening of April 14 was a real holiday for thousands of fans around the world. The more people were waiting to enjoy the premiere, the more the number of
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  • #Top Charts
  • #Store Intelligence