Apple AppStore makes 6x more revenue than Android Market

21 December, 2011
Analysts from Distimo also reveal that the Apple AppStore is a huge hit in China.

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  • Anonymous
  • 4cZ
  • 22 Dec 2011

98% of apps on Android are 30 launchers and their themes, wallpaper, livewallpapers, task killers, battery saving apps, and antivirus apps. Then you add to app compatibility or force closes. There aren't much at all. Take a look at the App Store or appshopper.com and you'll see that Android is so far behind.

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    • Anonymous
    • mhP
    • 22 Dec 2011

    Anonymous, 22 Dec 2011I totally agree with you,especially owning both devices. ... moreExactly, everyone who own both iOS device and android device knows that android market is big joke compared to appstore, but let android fans believe what they want :)

    it surprise me again and again how PRO those appstore apps looks/feels. It feels like every dev has their own very good graphic designers. Apps look's very good. Nothing like those amateur looking android apps (most of them).

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      • AnonD-977
      • v}7
      • 22 Dec 2011

      Anonymous, 21 Dec 2011Obviously AppStore sells more apps than Android market. The... moreThey are usually preloaded with "light" versions.

      I've got an E5, Joiku Hotspot is on there free but you can't secure it with a password, if you want to secure it you have to pay 9€ for the premium version.

      http://www.joiku.com/products/joikuspot_premium

      A secured WiFi hotspot is built into my iPhone.

      Nokia maps isn't so good, it takes forever to get a lock.

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        • AnonD-27770
        • wrs
        • 22 Dec 2011

        Anonymous, 22 Dec 2011I totally agree with you,especially owning both devices. ... moreHaha! What a funny statement of "Android will never catch Apple". They're on different leagues my friend! Now I understand why people love iPhone. It's a smartphone with great specs and yet easy to uses. Where with androids you need to use your brain IF you want to use it functionalities optimally.

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          • von
          • v0q
          • 22 Dec 2011

          Of course, it makes sense. You bought the most expensive mobile phone in the market so you surely must have another dollar or two to purchase apps.

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            • AnonD-977
            • v}7
            • 22 Dec 2011

            Android users want developers to be slaves who do work for them for nothing.

            Google don't care, they make money off ads.

            I don't mind paying extra to get ad free Apps and to support App developers.

            Then Android users wonder why all the best Apps show up on iOS first, it's not rocket science developers have to eat and pay the rent like everybody else.

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              • AnonD-27770
              • wrs
              • 22 Dec 2011

              Yeah, I own android but a little bit disappointed with android market. It's full of free apps but most of them are like trashy apps. But still, won't change to iPhone. iPhone can't change ROMs, can't change Kernels, less modifiable.. Androids are only for smart people if you want to unlock their full potentials.

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                • Anonymous
                • YHV
                • 22 Dec 2011

                Jack, 21 Dec 2011Lol, i am using Samsung GS2 and iphone4, frankly im soo dis... moreI totally agree with you,especially owning both devices.

                Android market is a shit hole compared to Apple's

                For example,i use iPhone for business the most, and my favorite App is PDF reader which i use for bunch of documents,etc,easy Wi-fi transfer from my desktop to my iPhone,now on

                Android market i have Adobe reader free version,but can't do much with it,and for full version they want $9.99 while my iPhone's i got it for free.

                That's the whole magic.

                Apple's apps are useable,and good apps always come to Apple store first,while Android are not that great,crash,many bugs,spams,advertising,etc

                Android will never catch Apple

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                  • Anonymous
                  • 3Yi
                  • 22 Dec 2011

                  lol, 21 Dec 2011what a huge pile of bull sh1t. Only morons will actually fa... moreMore than you excpected. BTW Android market it's a joke lol.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • mhP
                    • 21 Dec 2011

                    Anonymous, 21 Dec 2011Obviously AppStore sells more apps than Android market. The... more"Have you ever seen a E-series or N-series Nokia? They come preloaded with every app you can think of so you don't need to buy it."

                    Can you give me example? i hear lot of talking about that, i hadn't buy any app which some other phone has out of the box, they are free if there's those kind of apps.

                    But yes i'm waiting couple of examples.

                    Also appstore has atleast 200 000 free apps. so that's a lot of free stuff :)

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                      • Jake the Pirate
                      • YHM
                      • 21 Dec 2011

                      of course they're gonna make more revenue if youll buy the apps from apple...that only means apple is ripping you off when you can get it in android market for free...WHY DONT YOU THINK DISTIMO...and who is DISTIMO???

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                        • racerz4
                        • kgg
                        • 21 Dec 2011

                        [deleted post]i totally agree man.LMAO:D

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                          • 0CY
                          • 21 Dec 2011

                          what a huge pile of bull sh1t. Only morons will actually fall head first for this crappy article made by some crappy company nobody has ever heard of.

                          And to top the whole propagannda and statistical lie, it's only top 200 apps.

                          Well if i take top 17 apps maybe android will bee selling 86 times more than apple. Of maybe if i take top 34 apps apple and android will be even.
                          What a bunch of bull sh1t.

                          Compare the whole market or dont compare.

                          The people who did this idiotic research are obviously retards cause they cant count past 200. Its not like the business numbers are top secret. Btw, android market reached 1 billion downloads. How much does apple store have ?

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                            • Anonymous
                            • ib9
                            • 21 Dec 2011

                            rejoice.... Google is winning!!! :P

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                              • FrankAsian
                              • IaB
                              • 21 Dec 2011

                              the profit apple make come from the apple user. It's better to go to Android then

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                                • Anonymous
                                • pqy
                                • 21 Dec 2011

                                When you pay more for what others get for free or pay less than you, you consider yourself very smart. Apple guys are geniuses. Their clients exactly the opposite.

                                "This why we iOS users get all the good stuffs for our devices. Devs like us and iOS, because they can make money with their hardwork."

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                                  • AnonD-5449
                                  • iCE
                                  • 21 Dec 2011

                                  Anonymous, 21 Dec 2011This why we iOS users get all the good stuffs for our devic... moreAs if Android devs weren't able to ask money for their apps. I don't understand what's your point here. Maybe they like Android more than ios and that's why they decide to collect fares from its users. HAHA.

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                                    • AnonD-5449
                                    • iCE
                                    • 21 Dec 2011

                                    No wonder. I bet over 70 % of the apps are paid. Android Market has a lot of free apps. And that's good.

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                                      • AnonD-35082
                                      • fw7
                                      • 21 Dec 2011

                                      Another pathetic survey just proves that Apple are a bunch of greedy gimps. Most Android apps are free.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • mhP
                                        • 21 Dec 2011

                                        This why we iOS users get all the good stuffs for our devices. Devs like us and iOS, because they can make money with their hardwork.