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2020 Was Unpredictable, But 2021 Could Be Even More Surprising

There is no doubt that 2020 has been one of the most challenging years. The last year has strengthened our belief that the ethos behind Appnext when it was founded 7 years ago has never changed: finding the right app exactly when you need it is vital in our technological and interconnected lives. In 2020, more than ever before, we have become dependent on mobile devices to maintain our day-to-day schedules amid the increasing disruption to our everyday activities. From fitness to travel and from shopping to communication, apps have provided the solution.

Appnext Expands Its Mobile Consumer Experiences Through Strategic Investments

We are excited to share that Appnext (an Affle Group company) announced a strategic investment in Bobble AI Keyboard, joining Xiaomi as co-investors. Bobble AI offers an indigenous social keyboard that includes speech-to-text capabilities and is accessible in approximately 100 international languages, including 23 Indian languages. Appnext will own exclusive monetization on all Bobble pre-installed default keyboard for Xiaomi across multiple devices in India. This investment comes at the heels of another recent strategic investment as a co-shareholder with Samsung India in IndusOS, which operates Indus App Bazaar, India’s largest independent indigenous apps store on Samsung devices, where Appnext will…

7 Ways to Monetize your App Without Scaring off your Users

The app economy is expected to reach over $100 billion in global revenue by the year 2020. Despite this astronomical revenue, failing to monetize is one of the most common reasons why app publishers abandon the app market altogether. In fact, a study from Clear Bridge Mobile found that more than half of mobile app developers generated little to no revenue from their mobile apps in 2017. App publishers know that the best way to make money from their apps is to sell ad space. However, most app users find any type of advertisement that interrupts their user of an…