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the most surprising thing here is that Google Play had more than 2.36M of apps.
by thinkindie 2y ago
the most surprising thing here is that Google Play had more than 2.36M of apps.
- queuebert 2y agoThere's a long tail.
- wnevets 2y agowhy would that be surprising for the world's most popular mobile app store?
- thinkindie 2y agobecause a lot of these apps are thin wrapper around a website. I have the feeling that more often than not having an app is a vanity checkmark than delivering real value to users.
- wnevets 2y ago> because a lot of these apps are thin wrapper around a website. and those apps would exist on the world's most popular app store.
- bdhcuidbebe 2y ago> because a lot of these apps are thin wrapper around a website. It still would count an app so I dont see your point.
- fullshark 2y agoIt’s a joke likely, since most people only use a few top apps
- pjc50 2y agoThere's a one time fee of $25 and then you can publish as many as you like. That number probably covers only a few thousand accounts.
- joquarky 2y agoI paid that fee and had my dev account closed a few years later for inactivity. I never published an app, but they kept my fee.
- not2b 2y agoStatistics I can find via search differ by a lot, but https://www.appbrain.com/stats/number-of-android-apps https://www.appbrain.com/stats/number-of-android-apps says there are currently 1.58M available apps. So, it seems they are moving more apps than they are allowing.