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EV charging station app from LeapCharger out now

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EV charging station app from LeapCharger out now


  • Tuesday, November 21, 2023
  • By Brittany Hainzinger

LeapCharger has officially launched its app on Google Play, and plans to launch the iOS app soon. The app entails a decentralized network of AC/DC charging stations, meant to serve as a bridge for users of our EV Charging Stations to maximize their c...


Productivity app downloads are on the rise says Softonic

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Productivity app downloads are on the rise says Softonic


  • Friday, November 10, 2023
  • By Richard Harris

Softonic recently revealed that niche productivity apps are increasing year after year while traditional app downloads are declining. The report found that newer, less well-known apps like Pocket have grown in popularity, while Google Drive & Docs, a...


Santa Calling: The Naughty or Nice Scanner App Gets a Jolly update

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Santa Calling: The Naughty or Nice Scanner App Gets a Jolly update


  • Friday, November 10, 2023
  • By Richard Harris

Experience the magic of Christmas with the latest update to the beloved Santa Calling: Naughty or Nice Scanner App. This festive season, Santa Claus himself will give you a call with your naughty or nice status, bringing holiday cheer straight to you...


AI voice translator app launches from Addevice

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AI voice translator app launches from Addevice


  • Thursday, November 9, 2023
  • By Richard Harris

Addevice recently launched its voice and keyboard translation app idict.AI, and it allows users to instantly translate into 137 different languages, and communicate effectively anywhere in the world with translation features including voice, text, ph...


Sustainable home design app from Powerhaus

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Sustainable home design app from Powerhaus


  • Tuesday, November 7, 2023
  • By Brittany Hainzinger

Powerhaus Engineering recently launched its sustainable home design app, at the 2023 Australian Architecture Conference, and will allow architects and designers to configure the energy rating of their building plans with real-time performance feedbac...


Free GPS Tracking app for kids this Halloween

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Free GPS Tracking app for kids this Halloween


  • Monday, October 30, 2023
  • By Richard Harris

Chirp GPS offers free GPS tracking this Halloween. Ensure your child's safety this Halloween with advanced GPS tracking for kids. Stay connected, monitor their location in real-time, and enjoy peace of mind as they trick-or-treat....


Houston ConnectSmart app celebrates 1 year anniversary

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Houston ConnectSmart app celebrates 1 year anniversary


  • Thursday, October 26, 2023
  • By Freeman Lightner

Houston region’s mobility app 'Houston ConnectSmart' is celebrating it's one-year anniversary with new partnerships, programs, and a multimodal commuter challenge with prizes that is open until October 31st....


TikTok sister app remains major money spinner for ByteDance

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TikTok sister app remains major money spinner for ByteDance


  • Friday, September 29, 2023
  • By Brittany Hainzinger

TikTok continues to dominate social media space as the fastest-growing app in the market's history, its sister app, Douyin, remains the major money spinner for Chinese tech giant ByteDance....


GPS tracker app celebrates 10 years in the app store with a new update

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GPS tracker app celebrates 10 years in the app store with a new update


  • Wednesday, September 20, 2023
  • By Freeman Lightner

GPS Tracker app Chirp GPS has posted an update to it's popular GPS app platform. They are also celebrating over a decade of being in the app store, and they are now well on their way to over 1M install users....


Bell Ringer app launches with brilliant new features

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Bell Ringer app launches with brilliant new features


  • Wednesday, August 16, 2023
  • By Freeman Lightner

The Bell Ringer app developers transformed the original app that has been around since 2009. The new Bell Ringer app lets you shake your device and ring it like a bell, add snow and fire visual effects, hilarious new sounds, Santa Clause features, an...


3D social app Peer is available now

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3D social app Peer is available now


  • Wednesday, August 16, 2023
  • By Brittany Hainzinger

A new 3D social network called Peer is available now for iOS. Creators say the gamified social experience is a quantum leap in social networking that combines location sharing with adaptive 3D maps and blockchain technology to give users a dynamic ga...


Is Temu safe, legit, or dangerous: Perspective from an app developer

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Is Temu safe, legit, or dangerous: Perspective from an app developer


  • Wednesday, July 12, 2023
  • By Richard Harris

Temu is taking the app stores by storm, and users wonder if it's too good to be true. We answer the questions about Temu being safe, legit, or dangerous and offer some app developer perspectives, insight into where the products come from, what qualit...


Fake app reviews impact developers more than you think

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Fake app reviews impact developers more than you think


  • Thursday, June 29, 2023
  • By Freeman Lightner

We explain the impacts of purchasing fake app store reviews, the unfairness to ethical developers, how to get real reviews, how to spot fake reviews, the significance of reviews, their influence on app store rankings, and the steps taken by Apple and...


Warning to app developers from dating app founder

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Warning to app developers from dating app founder


  • Thursday, May 25, 2023
  • By Freeman Lightner

3Fun, the non-monogamy dating app was temporarily removed from the iOS app store due to an attempted trademark infringement claim from scammers. The disruption has directly impacted 3Fun's business with Apple users, but it has not impacted Android us...


Most Elegant App survey results

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Most Elegant App survey results


  • Thursday, May 25, 2023
  • By Richard Harris

Elegant Media recently revealed the results from its Most Elegant App survey about mobile usage in Victoria and found that Facebook, Instagram, and PTV were the most hated apps, that Netflix is on the fall, and what 3 desired apps the respondents are...


Best alternative app store of the year award goes to AppGallery

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Best alternative app store of the year award goes to AppGallery


  • Tuesday, May 9, 2023
  • By Richard Harris

AppGallery recently won the ‘Best Alternative App Store of the Year’ at the Mobile Games Awards 2023. AppGallery offers a wide range of popular global games and local apps that make life more convenient for users and regularly runs seasonal campaigns...


iOS 17 to allow sideloading apps on iPhone

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iOS 17 to allow sideloading apps on iPhone


  • Tuesday, April 25, 2023
  • By Richard Harris

Mark Gurman from Bloomberg recently revealed that Apple iOS 17 will reportedly open up the iPhone to sideloading after the Digital Markets Act takes effect in 2024. Apple is likely preparing to comply and allow users to have more choices when it come...


Apps Americans trust the least

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Apps Americans trust the least


  • Thursday, February 23, 2023
  • By Brittany Hainzinger

Secure Data Recovery released a survey that revealed the apps Americans trust the least with their data, what apps Americans are the least concerned about, what apps users should be more concerned about, how Americans feel about data collection, and ...


Developers and brands must make mobile apps far more secure

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Developers and brands must make mobile apps far more secure


  • Tuesday, January 17, 2023
  • By Christian Hargrave

Ted Miracco from Approov shares his predictions for mobile apps, security, and why developers and brands must make mobile apps far more secure in 2023. He also predicts that the cryptocurrency market will or has bottomed out in late 2022 and will beg...


iOS file translation feature released from Nitro

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iOS file translation feature released from Nitro


  • Friday, December 2, 2022
  • By Freeman Lightner

Nitro, the human translation platform by Alconost, has announced the roll-out of a new feature for app developers that allows them to translate their iOS files quickly and with ease. Now there is no need to use converters, intermediary resource files...


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