Thomas Tsopanakis

Utilities is the main category at about 58.3% of apps, while the portfolio spans 5 categories. This is a relatively diversified portfolio strategy.

Utilities

7 apps · 58.3%

Business

2 apps · 16.7%

Productivity

1 apps · 8.3%

Social Networking

1 apps · 8.3%

Lifestyle

1 apps · 8.3%

• The primary category Utilities accounts for 58.3%. Long-tail categories can reduce single-category risk.
• The diversification score is about 0.61 (0=highly concentrated, 1=highly diversified), useful for comparing developers.

The full portfolio has about 124.0K public ratings, a mid-sized public review base. It includes 3 free apps and 9 paid apps.

Apps

12

Total ratings

124.0K

Free / paid

3 / 9

• By review volume, the leading apps include: "Lists To do", "Countdown+++", "Tally Counters".
• Paid apps represent a larger share, making download conversion and reputation more important.

Weighted by rating volume, the portfolio averages about 4.79 stars; the simple average is 4.58 stars. The gap shows whether high-volume apps lift or drag the overall reputation.

Weighted avg

4.79 ★

Simple avg

4.58 ★

• The weighted and simple averages differ meaningfully, indicating that high-review apps strongly shape perception.
• 0 apps have no public rating data, so long-tail performance is underrepresented.

The iTunes Search API does not provide review text. This card uses low star ratings with enough review volume as a proxy, and separately highlights apps with thin samples.

• No app triggered the low-rating plus sufficient-sample threshold.
• Thin rating samples (under 50 ratings): "Text Converter". Star ratings can swing heavily until more feedback arrives.

The earliest listed app is "Countdown to Big Events", while the newest or most recent listing signal is "Tally Counters". The span is a proxy for long-term iteration capacity.

Span

1 years+

• Earliest record in this dataset: 2011 (Countdown to Big Events).
• Newer app signal: 2013 (Tally Counters).

These takeaways are based on public metadata and are useful for competitor research or portfolio planning. Deeper conclusions require downloads, revenue, and review text.

• Study the category mix: 5 categories show whether a main-category plus extension structure matches your resources.
• Compare reputation structure: weighted 4.79 stars vs. the leading app "Lists To do" and its review volume.
• For similar tools, prioritize review mining on lower-rated apps to find functional gaps; this requires store reviews or third-party data.