BOSTON, MA — (Marketwired) — 10/30/13 — , Inc. (), developer of award-winning app marketing technologies, today published its latest Fiksu Indexes which reflect the impact of September-s iOS 7 and new iPhone 5s/c launches on app marketing. Fiksu also that showcases the extreme growth in app store competition over the past 21 months. For September, the Fiksu Indexes recorded declines in both app marketing costs and app downloads, spurred by the unprecedented adoption of the and early adopters of the new iPhone devices.
The decreased by 12 percent in September, or 22 cents, to $1.68 from August-s $1.90. This drop can be partially attributed to the surge of highly engaged users downloading and using apps on the recently-released iOS 7. This was evident from the , which showed nearly 60 percent of users made the upgrade to iOS 7 in the first 10 days. Developers who were ready with iOS 7 versions of their apps reaped the benefits of this decreased cost.
The (which measures the average aggregate daily download volume of the top 200 free U.S. iPhone apps) saw a slight decrease to 5.7 million daily downloads in September from August-s 5.9 million. There was a noticeable lull in app downloads in the weeks leading up to the iOS 7 launch, but was followed by a 25 percent spike as eager consumers rushed to download new apps once they updated their OS. Although the overall three percent decrease is fairly insignificant, this represents a 40 percent increase in download volumes year-over-year, following a trend similar to and year-over-year comparisons.
“The escalating year-over-year growth revealed in our 21 months of app marketing analysis highlights the huge opportunity facing marketers as smartphone users hungrily download and engage with more apps,” said Micah Adler, Fiksu CEO. “But it also reveals just how competitive it is with more brands getting in on the action. The launch of a new iPhone and iOS in September is the icing on the cake for app marketers as they march into the prime holiday season.”
The measure monthly fluctuations in competition for rank in the Apple App Store and the cost to acquire loyal users(1), helping mobile app marketers benchmark their performance against industry trends.
For Fiksu-s full analysis, visit .
Fiksu has accumulated more than 170 billion app actions including launches, registrations, and in-app purchases, as well as massive amounts of data from real-time bidding requests and mobile advertising networks. This data is used to drive real-time optimization of ad campaigns, to help app developers acquire large volumes of loyal users at very efficient costs. Additionally, the company has driven more than 1 billion app downloads for its customers.
Fiksu is the leading provider of mobile app marketing products that help app and game marketers reach their user acquisition goals. The company-s patent-pending Programmatic Mobile Demand Platform applies intelligent technology to proprietary big data to master ALL the challenges of advertising mobile apps — including tracking, optimization, media buying and integration. This cohesive approach spans the entire mobile ecosystem and ultimately delivers the best marketing performance. Additionally, Fiksu offers FreeMyApps®, the world-s largest app discovery platform where users are rewarded. Based in Boston, Mass., Fiksu is venture-backed by Qualcomm Ventures and Charles River Ventures. More at , @Fiksu, and on the Fiksu blog.
1; For the specific purpose of the Fiksu Indexes, a loyal user is defined as someone who opens an app three or more times.
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