Android Market catching up to Apple App Store in app numbers

18 March, 2011
The number of apps is some sort of pride for app stores so here it goes - the Android Market is quickly catching up to the current leader, the Apple App Store. What's more is that the growth the Market seems to be...

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  • Where is Nokia?
  • tdu
  • 18 Mar 2011

Seems like Elop is nowhere to be found...can we expect a miracle? Or it's just another conspiracy for global number 1 to be swallowed by microsoft? Hmmm... Number 1 has got to seriously wake the fxxx up!

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    • eXiLeD aSsAsSiN
    • mqM
    • 18 Mar 2011

    having owned a glaxy s and now an iphone 4 i have to say the range on android is superb for everyday use apps where as the app store is bettr for things like games and entertainment apps

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      • 6D1
      • 18 Mar 2011

      [deleted post]I wouldn't say IOS is better than Symbian either. It's "better" for the 99.5% of the population which happens to be computer illiterate... The kind of people who wouldn't know/care about RSS feeds, file management, multitasking, home screen widgets, getting music from somewhere other than itunes, bluetooth file transfer, encryption, etc, etc...

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        • heiss
        • 0Bj
        • 18 Mar 2011

        AnonD-1825, 18 Mar 2011So lot's of fart apps on android market, right?Right

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          • AnonD-2183
          • nMS
          • 18 Mar 2011

          2 months ago i was a big fan of apple just because of applications i was dreaming that how lucky people are who use iphone but but suddenly my mind changed when my brother has bought an ipod 4g and how much problems he has to face, he can't download nothing from internet not a single song except from itunes and itunes is very expensive when connect with computer it starts syncroniz itself.. Oh my God! what the big problem with iOS! No bluetooth is there!! Yes there are applications a lot of applications but only applications all other door are closed.. I don't know how will be the android i've still not used android but after 6 months i will buy galaxy s ii otherwise i had planned to buy iphone 4g.. In some way i love iOS but for me it does not suitable.. Still i'm using symbian and i totally have symbian the worst OS on the earth, full of problems. IOS is thousand time better than symbian...

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            • mr cell
            • EiV
            • 18 Mar 2011

            Anonymous, 18 Mar 2011Android is not good as iOS. Can`t wait to iPhone 5 it will ... moreAndroid is much better than io's apps from games to productivity applications. You are just the typical ignorant apple user who never explores past steve jobs magical rope.

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              • Anonymous
              • Ui%
              • 18 Mar 2011

              Anonymous, 18 Mar 2011Android is not good as iOS. Can`t wait to iPhone 5 it will ... moreiOS is not good as Android. Can`t wait for Dual Core Android phones to launch as they will be the best mobile phone during 2011 to 2012 when Tegra3 Quad Cores will come.

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                • Anonymous
                • Kxv
                • 18 Mar 2011

                seriously where is java apps

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                  • Mick
                  • MVg
                  • 18 Mar 2011

                  simon, 18 Mar 2011i have desire hd id like to know where they all are because... moreUpgrade your firmware, as alot of apps are 2.2 and above

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                    • AnonD-291
                    • vGA
                    • 18 Mar 2011

                    AnonD-171, 18 Mar 2011that's not what 200+ million said about symbianSo your the representative of 200 million people ??
                    At least half of android users (including me) were previously nokia users. So you can keep your "200 million happy symbian users" theory with yourself.

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                      • Yet Another Android
                      • Rbq
                      • 18 Mar 2011

                      Chewy, 18 Mar 2011Wrong, the iPhone 5 won't be the best phone in 2011, there ... moreAgreed but don't you mean Egypt? Lol

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                        • Anonymous
                        • Msm
                        • 18 Mar 2011

                        AnonD-4068, 18 Mar 2011Lol Symbian is long forgotten ahaahhMore than 4 million downloads/day is hardly forgotten.
                        Ovi is the third biggest appstore by revenue(Apple and RiM is bigger).
                        It's would also be in third place on that chart around 35000apps.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • 2@T
                          • 18 Mar 2011

                          Good to hear that Android Market is catching in terms of numbers of apps, I'm currently using Android phone and seriously I'm actually fine with all the apps ones I've downloaded at least, I have an iPhone 3GS too and the bunch of apps I've download on my 3GS and Android are pretty much the same bunch of apps so I don't mind how many apps both the store has as long as it has things I need than I'm fine, it's not like I'm gonna download every single app in the store

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                            • AnonD-171
                            • q}m
                            • 18 Mar 2011

                            [deleted post]that's not what 200+ million said about symbian

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                              • Ribs
                              • ix9
                              • 18 Mar 2011

                              It looks that the best mobile device in the world with the best os in the galaxy...is going down with the android...and...NO the IOS is not better than the android and NOn the iphone 5 wont be inovative or spectacular it will be the same thing you still paying very much for a phone that is not better than the others....

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                                • Anonymous
                                • uH$
                                • 18 Mar 2011

                                android market is free for all, ending up all useless apps. moreover google OS still very choppy not as smooth as IOS

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                                  • simon
                                  • iL}
                                  • 18 Mar 2011

                                  i have desire hd id like to know where they all are because i can only find a few hundred in the store itself...

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                                    • kartoonz
                                    • w4e
                                    • 18 Mar 2011

                                    Ive used android and apple, the quality of apple games and apps is anyday better than android...

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • 41C
                                      • 18 Mar 2011

                                      lol almost all android apps are free, almost all iphone apps are paid, i think android will have passed iphone by next update

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                                        • AnonD-4068
                                        • t7x
                                        • 18 Mar 2011

                                        Lol Symbian is long forgotten ahaahh