Relying on the app store will kill your business

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The Verge recently posted a fascinating article on the fate of the app developer Pixite.  The story recounts what many developers are already seeing:  Relying on the App Store or Google Play for continued success simply will not fly. You could end up spending a fortune in just discoverability, and should you be so lucky… Read more »

The Problem with Localizing Apps

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App localization became one of the hot topics in 2013 for app publishers. Seemingly every couple of weeks another article or blog post came out touting the benefits of localization on app downloads. Combined with an increasing need to globalize distribution, being an app developer suddenly means you are a global business. New companies, like… Read more »

Opera: Announcing cooperation with OpenMobile World Wide

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From Opera: Dear App Developer, We are happy to announce our partnership with OpenMobile World Wide, Inc. OpenMobile developed a game changing technology, known as Application Compatibility Layer (ACL)™. ACL enables Android applications to run seamlessly on other operating systems with native performance, zero latencies, and no expense or efforts! To put it simply, ACL… Read more »

3 Alternate Android app stores you should be in but aren’t

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Everyone who develops for Android knows about the Google Play store. Slightly more sophisticated publishers go beyond Google Play and feature in the Amazon Appstore, Samsung Apps or possibly even Getjar. In report after report the number one thing developers look for when choosing a platform is reach. Naturally this also extends to the app… Read more »

CodeNgo supporting 10 new app stores and enhancing UI

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Today we’re excited to announce several enhancements to our AppStore Submissions Service that we hope will improve your CodeNgo experience. The first is that we have added 10 new app stores to our Pro & Business plans bringing the total number of stores available through our Appstore Submissions Service to 20. New stores include Vodafone, Soc.io Mall… Read more »