Apple's App Store generated 80% more revenue than Google Play with a third as many installs in first half of 2019

Apple's iOS App Store continued to dominate the worldwide market in terms of revenue gained from premium apps and in-app purchases over the first half of 2019, with the online storefront generating nearly 1.8 times the revenue of rival Google's store for Android devices.

AppleInsider Staff 6 years ago 27

App Store continues to vastly outpace Google Play in consumer spending

Publishers behind the biggest apps in the App Store are earning considerably more from Apple's virtual storefront than from Google Play, Sensor Tower estimates suggest, with iOS apps bringing in 64% more revenue than Android counterparts.

Malcolm Owen 6 years ago 33

Apple drops the hammer on third-party ads & trackers in kids apps

As anticipated, Apple has updated its App Store guidelines to completely block developers from including third-party ads or analytics in kids titles.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 0

More than 75% of Nintendo's $60M Super Mario Run global revenues came from iOS

Nintendo's mobile "Run" adaptation of its Super Mario franchise was introduced with great fanfare at the introduction of iPhone 7 in September 2016. It has since reached $60 million in revenue globally, but more than three quarters of that has come from Apple's App Store versus Android and Google Play.

Daniel Eran Dilger 7 years ago 34

Cumulative App Store titles declined for first time in 2017, report says

Apple's gigantic selection of App Store apps contracted for the first time in 2017, with the online storefront shedding 5 percent of its total app count over the year, according to a report from reporting platform Appfigures.

Mikey Campbell 8 years ago 27

Google follows Apple App Store's lead in reducing revenue take for subscriptions

Google is improving the revenue split for Android developers selling subscriptions through Google Play, mirroring Apple's own policies for iPhone and iPad developers at the App Store.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 4

Apple iOS App Store continues dominance over Google Play in earnings battle, gap widening

While iOS App Store purchase volume may be losing ground from a marketshare perspective by number of downloads, Apple continues to dominate the market in consumer spending by a wide margin and still growing.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 23

All Android store competitors combined poised to overtake Apple's iOS App Store by revenues, but not profits

A report on global mobile app markets notes that Apple's iOS App Store remains the world's largest by revenues and is predicted to hold onto its crown as "the most lucrative" through 2021, although all of the world's competing Android software markets combined are expected to exceed the App Store in total revenues at some point later this year.

Daniel Eran Dilger 9 years ago 24

Apple Music tops customer satisfaction in new JD Power study

In terms of customer satisfaction, at least, Apple Music is the top-rated streaming music service, J.D. Power said in its first Streaming Music Satisfaction Study, published on Wednesday.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 16

Google Play Store gets Family Library feature with limited iOS support

Google on Wednesday launched Family Library, a feature for the Google Play Store closely mirroring Apple's own Family Sharing for iTunes, iBooks, and the App Store — including some iOS support.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 1

Apple's iOS App Store now generating 4x revenues per app vs Android Google Play

A new report examining mobile app revenues shows strong growth for Apple in China and from music and video streaming titles, and another big jump in the revenue lead that its iOS App Store maintains over Android's Google Play.

Daniel Eran Dilger 9 years ago 38

Pokemon GO is earning Apple's App Store 3x as much money as Nintendo

App Store chart-topping downloads of the hit game Pokemon GO have sent Nintendo's stock soaring, adding more than $7 billion to its market capitalization. However, the Japanese gaming icon is reportedly earning significantly less from app-related sales than Apple is from its App Store cut.

Daniel Eran Dilger 9 years ago 47

FTC challenges Android developers on their use of SilverPush microphone spyware

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission issued warning letters to a dozen Google Play developers over their use of SilverPush software, which turns Android devices into advertising spy beacons to listen for and track the television programming users are exposed to.

Daniel Eran Dilger 10 years ago 26

T-Mobile adds YouTube, Google Play Movies to controversial Binge On program

T-Mobile on Thursday added several more video services to its "Binge On" program, most notably YouTube, one of the focal points of controversy about the promotion.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 2

Majority of Google Play reviews for Apple's Android Beats Pill+ app are abusive

Google has struggled to attract a fraction of iOS' top-tier commercial app development for its own Android platform. The abusive language allowed in Google Play—for reviews of products the reviewer hasn't even downloaded—highlight another reason why so few developers take Android seriously as a platform.

Daniel Eran Dilger 10 years ago 94

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