There is little we can discuss about the quality and growth of the iOS App Store, and if not, we can ask the developers, they are delighted to work in the App Store since it is the market where they obtain the most income, in part because users of other mobile platforms are more reluctant to pay for applications due to the ease with which they can install applications from "unknown" sources, a major security breach. However, what we want to convey today is that the App Store has grown by around 60%, moving further and further away from the main competitor, Google Play.
According to the graph made by Sensor Tower and that we have embedded in the header photo, we can see how the App Store has grown by 60% since the beginning of 2016 and until its end. This represents an increase in revenue from $ 3.400 billion to $ 5.400 billion., about $ 2.000 billion more than last year.
Google Play It is not far behind, and it has experienced one of the highest growth rates in its history, going from billing 1.100 million last year to 3.300 million this year, which has meant a growth of 82% compared to last year, but that keeps them even more than 2.000 million dollars below the leader, the App Store.
We also see the diversity of applications that triumph in one and the other, while in the iOS App Store Spotify, Netflix, Line and Pandora lead the revenue ranking, in Google Play we find Line, Tinder, Pandora and HBO Now as the leaders, in addition to seeing applications such as LOVOO, Thubotack, KaKaoTal, Azar or Turbo Tax, applications that do not have a presence among those that generate the most income for the iOS App Store.e