Apple App Store for iPhone

The Apple App Store was launched along with the iPhone 3G, and was initially available in 62 countries. At the moment the Apple App Store is available in 90 countries. The applications are downloaded directly to iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad and the store front is also available within iTunes. The number of applications shown below reflects iPhone only applications. iPad only applications have been excluded.

Apple App Store for iPhone
Company
Apple  
URL
itunes.apple.com/...  
Developer site
http://developer.apple.com/  
Category
Device Manufacturer  
Launch date
Jul 11, 2008 Source: http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2008/06/09iphone.html  
Reach
100,000,000 Source: http://techcrunch.com/2010/07/20/apple-obliterates-q3-earnings-estimates-on-best-mac-sales-ever-and-huge-ipad-numbers/  
Available applications
457,987 Source: www.distimo.com/report  
Developer revenue share
70% Source: http://developer.apple.com/iphone/program/distribute.html  
One-off billing
Yes  
Subscription billing
Yes  
In-app billing
Yes  
Countries
123 free / 123 paid Source: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/countrySelectorPage  
Developer submission fee
USD 99  


Latest blog posts

The Impact Of App Discounts And The Impact Of Being A Featured App
It is our pleasure to release our latest Distimo Publication. This report gives an overview of the effects when an application is featured in the Apple App Store for iPhone, Apple App Store for iPad and Google Android Market. Moreover, this report shows the effects that occur when applications are put on sale.  We conclude with [...]
Same Apps Have Different Age Rating in Apple App Store and Google Android Market
The age rating systems are a major issue in some countries for applications stores. No global or united age rating system is established yet among the major application stores, despite attempts by the CTIA Wireless. Therefore, we wondered whether similar apps have different age ratings across the two largest application stores: Apple App Store for [...]
App Downloads More Than Tripled On Christmas Day
The download volume of apps in the Apple App Store (United States) saw a dramatic increase this Christmas weekend. The download volume on Christmas Day increased by 230% compared to December’s daily average. On the 26th of December this was a 120% increase. These calculations are based on transactional data gathered via Distimo Monitor, which represents [...]

View all Apple App Store for iPhone blog posts

Widget

Add up to date app store information from Distimo to your blog posts and sites by using the widget code below. Learn more about widgets. Widget code: