in-app

[ in-ap- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

done or appearing within an app, usually on a mobile device: The independent game developer was pulling in $50,000 a day from in-app ads.
The application was free, but an in-app purchase was necessary to enable translation capabilities.
The independent game developer was pulling in $50,000 a day from in-app ads.

adverb

within an app:
All tips paid in-app go to the restaurant, and fees have been waived.

Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of in-app¹

First recorded in 2000–10; in- ¹( def ) + app ¹( def )

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

People playing mobile games spent $82 billion on in-app purchases globally in 2024, according to a report from Sensor Tower, an increase of 4% from 2023.

From

In 2021, the court ruled Snap could face negligent design claims over in-app filter that encouraged teens to speed.

From

Meta said "early testing" of the system had shown "promising results" so it would now start showing in-app notifications to a larger group of public figures who had been impacted by so-called "celeb-bait."

From

By linking their Amazon account with TikTok, users can now make in-app purchases through Amazon via advertisements on the platform.

From

Fortnite was removed from Apple and Google's app stores in 2020 after Epic introduced its own in-app payments system.

From

in a pinch inapparent

Browse