Apps “Made in Germany”: 5 success stories from the Apple App Store

By Ricardo Vizcaino

The Silicon Valley is considered the Mecca for app developers.But more and more apps “Made in Germany"" are being developed in this country, which are often downloaded from the Apple App Store.There are success stories like this who give developers and start-ups all over the world-and Apple caused their own developer conference in the 1980s to launch their own developer conference.(Read also: Leaked pictures of the Apple Watch Series 7 show the first big design update in years!)

Apple WWDC: We can expect that

In 2021, the Worldwide Developers Conference, WWDC for short, takes place purely virtually for the second time, but the focus is of course on software topics.In contrast to his spring event “Spring Loaded"", Apple is likely to introduce far fewer future products-and yet the technology world is looking forward to the keynote that opens the five-day conference.Maybe the technology giant from Cupertino is surprising (again).However, one of the highlights should certainly be the presentation of the new iOS operating system.Apple traditionally presents its beta version on the WWDC, which will then be in the new iPhones in September.(Read: IOS 15-Insider reveals the first details of the new Apple operating system)

Diese Apps “made in Germany"" sind Download-“Schlager"" im App Store

Apple wants to kick on the WWDC, especially in exchange with developers around the world.After all, they are who feed the App Store with new apps every day with creative ideas.Some of these applications also come from Germany.We present five success stories from German developers here.

In 2013 Perjan moved from Albania to Germany.The dream was great, but the debts are high.To have his finances under control and to get out of the red figures as soon as possible, Perjan designed the first version of Moneycoach on iOS just a year later.Since then, the app has been helping millions of people to keep an eye on their finances - even more: According to Perjan, it helps “millions of people to build better financial habits in a super simple and intelligent manner"" according to Perjan "".To date, the app, which Perjan developed together with his brother Krist, has been downloaded more than a million times worldwide.“Moneycoach is where the user is, deeply integrated and on all Apple devices.With the App Store, that's child's play, ""say the developers themselves.(Also interesting: invest money - with these 9 podcasts it is even fun to learn something about finance)

Founded in April 2019 by Phillip Wayman and Sebastian Wettke, Fastic makes the users of the app in a gentle, playful way with interval fasting, whereby the complete experience is adapted to the individual goals of the user.In the first year alone, the “Made in Germany"" app recorded over three million downloads (one and a half million in the USA) and is one of the most successful health and fitness apps in several countries.The app was downloaded over 14 million times by April 2021, users have fasted a total of over a billion hours.On average, each user loses 2.7 kilograms per month.Sebastian Wettke, Co-Founder and CPO from Fastic says: “We have developed Fastic because we are convinced that we can change the world with advanced technologies and holistic approaches.Apple was always a role model here.As a start-up, the infrastructure of Apple and the App Store has simplified the market entry many times over.""

It is now available in six languages and is one of the top 10 health and fitness apps in the App Store.Exciting: A connection to the Apple Watch is currently being used to design an even more individual system with the health data of the users that adapts the Fastic program to the physical conditions.(Read also: hot air fryer-the food trend is suitable for losing weight?)

The Things app promises that we really get everything with her - and combine productivity, simplicity and clear design.The indispensable everyday companion was developed by Cultured Code GmbH, which initially offered software for web developers.In 2007 the company changed its course and concentrated on Things from then on. Wenig später ging die App – zeitgleich mit der “Eröffnung"" des App Stores – live, als eine der ersten 500 Apps überhaupt.Werner Jainek, Managing Director of Cultured Code, remembers: “Things started in 2008 as one of the first apps in the App Store.Thirteen years and five million downloads later, Things is one of the best -known brands in the productivity area.The App Store has contributed to this success.It is characterized by a high customer confidence and enables comfortable and spontaneous app purchases.He allows us to sell the global distribution of Things without additional organizational effort.So we can concentrate fully on the further development of Things.""

Today, an 11-member team of development is developing the original product (now in the third main version) and has won many prizes in this way-including two Apple Design Awards.(Speaking of Apple: We have to wait longer for new Apple Airpods Pro)

Ulysses for Mac, iPad and iPhone is an award -winning text program for demanding authors and was also awarded the renowned Apple Design Award.The innovative editor offers extensive machining options on a modern, tidy surface.All texts are easy to find in the library and thanks to simple synchronization on all connected devices available at all times.Even large projects can be managed comfortably.Ulysses ’comprehensive and flexible export function creates beautifully designed PDF documents, blog posts or e-books in no time.The start-up, founded in 2002, employs 20 people today and the current version has over 50.000 subscribers.“The App Store offers us an immense range - over 75 percent of our sales comes from outside the EU.He also regulates the purchase and payment processing worldwide. Das ist einfach und sicher und ist für uns eine enorme Entlastung"", beschreibt Marcus Fehn, Gründer und CCO von Ulysses die Entscheidung, eine App exklusiv für iPhone und Co.to develop.(Read also: iPhone 13-what we already know about the new iPhone generation)

With onefootball you are ready for every game.The football app is the only application with a fully personalized home screen for non-stop messages about the favorite club and the only company that the individual live soccer games in the app both free of charge and easily on a pay-per-view basisoffer.Lucas von Cranach, CEO of Onefootball, says in this context: “Onefootball was one of the first 1 worldwide.000 applications in the App Store.So we can look back on a long -term and, above all, reliable partnership with the App Store Team.We are in constant exchange and are always very open to new technologies.For example, the introduction of in-app payments played a central role in the launch of our Ott live streaming strategy.Giving our users the opportunity to watch a live game on a pay-per-view base with just three clicks is unique.""

In December 2020, Onefootball bought the British media company Dugout.In the course of the takeover, ten of the world's largest football clubs have become partners of Onefootball: FC Bayern Munich, Juventus, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Liverpool FC, Chelsa FC, Arsenal FC, Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique Marseille.In March 2021, Borussia Dortmund, Tottenham Hotspur and the German Football Association (DFB) were added to three other shareholders from the football world. Heute zählt die App “made in Germany"" 85 Millionen aktive Nutzer auf der ganzen Welt und beschäftigt 290 Mitarbeiter aus über 50 Nationen.The headquarters of the company founded in 2008 is Berlin.(Also interesting: EM 2021-With these 10 technical highlights, celebrate a football festival at home)