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Top ten free apps on the US AppStore have largely remained the same through out this current scandal: 1) YouTube 2) Instagram 3) messenger 4) google maps 5
by htormey 9y ago
Top ten free apps on the US AppStore have largely remained the same through out this current scandal:
1) YouTube
2) Instagram
3) messenger
4) google maps
5) Snapchat
6) Facebook
7) Netflix
8) Bitmoji (Snapchat)
9) Gmail
10) Spotify
These apps change when something major happens. When storms happen you see weather and walkie talkie apps shoot to the top.
In sports seasons you see sports apps for baseball/football etc shoot up.
When crypto was going crazy over Xmas, coinbase was number one for a few days.
Back to school prompts education apps to go to the top for a while.
The public doesn’t seem to care enough to ditch social media apps right now. Either that or perhaps a good alternative doesn’t exist yet.
- owenversteeg 9y agoDo walkie talkie apps actually shoot to the "top"? I assume that requires massive amounts of downloads in a huge geographical region, for example tornadoes in one part of the country might only affect 20MM of 320MM people in the US. Even if there were twenty times as many people downloading walkie talkie apps, that wouldn't put them close to Facebook. In particular, I'd love to see detailed statistics on top free apps, changes, and what causes them.
- htormey 9y agoHere is a story on the walkie talkie app I mentioned: http://www.businessinsider.com/zello-walkie-talkie-tops-app-store-ahead-hurricane-irma-2017-9 http://www.businessinsider.com/zello-walkie-talkie-tops-app-... Unfortunately I don’t have any good articles to hand on seasonality and the App Store. I’m mobile developer so I follow the App Store rankings throughout the year. It’s something you definitely notice.