Fake app reviews impact developers more than you think
Thursday, June 29, 2023 by Freeman Lightner
Developers are well aware that a significant portion of online reviews for products and services, including those on popular platforms like Amazon, eBay, and TripAdvisor, are in fact fake. The issue of fake app reviews has become an increasingly pressing concern. These deceptive reviews have wide effects on both developers and consumers alike, significantly impacting th...
Lawsuit from US developers sways Apple
Friday, August 27, 2021 by Richard Harris
Apple has announced a number of changes coming to the App Store that, pending court approval, will resolve a class-action suit from US developers. The terms of the agreement will help make the App Store an even better business opportunity for developers while maintaining the safe and trusted marketplace users love. Apple appreciates the developer feedback and ideas that...
The app store is not a monopoly says Apple employees in new survey
Thursday, May 30, 2019 by Richard Harris
Blind is an anonymous social network with thousands of verified employees engaging in discussions about work-related issues and industry trends.
Their weekly surveys gather real-time insight into employee sentiment on trending issues, with results broken down by company.
The most recent survey asked Is Apple creating a monopoly by only allowing consumers to purcha...
Preventing bad app reviews according to Poq
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 by Richard Harris
Poq has released information to developers to help them understand the impacts of negative app reviews, and how to handle them, through a new white paper titled "The Ultimate Guide to Preventing Bad App Reviews". While it's aimed more towards retail-based apps, there is insightful information any developer can use inside the paper.
Poq points ...
Zendesk and Google Fabric partner
Thursday, April 20, 2017 by Christian Hargrave
Customers today expect help when they hit a customer experience snag, even if that is the middle of their commute or when they’re standing in a coffee line. Gartner forecasts that this year, 35% of all customer support will take place on a mobile device, an increase of 300% over 2014. In response to this customer demand, Zendesk has launched the first customer...
Enterprise Mobile Threat Update for Q3 2016 Arrives
Thursday, August 11, 2016 by Richard Harris
Appthority has released it Enterprise Mobile Threat Update for Q3 2016, which provides insight into the mobile threat landscape over the last quarter.Appthority’s Enterprise Mobile Threat Team monitors and researches the latest mobile risks that are direct threats to the enterprise. The data is compiled into the quarterly Enterprise Mobile Threat Update, aimed at provid...
5 Ways To Promote Your App Without Spending a Ton of Money
Saturday, November 14, 2015 by Katie Meurin
The app stores are crowded. Bringing apps to the market and making them discoverable among your competitors can be difficult. Having a solid marketing plan in place before releasing your apps can increase the chance of being noticed. There are plenty of marketing strategies that can successfully promote your app – you are either going to have to give time or money ...
How to Save the Enterprise App after the End of TestFlight
Sunday, February 22, 2015 by Ran Rachlin
When Apple officially shutters its TestFlight beta testing service on February 26, many development teams who have been working with TestFlight will be forced to switch their testing processes to the iTunes Connect Testing service or to search for other alternatives.As builds from old TestFlight versions will not be transferred automatically, developers will need to set...
Apple's TestFlight Is Upgraded to Improve the Ability to Manage External Testers
Tuesday, February 17, 2015 by Richard Harris
Apple’s TestFlight platform has announced it is now easier to manage external testers using the platform. Improvements have been made to provide the ability to organize testers into groups to quickly send builds, provide separate instructions on where to focus, and to apply an action to several testers at once in TestFlight.Apple acquired the TestFlight platform when it...
ComboStore Launches February Marketing Promotion for App Publishers
Friday, February 13, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
Those in the retail business know that Valentines is the first real opportunity of the year to kick off consumer shopping. It seems that everyone is in on the action and ComboApp’s ComboStore is showing its love for app developers with its spin on a Valentines Day promotion.ComboStore is an online app marketing super-store created to help developers with mobile app prom...
Facebook Provides Developers New Ads API Access Levels
Wednesday, November 5, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
Facebook has announced a new approach to how new developers access the Facebook Ads API. With this new onboarding process, Facebook will help new developers get started on the API and guide them through the development lifecycle with these three new access levels which include:1) Development: Try out the Ads API and test apps on the Facebook platform.2) Basic: Further t...
ComboApp’s ComboStore to Highlight Mobile App Marketing Success Stories
Tuesday, July 29, 2014 by Richard Harris
ComboApp has announced the launch of the ComboStore blog, a series of detailed reviews of new and innovative mobile apps. The goal of the blog is to summarize and show off various apps and openly discuss how well they were met by the market, shedding light into the pros and cons of their marketing strategy.The app review blog has been designed to help app owners, p...
Best Practices for Developers and Publishers for Pitching Your App to the Media
Monday, May 19, 2014 by Artyom Dogtiev
When it comes to putting together a marketing plan for a mobile app promotion, a public relations component is always part of the mix. (Or at least it should be!) The most prominent part of public relations is media pitching: An effort to get your mobile app reviewed on relevant blogs and app review sites. Experience shows us that media relations is one of the most misu...
Microsoft to Roll Out Ability for App Developers to Respond to user Reviews
Monday, April 28, 2014 by Richard Harris
At Build earlier this month, Microsoft announced that the option would soon be available for developers to respond to reviews, beginning in May. The company is taking the first step toward implementing this feature with a small private pilot program that will expand over time. This new capability enables developers to respond to reviews of Windows Phone apps direct...
Can You Afford $247 Million For User Mobile Acquisition
Thursday, November 14, 2013 by Matt Palmer
If you have the budget like Zynga, who reportedly spent $247
Million on their marketing and user acquisition efforts last year, great, all
the power to you. But if you're like the rest of the 99% of developers out
there, don't despair, there's more than one way to skin a cat when it comes to
getting your app noticed and getting installs.
But more on
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App Developer Magazine Developer Spotlight Wasabi Productions
Sunday, November 3, 2013 by Stuart Parkerson
As part of our series of in-depth interviews with app developers, we recently sat down with Wasabi Productions, a children’s digital publisher.
ADM - Who are your key members?Wasabi - Graham Nunn, Creative Director and Co-Founder; Amy Friedlander , VP Marketing & Strategy, Co-Founder; and Chaz Heitner, Financial Director, Co Founder.
ADM - How lo...
Distimo Launches iOS App to Track Rankings for App Developers
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 by Stuart Parkerson
Distimo has launched a new iOS app that offers developers the ability to check the performance of their own and competing apps across any app store. It is available now as a free download in the Apple App Store.
The Distimo iOS app utilizes all of Distimo’s app analytics tools and offers comprehensive analysis and tracking of daily downloads, revenues, in-app pur...
App Marketing 101 Crush the Competition and Rule the App Store
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 by Matt Palmer
When you’re wrapped up withwriting code or testing your appone last time, thinking about marketingit might be the last thing inyour mind. After all, building anapp is a big accomplishment.But it is just step one on yourpath to achieving your goals.Whether you’re building an appbusiness or just want more peopleto buy your game, there are manypowerful marketing tactics yo...
CEO of AppGratis Speaks Out
Friday, April 12, 2013 by Richard Harris
Last week the AppGratis app promotion and discovery app was yanked from the Apple Apple store shortly after it's ipad debut, which came as a surprise because pre-launch negotiations with Apple had cleared the app for launch. Apparently most of this can be attributed to a rouge Apple employee that maybe "didn't get the memo". CEO of AppGratis, Simon Dawlat has rele...
App Review Websites, a Developers Guide
Thursday, February 14, 2013 by Richard Harris
We all want to shout to the world about our new app when it's finally published and one way to get that accomplished is to submit it to App Review websites. These are basically online portals that will review your app, and make a blog or social post about their findings.There are good and bad places to get your app reviewed, the key element is you want to make sure it w...
How to pre launch your app
Tuesday, December 4, 2012 by Richard Harris
They say expectation is everything, and that is ringing true with regards to marketing your app before your app is actually available. Creating a pre-launch buzz is a unique way to get a crowd rumbling about your apps release that can echo throughout the Internet and begin building the anticipation needed for a successful launch.So where do you do this, what does a pre-...
Apppicker.com dives deep into iTunes for developers
Thursday, November 29, 2012 by Richard Harris
With a million apps now approved by Apple, it has become more diificult each day for app developers to get their apps noticed and harder still for users to find what they are looking for in the iTunes store. http://www.AppPicker.com has reacted to this by adding some features to its site specifically targeted at bridging the divide between developer and app us...
Tough gig making a living as an app developer
Wednesday, November 14, 2012 by Richard Harris
ROSEDALE, Md. — Shawn and Stephanie Grimes spent much of the last two years pursuing their dream of doing research and development for Apple, the world’s most successful corporation.THE iECONOMYA series examining challenges posed by increasingly globalized high-tech industries.More in This Series »GraphicJob Prospects for App WritersRelatedWhat It Takes to Be an Ap...
