iPhone App Store
Tags:
[55] iphone iphone [1027] apple apple [1031] itunes itunes [959] ipod touch ipod_touch [1193] ipod iLaunch Date:
June 27, 2008
Parent Company:
Apple
Overview:
The Apple App Store is a service for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad created by Apple Inc which allows users to browse and download applications from the iTunes Store that were developed with the iPhone SDK and published through Apple. They are available to purchase or free of charge, depending on the application. The applications are downloaded directly to iPhone or iPod Touch. The App Store is also available within iTunes. The App Store is accessible from the iPhone and iPod Touch via an iPhone OS application by the same name.
With over 100000 applications and 3 billion downloads to date the App Store is the biggest mobile device application store, but is only available for the iPhone and iTouch.
App Store Stats and Facts
Potential Reach:
~120,000,000 iPhone + iPod Touch + iPad(Sept 2010)
Number of Users:
~120,000,000 iPhone + iPod touch + iPad(Sept 2010)
Number of Apps In Store:
300,000 currently available (Dec 2010)
Number of Downloads to Date:
15 billion (July 2011)
Pricing Options:
Free, Paid, Ads, In-App Purchases
Content Focus:
General
Consumer Site URL:
http://www.apple.com/iphone/apps-for-iphone
Developer Submission Facts
OS and Runtimes Supported:
Objective C
Devices Supported:
iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad
Time to Market (stated time from submission to publication):
Undisclosed
Program Joining Fee:
$99, $299 for Enterprise
Application Signing Fee:
Free
Revenue Share %:
70%
User Billing Notes:
Credit Card on iTunes account
App Store Developer URL:
http://developer.apple.com/iphone/program/
App Submission Info
Special Characters ($, &, @) Allowed In Title?:
Yes
Version Number Required?:
Yes
Multiple Content Categories Allowed?:
Yes
Use of Tags:
Yes
Target Only Beta Testers?:
Yes
HTML Allowed in Description?:
Yes
Are multiple languages supported?:
Yes
Thumbnail used?:
Yes
Are screenshots used?:
Yes
Can different versions of an app be served to different OS versions?
Yes