How Much Would It Cost To Buy Everything In The AppStore?
Answer = $71,442.69
According to 148apps.com there are over 25,000 applications in the Apple AppStore.
The average cost of an app is $2.79.
While RIM, Microsoft and Palm ready their mobile app stores for release this year, the one that inspired them all, Apple’s App Store, continues to chug along at an impressive pace. The store now features more than 25,000 applications, according to numbers from the site 148Apps. And after hitting 20,000 just a few weeks ago, the pace seems to still be accelerating, as Apple 2.0 points out.
But I’m more interested in the money aspect of these huge numbers. For example, if you tried to buy every app in the App Store at once, it would cost you $71,442.69, according to 148apps’ numbers.
The most popular price? While you might assume it would be free, it’s actually $0.99 — by a long shot. 10,274 apps cost $0.99 versus 6,044 that are free. The next closest is of course $1.99, which 3,302 apps sell for. That’s interesting in light of the news that RIM’s BlackBerry App World will have a minimum price set at $2.99 for apps (though there will be free ones). As I’ve talked about, that could limit the crap applications, but it will also undoubtedly limit the potential popularity of the store.
As I predicted several months ago, $9.99 app are holding their own. It’s currently the sixth most popular price point, with over 700 apps selling at that price.
The most popular category by far is “games” with 5,263 apps, followed by “entertainment” with 3,497 apps. But the third most popular category may surprise you a bit: Books. Yes, there are over 2,405 book apps in the App Store, numbers that are in line with recent reports of surging popularity — something reflected by Amazon’s decision to release a Kindle app for the iPhone.
The least popular app category? Weather.
Apple, for whatever reason, didn’t acknowledge the 20,000 app landmark last month, after making a big to-do about 15,000 apps (though, that milestone was also timed with 500 million app downloads).
And it should be noted that the App Store may not officially have the 25,575 apps that 148apps lists in it right now, as that may just be the number that have been acceptedAppShopper pegs the number of current apps at 23,758. But still, it’s impressive growth anyway you look at it. since its launch (but some have since been removed). For what it’s worth, AppShopper pegs the number of current apps at 23,758. But still, it’s impressive growth anyway you look at it.
If you haven’t started developing for this thriving new device-Start making money now! Go build yourself a $.99 app that can detect how smelly your fart is and be surprised how much money you will make!
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