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Why can’t we make revenue generating apps? India contributes less than 1% of global in-app revenues
Why can’t we make revenue generating apps? India contributes less than 1% of global in-app revenues India is world’s no.1 in app downloads on Android with 23bn downloads in 2021, almost 2.5x of …
Face off: India top Android Apps by MAU (Dec 2020)
Face off: India top Android Apps by MAU (Dec 2020) This is just going to be a quick visual blog comparing top 2 android apps in each category. I could not find any true competition for other tops …
Podcast: Building & Growing Consumer Apps for India
Podcast: Building & Growing Consumer Apps for India I have almost stopped writing here and I feel little sad about it. I hope to revive growthbug in 2020. I am currently working on something that is …
Google can ban your apps from Play Store: Part 2
Google can ban your apps from Play Store: Part 2 I wrote part 1 about 4 years ago and till date it has garnered some 100k views making it one of the most popular story on Growthbug. I must have …
Top new features for Android App Developers announced at Google I/O 2019
Top new features for Android App Developers announced at Google I/O 2019 Dynamic Delivery is now out of Beta — no need to bundle all features at install. Dynamically deliver certain features …
Google Play Store Data: 3.7mn Apps, $14.6bn spends, 60bn Installs, Top Categories, CPI Worldwide and over 100 data points
Google Play Store Data: 3.7mn Apps, $14.6bn spends, 60bn Installs, Top Categories, CPI Worldwide and over 100 data points The most comprehensive data on Android Apps from Play Store you will find …
Retentioneering 101: Track & Retain your App installs
Retentioneering 101: Track & Retain your App installs By now, most growth practitioners do not talk about App installs. The key metric have changed from Installs to Visitors to Active. First step to …
Android Apps do not need your permission to violate your privacy
Android Apps do not need your permission to violate your privacy General perception is that more permissions = less privacy (which is true), hence smart & privacy conscious users deny and may feel …
Why I’m disappointed with Firebase Analytics
Why I’m disappointed with Firebase Analytics When Firebase analytics was announced by Google — it seemed very interesting — additional events, funnels, notifications. But a closer look reveals …
Play Store Trends for India: Chinese Invasion, Downloads doubled, & Indian Apps are still not worthy of IAP Revenues
Play Store Trends for India: Chinese Invasion, Downloads doubled, & Indian Apps are still not worthy of IAP Revenues India has seen a huge surge in Internet usage over last 12 months and it is …
The Evolution of Mobile Apps — 1994 through 2016
The Evolution of Mobile Apps — 1994 through 2016 In the summer of 1983, six months away from launching the first Macintosh, Steve Jobs said, “It would be a little like a record store, where …
How to simulate 2g speeds and develop awesome apps
How to simulate 2g speeds and develop awesome apps Most of the users in India use a patchy, slow 2g connection to access the internet. If you built out your app design working with a high-speed …
Track Acquisition Channels Performance in Play Store: Brilliant New Feature
Track Acquisition Channels Performance in Play Store: Brilliant New Feature Just discovered (not sure when was this made available) a new feature in Play Store Dashboard today, called User …
My Trip to Googleplex: Insights on how Google is shaping up for the future
My Trip to Googleplex: Insights on how Google is shaping up for the future I had a unique opportunity to visit Google HQ in Mountain View and represent India in this newly formed Google Developer …
Poor State of App Monetization for “Made in India” Apps
Poor State of App Monetization for “Made in India” Apps India might be one of the fastest growing smartphone markets in the world, but it is yet to develop a healthy ecosystem of quality …
iPhone vs Android: Monetization Capabilities. iPhone ARPU is 3.5X of Android
iPhone vs Android: Monetization Capabilities. iPhone ARPU is 3.5X of Android It started off as a simple tweet highlighting the number of apps available in each App Store that led to some interesting …