App Store just had its best quarter in four years, is crushing Google Play in spending
Apple is continuing to thrash Google in customer app spending, with iPhone owners outspending Android counterparts.
Google Play
Malcolm Owen
Google to pay $700 million after one Play Store antitrust case
US states and customers of the Google Play Store are to share in a $700 million payout as part of Google's settlement of one of its antitrust cases.
William Gallagher
Developers are abandoning Android apps, and users may be at risk
Recent data shows that Android apps have been abandoned without update in more volume than iOS or iPad apps, and that lack of attention can endanger users. Here's how the numbers compare.
Andrew Orr
Apple & Google facing new class action lawsuit in Portugal over 30% app store fees
Apple and Google have been hit by class action complaints in Portugal alleging that their 30% app marketplace commission rates are "anticompetitive and excessive."
Mike Peterson
Russian agents threatened Apple and Google employees over protest vote apps
Russia's attempts to manage the activities of tech giants before the Ukraine invasion involved more clandestine maneuvers, including threats to Apple and Google employees to remove apps.
South Korea finalizes rules forcing App Store to take third-party payments
Lawmakers in South Korea have agreed on rules for a law passed in 2021 that aims to change how the App Store and other digital storefronts are managed and payments handled, a law that will come into force by March 15.
App Store users spend more than double what Google Play users do on subscriptions
For 2021, the top 100 non-game App Store subscriptions generated $13.5 billion in revenue versus $4.8 billion in Google Play — although Google Play spending is growing faster.
Wesley Hilliard
Out of 21 million available apps, 233 made more than $100 million in 2021
A comprehensive new report into iOS and Android usage worldwide says that US users spent 4.1 hours daily on their phones, and blockbuster apps are few and far between.
More devs earn first $1M in annual revenue from App Store than Google Play
Over 900 app publishers are expected to earn more than $1 million in net revenue from digital app storefronts in 2021, a report claims, with the App Store minting more million-dollar earners than the Google Play Store.
Mike Wuerthele
