App Annie ZigZag pattern

Hi All,

I’m looking at Rank history ( both Download & Grossing) for China for one of my apps (paid). iPhone ( is universal app but no data is shown for iPad)

I don’t understand how the ranking graph line can go up - my logic says it should only go up if it gets a download ( and since is is a paid app the same effect should happen on Grossing) - and this app has gotten very few downloads as per Apple iTunes Connect ( no need to ask friends if i can borrow their fingers to help me count - i can do it on my left hand - only using my fingers - and thats worldwide sales, not just within China!)

So how can this graph go up and down, especially when as far as i know app annie is only getting data from iTunes Connect.

Any ideas?

I thought maybe apps get taken off the market thus moving up the ranks?
Perhaps devs are not going to all stores, thus even though there are 1000’s and 1’000s of apps since they are not getting listed in a particular country - apps can stay in download charts even without having downloads?

T.

App annie is weird. One day I’m in the top 200, the next day nothing, then 3 days later I get an update that isn’t valid. It’s an interesting tool, but I just learned to adjust to it’s dumbness. 

Hi Nicholas,

Is the weirdness also connected to china?

T

App annie is weird. One day I’m in the top 200, the next day nothing, then 3 days later I get an update that isn’t valid. It’s an interesting tool, but I just learned to adjust to it’s dumbness. 

Hi Nicholas,

Is the weirdness also connected to china?

T