Ryan Kim writes that “freemium” iPhone apps, free downloads with in-app upgrades, are gaining favor with developers and consumers. He reports that one-third of iPhone apps that generate the most ...

Amazon?s recent decision to not accept a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over in-application purchases points to growing pressures facing freemium apps as regulators take a closer look at ...

Just over one third of the 100 top-grossing iPhone apps are now using a freemium model, GigaOm reports. In other words, the apps are free to download and use, "but make their money through in-app ...

Video editing app Captions is looking to cash in on uncertainty around TikTok and ByteDance’s video editing app CapCut’s future in the U.S. by turning to a freemium model. The app, backed by Kleiner ...

The days of those sneaky monthly incremental app charges from carriers are long behind us. Old-timers may recall how just about any downloadable weather, game or news program to a feature phone ...