Meta unveils holiday ecommerce playbook at Playa Vista Summit
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 by Brittany Hainzinger
Meta’s 2025 SMB Advertiser Summit in Playa Vista revealed a stark truth for ecommerce brands heading into Q4: creative diversification is no longer optional—it is survival. At the exclusive event, attended by Meta’s top agency partners and select DTC brands, the summit highlighted the importance of preparing campaigns strategically for the upcoming hol...
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...
Guitar Center unveils in-store AI shopping assist
Tuesday, August 5, 2025 by Austin Harris
Now live in locations nationwide, Guitar Center's Rig Advisor is a mobile-based tool that helps customers discover, compare, and explore gear in real time by prioritizing products available at that specific store location. It enhances the in-store experience by giving musicians an easy way to navigate options and make more confident decisions, whether they’re ...
AWS AI Agent Marketplace
Saturday, July 19, 2025 by Richard Harris
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is preparing to debut a groundbreaking AI Agent Marketplace, set to launch at the AWS Summit in New York City on July 16. This initiative marks a major stride in how artificial intelligence tools are distributed, accessed, and monetized, with leading AI firm Anthropic joining as a launch partner.
AWS AI Agent Marketplace: A One-Stop Shop for...
State of Unreal 2025 recap
Friday, July 18, 2025 by Austin Harris
https://appdevelopermagazine.com/fortnite-returns-to-ios/The State of Unreal 2025 recently concluded, offering the audience a first look at the cutting-edge technologies Epic Games is developing and releasing to help developers and creators build immersive experiences.
All the big news and announcements from the State of Unreal 2025
The show began with a technical...
State of Crypto Summit 2025
Thursday, July 17, 2025 by Richard Harris
Coinbase convened over 600 policymakers, financial leaders, and technology innovators at its third annual State of Crypto Summit, highlighting a dramatic shift in crypto’s global role and unveiling its largest initiative to date: building the future of global payments.
State of Crypto Summit 2025: Coinbase Hosts Third Annual Summit, Unveils Bold Push into ...
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...
Vector Indexing for AI-powered search
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 by Richard Harris
Harper, bringing next-level web performance to a digital-first world, recently announced the release of version 4.6 of its composable application platform. The latest release features several enterprise-grade components to improve performance and maximize revenue at any scale, chief among them the addition of vector indexing for the efficient storing and retrieving of h...
AI no-code web app launched by Hostinger
Thursday, March 20, 2025 by Richard Harris
Hostinger is globally launching its AI-powered no-code web app solution, Hostinger Horizons. This new product unlocks web app creation for businesses and individuals with great ideas but no coding skills to bring them to life.
Unlike other AI-powered coding tools, Hostinger Horizons does not require third-party connections to publish and host web apps. With just a fe...
Couchbase Edge Server launched for edge AI apps
Tuesday, March 11, 2025 by Brittany Hainzinger
Couchbase, Inc. launched Couchbase Edge Server, an offline-first, lightweight database server and sync solution designed to provide low latency data access, consolidation, storage and processing for applications in resource-constrained edge environments. Edge applications that rely solely on cloud databases can be slowed down due to connectivity challenges, bu...
Past years mobile trends lookback released by AppsFlyer
Thursday, January 23, 2025 by Brittany Hainzinger
AppsFlyer 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 increasing understanding of how to adapt to the ongoing changes in the market.
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Cybersecurity supply chain risk management predictions for 2025
Thursday, January 16, 2025 by Austin Harris
DTS CEO and President Edward Tuorinsky shares his cybersecurity prediction for shaping the 2025 business landscape.
Cybersecurity in 2025 is like that party game where you whisper a phrase to the person next to you. One mistake is passed along to others, with funny outcomes. The stakes are higher, and the results are less amusing when data breaches or hacks travel al...
In app purchases surged on Black Friday 2024
Wednesday, December 11, 2024 by Richard Harris
AppsFlyer has unveiled its Black Friday 2024 key insights, highlighting exceptional growth in consumer activity across shopping and e-commerce apps in the United States. The data reveals that Black Friday 2024 in-app purchases surged by 14% year-over-year (YoY) compared to Black Friday 2023. Purchases on Black Friday outpaced the average Friday in November 2024 by an im...
Double your app engagement steal these 10 story ideas
Thursday, December 5, 2024 by Vlad Lastovsky
Let’s be honest - how many apps do you still have on your phone that you never use? It’s a common scenario. You download one, try it out, and within weeks, you uninstall it. You’re not alone - nearly 70% of users stop using an app within 30 days.
Steal these 10 story ideas to double your app engagement
What keeps users around? Engagemen...
AI in retail explored
Wednesday, November 6, 2024 by Brittany Hainzinger
In the rapidly evolving world of retail, artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as a transformative force. With industries increasingly adopting AI technologies, the retail sector is poised to follow suit. Yet, the impact of AI on retail operations remains a topic of debate among consumers and business owners alike. To shed light on this issue, we delve into the histo...
Gemini API powered Android apps
Tuesday, October 22, 2024 by Richard Harris
With the rise of Generative AI, Android developers now have access to capabilities that were once out of reach. These advancements, such as the ability to add image captioning without needing specialized computer vision knowledge, are now within reach for app creators.
Gemini API powered Android apps
In the coming weeks, the stable version of Vertex AI will be lau...
Pre-travel shopping platform from InterLnkd and PLAY airlines
Thursday, October 17, 2024 by Austin Harris
InterLnkd has teamed up with PLAY airlines to launch the carrier’s new pre-travel shopping platform, offering curated products to customers in both Europe and North America.
Announced at the World Aviation Festival, the partnership will see PLAY become the first airline to offer this functionality to North American travellers. Leveraging InterLnkd’s dynam...
AI social media management assistant Hookle
Tuesday, September 24, 2024 by Brittany Hainzinger
Hookle, the AI-powered social media assistant, has introduced a comprehensive AI-driven social media app designed to simplify and democratize marketing for micro businesses. The app manages a micro business's entire social media process, utilizing AI at every step - from easy account setup and content creation to posting and performance analysis - all in one place, ...
Top 10 apps used the most while driving
Monday, August 19, 2024 by Brittany Hainzinger
It’s easy to hop in the car, buckle up, start the engine, and hit the road. It’s just as easy to put your phone down and focus on driving.
But, according to a CMT survey of over 1,200 people, 73% of Americans don’t. In 2023, Americans spent 2 minutes and 6 seconds using their phones while driving.
The Scherer family knows the painful consequences...
Apps with highest install rates (CPI) revealed in latest report
Wednesday, August 7, 2024 by Richard Harris
SplitMetrics, an app growth solutions company, has released its latest report, ASO Benchmarks & Mobile Trends Report 2024, offering a comprehensive analysis of App Store Optimization (ASO) benchmarks and mobile trends for 2024. The report delves into three key app categories: finance, shopping, and utilities.
Apps with highest install rates (CPI) revealed from
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Engage SDK and collections launched for Android developers
Tuesday, July 30, 2024 by Richard Harris
Android has unveiled a new on-device surface called Collections, designed to showcase personalized content and enhance user engagement beyond the Play Store. This feature, first teased at this year's Google I/O, is powered by the Engage SDK and aims to extend app discovery by offering a seamless user experience.
Engage SDK and collections for Android developers e...
App Marketing report released by AppsFlyer
Wednesday, July 24, 2024 by Richard Harris
AppsFlyer has released the 2024 edition of its State of eCommerce App Marketing report. Tracking shifts in consumer habits and marketing budgets, the study offers valuable insights into how the industry is evolving and which trends brands should harness to drive key metrics in the upcoming peak shopping season, from app downloads to purchases.
The State of ...
AI smart mailbox platform Arrive AI lands over 1M in funding
Monday, July 15, 2024 by Brittany Hainzinger
Launched in 2014 with the idea of providing a secure package delivery point for autonomy, Arrive AI has now raised more than $11 million via individual contributions and three crowdfunding raises, garnering more than $6 million combined over its three raises on WeFunder, StartEngine, and PicMii.
"We could not be more proud of the validation ...
Leaked data from Shopify plugins developed by Saara
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 by Austin Harris
The Cybernews research team discovered that a vast amount of sensitive data of shoppers was exposed to threat actors by the e-commerce giant’s Shopify plugin developer Saara, with millions of orders being leaked.
Key findings from the Cybernews report, covering the data breach on the Shopify plugins developed by Saara
Researchers discovered a publicly acc...
Programmable video APIs aiding developers from Vonage
Wednesday, January 31, 2024 by Richard Harris
Savinay Berry, EVP Product and Engineering at Vonage, explains how Vonage's programmable video APIs are aiding developers to drive positive CX brand experiences, how to overcome the challenges developers face when tasked with implementing video, how you can leverage APIs to eliminate heavy lifting and manage the data for you, how they implemented flexible ...
Apps that share your personal data the most
Friday, January 26, 2024 by Richard Harris
A new study has revealed which popular apps collect and share the most personal data with third parties.
SQL Server Consulting studied and analyzed the most downloaded apps on the Google Play Store to see which apps are giving away the most personal information.
Top apps most likely to share your personal data according to SQL Server Consulting
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Most popular digital gaming store in US is Amazon says Statista
Wednesday, January 24, 2024 by Austin Harris
A recent survey from data company Statista claims that Amazon is the most popular digital gaming store among United States gamers. The survey was conducted among 5,111 individuals who play video games and have spent money on digital purchases. The survey, which allowed multiple answers, asked the respondents "Where have you spent money online on digital video games...
App developer trends for 2024 according to Kochava
Tuesday, December 12, 2023 by Richard Harris
Ethan Lewis is the CTO of Kochava, the real-time data solutions company for omnichannel attribution and measurement, and Vaunt, an open-source community engagement tool that helps organizations grow their developer communities. He discusses the rapid growth of the app industry and what’s next for application developers.
What’s next for software developers...
Mobile gaming cross platform Pley brings games to the web
Tuesday, November 21, 2023 by Richard Harris
Pley, the cross-platform solution that makes mobile games playable on the web, announced a partnership with Tilting Point to distribute its farming simulation game Homesteads: Dream Farm. Pley’s complete solution has enabled Tilting Point and game developer Enixan to port and distribute the title on Pley’s "native web" browser platform, e...
AI app store optimization services from SplitMetrics and App Radar
Thursday, November 16, 2023 by Richard Harris
SplitMetrics, an American startup specializing in app growth solutions, has acquired App Radar, an Austrian app marketing and analytics platform in a seven-figure all-cash deal.
The agreement creates the industry’s largest platform providing AI-powered services including paid user acquisition (UA), app store optimization (ASO), conversion rate optimization...
Is Temu safe, legit, or dangerous: Perspective from an app developer
Wednesday, July 12, 2023 by Richard Harris
Temu is a shopping website, and app chalked full of products from overseas at ridiculously dirt cheap prices. They have almost everything you can imagine too. From laser pointer slingshots to Expresso makers, the entire ecosystem is built around keeping you shopping with a gamified experience, and it gets addicting quickly.
Some of the ADM staff have placed orders an...
Automated service to service access emerges from Otterize
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 by Brittany Hainzinger
Otterize, an open-source solution that's re-inventing how to connect services securely, to each other and to their infrastructures, today announced $11.5M in seed funding and publicly unveiled its new Otterize Cloud product, which is now in GA. The round was led by Index Ventures, followed by Dig Ventures, and Vine Ventures, with participation by Jibe Ventures, Crew...
Apps Americans trust the least
Thursday, February 23, 2023 by Brittany Hainzinger
Pull out your phone…it’s time to see if you have any of America’s least trusted apps. As easy as it is to download an app, it’s also easy for providers to collect & possibly distribute your data.
So, Secure Data Recovery conducted a study to find out which apps Americans trust, and which collect the most data.
A survey from Secure Data...
Developers and brands must make mobile apps far more secure
Tuesday, January 17, 2023 by Austin Harris
The bad guys are still breaking digital windows and kicking down digital doors, so to speak, and will continue well into 2023 and beyond!
Consumers through experience or gut instinct will demand that their mobile app providers deliver key security features including trying to stop the increasingly prevalent "man-in-the-middle" attacks. The latest techn...
Remote work is opening the door for global outsourcing
Monday, January 16, 2023 by Brittany Hainzinger
Daniel Todd from Influence Mobile shares his 2023 predictions including how remote work is opening the door for global outsourcing, what the benefits of global outsourcing include, why brand loyalty will decline with the increased popularity of reward apps, how their flagship app Rewarded Play, allows users to earn 20 percent back on average, and much more.
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