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distimo.com
Company blog · distimo.com/blogbusinessdata
distimo.com is the company blog at distimo.com, writing about business and data. Since 2011, 13 different Hacker News readers have linked it 14 times, most often “Download Volume Needed to Hit Top 25 in iTunes Store”. No feed was found, so read it on the site itself.
Too few sampled comments (5) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link Distimo's blog and reports for app store statistics, such as iOS versus Android revenue, download counts and app store rankings. Commenters cite them as data sources.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 5 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Most-linked posts?
- Download Volume Needed to Hit Top 25 in iTunes Store2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2012-05-16
What Hacker News says?
Distimo (Netherlands, Appstore Analystics) is hiring: http://www.distimo.com/jobs/
Comment linking /jobs/
on “Ask HN: Who is Hiring? (June 2011)”Submitted Android Market Tops 400,000 Applications as a story · 21 points
HN discussioniOS users continue to purchase more apps, and pay for more expensive apps, than their Android counterparts, despite the gulf in overall sales and user figures: http://www.distimo.com/blog/2011_12_distimo-releases-full-ye... In 2011 iPad app revenues alone topped Android Market revenues by a significant margin. edit: some more recent sources: http://www.appannie.com/game-of-phones/ http://blog.flurry.com/bid/85911/Ap…
Comment linking /blog/2011_12_distimo-releases-full-year-2011-publication/
on “Releasing Outside The App Store”Submitted IOS 6 Shakes Up The Ranks But No Significant Changes In The Ranking Algorithm as a story · 6 points
HN discussionSomewhat relevant, how it all started on OSX: http://www.macrumors.com/2011/01/06/first-wave-of-mac-app-st... @Author: for the latest numbers: http://www.distimo.com/leaderboards/apple-mac-app-store/unit... App store pricing is a function of intrinsic value to the customer and competition in the market. No matter what you propose, the race to the bottom (optimal) can only be avoided if similarly skilled developers i…
Comment linking /leaderboards/apple-mac-app-store/united-states/business/paid
on “Developers: Don't Treat the Windows Store like the iOS App Store”Submitted Top Most Viewed Distimo Data Publications - 2011 as a story · 3 points
HN discussionMy personal favorite theory about why iOS makes more revenue in the app store, is that more rich idiots use iOS. Now, I'm perhaps not serious about that, and I'm just reacting to the tone of "Android users are lesser people" that's been prevalent recently. But I will note that according to this report: http://www.distimo.com/publications/archive/Distimo%20Public... A $15.99 Final Fantasy game from Square-Enix made 7…
Comment linking /publications/archive/Distimo%20Publication%20-%20May%202013.pdf
on “Android Is Not Better. Neither Is iOS.”Submitted How the most successful apps monetize their user base as a story · 2 points
HN discussionIs that paid, or free? The source used for numbers [1] shows 3,900 free downloads needed for top 25 in Music, which might be more in line with what you're seeing? [1] http://www.distimo.com/blog/2012_05_quora-answering-series-d...
Comment linking /blog/2012_05_quora-answering-series-download-volume-needed-to-hit-top-25-per-category/
on “iOS Sale Numbers By App Store Rank”Submitted How The Most Successful Apps Monetize Their User Base as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Download Volume Needed to Hit Top 25 in iTunes Store as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted The impact of app discount and the impact of being featured as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Global Differences In Content Distribution (app stores report) as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Monetization And Analytics In Appstores as a story · 1 points
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