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Discovr Find the things you love with Discovr Just over a month ago we launched our new app Discovr Apps to help you find apps for your iPhone and iPad. Things have gone pretty well and we’re very excited to announce some of our most recent stats: **Update: We didn’t spend a cent on marketing the app.
Apple iTunes App Store Metrics, Statistics and Numbers for iPhone Apps
We originally created our metrics page in the fall of 2008 to celebrate the App Store reaching a milestone of what at the time seemed amazing, 10,000 apps. There was a tremendous response to that page and to the App Store which is well north of half a million apps now. We’ve added a few more interesting stats and expanded the ones that were there onto this new page. Let us know what else you’d like to see on these page either in the comments below or send us feedback via email . We’ll do what we can to include them in the future. The source of the stats is the iTunes App Store itself.
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This post is part of our ReadWriteStart channel, which is dedicated to helping savvy entrepreneurs start and grow new businesses with resources, tips, insight and analysis. The channel is sponsored by TriNet . If you're a mobile app developer, one of your biggest concerns is getting noticed. Companies like Smule and Tapulous already have recognized brands; however, for the independent app designer, the promotion process requires a fair amount of strategy. One proven method of increasing downloads is becoming listed as one of the App Store's top selling services.
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Buzzword Compliant » Apple App Approval Tips Nobody Told Me About
Ever since Apple published their (remarkably readable) App Review Guidelines the number of ‘Oh My God. My App Got Rejected!’ stories I’ve seen on a weekly basis from iOS developers has fallen dramatically. Along with this, I’ve seen a shift in applications being rejected on technical grounds to applications being rejected on the basis of real or perceived Terms of Use violations or other quasi legal grounds. Now, while there is no checkbox for ‘I cross my heart and hope I’m not violating any treaties of the land’ during the app submission process there is a ‘Review Notes’ section where you can list any steps you’ve taken to remaining on the right side of the law.
Developers Still in the Dark About Apple’s Policies on Incentivized Installs, Rankings
Three weeks after Apple began rejecting apps containing offer walls , developers are still in the dark about what is acceptable and what is not under the platform’s new approach. Last month, Apple began sending rejection notices to developers if their apps contained incentivized installs or offer walls where players can get virtual currency for free in a game if they download other apps. This practice emerged over the last year as a way for developers to earn extra revenue and to predictably get visibility for their games.Tapjoy is voluntarily dampening the effect of its incentivized install campaigns in the wake of a crackdown by Apple on the practice. The company is putting a cap on the number of installs any single app can drive for another. Two weeks ago, Apple began rejecting mobile apps that contain offer walls giving users rewards like virtual currency if they download other developers’ apps.
Tapjoy Voluntarily Dampens The Effect of Its Incentivized Install Campaigns to Appease Apple
Mobile Game Developers Grapple With Apple Crackdown on Incentivized Installs
We’ve been trying to get a sense of how the biggest freemium game developers are grappling with major changes to Apple’s policies this week. Apple started rejecting apps that have offer walls where users can download other developers’ apps in exchange for virtual currency late last week (see right). The company is arguing that they violate the developer agreement by allowing apps to cheat the chart ranking, even though Apple has tolerated such offer walls for at least the last year. This is a fundamental shift that will change how thousands of apps acquire new users or monetize and it is a setback for the emerging space of free-to-play games.
Apple Appears to be Cracking Down on Incentivized Installs
Apple appears to be on a campaign to ban the practice of pay-per-install, where developers offer their apps in other games and pay for downloads when players install their titles for virtual currency. Developers often use this tactic of paying per download to break into the top of the app store charts. ( Update : We also have a story here as of April 20 that covers how developers are dealing with the crackdown.) Developers began receiving rejection notices for dozens of apps late last week and yesterday, saying that they are prohibited from having offer walls. Apple looks like it is changing the interpretation of clause 3.10 in its developer agreement, which says, “Developers who attempt to manipulate or cheat the user reviews or chart ranking in the App Store with fake or paid reviews, or any other inappropriate methods will be removed from the iOS Developer Program.” It’s uncertain what will happen to the thousands of apps that have already been approved and have offer walls.
Apple Reportedly Adjusts How Apps Are Ranked: Tech News and Analysis «
Apple is apparently tweaking its App Store rankings to factor in more than pure download numbers, a welcome sign if true. It could be an attempt to mimic what Google’s done with the Android Market which now appears to take into account daily and monthly engagement data, so this seems to be a case of Apple playing catch-up. According to Inside Mobile Apps , several ad network and pay-per-install executives have noticed a change with the App Store rankings, though it’s too early to say what these changes are based on.
I’ve downloaded and tested a few hundred iPhone and iPad apps. One thing that I’ve noticed is that many of the top rated and ranked apps are pretty scammy. Take for example “Night Vision.”
chris dixon's blog / App store shenanigans
The reality is some developers pay for downloads and reviews to get higher rankings on the App Store. It's tough for Apple to do much about it since the sales look legitimate. It's easy to be frustrated by this sort of thing but there are two things you can do to beat it (ymmv, of course): Appirater asks your users to review your app after some conditions are met. This seems simple but generally the folks who give feedback are the ones who are upset.
How To Get 4 to 5 Stars On The App Store - amdev's blog
Like most developers, I’m not thrilled with the way the App Store presents my apps. There are several problems, but in particular, I really don’t like the user review system. It’s biased towards bad reviews, and that ends up hurting sales (there are odd exceptions to this). The only time a user is reminded or asked to rate an app is when you delete it, and you probably don’t care for the app if you’re deleting it. In comparison to the unhappy user, the satisfied user rarely takes the time to review your app. Which leaves you with crummy reviews from uninformed users hurting sales of your app.
Presenting, Appirater - Arash Payan | Blog
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Je l'ai vu sur l'appli de pirate hier mais j'ai pas bien compris ou est-ce qu'il fallait "rate" sur l'appstore... by Sep 7
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Ever wonder what a week as the No. 1 free iPhone app in the App Store translates to in downloads and ad revenues? One of the employees at mobile ad management platform Burstly created an app called Air Horn, which simply makes a very loud horn noise. The app, which had been out for over 6 months and had zero marketing dollars spent to promote it, recently hit the No. 1 spot on the Free App list.