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The 50 billionth app has been downloaded from the Apple App Store. The lucky punter who initiated the magic download – Ohio’s Brandon Ashmore – has been handed a $10,000 App Store gift voucher. He downloaded word game Say The Same Thing. It took just under five years for Apple …
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Develop Award-nominated studio Fireproof enjoys success with debut title
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Study of 400 games exposes inconsistent app store strategies over in-app purchases
Read More »ANALYSIS: Inconsistent app store strategies highlight IAP problems
An MCV investigation examining hundreds of apps has revealed a lack of consistency in the way in-game purchases are presented on digital stores. Some developers even claim their games are ‘completely free’, despite later asking players to stump up for power ups or tokens priced as high as 69.99. Following …
Read More »App Store closing in on 50 billion downloads
Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja, Cut The Rope, Draw Something and Temple Run top UKâ??s most popular ever apps
Read More »$10,000 App Store gift card up for grabs as Apple approaches 50bn app downloads
Apple’s App Store is on the verge of delivering its fifty billionth download. The moment itself will be revealed thanks to Apple’s countdown timer. The customer who downloads to the fifty billionth app will receive a decent reward, too – a $10,000 App Store gift card. The next 50 users …
Read More »In-app purchases guide goes live on App Store
Apple tackles IAP concerns with brief overview on business model
Read More »Developers speak out on in-app purchases investigation
Industry professionals discuss what devs can do to regulate and improve the business model
Read More »Say what you see – Catch Phrase the best performing paid game in UK App Store charts
Cult TV quiz IP Catch Phrase is back thanks to hugely popular iOS app Classic Catch Phrase. The game is second in the UK paid iPhone charts behind chat software WhatsApp Messenger and top of the paid iPad charts. In the free listings, meanwhile, King.com’s Candy Crush Saga continues to …
Read More »AppGratis starts petition after App Store removal
App discovery platform pulled by Apple gets 400,000 emails of support
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