Diamond: Saturn hits #2 in App Store during summer, beating TikTok
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Saturn co-founder and CEO Dylan Diamond discusses the app's back-to-school virality and App Store performance against major apps.
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“During the summer months, you know, we reach number two on the entire App Store, number one in productivity, ahead of some great tools like ChatGPT and others, TikTok”
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