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Apple's App Store Still Number One in Revenue Despite Google Play Growth
According to a new report from App Store analytics firm Distimo, Apple's App Store revenue still tops Google Play revenue despite the latter’s increase in growth over the past six months.
While Apple's App Store revenue increased 15% over the course of the last six months, Google Play revenue increased 67%. In July alone, Google Play saw 11% growth, compared to the App Store's 3%.
A similar report from App Annie two weeks ago confirmed that App Store revenue remains 2.3 higher than Google Play revenue even though Google Play downloads eclipsed App Store downloads during the second quarter of 2013.
The majority of the App Store's revenue comes from the United States, followed by Japan and the United Kingdom. Though some countries like Russia spent more on iPad apps than iPhone apps, iPhone apps remain the biggest earners. While South Korea was also a top app spender, it was a majority contributor to Google Play revenue.
Distimo also looked at the top earning apps for July, finding that Candy Crush Saga continues to generate the most revenue in both the App Store and Google Play. In April, the company behind Candy Crush announced that it had earned more than $195 million in revenue, and it is estimated that the app earns approximately $800k per day.
While freemium-based Candy Crush Saga earned the highest amount of revenue overall, WhatsApp Messenger and Minecraft - Pocket Edition were the highest earning paid apps. Despicable Me: Minion Rush, another free app, saw the highest number of overall downloads, followed by Google Maps.
Distimo's app data comes from its app store analytics tool AppIQ, which tracks more than three billion downloads per quarter for developers worldwide.
While Apple's App Store revenue increased 15% over the course of the last six months, Google Play revenue increased 67%. In July alone, Google Play saw 11% growth, compared to the App Store's 3%.
A similar report from App Annie two weeks ago confirmed that App Store revenue remains 2.3 higher than Google Play revenue even though Google Play downloads eclipsed App Store downloads during the second quarter of 2013.
The majority of the App Store's revenue comes from the United States, followed by Japan and the United Kingdom. Though some countries like Russia spent more on iPad apps than iPhone apps, iPhone apps remain the biggest earners. While South Korea was also a top app spender, it was a majority contributor to Google Play revenue.
Distimo also looked at the top earning apps for July, finding that Candy Crush Saga continues to generate the most revenue in both the App Store and Google Play. In April, the company behind Candy Crush announced that it had earned more than $195 million in revenue, and it is estimated that the app earns approximately $800k per day.
While freemium-based Candy Crush Saga earned the highest amount of revenue overall, WhatsApp Messenger and Minecraft - Pocket Edition were the highest earning paid apps. Despicable Me: Minion Rush, another free app, saw the highest number of overall downloads, followed by Google Maps.
Distimo's app data comes from its app store analytics tool AppIQ, which tracks more than three billion downloads per quarter for developers worldwide.
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69 months ago
Wow skip over the fact google has seen HUGE growth !!!
If I open up my own App store, I'll see bigger growth than google. (Starting from 0). Would you fawn over my app store?
69 months ago
Well of course! Most of the Apps on Google Play are garbage. iOS is where the quality Apps are, and that's why people part with money for them.
Android's ahead in terms of quantity, but it's the quality that really matters. And that's why Apple will ALWAYS win. :apple:
Android's ahead in terms of quantity, but it's the quality that really matters. And that's why Apple will ALWAYS win. :apple:
69 months ago
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Google play would explode even more if the apps looked as good as the apps in the app store look. I am not sure why this is the case but perhaps its google needing to do some work on their SDK. I just think apples apps look more polished and that makes people use them more often
Google play would explode even more if the apps looked as good as the apps in the app store look. I am not sure why this is the case but perhaps its google needing to do some work on their SDK. I just think apples apps look more polished and that makes people use them more often
69 months ago
It's not hard to grow exponentially when you are starting at the bottom (relative to a huge Apple head-start). Nothing stunning or surprising about these statistics.
Get your head out of the sand.
While holding at the top is impressive and good for business, it would be naive to ignore the market that is gaining on the leader. Especially when that gaining market has a monumental advantage in the number of devices being sold.
The attitude you display is probably the same as the attitude that Microsoft and Blackberry used to have about Apple.
69 months ago
If I open up my own App store, I'll see bigger growth than google. (Starting from 0). Would you fawn over my app store?
I think the issue is that one by one, Google is passing Apple's landmark accomplishments...
1.) iOS used to outnumber Android in daily sales worldwide
2.) iPhone used to always be the #1 phone sold each quarter
3.) iOS used to be the #1 Tablet OS
4.) AppStore used to have more apps
5.) AppStore used to have more downloads/day
6.) It's only a matter of time before Google Play surpasses AppStore revenue (At This Rate)
I'm a fan of Apple's past. Let's hope together for the future.
69 months ago
I think the issue is that one by one, Google is passing Apple's landmark accomplishments...
1.) iOS used to outnumber Android in daily sales worldwide
2.) iPhone used to always be the #1 phone sold each quarter
3.) iOS used to be the #1 Tablet OS
4.) AppStore used to have more apps
5.) AppStore used to have more downloads/day
6.) It's only a matter of time before Google Play surpasses AppStore revenue (At This Rate)
It's a given that Google will pass all those. It's NOT a story that matters.
Apple is the underdog - they have a smaller market share, because they choose to operate their business that way. It's very near impossible for ONE company to out-produce, out-ship and out-innovate dozens of other companies.
That Apple did the near improbable for so many years is a testament to Apple.
69 months ago
Well of course! Most of the Apps on Google Play are garbage. iOS is where the quality Apps are, and that's why people part with money for them.
Android's ahead in terms of quantity, but it's the quality that really matters. And that's why Apple will ALWAYS win. :apple:
That's just not true. Android has plenty of quality apps, very likely just as many as iOS has. Just as iOS has plenty of garbage apps, very likely just as many as Android has.
69 months ago
The first graph
Could this graph be any less informative. Ooh, look, I've drawn arbitrary lines increasing for both Apple and Android. Absolutely no numbers or scale on the graph at all. This shows me absolutely nothing and makes it worthless.
Edit: Actually make it both graphs that have completely arbitrary lines and bars.
Could this graph be any less informative. Ooh, look, I've drawn arbitrary lines increasing for both Apple and Android. Absolutely no numbers or scale on the graph at all. This shows me absolutely nothing and makes it worthless.
Edit: Actually make it both graphs that have completely arbitrary lines and bars.
69 months ago
The reason why Candy Crush makes so much revenue:
Image (http://24.media.tumblr.com/d6325c20548090ce0d8d685936d36d4c/tumblr_mrfkwlfLu21qm3ujjo1_500.jpg)
I've never played that game but I know my sister plays it a lot on her iPhone, and she's nothing short of addicted. Half of the time her iMessage isn't working because she's changed the date on her phone in order to get more lives.
The other half of the time, iMessage isn't working because Apple's servers are down ;)
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