Google Play Versus Apple’s App Store

Google​ ​Play​ ​Versus​ ​Apple’s​ ​App​ ​Store

By​ ​Jenna​ ​Erickson,​ ​Codal​ ​Inc ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

As​ ​a​ ​mobile​ ​application​ ​design​ ​company​​ ​offering​ ​iOS​ ​development services​,​ ​it​ ​is​ ​critical​ ​to​ ​stay​ ​on​ ​top​ ​of​ ​trends​ ​and​ ​statistics​ ​on​ ​both​ ​Apple’s app​ ​store​ ​and​ ​Google​ ​Play.

Apple​ ​App​ ​Store:​ ​The​ ​Numbers In​ ​2008,​ ​when​ ​Apple’s​ ​app​ ​store​ ​was​ ​launched,​ ​here​ ​were​ ​only​ ​500 mobile​ ​applications​ ​available.​ ​Within​ ​5​ ​years,​ ​the​ ​number​ ​of​ ​apps​ ​in the​ ​store​ ​skyrocketed​ ​to​ ​a​ ​million.​ ​Just​ ​this​ ​past​ ​January,​ ​the​ ​app store​ ​reached​ ​2.2​ ​million​ ​apps.

In​ ​2016,​ ​the​ ​app​ ​store​ ​recorded​ ​a​ ​bit​ ​over​ ​25​ ​billion​ ​downloads.​ ​In​ ​quarter​ ​4 of​ ​2016,​ ​the​ ​App​ ​store​ ​reported​ ​that​ ​they​ ​generated​ ​$5.4​ ​billion.

Google​ ​Play:​ ​The​ ​Numbers The​ ​Google​ ​Play​ ​store​ ​was​ ​also​ ​launched​ ​in​ ​2008,​ ​the​ ​same time​ ​as​ ​Apple’s​ ​App​ ​Store.​ ​However,​ ​this​ ​past​ ​January​ ​the total​ ​number​ ​of​ ​apps​ ​in​ ​the​ ​store​ ​was​ ​over​ ​2.7​ ​million.

In​ ​2016,​ ​the​ ​Google​ ​Play​ ​store​ ​recorded​ ​over​ ​75​ ​billion​ ​mobile​ ​app downloads.

So,​ ​while​ ​there​ ​are​ ​more​ ​downloads​ ​and​ ​more​ ​apps​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Google​ ​Play Store​ ​than​ ​Apple’s​ ​App​ ​Store,​ ​Apple​ ​was​ ​still​ ​able​ ​to​ ​generate​ ​more​ ​money from​ ​mobile​ ​applications​ ​within​ ​that​ ​time​ ​period.

But,​ ​Why? Are​ ​there​ ​more​ ​Android​ ​app​ ​design​ ​companies​​ ​than​ ​iOS​ ​development firms​?​ ​Do​ ​more​ ​people​ ​have​ ​Android​ ​phones​ ​than​ ​iPhones?​ ​Are​ A ​ ndroid app​ ​development​ ​services​​ ​less​ ​expensive​ ​than​ ​iOS? Not​ ​particularly.​ ​One​ ​large​ ​factor​ ​of​ ​this​ ​is​ ​that​ ​Apple​ ​has​ ​a​ ​lot​ ​larger​ ​of​ ​a quality​ ​control​ ​process​ ​than​ ​Google​ ​does.​ ​A​ m ​ obile​ ​app​ ​development company​​ ​that​ ​releases​ ​both​ ​an​ ​iOS​ ​and​ ​Android​ ​app​ ​will​ ​have​ ​two​ ​different waiting​ ​periods​ ​to​ ​get​ ​approved.​ ​Typically,​ ​Android​ ​approves​ ​their​ ​apps​ ​a lot​ ​quicker​ ​than​ ​Apple​ ​does.

While​ ​it​ ​completely​ ​depends​ ​on​ ​the​ ​features​ ​of​ ​an​ ​app,​ ​an​ ​Android​ ​app​ ​can be​ ​approved​ ​within​ ​a​ ​day​ ​of​ ​being​ ​sent​ ​for​ ​review.​ ​This​ ​is​ ​rarely​ ​the​ ​case with​ ​Apple,​ ​as​ ​it​ ​seems​ ​that​ ​they​ ​spend​ ​more​ ​time​ ​reviewing​ ​the​ ​app’s​ ​and have​ ​completely​ ​different​ ​guidelines​ ​than​ ​Google.

Apple​ ​is​ ​all​ ​about​ ​quality​ ​and​ ​quality​ ​control.​ ​They​ ​are​ ​much​ ​stricter​ ​about what​ ​types​ ​of​ ​mobile​ ​app’s​ ​are​ ​allowed​ ​to​ ​be​ ​available​ ​to​ ​download,​ ​and they​ ​have​ ​a​ ​lot​ ​more​ ​guidelines​ ​for​ ​approval/rejection.​ ​For​ ​example,​ ​if​ ​your app​ ​needs​ ​a​ ​code​ ​update,​ ​Apple​ ​will​ ​let​ ​you​ ​know;​ ​and​ ​if​ ​you​ ​don’t​ ​update it,​ ​they’ll​ ​take​ ​control​ ​of​ ​the​ ​situation​ ​and​ ​remove​ ​it​ ​from​ ​the​ ​app​ ​store.

If​ ​you’re​ ​looking​ ​for​ ​an​ ​agency​ ​that​ ​offers​ ​iOS​ ​development​ ​services​​ ​or Android​ ​app​ ​development​ ​services​,​ ​get​ ​in​ ​contact​ ​with​ ​Codal,​ ​and​ ​let​ ​the UX​ ​design​ ​and​ ​development​ ​agency​​ ​bring​ ​your​ ​idea​ ​to​ ​life!

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