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App Store developers combined to generate revenue exceeding $10bn in 2014, Apple has announced. The figure marks a new annual record for Apple’s digital shop, and it brings the cumulative total for developer revenue to more than $25bn since the App Store’s launch in 2008. This year is off to …
Read More »App Store devs generated $10bn in revenue in 2014
Consumers also spend half a billion dollars on New Year's day
Read More »Apple removes ‘Free’ from App Store downloads
Word changed to 'Get' as firm plans to make it clearer that free-to-play games include in-app purchases
Read More »iOS banishes ‘Free’ icon from F2P game descriptions
Free-to-play games are no longer listed as being ‘Free’ on the Apple App Store. Instead, apps such as Candy Crush Saga, Angry Birds Stella and Clash of Clans now have a ‘Get’ button, below which is the line ‘In-App Purchases’. Beyond confirming to Re/Code that the change has been made …
Read More »Amazon’s tips on selling more IAPs
Online giant turned platform holder offers advice based on the most successful games from its app store
Read More »Courting controversy: Releasing Underworld: Drug Lords on mobile
One developer's view on Apple's App Store policies, and why he feels they are unfair on small studios
Read More »The growth of Windows Store in numbers
Microsoft discusses the opportunities for developers on its trio of digital marketplaces
Read More »Apple App Store enjoys a record-breaking July
The market may be getting increasingly tough for Apple, but that isn’t stopping the continued growth of the App Store. CEO Tim Cook told CNBC that the App Store in July generated more revenue than in any other month in its history. "I couldn’t be happier,” said Cook. This is …
Read More »European iOS devs have received $6.5bn from Apple
App Store creator claims credit for half a million jobs in Europe
Read More »Four out of five App Store apps aren’t visible – report
Apps that have no visibility at all – or zombie apps” – make up 80 per cent of Apple’s App Store library, new research from Adjust shows. Joystiq reports on the mobile analytics firm’s findings, which defines app visibility as ranking on any of the 39,171 App Store top lists …
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