Google Play vs Apple App store
Google Play store is seeing 2.5 billion downloads a month vs. the App store at 2 billion a month. It's a mathematical certainty that the Play store will surpass the App store in total downloads withi...
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I think the questions Pulsar is asking are relevant. I can't say the point about 75% revenue is accurate but I do know that the Apple store does generate more revenue than the Google Play store. One of my hopes is that, due to the increasing market share for Android, that this situation will change.
Do apps from the Apple store cost more than apps from Google Play? Apple charges a premium for their products (many customers happily pay that premium) and enjoys great profitability because of it. Is it the same with Apple apps, is there an associated premium in the pricing of Apple store apps as opposed to Google store?
I suppose malware is something to consider. Personally, I have been using Android devices and downloading apps from Google Play for at least 4 years and have never encountered any malware and don't currently run any kind of anti malware apps on my devices.
Each of us choose which side of the fence we are on, I'm not trying to argue which side is best. I'm on the Android side so naturally I want to see it grow and expand.
Do apps from the Apple store cost more than apps from Google Play? Apple charges a premium for their products (many customers happily pay that premium) and enjoys great profitability because of it. Is it the same with Apple apps, is there an associated premium in the pricing of Apple store apps as opposed to Google store?
I suppose malware is something to consider. Personally, I have been using Android devices and downloading apps from Google Play for at least 4 years and have never encountered any malware and don't currently run any kind of anti malware apps on my devices.
Each of us choose which side of the fence we are on, I'm not trying to argue which side is best. I'm on the Android side so naturally I want to see it grow and expand.
