Kinit app lets iOS users earn and spend Kin cryptocurrency in apps
The Kik messenger service launched its Kin cryptocurrency last fall, and now it is launching its Kinit app on iOS to let people earn...
Fortnite passes 100 million downloads and $160 million in revenue on iOS
Fortnite has cleared 100 million downloads on Apple’s iOS platform in 138 days, or less than five months, according to Apptopia, a third-party provider...
iOS App Store’s all-time top game made $4 billion to top app’s $1 billion
While big U.S. companies topped the App Store for its first decade, Chinese companies have been climbing the charts, in some cases achieving high rankings solely through downloads within China.
Pokémon Quest hits iOS and Android after May debut on Nintendo Switch
Announced and released one month ago for Nintendo’s Switch, the Pokémon Company’s boxy role-playing game Pokémon Quest is now available for iOS and Android...
Apptopia: iOS games peak quickly, and top 50 take 76% of revenues
A new multi-year study from Apptopia quantifies the challenges for iOS game developers, showing that even top performers average under 28 days on the U.S. App Store's 50 top grossing list, and earn under $50,000 per day unless they're in the list's top 25.
Apple defends end of OpenGL as Mac game developers threaten to leave
Introducing four new operating systems simultaneously gives Apple the annual opportunity to bury bad news under good headlines, and 2018’s WWDC was no exception:...
Apple will automate iOS app porting to macOS, but won’t make touchscreen Macs
Following Apple’s confirmation at WWDC yesterday that the 2019 release of macOS will support ports of third-party iOS apps — a process that’s already underway in...
Everything Apple announced at WWDC 2018
The first day of Apple’s annual WWDC 2018 developer conference came and went, with myriad features, tools, and tidbits announced to the world. From...
Apple unveils new AR file format and ARKit 2.0
Apple unveiled its new augmented reality file format, as well as ARKit 2.0, at its annual WWDC developer conference today. Both will be available to...
Apple will likely debut Digital Health and ARKit 2.0 at WWDC, but no hardware
Apple’s plans for the 2018 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) keynote next week include a new “Digital Health” initiative and a major update to its...