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Developing an app is no picnic, so here's some resources help you navigate the minefield and go in with eyes open.

Lucy Beldon Mobile Growth Manager
By Lucy Beldon,
November 6, 2025

North Star Metrics: How finding your North Star could help drive real app growth

Launching an app to market is exciting, scary, and daunting. But have you considered how you'll measure its success? 

In this post, I’ll explain what a North Star Metric is, how to choose one, and why it’s essential for driving meaningful, sustainable growth in your app.

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Lucy Beldon Mobile Growth Manager
By Lucy Beldon,
August 8, 2024

The role of app reviews and ratings in App Store Optimisation (ASO)

Ratings and reviews are among the most important ranking factors for your app. Discover how app ratings and reviews can influence your ASO strategy and learn how to leverage them effectively.

Tobin Harris Pocketworks
By Tobin Harris,
April 22, 2023

AppMagic Review: App Market Intelligence Tool

App market intelligence tools help you better understand your market and competitors. AppMagic takes a different approach which makes it highly affordable, whilst still offering quality data. Let's take a look. 

Tobin Harris Pocketworks
By Tobin Harris,
October 31, 2022

Vitamins, painkillers and app store conversion rates

If you want to get downloads, then you might need to change your app store strategy depending on what type of app you publish. Let's take a look.

Tobin Harris Pocketworks
Tobin Harris  September 24, 2022
Tobin Harris Pocketworks
By Tobin Harris,
April 21, 2022

What are considered best practices when building apps?

If you're setting out to build an app, you might be wondering what the best practices are so you can take an approach that is likely to lead to success. 

Tobin Harris Pocketworks
By Tobin Harris,
June 20, 2021

When your CEO says “we need an app”

Directors often groan when their CEO says “we need an app”. I hear of this happening almost weekly, and it makes me chuckle because it’s a real cliche in the mobile app development business. The question is, are they right?