The main thing for the week (21.10 – 25.10)

Last week we counted the volumes of the Russian mobile application market, reflected on what the ideal icon for the game would be, interviewed devtodev, AppTools, Odnoklassniki, Alawar and many others. About all this – in our traditional selection for the past week. 

Exclusive: Interview with devtodevAt the end of September, devtodev, a domestic tool for collecting mobile analytics and advertising, appeared on the market.

We contacted Dmitry Kravtsov, the CEO of the service, and asked him about how the work on devtodev began, how it differs from foreign analogues and what the startup has in common with IMI.VC .

Exclusive: Interview with AppToolsTraffic is a sore point.

Where, for how much, how – these questions torment almost all developers of mobile games and applications today. Therefore, we decided to start getting acquainted with the companies offering traffic. The first in the list is AppTools.

How much will the Russian mobile app market earn in 2013?Today, the Facebook group Farminers raised the question: how much will the Russian mobile application market earn by the end of 2013.

We also decided to count. What we got – read in the material.

Exclusive: interview with OdnoklassnikiRecently, advertising banners appeared in the mobile version of Odnoklassniki.

In connection with this event, we contacted Arsen Israpilov, Director of Marketing and Business Development of Odnoklassniki, and talked about what the social network can offer mobile developers today.

How do I draw the right icon?The icon also sells.

Depending on what is on it and how it is drawn, the user decides whether to click on it or not, to see if the application is worthy of him. The question is, are there 100% working rules regarding icons?

Casual Connect Kyiv 2013: App Annie will soon open an office in MoscowApp Annie Vice President for Europe, Middle East and Africa Olivier Bernard said in an interview with our correspondents at Casual Connect Kyiv that an App Annie office will open in Moscow in the foreseeable future.

Fishlabs has declared bankruptcyWhile the studio is looking for investors, 25 employees have lost their jobs.

This measure has become necessary to reduce costs, in theory, it will help the studio to continue its work.

Exclusive: Interview with Alawar about working with Com2uSThe company Alawar recently published the game Heroes War in Russian (in domestic markets – “Gangs: Kings of the streets”) from Com2uS.

In connection with the recent release, we interviewed the Novosibirsk team and asked about cooperation with the Koreans.