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I think it's hard to make the claim that apps are more popular than websites on the iPhone. Unfortunately, it's hard to find data on overall mobile web traffic

by boucher 17y ago

I think it's hard to make the claim that apps are more popular than websites on the iPhone. Unfortunately, it's hard to find data on overall mobile web traffic (or total web traffic in general), but over 60% of all web traffic from a mobile device comes from the iPhone. My guess, though, is that the number of websites visited since the iPhone's release hugely eclipses the number of apps downloaded. And I'm not sure you can call the app store a monetization solution either, considering that >90% of all downloads are free apps.

allenbrunson 17y ago
that's not what I've heard at all. http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/15/free-apps-no-longer-dominating-iphone-app-store/ http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/15/free-apps-no-longer-dom... according to that article, only 20 percent of apps in the store are free.
- daeken 17y ago
  Apps in the app store and apps downloaded are two very different things, and that article doesn't cover the latter.
  - boucher 17y ago
    Exactly. We're talking about download ratios, not sheer number of apps available. And the total numbers are extremely lopsided in favor of free apps.
dazmax 17y ago
I've heard that apps are more popular in America, and webapps are more popular in Europe.