Do the prices people are willing to pay for a phone app depend on the device or the type of app? A comparison of July prices in the iPhone App Store and the Android Market by app analytics firm Distimo found that across broad categories such as entertainment, navigation, and tools the average price for the Top 100 paid apps was very similar for both mobile computing platforms. There were a few exc...
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MobileCrunch on 7th Aug 2009 (via techcrunch.com)
Apple is nearing the approval of over 100,000 apps for the App Store marking a significant milestone. That number makes the App Store by far and large the biggest of the app offerings on the market. By comparison, the much younger Android market has only 10,000 apps and the Blackberry App World has only 3,040. Disney
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iPhoneBuzz on 28th Oct 2009 (via feedproxy.google.com)
With more than 20,000 apps, Google's Android Market doesn't quite have the cachet or the inventory of Apple's iPhone App Store, which boasts more than 100,000 applications. But quantity doesn't always beat quality. The Android Market has some useful apps in many categories, from games to social networking and multimedia. But when you want to get work done you need productivity ...
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eWEEKWireless on 17th Feb 2010 (via feedproxy.google.com)
Location-based applications are becoming more popular as better positioning systems are built into more mobile devices. This report analyzes the location-based apps from the Apple App Store, RIM App World, and Android Market.
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MobiAD on 2nd Jan 2010 (via mobiadnews.com)
A few people have sent in tips about Google releasing an Android Market geared towards business users. The rumor suggests that the new Market would be a way for Google to highlight Androids enterprise capabilities, drawing attention away from an app store full of games, soundboards, and sexy lady” apps. A new market sounds good in
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androinica on 8th Mar 2010 (via feedproxy.google.com)
Application prices in Apple's App Store and Google's Android Market are quite similar with the exception of the Reference category, where Android Market apps carry a significantly higher price tag, according to new data issued by analytics research firm Distimo. The disparity is due largely to a handful of dictionary-themed Android apps priced between $15 and $30, notes TechCrunch. The t...
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FierceMobileContent on 7th Aug 2009 (via fiercemobilecontent.com)
Five months ago the Android Market had 10,000 applications. Today, as reported by AndroidLib, Android Market has doubled in size since then and hit the 20k app market. Pretty astounding, but still miniscule in comparison to Apples iPhone App Store. But the key in this case is about momentum and NOT competition. According to IDC
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phandroid on 15th Dec 2009 (via phandroid.com)