{"id":3305,"date":"2020-07-10T17:35:42","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T17:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blendai.digital\/?p=3305"},"modified":"2021-08-05T15:54:49","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T15:54:49","slug":"mobile-apps-and-games-that-conquered-during-quarantine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blendai.digital\/blog\/mobile-apps-and-games-that-conquered-during-quarantine\/","title":{"rendered":"Mobile Apps and Games that Conquered During Quarantine!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Covid 19 has transformed the way people use the internet, turning it overnight from a simple source of entertainment into a vital lifeline that allows those who are currently indoors to connect with their friends and family. Whether you are quarantined yourself or how many are isolated in other ways during the coronavirus pandemic, this health crisis has changed the way we use it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Platforms such as Zoom, Google Docs and Netflix are for work, organisation and entertainment, while friends use browser extensions and conference apps to hang out together.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">This shows how our behavior has changed as the virus spreads, driving us to our devices to work, play and connect.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><span class=\"article-line\">Acquisition managers at <a href=\"https:\/\/blendai.digital\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BlendAI<\/a> believes that trend towards app development will only grow, which is worth considering from a business point of view. So it&#8217;s important to be aware of the current trends in app development and their potential impact on your business. <\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Top Apps that have been downloaded the most<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3307 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blendai.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/especial.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blendai.digital\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/especial.jpg 2889w, https:\/\/blendai.digital\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/especial-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/blendai.digital\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/especial-768x1044.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blendai.digital\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/especial-753x1024.jpg 753w, https:\/\/blendai.digital\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/especial-600x816.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3306 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blendai.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/especial_covid.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"395\" height=\"801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blendai.digital\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/especial_covid.jpg 2918w, https:\/\/blendai.digital\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/especial_covid-148x300.jpg 148w, https:\/\/blendai.digital\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/especial_covid-768x1556.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blendai.digital\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/especial_covid-600x1215.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Home-based mobile gaming increased the number of times a player would visit a game again each month. An example is that casual games, which normally have 5 visits per player per month, have had more than 15 &#8211; 20 visits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Data from Sensor Tower shows that the total number of mobile games played during the COVID 19 lockout was 153% higher than in December 2019. During the lockdown period of COID 19, more people turned to games and entertainment, and the number of games per capita reached a record 1.2 billion in January 2019, compared with 1 billion a year ago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-line\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">That&#8217;s according to research firm App Annie, which found that users downloaded 35% more games in March than in January. Games continue to dominate mobile app stores, accounting for more than half of all downloads in the US mobile market, up from 44% in January 2019 and 37% last year. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph\"><span class=\"article-line\" style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"> <wbr \/>This share has risen by almost 2% so far this year, and global consumer spending has risen by 1.7% compared to the previous year. One of the most downloaded games in China is the popular mobile game Super Smash Bros. for iOS and Android, with more than 3.5 million downloads in March, up from 2.2 million in January 2019 and 2 million last year. Limited is at a 20-month high, according to App Annie&#8217;s latest mobile app market research report. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph\"><span class=\"article-line\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"> <wbr \/>Mobile gaming as a whole is spread across a wide range of platforms, with more players spending more time than ever before. The biggest growth in adventure games is seen with people opting for more immersive titles. As players spend more time in games, they also spend money to take advantage of additional features in the games.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"article-line\"> <wbr \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Top games that have been downloaded the most<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3308 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blendai.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/especial_covid-19.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"489\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blendai.digital\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/especial_covid-19.jpg 2829w, https:\/\/blendai.digital\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/especial_covid-19-176x300.jpg 176w, https:\/\/blendai.digital\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/especial_covid-19-768x1311.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blendai.digital\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/especial_covid-19-600x1024.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Food Delivery Apps<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">The most popular apps downloaded during quarantine have also been the Food Delivery apps, which have seen a 135% increase in installations in the past year, according to the latest data from the Google Play Store.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">An app for distributing food in a circle, which then delivers the food to the buyer and stores it in the store. If you don&#8217;t run a restaurant or grocery store and have enough resources to organize a delivery, a certain period of time can be a good reason to test an aggregator app at your location. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pixabay.com\/photo\/2019\/10\/10\/07\/16\/pizza-4538925_960_720.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.pixabay.com\/photo\/2019\/10\/10\/07\/16\/pizza-4538925_960_720.jpg 1x, https:\/\/cdn.pixabay.com\/photo\/2019\/10\/10\/07\/16\/pizza-4538925_1280.jpg 1.333x\" alt=\"Pizza, Delivery, Bike, Order, Online, Screen, Service\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-line\"> <wbr \/><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Covid 19 has transformed the way people use the internet, turning it overnight from a simple source of entertainment into a vital lifeline that allows those who are currently indoors to connect with their friends and family. 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