Our inaugural issue! June 2013 was our very first issue and you can view it in it's entirety here for free! The articles inside include, Cross Platform App Development, The Pains of App Development Contract Work, Alternative Ways of Monetizing Apps, Intro Into Corona, Monthly News, Tips, and much more!
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Our inaugural issue! June 2013 was our very first issue and you can view it in it's entirety here for free! The articles inside include, Cross Platform App Development, The Pains of App Development Contract Work, Alternative Ways of Monetizing Apps, Intro Into Corona, Monthly News, Tips, and much more!
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Inside the October issue, Peach tells us what not to name your app, a reader tip on why ASO isn't the only choice for marketing, learn why poor analytics can kill your game launch, we talk Microsoft and Nokia, and we give you 5 reasons why HTML 5 might be the right choice for your next app development project, plus loads more don't miss it!
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Inside the October issue, Peach tells us what not to name your app, a reader tip on why ASO isn't the only choice for marketing, learn why poor analytics can kill your game launch, we talk Microsoft and Nokia, and we give you 5 reasons why HTML 5 might be the right choice for your next app development project, plus loads more don't miss it!
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Inside the October issue, Peach tells us what not to name your app, a reader tip on why ASO isn't the only choice for marketing, learn why poor analytics can kill your game launch, we talk Microsoft and Nokia, and we give you 5 reasons why HTML 5 might be the right choice for your next app development project, plus loads more don't miss it!
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Get the most from your app with incredible how to's and articles in our November 2013 issue which includes articles on Performance Testing, App Loyalty, Platform Choice, Requirements Gathering, and tons of other great tips and articles, along with industry spotlights that will help you maximize profits this holiday season.
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Get the most from your app with incredible how to's and articles in our November 2013 issue which includes articles on Performance Testing, App Loyalty, Platform Choice, Requirements Gathering, and tons of other great tips and articles, along with industry spotlights that will help you maximize profits this holiday season.
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Get advice on how to target your push alerts, use social media to promote your app for free, API monetization, learn about CES 2014, get the top things for entrepreneurs to know about mobile app development, where profits are hiding in the app store, and loads more!
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Get advice on how to target your push alerts, use social media to promote your app for free, API monetization, learn about CES 2014, get the top things for entrepreneurs to know about mobile app development, where profits are hiding in the app store, and loads more!
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Get advice on how to target your push alerts, use social media to promote your app for free, API monetization, learn about CES 2014, get the top things for entrepreneurs to know about mobile app development, where profits are hiding in the app store, and loads more!
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Get advice on how to target your push alerts, use social media to promote your app for free, API monetization, learn about CES 2014, get the top things for entrepreneurs to know about mobile app development, where profits are hiding in the app store, and loads more!
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Creator-led growth fails subscription apps without attribution
Wednesday, August 12, 2026 by Richard Harris
Subscription apps have a marketing problem that has very little to do with the quality of their creative or the size of their advertising budget.
They often cannot reliably tell which creator, affiliate, or partner sent them a paying subscriber.
On the open web, businesses solved much of this years ago with links, cookies, and browser sessions. Inside the App Stor...
Agentic Commerce Grows Cequence Unveils AI-Era Bot Defense
Wednesday, July 15, 2026 by Ben Conway
Cequence Security has announced Intent Graph and Biometric Check, two new capabilities designed to help enterprises protect applications as AI agents, bots, APIs, and agent-driven commerce create a more complicated traffic landscape.
The timing matters.
Enterprise traffic is no longer limited to people clicking through websites or mobile apps. Customers, bots, scr...
APAC 5G expansion to fuel 347B mobile market by 2030
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 by Trey Abbe
The Asia Pacific mobile communications market is on track to exceed 347.3 billion US dollars in annual revenue by 2030, rising from an estimated 310.6 billion US dollars in 2025. This equates to a compound annual growth rate of about 2.3 percent, supported by steady subscriber additions and the accelerating shift to fifth generation networks. As operators extend coverag...
Ambition launches new app to empower frontline revenue managers
Wednesday, January 7, 2026 by Brittany Hainzinger
Ambition has expanded its platform with the release of a new mobile app, extending familiar performance intelligence tools into a format designed for managers who spend much of their time away from a desk. At first glance, the app looks intentionally restrained, mirroring the structure and logic users already know. That appears to be the point. Most frontline revenue ma...
2026 redesigned: What is next for developers
Monday, December 22, 2025 by Austin Harris
Matt Tubergen, EVP of Global Strategy & Partnerships at Digital Turbine, shares (below) his 2026 outlook for software, and the technology industry at large.
What I'm seeing today is a reorganization of the mobile economy driven by changes in consumer spending and global market dynamics, as well as the overwhelming integration of Artificial Intelligence into, ...
DoubleVerify detects hidden iOS ad fraud
Wednesday, December 3, 2025 by Trey Abbe
DoubleVerify’s Fraud Lab has discovered a new fraud scheme lurking on customers’ mobile devices. It uses innocent-seeming iOS gaming apps to charge advertisers for phony ad impressions.
Operated by independent cybercriminals using a shared framework called UniSkyWalking, the scheme, which our Fraud Lab has dubbed SkyWalk, is sophisticated, coordinated and...
Google Maps builder agent simplifies AI driven map creation
Monday, November 10, 2025 by Richard Harris
Google Maps Platform has unveiled a suite of artificial intelligence products and developer tools designed to streamline the creation of mapping and location-based applications. The new offerings, powered by Google’s Gemini models, help businesses and developers build faster, smarter, and more intuitively by connecting their AI systems directly with real-world geo...
Veo 3 vertical video 50 percent price cut surprises developers
Monday, November 3, 2025 by Russ Scritchfield
Google Advances AI Video with Veo 3 and Veo 3 Fast, Offering Enhanced Quality, New Formats, and Significant Price Reductions
Google has announced substantial advancements to its generative video offerings, Veo 3 and Veo 3 Fast, marking a pivotal moment for developers seeking to integrate high-quality AI-driven video into their applications. These flagship models ar...
New report reveals a thriving app ecosystem is valued by developers
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 by Brittany Hainzinger
A major new survey of U.S. app-business leaders shows strong confidence in the app economy and in the tools available for developers. The research, released by the Developers Alliance, found high proportions of respondents reporting that the app ecosystem remains robust, efficient, and supportive of growth.
Survey methods and key findings
The report draws on respo...
Instagram releases official iPad app with optimized tablet experience
Friday, October 17, 2025 by Trey Abbe
Instagram has officially launched its dedicated iPad app, providing a more optimized and immersive experience for tablet users. Previously, Instagram on iPad relied on scaled-up versions of the iPhone app, which limited functionality and user interface efficiency. According to Meta, the company behind Instagram, the new iPad app is designed to take full advantage of lar...
App monetization strategies to try
Thursday, October 2, 2025 by Richard Harris
App monetization strategies to try focus on generating revenue from mobile applications. With millions of apps available on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, developers face intense competition and must choose effective revenue models. Each strategy leverages user behavior and app engagement differently to produce income, making it essential to evaluate potenti...
Meet the people coding a more sustainable world
Friday, August 29, 2025 by Brittany Hainzinger
Around the world, developers are finding innovative ways to address sustainability and environmental challenges through technology. Mobile apps and games are no longer limited to entertainment or productivity - they are also becoming tools for education, conservation, and the creation of new career paths in the green economy. A recent #WeArePlay feature showcased a grou...
Clean architecture development for mobile
Tuesday, August 26, 2025 by Austin Harris
According to Netguru, consumer spending on mobile applications is projected to reach $288 billion in 2025, growing to approximately $626.4 billion by 2030. In such a highly competitive and fast-paced environment - particularly in regulated industries like fintech, healthcare, and insurance - architectural mistakes are costly. They result not only in bugs and technical d...
Apple app store algorithm revealed
Monday, August 18, 2025 by Austin Harris
Under mounting regulatory pressure from the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), Apple Inc. has made a landmark move by publicly disclosing the internal workings of the App Store’s recommendation algorithm for the first time. The release of the new document, titled “Store Services Tiers,” is being hailed by industry observers as a major tu...
State of AI Apps 2025 report
Thursday, August 14, 2025 by Russ Scritchfield
Sensor Tower has recently published its highly anticipated State of AI Apps 2025 report, providing an in-depth look at the mobile AI ecosystem and digital advertising dynamics for the first half of 2025. This extensive report reveals unprecedented growth in generative AI usage, shifting user demographics, app monetization strategies, and the increasing overlap between m...
X Ads AppsFlyer SRN Launch
Wednesday, July 30, 2025 by Austin Harris
X Ads and AppsFlyer have announced the launch of an Advanced Self-Reporting Network (SRN) integration for iOS, marking a significant advancement in mobile advertising measurement. AppsFlyer becomes the first mobile measurement partner (MMP) to deliver this capability with X Ads, joining an expanding suite of privacy-preserving solutions alongside partners like TikTok, S...
In app subscriptions report for 2025
Monday, July 21, 2025 by Austin Harris
Adapty has released its 2025 State of In-App Subscriptions report, delivering a comprehensive analysis of global trends, pricing benchmarks, and growth strategies shaping today’s app economy. Based on anonymized data from more than $1.9 billion in tracked revenue and over 215 million transactions across 11,000+ apps, the report offers a data-driven roadm...
Mobile Gaming Market Trends Analysis Report
Wednesday, July 16, 2025 by Russ Scritchfield
The "Mobile Gaming Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report by Platform, Device, Game Genre, Distribution Channel, Monetization Model, Age Group, and Region with Growth Forecasts, 2025-2030" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets's offering.
Mobile Gaming Market Trends Analysis Report: The Mobile Gaming Market was valued at USD 139.38 billio...
AppsFlyer Data Trends Report
Tuesday, July 15, 2025 by Austin Harris
AppsFlyer, the provider in marketing measurement, attribution, and data analytics, has released its annual lookback at the past year's mobile app trends. The year saw notable growth in user acquisition ad spend and revenue fueled by increasingly advanced monetization strategies and the expanded use of AI in marketing. The findings reflect the industry’s increa...
How 27 programming languages differ in energy consumption
Monday, July 14, 2025 by Russ Scritchfield
A research team from Portugal has conducted a comprehensive study analyzing how different programming languages impact energy consumption, execution time, and memory usage. Their findings were published in the paper Energy Efficiency Across Programming Languages, as reported by technology news outlet The New Stack.
The Most Energy-Efficient Programming Languages Reve...
XView AI to revolutionize golf swing analysis
Saturday, July 12, 2025 by Austin Harris
IdeasLab, an innovator in artificial intelligence that builds disruptive applications around sports, fitness, and human motion, today announced that World Long Drive Champion Martin Borgmeier has officially signed on as a brand ambassador. Renowned for pushing the boundaries of athleticism and performance in golf, Borgmeier will represent XView AI as it redefines the st...
Mobile baseball game goes live on CHSN with Aquimo
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 by Richard Harris
Chicago Sports Network (CHSN), home to the Chicago Blackhawks, Bulls and White Sox, has partnered with Aquimo Inc., a leader in mobile gaming technology for sports broadcasts and live events, to introduce a new interactive mobile gaming experience designed and tailored specifically for CHSN viewers. The custom-built Chicago Sports Network-branded baseball game, The...
BLACK app empowers student collaboration
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 by Austin Harris
In a time when academic pressure and digital distractions are at their peak, students are increasingly in need of tools that simplify communication, streamline resource sharing, and foster collective learning. Rising to meet this challenge is BLACK, a student-built mobile application developed with one clear goal, to transform how students collaborate.
The creator be...
The Great App Purge Googles Quality Overhaul
Wednesday, June 4, 2025 by Richard Harris
In early 2025, the tech world was rocked by a revelation that caught even seasoned app developers off guard: Google’s Play Store had lost nearly half of its apps in the span of just over a year. What seemed at first to be a quiet pruning of low-value software turned out to be a full-blown purge, 47% of apps had vanished. A platform that once boasted the largest ca...
Using Porkbun for your .app or .dev domain
Monday, June 2, 2025 by Richard Harris
When you’re a developer, your domain name isn’t just a URL, it’s part of your product and personal branding. Whether you’re launching a new app, showcasing your portfolio, or launching your latest side project, how you present your work online matters. And more than ever, developers are turning to .app and .dev domains to make that first impressi...
iOS app pre-ordering process guide
Monday, June 2, 2025 by Richard Harris
Pre-ordering apps on the iOS App Store is a powerful tool for developers looking to build excitement and gauge interest before a product's official release. Apple provides a robust system that enables developers to make their apps available for pre-order, allowing users to view the product page, learn about the features, and place a pre-order that automatically down...
2025 Mobile Gaming Report
Friday, May 30, 2025 by Austin Harris
The mobile gaming industry in 2025 is characterized by dynamic growth, evolving monetization models, shifting market geographies, and increasingly sophisticated player engagement strategies. According to Appfigures’ comprehensive analysis of the top 1,000 revenue-generating mobile games across both the App Store and Google Play, the global mobile games market reac...
Apple Ads Search Results Benchmarks Report 2025
Friday, May 30, 2025 by Richard Harris
SplitMetrics’ 2025 Apple Ads Search Results Benchmarks Report, covering performance data from January to December 2024, offers a deep analytical dive into how search results campaigns fared across categories, regions, and timeframes. SplitMetrics, a global software company and certified Apple Ads Partner, used data from its Acquire platform to compile this extensi...
Fortnite returns to iOS
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 by Richard Harris
Fortnite has returned to the iOS App Store in the United States after nearly five years of absence, marking a turning point in the strained relationship between Epic Games and Apple. This reappearance is not just a routine relisting of a popular mobile game, it signifies a dramatic shift in the power struggle between large tech platforms and the developers who rely on t...
Apple charged for illegal app store fees
Tuesday, May 13, 2025 by Austin Harris
The European Commission has recently found that Apple is violating the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The DMA requires Apple to allow developers to direct customers outside of apps to make purchases and find other app distribution channels without incurring any charges. Apple has been breaking the law by imposing illegal fees, displaying scare screens, and placing restricti...
Microsoft Build 2025
Tuesday, May 13, 2025 by Richard Harris
Microsoft is set to host the much-anticipated Microsoft Build 2025 conference, featuring a comprehensive lineup of .NET and C# content designed to engage developers of all experience levels. The event, taking place both in-person in Seattle and virtually from May 19-22, 2025, will showcase the latest advancements and future directions of .NET technologies.
Microsoft ...
Mobile Casual Benchmarks Report 2025
Monday, May 5, 2025 by Austin Harris
Appodeal Publishing, part of Appodeal Ad Mediation Solution for Mobile Apps and Games that helps developers and studios launch and scale their games, released its latest report, which takes a deep dive into the casual mobile games category, sharing a wealth of data on the best and worst performing casual game genres and subgenres. The report found that, while the best-p...
Developers Alliance announces new advisory board
Monday, April 28, 2025 by Brittany Hainzinger
The Developers Alliance announced three independent app developers have joined its Advisory Board. Adri Ofman of FlipaClip, Sean Higgins of BetterYou, and Mariah Smith, former Lead Android Engineer at Trala will use their diverse experience and expertise to help shape the Alliance’s advocacy on several issues, including proposed changes to the app ecosystem, data ...
KICK streaming launches public API and developer bounty program
Monday, March 31, 2025 by Richard Harris
KICK Dev is launching its most ambitious push yet to fuel innovation on its platform, starting with a $100,000 developer bounty challenge. This open call invites solo developers and teams alike to build brand-new apps that enhance the experience for KICK’s growing viewer base. With judging criteria focused on originality, scalability, and user experience—plu...
Developers Alliance announces new board chair
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 by Brittany Hainzinger
The Developers Alliance announced Jake Ward will chair a new board of directors tasked with addressing the mounting public policy challenges facing application developers. Ward co-founded the Alliance in 2012, leaving in 2017 to found developer-focused management platform Data Protocol.
"I’m excited to return to the Developers Alliance at this critical tim...