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3. # 01 About Priori
# 02 Store Overview
# 03 Category Overview
# 04 Publisher Overview (Free Apps)
# 05 Publisher Overview (Paid Apps)
# 06 App Overview (Free Apps)
# 07 App Overview (Paid Apps)
# 08 Glossary
# 09 License Type, Methodology, Validation and Disclaimer
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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4. DEMAND SUPPLY BUSINESS MODEL
M-o-M Global M-o-M Global by Downloads
In-Month Downloads % Growth Rank # of Apps % Growth Rank
238,935,846 1.0% 3 1,579,557 2.9% 8
# of
% of Total New Apps
Downloads of: Market 44,183 0.2% 6
Top 3 Apps # of
25,794,850 10.8% 2 Deleted Apps
20,603 -9.2% 4 by Apps
Apps 4-10
19,794,041 8.3% 2 # of
Active Apps
Apps 11-25 62,689 1.3% 5
23,071,808 9.7% 3
# of
All Other Publishers
170,275,147 71.3% 3 384,848 4.2% 9
TOP CATEGORIES TOP PUBLISHERS TOP APPS
Global Global Global
Position Category Name Rank Position Free Apps Rank Position Free Apps Rank
1 Role Playing(Games) 6 1 NAVER JAPAN 2 1 モンスターストライク 4
2 Entertainment 1 2 mixi, Inc 8 2 無料で音楽聴き放題!!-iLoveMusic-連続再生MP3プレイリスト対応のミュージッ13
3 Action(Games) 3 3 Yinlong Tan 23 3 LINE:ディズニー ツムツム 15
4 Puzzle(Games) 2
5 Lifestyle 8 Paid Apps Paid Apps
6 Adventure(Games) 12 1 Rayark Inc. 13 1 Deemo 10
7 Simulation(Games) 11 2 CAPCOM 44 2 MONSTER HUNTER PORTABLE 2nd G for iOS 36
8 Photography 7 3 Gameloft 1 3 Minecraft - Pocket Edition 2
STORE OVERVIEW
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37% 59% 3%1%
Free Free w/IAP Paid Paid w/IAP
58% 4% 37% 1%
Free Free w/IAP Paid Paid w/IAP
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6. TOP PUBLISHERS
by Downloads of all free apps
Country Global Publisher Top # of # of Downloads of M-o-M Downloads of M-o-M
Position Position Name Category Free Apps Total Apps Free Apps % Growth Total Apps % Growth
1 2 NAVER JAPAN Action(Games) 110 112 21,159,700 -31.24% 21,159,700 -31.24%
2 8 mixi, Inc Social Networking 17 23 13,166,793 -16.57% 13,167,383 -16.57%
3 23 Yinlong Tan Entertainment 1 1 6,827,809 -37.04% 6,827,809 -37.04%
by Downloads of all NEW free apps (entered store within last 30 days)
Country Global Publisher Top # of # of Downloads of M-o-M Downloads of M-o-M
Position Position Name Category Free Apps Total Apps Free Apps % Growth Total Apps % Growth
1 6 Sinji Uciyama Role Playing(Games) 1 1 1,688,378 NM 1,688,378 NM
2 8 TAP APP STUDIO, LLC Lifestyle 1 1 1,543,340 NM 1,543,340 NM
3 15 BANDAI NAMCO Games Inc. Adventure(Games) 3 3 1,082,141 979.51% 1,082,141 910.01%
Fastest Growing Publishers (by Month-over-Month growth in free downloads)
Country Global Publisher Top # of # of Downloads of M-o-M Downloads of M-o-M
Position Position Name Category Free Apps Total Apps Free Apps % Growth Total Apps % Growth
1 335,337 Chaotic Box Arcade(Games) 6 11 156,848 244975.00% 156,848 244975.00%
2 331,698 Crazy Bit Arcade(Games) 7 7 2,383 238200.00% 2,383 238200.00%
3 333,433 BabyHappy Education 22 45 38,211 59604.69% 38,211 59604.69%
PUBLISHER OVERVIEW (FREE APPS)
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7. TOP PUBLISHERS
by Downloads of all paid apps
Country Global Publisher Top # of # of Downloads of M-o-M Downloads of M-o-M
Position Position Name Category Paid Apps Total Apps Paid Apps % Growth Total Apps % Growth
1 13 Rayark Inc. Adventure(Games) 2 3 382,745 17.66% 382,745 17.66%
2 44 CAPCOM Action(Games) 22 53 225,021 1963.09% 485,854 104.83%
3 1 Gameloft Action(Games) 145 283 203,761 -28.16% 1,472,608 -13.82%
by Downloads of all NEW paid apps (entered store within last 30 days)
Country Global Publisher Top # of # of Downloads of M-o-M Downloads of M-o-M
Position Position Name Category Paid Apps Total Apps Paid Apps % Growth Total Apps % Growth
1 57,801 CAPCOM Role Playing(Games) 1 1 212,211 NM 212,211 NM
2 5 Spike-Chunsoft CO, LTD. Simulation(Games) 1 1 116,083 NM 116,083 NM
3 190 Kotobuki Solution Co., Ltd. Role Playing(Games) 3 4 48,105 NM 53,024 NM
Fastest Growing Publishers (by Month-over-Month growth in paid downloads)
Country Global Publisher Top # of # of Downloads of M-o-M Downloads of M-o-M
Position Position Name Category Paid Apps Total Apps Paid Apps % Growth Total Apps % Growth
1 388,909 CMA Megacorp Puzzle(Games) 1 1 22,596 46014.29% 22,596 46014.29%
2 388,940 Studio Pixel Adventure(Games) 2 2 33,001 7043.07% 33,001 7043.07%
3 387591 GameWiki Infomation Technology Reference 3 4 31,714 6764.50% 31714 6764.50%
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PUBLISHER OVERVIEW (PAID APPS)
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8. TOP FREE APPS
by Downloads
Country Global App Publisher Date Avg. M-o-M
Position Position Name Name Entered Store Category Rating Local? IAP? Downloads % Growth
1 4 モンスターストライク mixi, Inc 09/27/13 Role Playing(Games) 4.38 NO YES 13,104,125 -16.78%
2 13 無料で音楽聴き放題 Yinlong Tan 04/23/14 Entertainment 4.23 NO NO 6,827,809 -37.04%
3 15 LINE:ディズニー ツムツム NAVER JAPAN 01/29/14 Puzzle(Games) 4.42 NO YES 5,862,916 -22.41%
by Downloads of NEW apps (entered store within last 30 days)
Country Global App Publisher Date Avg.
Position Position Name Name Entered Store Category Rating Local? IAP? Downloads
1 105 金の卵大量ゲット Sinji Uciyama 05/29/14 Role Playing(Games) 4.49 NO NO 1,688,378
2 119 毎月5000円稼げる?超還元!ポイントキング TAP APP STUDIO, LLC 05/23/14 Lifestyle 4.83 NO NO 1,543,340
3 208 ONE PIECE トレジャークルーズ BANDAI NAMCO Games Inc. 05/12/14 Adventure(Games) 4.48 NO YES 1,042,492
Fastest Growing Apps (by Month-over-Month growth in free downloads)
Country Global App Publisher Date Avg. M-o-M
Position Position Name Name Entered Store Category Rating Local? IAP? Downloads % Growth
1 27 dEXTRIS Chaotic Box 05/08/14 Arcade(Games) 4.38 NO NO 156,848 244975.00%
2 1,808 ラブホからの脱出 Akihide Matsuo 05/07/14 Simulation(Games) 3.75 NO NO 129,546 202315.63%
3 1,885 恋人と思い出を残すカップル専用アプリ eureka,Inc. 05/07/14 Social Networking 4.13 NO NO 122,528 191350.00%
APP OVERVIEW (FREE APPS)
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9. TOP PAID APPS
by Downloads
Country Global App Publisher Date Avg. M-o-M
Position Position Name Name Entered Store Category Rating Local? Price IAP? Downloads % Growth
1 10 Deemo Rayark Inc. 11/13/13 Adventure(Games) 4.77 NO YES 317,270 20.62%
2 36 MONSTER HUNTER PORTABLE 2nd G for iOS CAPCOM 05/10/14 Role Playing(Games) 4.42 NO NO 212,211 18.33%
3 2 Minecraft - Pocket Edition Mojang 11/17/11 Simulation(Games) 4.47 NO NO 154,154 49.83%
by Downloads of NEW apps (entered store within last 30 days)
Country Global App Publisher Date Avg.
Position Position Name Name Entered Store Category Rating Local? Price IAP? Downloads
1 36 MONSTER HUNTER PORTABLE 2nd G for iOS CAPCOM 05/10/14 Role Playing(Games) 4.42 NO NO 212,211
2 94 テラリア Spike-Chunsoft CO, LTD.05/27/14 Simulation(Games) 4.31 NO NO 116,083
3 323 RPG アスディバインハーツ Kotobuki Solution Co., Ltd.05/10/14 Role Playing(Games) 4.71 NO YES 43,911
Fastest Growing Apps (by Month-over-Month growth in paid downloads)
Country Global App Publisher Date Avg. M-o-M
Position Position Name Name Entered Store Category Rating Local? Price IAP? Downloads % Growth
1 32 GoodReader 4 Good.iWare Ltd. 05/08/14 Productivity 4.13 NO NO 23,476 47810.20%
2 45 Kiwanuka CMA Megacorp 05/08/14 Puzzle(Games) 4.28 NO NO 22,596 46014.29%
3 2,321 Calc2 Mike Wesemann 04/23/14 Productivity 4.54 NO NO 4,454 8989.80%
APP OVERVIEW (PAID APPS)
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10. Key Terms & Definitions
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS
NM Not meaningful in this context.
Global Rank/Position Rank/Position of given metric in this country compared to all others, that are being tracked.
Growth Growth of metric compared to last month.
IAP In-App-Purchase, app offers buyable items in the app itself.
New App An app is new, if it entered the app store in the last 30 days.
Active App - An app is considered as active, if it was downloaded in that particular month.
Apps Published Total number of apps published by a publisher in an app store and country.
Category Category to which an app is assigned, as set by the publisher and displayed by app store.
Is Local Is set to YES when more than 50% of all downloads of an app were generated in one country. For example if an app was downloaded 1000 times in total, but 700 from German
app store, it will be indicated as a local German app. In case of USA, the locality level is set to 75%.
Monetization Type Indicates the revenue model. This column may contain following values:
1) Free free app,
2) Paid app monetized in pay-per-download model,
3) Free + In-App Purchase free app with possibility of purchasing virtual goods from within the app,
4) Paid + In-App purchase app monetized by a combination of pay-per-download and possibility of purchasing virtual goods from within the app.
Publisher Publisher's name. Can be name of a company, or of a single developer.
Top Category Category where publisher received the most downloads in.
Price in EUR - Price of an app in EUR. Priori calculates EUR prices using exchange rates published by EBC on the day of analysis closing.
(https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/exchange/eurofxref/html/index.en.html)
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11. Priori data is available under
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You may use it for any purpose, for free, as long as you link back to www.prioridata.com.
LICENSE TYPE, METHODOLOGY, VALIDATION AND DISCLAIMER
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Validation, Limits and Accuracy
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License Type
Methodology
Disclaimer
Priori Data GmbH collects and analyses data using a variety of proprietary techniques and technologies conforming to established and accepted rules. The information contained in this report has been compiled by Priori,
referencing our own primary research data and that of 3rd Party sources considered to be reliable. In select instances contributing partners collaborate on specialized reports. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is
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This report contains derived values and statistical estimates which may bear an error. For example, mobile app download numbers are estimations based on Priori's own methodologies and statistical estimation models, and the
download estimates may over- or under-estimate the actual downloads of any particular mobile app. The error is highest for single apps and quickly decreases with growing number of apps in estimated clusters. For instance,
estimation for all apps in a category or all apps published by a publisher will be quite accurate, while an estimation for a single app may not be as accurate. The download models constantly evolve by including more base
observations and more variable to regression analysis. This also means that download estimations with different variances of model will yield slightly different download numbers.
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