This week in apps I looked at Telegram's rise when Facebook was down, the numbers behind Mario Kart Tour, which celebrated its second anniversary, the numbers behind Houseparty which Epic killed last month, Facebook's other problem (AppLovin), and ended with a look at how home improvement is moving in-app.
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Links:
<ul><li>Newsletter: <a href='https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20211008'>https://appfigures.com/resources/this-week-in-apps/20211008</a></li>
<li>App Intelligence: <a href='https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence'>https://appfigures.com/app-intelligence</a></li>
<li>Mobile Download Index: <a href='https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-download-index'>https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-download-index</a></li>
<li>Mobile Revenue Index: <a href='https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-revenue-index'>https://appfigures.com/alpha/mobile-revenue-index</a></li>
<li>Top SDKs: <a href='https://appfigures.com/top-sdks'>https://appfigures.com/top-sdks</a></li>
<li>Find me on Twitter: <a href='https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli'>@arielmichaeli</a>
 
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