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Acapella from PicPlayPost

App & software · 2015 · Notable

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Mixcord's multi-frame music video app reached No. 1 on Apple's free iPhone chart in 2015.

Acapella from PicPlayPost App Store listing, Mixcord
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How it works
Reach46Contagion65Breadth20Velocity63Longevity2644

Numbers

Monthly active users (Mixcord)
7M
As of Nov 24, 2015 · Self-reported · Mixcord / PR Newswire
Peak date
Week of Nov 8, 2015
Sep 15 ’15 to Week of Nov 8, 2015
Platforms
6
Started on App stores
Origin
Seeded
Technology

Mechanics

  • Shareable outputPrimary
  • Platform jump
  • Press loop

How it spread

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Mixcord released Acapella in September 2015. In November it rose from No. 212 to third in estimated US downloads and topped Apple's free iPhone chart. Aggregator accounts on Twitter and Instagram reposted users' videos, and BuzzFeed News and The Guardian covered it.

Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.

Google searchesApr ’15AugNovDecFeb ’17Jul ’18Dec ’19May ’21Sep ’22Jan ’24May ’25NovPeakApp storesPressXInstagramOpen webYouTube
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Timeline (14)

  1. September 2015

    Mixcord Inc. seed · Sep 15 ’15

    Mixcord released Acapella from PicPlayPost on the iOS App Store.[2][1]

  2. November 2015

    Sensor Tower commercial · Nov 2015

    Acapella ranked third in estimated November US iOS non-game downloads, up from No. 212 in October.[1]

  3. Apple App Store chart peak · Week of Nov 8, 2015

    Acapella was No. 1 among free iPhone apps for the week ending November 8, 2015.[3]

    1 No. 1 free iPhone app
Origin
Seeded
Sector
Technology
Region
US
Monthly active users (Mixcord)
7M
As of Nov 24, 2015 · Self-reported · Mixcord / PR Newswire
Evidence
Grade B

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Google searchesApr ’15AugNovDecFeb ’17Jul ’18Dec ’19May ’21Sep ’22Jan ’24May ’25NovPeakApp storesPressXInstagramOpen webYouTube
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  1. September 2015

    Mixcord Inc. seed · Sep 15 ’15

    Mixcord released Acapella from PicPlayPost on the iOS App Store.[2][1]

  2. November 2015

    Sensor Tower commercial · Nov 2015

    Acapella ranked third in estimated November US iOS non-game downloads, up from No. 212 in October.[1]

  3. Apple App Store chart peak · Week of Nov 8, 2015

    Acapella was No. 1 among free iPhone apps for the week ending November 8, 2015.[3]

    1 No. 1 free iPhone app
  1. backlash · Nov 10 ’15

  2. commercial · Week of Nov 22, 2015

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