The Blog

If you didn’t watch Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference, we’ve got you covered. We’re here to give you the key takeaways from the conference and how it’s relevant to you. Apple announced a number of extremely impressive hardware improvements, SDKs, developer tools and new technologies. But we’re most excited about the App Store stats that Apple […]

Apple’s Search Ads are a fantastic way to gain visibility for your app, and in a lot of our experiences, a relatively cheap way. The platform provides a great way for developers to inject their app in front of users for even the most competitive keywords. So how can you use this platform to help your […]

I was at a toy store a few weeks ago shopping for a gift for my nephew, when I realized toy stores are a lot like the app stores. The shelves are stocked with toys the retailer is trying to sell. Most toy stores don’t necessarily manufacture the toys they sell, so it’s important for […]

App Store Optimization is always evolving and changing. As Apple and Google look for new ways to display apps modify their algorithms, and fix a largely broken app discovery process, ASO becomes a greater challenge for a lot of app developers and marketers. In this article, we’ll touch on a couple of the most recent […]

Today I spoke with Shani Rosenfelder over at AppsFlyer about Google’s announcements at GDC regarding new ranking algorithm factors. We discussed how the Google Play Store algorithm is now factoring the “stickiness” of gaming apps – specifically strong engagement, retention metrics and also a high star rating – to determine their rankings on top of the number […]

Over the last few years, we’ve seen more and more factors included in an app’s ranking. ASO used to focus solely on the “basic” elements of an app (keywords, titles, descriptions, graphics, reviews, etc…), but now there’s so much more that goes into an app’s overall ranking. Algorithms are looking at relevancy, install velocity, backlinks […]

Search Ads went live in the App Store last week, and they’re already proving to be an effective acquisition method for a lot of developers. Apple’s Search Ads platform provides a simplistic approach to advertising, while still providing robust insights into your campaign’s performance. Here at The ASO Project, we have decades of Search Ad […]

Apple has been pretty busy in the month of September thus far. On the first day of the month, Apple announced that all app titles will be limited to 50 characters, and in addition, they are removing apps that no longer function properly, or follow the App Store policies. Overall, this is a change for […]

Pokémon Go took the App Store and Play Store by storm, gained worldwide recognition, and achieved hundreds of millions of installs in the first month of its existence. So Pokémon Go must be the banner for ASO success, right? Not quite. The Pokémon franchise is an extremely popular brand, with followers across the globe. This […]

Apple recently announced the implementation of Apple Search Ads in the App Store. This will allow developers to pay for an ad placement at the top of a keyword search in the App Store. Apple also revealed that 65% of all apps are downloaded via search (true to many previous estimations). That being said, the […]