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Updated App Store Data 12/20/08
A few days ago I became the first app store developer to reveal sales-to-rank data . Some other sites have confirmed an interest in this data, such as The UnOfficial Apple Weblog . With iFart continuing its move up the charts, I want to continue sharing data with you, especially since something ...
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To Boost AppStore Sales, iPhone Apps Need To Crack Top Fifty
mocoNews — ... Comm asks in his blog post, "So why the massive leap on 12/20?" He guesses that once you hit the top five, "there is an exponential jump." He also muses that it could also be down to the release of Sim City, whose popular app is currently the top paying one on the App Store. As Comm notes, it could be a case of "a rising tide that lifts all boats." Writes Comm, "Since [Sim City] rocketed directly to the #1 spot, there are many eyeballs looking at the top ten." Whatever the reason, as ...

iFart app making almost $10,000/day
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — iFart has hit the top paid app spot and has recieved over 13,000 purchases on Dec. 22nd. according to MR.  That means $9200 went directly into developer Joel Comm's pocket.  Joel's climb up the "ranks" 12/14 - 841 units - #76 overall 12/15 - 1510 units - #39 overall 12/16 - 1797 units - #22 overall 12/17 - 2836 units - #15 overall 12/18 - 3086 units - #10 overall 12/19 - 3117 units - #9 overall 12/20 - 5497 units, - #4 overall 12/21 - 9760 units  -#? overall ...

iPhone fart app pulls in nearly $10,000 a day
VentureBeat — ... ], has been releasing the download statistics for the app each day since it launched. The $0.99 app has been in the top 100 paid apps everyday since its launch, and has seen great growth. In fact, yesterday it hit the number one overall position with over 13,000 downloads. ...

You disappoint me, America: $10,000 worth of iPhone farting apps sold (so far)
CrunchGear — ... [iTunes link], created by InfoMedia, a generic name great for obscuring its true purpose: corrupting America’s youth. Ever since its release two weeks ago, iFart Mobile has been among the top 10 most downloaded apps on the App Store. ...

The Not-So-Sweet Smell of Success: iPhone Fart Apps A Financial "Wind"-fall
iSmashPhone - Turn your Phone into your MyPhone — ... ], has been releasing download statistics for the app each day since it launched. The $0.99 app has been in the top 100 paid apps every day since its launch, and has seen great growth. In fact, yesterday it hit the number one overall position with over 13,000 downloads. ...

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Rank and sales data could help figure out App Store popularity algorithmThe Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
Joel Comm, publisher of the highly-useful app iFart Mobile, has published some data about how sales related to popularity in the App Store . While I have only a high-school understanding of statistics, it would appear from Comm's data that as sales rise in a linear fashion, App Store ...