arielm

12 ms·

61.
by arielm 7y ago
Very insightful, as with most of Paul’s work. But it also shows a very specific mindset. In my opinion #15 was wrong back than and is even more obviously wrong now in 2020. The idea that you have to build first and monetize later has barely
62.
This Week in Apps – Things are slowing down, a Zoom alternative, and more(appfigures.com)
3 points by arielm 7y ago|0 comments
63.
Jitsi Meet, the open source Zoom alternative, was downloaded 1.4M times in March(appfigures.com)
74 points by arielm 7y ago|19 comments
64.
by arielm 7y ago
Noted!
65.
by arielm 7y ago
The problem with that is that do you really believe the developer? It needs to be a 3rd party. Ideally the store itself, but there’s no incentive for the big stores to do that.
66.
by arielm 7y ago
Valid point. Getting something you can scan for installed SDKs is pretty darn hard in many cases, so I doubt most people would want to set up and maintain something to do that for a few apps...
67.
by arielm 7y ago
We (Appfigures) are scanning apps for SDKs so we know which trackers, analytics, location trackers apps are using. We’re working on a way to make that data accessible to app developers so they can learn from competitors, but having a simple
68.
Show HN: Mobile app download trends (free dashboard)(appfigures.com)
1 points by arielm 7y ago|0 comments
69.
by arielm 7y ago
Now I get why the app is in the top 10 most popular apps in Italy...
70.
The impact of a nationwide quarantine on App Store downloads in Italy(appfigures.com)
1 points by arielm 7y ago|0 comments
71.
How the coronavirus is impacting downloads of business apps(appfigures.com)
1 points by arielm 7y ago|0 comments
72.
App Store downloads show China’s workforce is starting to work from home(blog.appfigures.com)
1 points by arielm 7y ago|0 comments
73.
The Mobile Download Index(blog.appfigures.com)
1 points by arielm 7y ago|0 comments
74.
by arielm 7y ago
For reference, Vuforia currently seems to be the most installed SDK on both iOS (53%) and Android (70%) apps, beating ARKit (45%) and ARCore (34%). Source: https://appfigures.com/top-sdks/ar_vr/all
75.
by arielm 7y ago
I don’t know if blaming google is the only solution here - it’s really Quora’s fault for not building a good way to monetize into their platform. Lots of startups do that and most of those don’t get far. Quora did and now they need to fix i
76.
A beginners guide to app marketing(appfigures.com)
1 points by arielm 7y ago|0 comments
77.
by arielm 7y ago
Thanks for the tip!
78.
TikTok downloads hit all-time high in December(blog.appfigures.com)
1 points by arielm 7y ago|0 comments
79.
by arielm 7y ago
It’s really interesting to see so much interest in flutter is coming from China. But keep in mind, that’s search traffic not apps using flutter.
80.
by arielm 7y ago
Ultimately it’s hard to evaluate using a single simplistic app. It’s not a matter of setting up a better evaluation but rather real life. A different way to look at this is adoption, and flutter isn’t at all popular. I don’t believe that’s
81.
by arielm 7y ago
That’s a great point that often makes an otherwise genuine “how can I help” look/feel empty unnecessarily. An important thing we can actually do to help is think about what we can do to help and not wait to be told that. It’s hard, esp
82.
by arielm 7y ago
But... when the app is on device it’s easier to engage with push notifications.
83.
by arielm 7y ago
Not ads, but rather using downloads as a measure of growth internally or when raising money.
84.
by arielm 7y ago
That’s such a good point, especially when competitors like Microsoft are gaining on them ( https://blog.appfigures.com/microsoft-teams-dethrones-slack-... ) and Discord is growing even faster.
85.
Microsoft Teams dethrones Slack, becomes most downloaded business chat app(blog.appfigures.com)
3 points by arielm 7y ago|1 comments
86.
Apple wiped 20M ratings last week(blog.appfigures.com)
2 points by arielm 7y ago|0 comments
87.
by arielm 7y ago
The technical aspect of creating an event list an way to manage RSVPs isn’t hard to compete with but it’s meetup’s community that made it a destination for new organizers. That, is hard to compete with.
88.
by arielm 7y ago
Focus is great, but fluff exists everywhere. Tech and non-tech alike (although there are far more sub divisions...). Even tech.
89.
What kind of apps and games get featured on Google Play?(blog.appfigures.com)
1 points by arielm 7y ago|0 comments
90.
by arielm 7y ago
Gmail doesn’t (kind of), and that’s a big enough slice of email users these days...

More ›