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A few months ago, Apple launched their premiere gaming service, Apple Arcade. Apple carefully curates games to launch on the Apple Arcade platform, which costs $5.99/month. They tout their gaming service as containing “Games the redefine games.” Sounds pretty great, right? Any developer can pitch their game to Apple Arcade, but should you? Let’s look […]

It’s the most wonderful time of the year — and that means it’s time for your most wonderful ASO strategy! Holidays are the perfect opportunity to add in a bit of festive flair to your app’s listing. In case you’ve missed the sound of sleigh bells and taste of magic in the air, here are a few […]

Today, the news world can be harsh and unforgiving. You have to constantly be on your A game or risk being fed to the media sharks. The same can be said in the ASO world. If you aren’t on your A game, then you can fall off the rankings. Today we’re going to look at […]

Most of the year, your ASO strategy is similar — optimizing and testing different ideas and concepts based on data. You should find what works for your app and iterate on it. However, there are a few occasions for which you should break out special screenshots, descriptions or app icons: Holidays. Holidays are the perfect […]

Since the launch of iOS13 a few weeks ago, exciting things have happened in the ASO world. iOS13 brought a some bigs chances to the UI of iPhones, but some of the biggest changes have happened on the App Store with the introduction of Apple Arcade and a new search tab. Today, we’re going to […]

Here at The ASO Project, we love providing real-world examples of ASO success and areas for improvement. By auditing “everyday” apps in the App Store and Play Store, we can share insights into our ASO thought process with our followers. This week, let’s take a look at the Houzz app in the App Store and Play […]

Running Search Ads on the App Store is a big component to any successful UA and ASO strategy on the App Store. In addition to acquiring new users and gaining keyword-level insights, the Apple Search Ads “Creative Ad Sets” are a unique way to run split tests on the App Store. We’ve talked in the […]

The day has finally arrived, iOS13 is now publicly available! If you’re like any of us at The ASO Project, then you’ve already had the new iOS live on your phone for a few hours (or you’ve had the beta for a few months). Regardless, it’s exciting times in the app world. Anybody else feel […]

During the WWDC, Apple announced a new feature called “Sign in with Apple”. The feature works similar to “Sign in with Google” or “Sign in with Facebook”, except for one twist. Apple is the hegemon of user privacy. No one is surprised that their sign-in feature harps on user privacy. When a user decides to […]

Today is the day that developers and users alike have been waiting for for the past year. The Apple keynote event of the year started at 10 am today. Apple announced that it will be releasing iOS13 on September 19, with the latest iPhones, iPads and Watches heading out soon after. In case you missed […]