A total of 258,000 apps were downloaded per minute for all types of publishers in 2024 for iOS and Android operating systems -- a 1% decline versus the prior year for iOS and Google Play stores, ...

In today’s digital age, our smartphones have become the hub of our daily activities, from communication to entertainment, and even shopping. For iPhone users, the convenience of purchasing apps and ...

A recent Localytics study found “building relationships with app users and fostering long-term usage are more important.” Among the findings was that of all studied users who made an in-app purchase, ...

Apple will be applying their 30% App Store fee to all new memberships purchased in the Patreon iOS app, in addition to anything bought in your Patreon shop. Any creator currently on first-of-the-month ...

Apple apps no longer dominate App Store search results. Photo: Ste Smith/Cult of Mac Apple has updated its App Store Review Guidelines to allow the gifting of in-app purchases. Shoppers have long been ...

Patreon today confirmed upcoming changes to its iOS app, which will see fees for new subscriptions go up because Apple is enforcing its App Store rules on digital purchases. Apple is requiring Patreon ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

Brazil’s antitrust regulator Cade has ruled that Apple must lift restrictions on in-app purchases within 20 days, Reuters reports. Otherwise, if the iPhone maker doesn’t comply, it faces fines of ...

Google has gained permission to sell its e-books and audiobooks directly to customers through its iOS app, Google Play Books. While iOS apps today can offer access to content previously purchased ...

Amazon is making some huge changes to how it handles rentals and movie purchases for its Prime Video app on Apple devices. Starting today, iPhone, iPad and Apple TV users can rent or buy movies and TV ...

Facebook Instant Games finally has in-app purchases enabled for titles on iOS. Apple's App Store rules meant that, for years, Meta could not enable microtransactions for developers on the Instant ...