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Tips for Designing Mobile App Icons

Posted on January 27th, 2016

Mobile app usage continues to see unprecedented growth, with top app categories such as messaging, shopping, productivity and gaming contributing to the overall increased usage of mobile apps. The amount of time spent by individuals on digital media is exploding as well. This growth is predominantly being driven by mobile apps. According to comScore's 2015 Mobile App Report, total digital media usage over the past two years has grown by 49%, with mobile app usage up 90%. Companies of all kinds are entering the mobile app space as their customers have made it clear mobile and mobile apps are the preferred medium. One of the main challenges facing mobile app publishers and marketers is the design considerations given the smaller form factor. These design challenges include both in-app UI/UX and maybe the most important graphical element of the app itself - the app icon. The app icon is the first image a potential user sees in search results or when browsing the app stores, and is the graphic that resides on their device once installed.

Localize App Keywords for Increased App Downloads

Posted on January 23rd, 2016

In 2015 China surpassed the US in the number of iPhones sold and in app downloads. Japan generated more revenue on Google Play than the US or the UK. For 2015, which of the below countries had more downloads on Google Play than the UK, Canada and Germany?:

8 ASO Tools to Help You Promote Your App

Posted on January 21st, 2016

Acquiring users for your mobile app organically starts with being ranked in the app stores for relevant search terms. Rankings are established by the app store listing, as well as by several app performance metrics. For example, an app listing that is optimized for travel deals might have great search term coverage, but the icon and screenshots are bad or confusing leading to low conversions.

App Promotion Tips and Trends

Posted on January 20th, 2016

As users have flocked to mobile and mobile apps, the number of apps have exploded. Sure - there are tons of silly apps, “reskinned” apps and other apps with very questionable value, but there are also several mobile-first companies, and brands are just now entering with conviction.

Facebook Mobile Advertising

Posted on January 19th, 2016

The more specific advertisers can get in

App Subscriptions as a Mobile Monetization Model

Posted on January 13th, 2016

With both Apple and Google taking a full 30% cut of any in-app purchases, subscription-based services have been slow to adopt or lead with a mobile app offering. Through 2014, the top grossing apps were overwhelmingly freemium apps - many of them games. Apple and Google are still taking their 30% cut, but as of this writing 5 of the top 15 grossing apps on the Apple App Store are apps that monetize primarily or only through subscriptions.

Growth and Advancements in Mobile eCommerce

Posted on January 12th, 2016

Mobile ecommerce can impact a mobile app's user lifetime values (LTVs) and the value and cost of mobile ad space. Whether you have a reason to implement mobile shopping in your apps or not, mobile ecommerce impacts your mobile app portfolio. With 2015 closed out, and the holiday season shopping data complete - we can get a good idea of how big of an impact ecommerce has had on retail, and what the impact of mobile was on ecommerce and in-store shopping.

Enterprise Mobile Apps and Mobile's Move into Business

Posted on January 8th, 2016

In Tim Cook’s introduction of the new iPad Pro during Apple’s fall event, and in subsequent interviews - the message was clear - the iPad Pro is to be a business laptop replacement. Apple makes the majority of their revenue from selling hardware. Public partnerships with IBM, Cisco and other enterprise app publishers support the narrative - Apple is aiming to sell more hardware in the enterprise and they are driving demand for their hardware via apps. The implication for mobile app publishers and marketers is the potential for a much larger audience for your apps as Apple leads the charge of the mobile ecosystem replacing the WinTel environment represented by the desktops and laptops used across the enterprise today. Apple and IBM announced their unlikely partnership mid-year 2014. 18 months later IBM is showcasing 100+ iOS apps. SAP has 67 published to the Business > Enterprise category of the app store alone.

Screenshot App Marketing Tool Roundup

Posted on January 7th, 2016

With so much effort invested in increasing the visibility of an app in app store search, attention to converting app store views to installs and users can take a back seat. Just a reminder - this is how search results look when searching Apple’s App Store: Notice the 1st two screenshots make up the majority of the app listing in search results? Screenshots have a huge impact on

Our Favorite and Top Posts of 2015

Posted on December 31st, 2015

It has been an amazing year in Mobile, Apps and Mobile Marketing for our clients and all of us here at Gummicube. Let’s take a look at some of the most impactful, enlightening and actionable posts from 2015.

App Deep Linking Tools You Should Know

Posted on December 30th, 2015

With the release and adoption of the latest versions of the two biggest mobile operating systems - iOS 9 and Android 6.0 Marshmallow - deep linking has moved mainstream. Both iOS 9 and Android 6.0 include a private app index that can access specific in-app content and recall user-generated in-app content and actions. Spotlight search on Apple and Google Now on Android also now index in-app content in search results, funneling users directly to the relevant location once the app is installed.

Mobile App Retention Metrics

Posted on December 29th, 2015

We have written extensively on this blog about acquiring organic traffic, mobile app visibility and converting app store views to installs and users. One of the key drivers of the value of these users is how long a user keeps using your app - mobile app retention.

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