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Apple News
Arabic and Hebrew are coming to the App Store

Localization is an essential part of ASO if you want to see you app do well beyond just your native country. Part of localization, obviously, includes having your app’s metadata in the language of the country in which you’re trying to grow your app. Up until recently, this has been a particular challenge in the […]

Apple News
WWDC19 Recap & ASO Changes

In case you missed it, Apple had their annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) yesterday. During the keynote, Apple introduced iOS 13, watchOS 6, iPadOS, macOS Catalina and some other exciting products & news. The overwhelming focus of WWDC this year was user privacy and better software performance for devices. Following the typical Apple calendar, iOS […]

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Apple Search Ads expands to 46 new countries

Apple announced today that their Search Ads platform has expanded to 46 new storefronts all around the globe, bringing the total country count to 59! In addition to these new storefronts, Apple has added some new ways for developers to create and manage campaigns. A single campaign can now be created to run across multiple […]

News Spotlight
Key Trends Shaping ASO in 2019

From crackdowns on fake reviews to Google Play Instant gameplay previews, 2019 is shaping up to be an exciting year for the app industry. Let’s talk about 6 key trends we see on the horizon for ASO in 2019 and beyond: Evolution to a holistic ASO approach Traditionally, ASO has been heavily focused on text optimizations. […]

Google News
The new Google Play Store redesign will impact ASO

The changes to the Play Store are huge! This is similar to the iOS 11 redesign from around this time last year. It appears that the massive Google Play Store redesign is aimed at improving the discoverability of apps (just like the new Apple App Store did last year especially with their new Today tab). So […]

Google News
✨NEW✨ Organic acquisition insights on Google Play Console

Understanding how users discover your app is an essential part of the app store optimization process. On August 24, 2018, Google announced that they are updating the reports section of the Google Play Console with enhanced information on organic user acquisition! NEW – Organic Traffic Data Breakdown Organic traffic is always the largest or second […]

Apple News
Apple Search Ads expands to France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Japan and South Korea

In addition to the expansion to Mexico, Switzerland and Canada last November, Apple Search ads are now officially available in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Japan and South Korea. This roll out has been much anticipated by Search Ads users everywhere as the platform’s popularity skyrockets. As Search Ads expands to availability in now 13 countries, this […]

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iOS 11.3 adds sorting of App Store reviews

What’s more helpful than user feedback? Organized user feedback. With the release of iOS 11.3, Apple added review sorting by category. This feature is rolling out to iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Users can now sort reviews by 4 categories: Most Helpful, Most Favorable, Most Critical, and Most Recent. Most Helpful This sorted category displays reviews […]

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App Store Pre-Orders Now Available

A feature that the App Store has been lagging on is now finally available to developers – App Store Pre-orders! Developers can now list apps in the App Store up to 90 days prior to release (minimum 2 days). Only new apps that have never been published on the App Store qualify for the pre-order […]

Apple News
Search Ads adds 3 more countries and 2 features

Today Apple announced that they have added 3 new countries to the Search Ads platform: Canada, Mexico, and Switzerland. Campaigns can be created as of today but won’t go live until October 17, from 10 a.m. PDT. Apple has also added to useful features: Account history, to view all changes to your account, campaigns and ad […]