In a comparison of new projects started using Flurry Analytics, iOS is doing a lot more than edging out Android. In a landslide victory, iOS project starts rated at 64% in Q1 and increased further to 72% in Q2. These numbers are significant when the success of a platform is due in large part to the development community that supports it.The Apple App Store and the Android Marketplace have been quick to compare notes regarding the total number of apps they offer combined with the total number of downloads. These statistics weigh heavily on the minds of developers as they choose where to spend their often limited R&D budgets and time.
The App Store currently boasts over 425,000 apps with over 15 billion total downloads. By comparison, the Android Marketplace now offers 200,000 apps and crossed the 4.5 billion total downloads mark in May of 2011. With new device activations continuing to thrive for both platforms, these numbers will continue to rise.
It is somewhat puzzling that Android isn’t overtaking iOS. With a wider selection of devices available on a broader range of carriers combined with fewer restrictions in making apps available for download in the Android Marketplace, it would seem they are a developers dream.
So where is the loss of confidence? Are there concerns over the longevity of Android? There are no indications to suggest this, but one has to wonder.It may be that the App Store is better poised to help developers profit. There are many that feel Apple has made it infinitely easier for people to make purchases capitalizing not only on impulse buys but also the in-app add-ons that have really taken off.
Flurry has their own guesses as to the iOS dominance, namely the addition of the iPhone to Verizon’s device lineup earlier this year and the introduction and release of the iPad 2. This argument seems to carry less weight when you consider that there are over 500,000 Android activations each day.
Whatever the reason, these numbers deserve some attention… particularly from Google, who needs to consider what they might do to make themselves more attractive to potential developers.
Over 45,000 companies use Flurry Analytics representing over 90,000 apps.
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