App Store

One Year On, Setapp Proves Its Worth to Developers

Nate Swanner, 

January 31, 2018

On launch, Setapp was considered a possible App Store killer. It bundled apps, then made them available for use under a subscription model. One year in, …

Apple Changes Let Developers Target Downloads

Nate Swanner, 

December 14, 2017

With two significant moves this week, Apple is making sure developers get quality users, not just a lot of them. First, App Store ads are changing …

Apple Has Officially Started Killing Off Terrible Apps

Nate Swanner, 

December 12, 2017

Developers are starting to receive notices from Apple: iOS apps can’t be made from commercialized templates. The new rule came via an update to Apple’s App …

Mobile App Bubble Expanding Worldwide

Nate Swanner, 

October 30, 2017

Mobile development is perpetually in a bubble: every week sees a flood of new apps, many created by relatively new development teams, seeking an audience that’s …

iOS 11 Has Arrived: Here’s What Devs Need to Do

Nate Swanner, 

September 19, 2017

Today’s the day: iOS 11, the next version of Apple’s mobile operating system, will hit hundreds of millions of phones and tablets worldwide. What used to …

Less Is More in iOS 11 App Store: Study

Nate Swanner, 

August 30, 2017

The new App Store in iOS 11 will dramatically change how users interact with app landing pages. A new study shows how developers can take advantage …

How Apple and Google are Ditching ‘Bad’ Apps

Nate Swanner, 

August 7, 2017

Publishing apps for Android or iOS means you either go through Google’s Play Store or Apple’s App Store. In addition to the numerous other changes those …

Firebase Launches Precheck Feature for iOS Apps

Nate Swanner, 

June 26, 2017

One of the more frustrating aspects of building and deploying a new iOS app is being rejected by the App Store. Firebase has a handy new …

Can App Subscriptions Make Developers Creative?

Nate Swanner, 

June 16, 2017

When developers consider whether to institute subscriptions for their own products, most of the concern is over why users would pay for an app every month. Whether …

Developers Hate the Mac App Store: Survey

Nate Swanner, 

June 15, 2017

Much has been made of the Mac App Store (MAS) over the past year or so. A main theme has been how limited and bad it …