Smartphone users are familiar with the principle: an app is free to download, but if you want to use the full range of features or avoid seeing ads, you need to pay through in-app purchases. These ...

Andy is a seasoned technology journalist with more than 15 years experience in the mobile industry, writing for Digital Trends, Wired, and more. During that time he has reviewed hundreds of ...

Total time spent across mobile apps climbed to 5.3 trillion hours in 2025, reinforcing mobile’s dominance in consumer attention Users now spend an average of 3.6 hours per day on mobile apps and ...