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Fiksu March 2013 Indexes

Fiksu March 2013 Indexes

Celebrating 2 years in business, Fiksu has also reported their March indexes , as well as recording their 100 billionth app user action.  When taking a look at the index data Fiksu found that the volume of daily downloads for the top 200 free iPhone apps and app marketing costs remained some-what balanced, similar to that of February’s. The Fiksu Cost per Loyal User Index increased by 5%/ 0.07cents , to $1.36, from February’s $1.29. The Fiksu App Store Competitive Index also dropped 4%,  to 5.02 million daily downloads in March from February’s 5.20 million. One thing to note however is that, this represents a 12% YOY increase from March 2012. With that being said, March’s “new normal” was good news for mobile app marketers. With increased inventories and costs staying relatively the same this reflects a maturity in the overall quality of apps and their ability to engage...

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Posted by on May 1, 2013 in Apps, Mobile | 0 comments

App Annie March 2013 Index – Games & Apps

App Annie March 2013 Index – Games & Apps

Yesterday App Annie released the App Indexes for Apps both in the non-game and gaming categories.  While there wasn’t much change on the gaming side of things, it was interesting to observe how current events affected the non-game app rankings.  Specifically that of Pandora, MLB, and Snapchat. As far as games are concerned, Puzzles & Dragons remains the top grossing game on both iOS and Google Play.  Candy Crush Saga and Temple Run 2 are also amongst the top-downloaded apps on iOS and Google play.   To get a full idea of how things played out for non-game apps in march you can click here.  For games, follow this link.   Below are some quick stats if you don’t feel so inclined on going through the entire report (don’t blame you, it’s pretty extensive). Non-Game Apps:     Gaming Apps: In any case, yesterday was a long day, I’m currently finishing up a book that will relate to helping App Developers Launch their apps.  If you’re interested in hearing...

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