Guides
Start here: how the charts work
- How App Store Top Charts Rankings WorkWhat decides an app's position on Apple's Top Free, Top Paid and Top Grossing charts, how often they update, and why ranks differ by country.
- How Google Play Top Charts Rankings WorkWhat drives an app's place on Google Play's Top Free, Top Paid and Top Grossing charts, how categories and countries differ, and how often the charts refresh.
- Top Grossing vs Top Free vs Top Paid: What They MeanThe three app store chart types explained: what each one counts, which apps lead them, and which chart matters for your goals.
- How to Check Your App's Ranking in Every CountryA free way to see where your iOS or Android app ranks on the top charts in every country and category, and how that changed since yesterday.
- Why Did My App's Rank Drop? Common CausesThe usual reasons an app falls on the App Store or Google Play charts overnight, how to tell them apart, and what you can do about each.
- App Store vs Google Play Charts: 7 DifferencesHow Apple's and Google's top charts differ: depth, apps vs games, categories, update cadence, ranking signals, countries and prices, and what that means when you compare them.
App Launch Checklist: 30 Steps Before and After Release Day
A 30-step launch checklist for iOS and Android: review prep, metadata, pre-orders, phased rollout, press, and what to watch in the charts on day one.
App Store Connect Essentials for Developers
A practical tour of App Store Connect: app records, builds, pricing, in-app purchases, agreements, reports, roles and the gotchas that stall launches.
Google Play Console Essentials: Releases, Tracks and Reports
How Play Console setup, testing tracks, staged rollouts, Play App Signing, the data safety form, listing experiments and reports fit together in 2026.
Soft Launch Strategy: Countries to Test and What to Measure
Why studios soft-launch in Canada, Australia, the Philippines and the Nordics, what to measure, how long to run it, and how small-market charts behave.
TestFlight Beta Testing: Limits and Best Practices
Internal vs external testers, the 100 and 10,000 caps, 90-day build expiry, Beta App Review, public links and feedback, explained for a pre-launch plan.