in app purchases

Google Play targets emerging markets with prepaid app subscriptions and more

At the Google I/O developer conference today, the company introduced several changes designed to make it easier for Android app developers to generate revenue via subscriptions, particularly when tryi

Apple pilot tests feature that allows developers to automatically charge users for subscription price increases

Apple may be changing how iOS subscriptions operate when price increases are involved. Recently, some developers noticed that the streaming service Disney+ was seemingly only informing users of upcomi

Bumble’s SuperSwipe lets you show interest before someone swipes left or right

Bumble just launched a new feature designed to let you tell a match you’re really into them. Available now, SuperSwipe is a button that signals to a potential match that you want to match befor

Pokémon Go’s paying user base has reached a plateau

Pokémon Go may be the most downloaded app in its first week post-launch ever, and is said to be raking in some $1.6 million daily on iOS alone, but a new report out on Friday suggests that the popul

Study of Candy Crush players finds virtual currency buyers don’t go for upsells

The upsell we all fall for at fast food joints and places like Costco doesn't seem to work on purchasers of in-game currencies, according to a study conducted on millions of Candy Crush players. Turns

Apple returns fire on Spotify, calling out ‘rumors and half-truths’ over App Store rejection

The dispute between Apple and Spotify over subscription revenues continues today with a letter from the former accusing the latter of using "rumors and half-truths" to advance "unfair and unreasonable

Evernote tweaks features in free plan and raises prices in paid ones

Evernote is an indispensible tool for many, and the company is always working on making it more so — "but that requires a significant investment of energy, time, and money," it writes in a new blog

Mobile Engagement Platform Appoxee Grabs $1.8 Million As It Heads To The U.S.

With mobile publishers <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2013/10/02/its-over-for-paid-apps-with-a-few-exceptions/">moving away from paid apps</a> and toward in-app purchases in order to monetize on mobi

Freemium Is Irresistable, Even For Successful Game Companies

The freemium debate continues to rage on. Some say it’s the future of how business will be run, while others say it’s synonymous with casual games (read: not for hardcore gamers). Now the

Nook To Offer In-App Purchases “By The First Half Of April” Through Fortumo Partnership

The Barnes & Noble Nook isn't doing amazingly well by most accounts, including a recently introduced giveaway program from the company itself that isn't quite (but sure resembles) a fire sale. Now

Amazon Extends Its In-App Purchasing Option to Mac, PC And Web-Based Games

Amazon today <a target="_blank" href="http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1776631&highlight=">announced</a> that it would extend its <a target="_blank"

Free Apps Account For 89% Of All Downloads; Most Of The Rest Under $3; iOS Store Biggest Of Them All

The mobile app market, currently still led by app trailblazer Apple, is continuing to grow at a rapid pace: according to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.gartner.com/resId=2126015">new research f