Distimo Report for August- Expect changes from BlackBerry Next Time

Distimo the innovative app store analytics company, has released their Findings for the latest month. This report covers the Apple App Store for iPad, the Apple App Store for iPhone, BlackBerry App World (worldwide), Google Android Market, Nokia Ovi Store, Palm App Catalog and Windows Marketplace for Mobile for July 2010 in the United States. The major findings are:

-The average price of the 100 most popular applications in Google Android Market and Palm App Catalog is higher than the average price of the entire catalogue of applications.

– Paid applications are priced lowest in Google Android Market, Nokia Ovi Store and Palm App Catalog.

-The top three cross-store publishers that publish applications in multiple stores are Gameloft, Electronic Arts and Handmark, Inc.

Let’s jump right into the BlackBerry findings. Hit the More button for some BlackBerry App stats >>>

If we look at the stats for The top five publishers that distribute applications in more than one store are displayed above. Of these five, Gameloft has the most applications available: 352 in total, with 140 of those in BlackBerry App World. It is interesting to note that these five publishers price their applications highest on average on BlackBerry
App World ($5.61) and Windows Marketplace for Mobile ($6.79). Please note that Electronic Arts publishes many application titles using two separate accounts on BlackBerry App
World, which significantly increases the application count in this store.

Looking at the Proportion Of Paid Applications Per Price Interval (US, July 2010). The proportion of applications priced below or equal to $2.00 is much lower in the Apple App Store for iPad, BlackBerry App World and Windows Marketplace for Mobile.
Please note that none of the applications are priced lower than or equal to $2.00 in BlackBerry App World,
because the lowest price point allowed is $2.99. The lowest price point allowed was decreased to $0.99 with the
release of
BlackBerry App World 2.0 on August 20th.

Looking at the stats for the Proportion Free vs. Paid Apps (US, July 2010). Google Android Market has the largest share of free applications available; 60%, representing an increase of 3% since May 2010 when it was 57%. The share of free applications is smallest on Windows Marketplace for Mobile (22%), followed by the Apple App Store for iPad (26%) and BlackBerry App World (26%).

Free Apps

Pandora Radio has dropped a spot to number 2, with BBM now coming in first place. Could this be because when the Torch came out, Pandora was incompatible? Well worry no more Torch users, Pandora Radio now streams on the BlackBerry Torch. With the new release of the updated BBM,, it can be implied since everyone rushed out to get this, it fell to the number one spot. Poynt and ScoreMobile are still on the list and I can see why, these are among the best free apps offered for BlackBerry.

Paid Apps

In the top paid apps category, Themes are a big hit, with 7 apps being themes out of ten. The number one paid app is Love Football Love KAKA Animated
Edition Theme by MMMOOO, priced at $2.99. BeBuzz – LED Colors and Audible
Reminders is at the number seven spot priced at $5.99. Last but not least, Tranquil Garden theme is at number ten priced at 5.99.



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