Something's going on with these two app markets which have completely different make ups, according to Royal Pingdom. Pingdom surveyed the App Store and the Android Market and discovered that only 30% of the apps in Apple's store are free, while 65% of the apps in the Android Market are free.
Why the disparity? Pingdom speculates that maybe more Google developers are just hobbyists or tinkers who can get their app in store because they don't have to deal with Apple's gate keepers. Another important factor, Google only supports paid apps in 13 countries.
It's also much easier to install pirated software on Android phones than it is Apple phones. So perhaps this pushes down sales.
Maybe it's just cultural? Google gives away Android. Apple does not.
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I don't pay for any apps. I would if the iTunes giftcards worked to purchase them in Canada though.
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May also be due to apple having a lot of 0.10 apps, as appose to £5.00 or more priced apps.
wow id rather an android bcuz free= awesome
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i wouldn't pay for an app at all.
Lower priced apps = more available for purchase.
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the iPhone still pwns
puhahahah pay ?
Who pays for apps?
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that's quite interesting.
Lol APPLEFAGS. Nuff said.
Apple is in the business of making money, no big deal.
holy shit google is there anything you cant do
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i'd go android over iOS any day. :) i got a BB tho :P
apple is milking us.
Maybe the majority of the good Android apps are just free, because android is just that awesome.
that's cool. i didn't know about it at all o.o
i'll check more later
also consider that the app store has more apps, and so that percent of free could be the same number of free from the droid
Free apps ftw.
One of the many reasons I like Google considerably more than Apple.
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I stil prefer the iphone over the droid
Not sure, but I bet anyone who could afford the damn iphone has no problem paying for their apps.
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eh. i see all the apps my apple fanboi friends have. waste of money.
lul not that awesome
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When comparing Apple and Google, there is a sizable difference in their culture. Later on as both markets develop, however, Andriod pay apps statistics might be closer to Apple's.
I've only paid for two apps on my iphone. Most stuff is just too pointless to pay for. I may switch to an android phone soon
wouldn't pay for an app myself.
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wee, that's another reason why iphone sucks ... however the best for android are also paid ... so life sucks
I wouldn't pay for an app.... :)
interesting post though!
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lol thats why i don't like apple as much
i have none of them.
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Google is into free software a lot while Apple would make you pay the air you breathe if they could, i guess customers and developers choose considering this.
The ones more oriented on free spftware will buy an Andriod phone while others an iPhone, making free apps more popular on Andriod side.
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that was informative
interesting bro.
just makes you realize how much BETTER android/google are to their customers. showing daily love.
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man cant decide if i want iphone or android
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Very interesting.
another reason for choosing android phones.. thanks for sharing..
cool
i use android and i can say its the best OS ever made.
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probably to steal over people from apple?
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nice post ;)
i like it bro;)
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