App Store

12 statements across 11 episodes · 6 bullish · 0 bearish · 11 people on the record · first statement Jan 28, 2016 by Nick Sonnenberg · said 113 times in 63 episodes since 2016 · across every show →

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Jan 28, 2016
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Sonnenberg: Calvin App has around 400 active users weeks after launch
“We literally just went into the app store the other a few weeks ago. So, I mean, we're like around four, 400 ish right now.”
Nick Sonnenberg Jan 28, 2016 ▶ 10:57 He Pushed Button, $1 Trillion Transferred with Nick Sonnenbergof CalvinApp
Jun 19, 2016
Insight
An app's name is the most critical factor for App Store ranking
“No, not just the metadata, but the actual name. That's most important. The app name.”
Nathan Chan Jun 19, 2016 ▶ 15:44 How to Capture 150 New Emails Leads From Instagram Daily, EP 302: Nathan Chan
Jun 19, 2016
Assertion Supported
App Store descriptions have zero impact on iTunes search rankings
“ITunes, iTunes description means nothing.”
Nathan Chan Jun 19, 2016 ▶ 16:46 How to Capture 150 New Emails Leads From Instagram Daily, EP 302: Nathan Chan
Sep 23, 2016
Assertion Contradicted
Fuentes: Proven is the only app allowing mobile job posting
“And we're the only app and the app store that allows you to post jobs directly from your phone.”
Pablo Fuentes Sep 23, 2016 ▶ 2:41 EP 426: 1500 Customers and Profitable, $5.5M Raised with Pablo Fuentes of Proven.com
Dec 5, 2016 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
SignEasy generates approximately 60,000 App Store downloads per month
“So we get somewhere around 60, 60,000 downloads a month from App Store.”
Sunil Patro Dec 5, 2016 ▶ 14:16 EP 499: GetSignEasy Passes $200k MRR and 130k Customers To Help Sign Documents withCEO Sunil Patro
Feb 4, 2017 positive
Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Benson: Badger Maps ranked as Apple's top sales app for 18 months
“We were the top one in, in the sales apps for about a year and a half until they got rid of the concept of sales as one of their ranking types.”
Steve Benson Feb 4, 2017 ▶ 8:06 EP 560: Badger Maps Does $1.2M in 2016, $120k MRR, Looking to 3x with CEO Steven Benson
Jan 7, 2018 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
In Motion Software's game 'I Dig It' achieved around 7M downloads
“So that game would be, I dig it. That was our number one hit. I don't know the exact numbers, but probably something in the order of seven million downloads. Downloads. Some of those we did run an experiment for a while where we did release it for free. So not…”
Brian Howard Jan 7, 2018 ▶ 2:44 897 His Mobile App Was Downloaded 8m Times, Now Builds for Others Doing $9m+ This Year
Dec 16, 2018 positive
Disclosure
Everlance Captures Competitor Leads by Winning App Store Comparisons
“What we really sort of pride ourselves on is having the best rated app. And so a lot of times people will go to the app store and compare. And so, you know, when someone's educated, like, oh, I should do something like this. Well, they'll do is they'll take al…”
Alex Marlantes Dec 16, 2018 ▶ 4:26 1240 Everlance Passes $150k in MRR, Saves 30,000 Customers Big Time Tax Dollars
Jan 10, 2019 positive
Assertion Supported
Arendt: HotSchedules was the #3 overall paid App Store app in 2017
“We're the number one downloaded paid app on the app store. Number three, overall paid app in the app store in 2017.”
Mike Arendt Jan 10, 2019 ▶ 6:49 1265 How $100m ARR HotSchedules Passed 160,000 Restaruant Customers, 110% Net Annual Dollar Retention
Dec 8, 2020 bullish
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Singh: Vid Camera reached 30,000 users during early test launch
“So we did a test launch when just 10% of the app was launched. We got 30,000 users straight onto the App Store chart within a few weeks before we took it down.”
Jagat Singh Dec 8, 2020 ▶ 14:06 Vid.Camera Sells $20m in Tokens, Converting 100% to Fiat for New Facebook Where Creators Own Upside
May 19, 2021 positive
Assertion Supported
Perry: MyHeritage Hit No. 1 Free App in 22 Countries Using D-ID Tech
“Their app, MyHeritage app, because of our technology, was first place in the App Store, in the free apps, in 22 countries. Above Facebook, TikTok, Instagram.”
Gil Perry May 19, 2021 ▶ 15:54 Deep Fake Tech Pivoted from $0 Last Year, $24m Raised, CEO teases new round
Jul 15, 2025 neutral
Insight
Bendray: EdTech mobile apps charge higher subscription prices because of high churn
“For some reason, we've noticed that the education space actually tends to have, like, a relatively, like pricier subscription rate for a lot of things, mostly because like people tend to turn.”
Sid Bendray Jul 15, 2025 ▶ 21:56 How This 25 Year Old College Kid Built a $500K/Month App Empire
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