For those who follow me because of my work as a mobile market analyst, this is what the @appfigures.com team spent the past few months building as we plan exciting things specifically for game devs. We purposefully aimed for "not your usual mobile game report," so I hope you like what we landed on!

We just released a BIG industry report with in-depth analysis of the booming $66B mobile games market. ⚡ Trends by genre 🔥 Monetization breakdown 🔍 Where to find gamers 🌍 Emerging markets And MUCH more in the 40+ page report. Get it for free 👉 fg.rs/2025-games-7xb

Meta is finally taking on ChatGPT, Grok, and DeepSeek 🎉 But as the new kid in town it needed to do something clever to be able to compete for discovery. And it did! Here's how and what every developer can learn from it 👇 (a very short 🧵) techcrunch.com/2025/04/29/...

🚨🚨🚨 How did this app rank #1 for a keyword it doesn't have in its name OR subtitle when competitors have theirs in both??? You have to look real close, and when you do, it's *very* obvious. But if you still can't see it, let me show you: (a very short 🧵)

You've got (ASO) questions and we have all the answers! Bring your questions and join us for an open LIVE App Store Optimization and Search Ads Q&A this Wednesday @ 10:30AM EST Stream link → fg.rs/ls52

Claude is now making $1M a month. Here's the secret to how it can compete with big names like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Grok: 👇 (it's a strategy you should copy)

Stop guessing and start making decisions with data 💪 Here’s how to see how many downloads and how much money ANY mobile app or game on the App Store and Google Play is getting for FREE (3 ways) 👇

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It’s wild that LinkedIn is the highest-earning platform on mobile. Just wild! I know Bluesky is also working on that. Let’s see if it’ll make a dent

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Get our AI Trends to Watch in 2025 report for free → fg.rs/ai

DeepSeek might be on 🔥 right now but its App Store launch wasn't a match for ChatGPT in the US. It didn't beat Copilot or Gemini. All three launched with substantial ad campaigns though, so it's not a true comparison. Link to our 80+ page AI Trends report below 👇

Keyword research is the most important thing you can spend your time on to get more downloads - and with the right tools and process it doesn’t take a long time. I’m going to show you how I do it live in a few hours. Join me → fg.rs/ls47

Although TikTok is *technically* back it's still not back in the App Store or Google Play. These apps are gaining momentum right now - which one do you think will stick? Here are the numbers from this weekend → appfigures.com/resources/i...

A mad rush to keep TikTok led to tons of downloads for VPNs. They weren't helpful, but there's a big lesson in there for app makers → appfigures.com/resources/i...

Don’t play the snooze game with this

Explode app isn't exploding on the charts just yet, but it is climbing up. Let's see how far it'll go 🌐 Ranked in 37 countries In the 🇺🇸: 📈 #21 in Utilities 💬 #86 on iMessage (Overall) 👑 #297 in Top Apps x.com/nikitabier/...

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🗞️ This Week in Apps: 1. How Much Will Creators Lose if TikTok is Banned? 2. Bluesky Still Has an Elon Problem... 3. Mark is Just Trying to Keep Facebook Relevant 4. The Highest Earning Apps in December 5. The Most Downloaded Apps in December appfigures.com/resources/t...

Fun fact: There are more than 1,000 icons that look a lot like Bluesky's in the App Store and Google Play. How unique is your icon? Find out here for free → appfigures.com/lab/icons/app

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Is your app growing as fast as you'd like? Want to learn how to grow it even faster? Join my upcoming live stream to ask me questions about everything app growth, from ASO to paywall optimization on Tuesday 👇 https://fg.rs/ls44 (submit your question ahead - link in desc.)

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📈 While in private mode, the Bluesky app was downloaded 3.3M times. How long do you think it’ll take to double that now that it’s open to all?