http://www.thestandard.com/node/109757/comments comments feed. en http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/07/16/fun-nearly-half-all-iphone-app-store-apps-are-games-or-entertainment <p><!--paging_filter--> <p>As of last night there were 802 total applications available in Apple’s App Store for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Of those, 393 or a full 49 percent were classified in either the “Games” or “Entertainment” categories, <a href="http://www.medialets.com/blog/2008/07/15/app-store-pricing-by-category-score-card/" rel="nofollow">according to data put together by Medialets</a>.</p> <p>While that may not seem like a big surprise, remember that the iPhone was not built to be a gaming machine. Yet those are the apps people are buying and those are the apps people are making. Having already tried out several of the games myself, I can tell you first hand — <a href="http://venturebeat.com/2008/06/11/analyst-theres-a-great-future-in-iphone-apps/" rel="nofollow">there’s a future in iPhone/iPod Touch games</a>.</p> <p>Some other interesting data as illustrated in the chart below shows that 22.7 percent of all apps are free, with another 23.8 percent costing just $0.99. Only 5.6 percent are selling over the $9.99 mark.</p> <p><a href="http://venturebeat.com/2008/07/14/iphone-advertising-app-maker-medialets-publishes-early-app-store-metrics/" rel="nofollow">Medialets is focused on providing ads for applications running on the iPhone and gathering metrics</a>. They also have a great breakdown of the top apps by several metrics including paid/non-paid, rating and price. Find that chart <a href="http://www.medialets.com/app-store-metrics/" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/0715_by_price_by_category1.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/0715_by_price_by_category1.jpg" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-95163" title="0715_by_price_by_category1" height="286" width="500" /></a></p> <p>More news, commentary, and predictions from The Industry Standard:</p> <ul> <li>Special Feature: <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/07/10/iphone-naysayers-one-year-later" rel="nofollow">The iPhone naysayers, one year later</a></li> <li>News: <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/07/11/briefly-iphone-problems-resolving-finally-real-time" rel="nofollow">iPhone 3G problems finally resolving (for real this time!)</a></li> <li>News: <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/07/11/breaking-iphone-purchases-are-totally-screwed-every-imaginable-way" rel="nofollow">iPhone 3G launch turns into a disaster</a></li> <li>Prediction: <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/apple-will-ship-10-million-iphones-2008" rel="nofollow">Apple will ship 10 million iPhones in 2008</a></li> <li>Analysis: <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/06/06/independent-gaming-could-flourish-iphone" rel="nofollow">Independent gaming could flourish on the iPhone</a></li> </ul> http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/07/16/fun-nearly-half-all-iphone-app-store-apps-are-games-or-entertainment#comments Business &amp; Finance Business and Technology co:Apple DigitalMedia Mobile/Comm Breaking News Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:46:02 -0400 Venture Beat 109757 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/07/16/fun-nearly-half-all-iphone-app-store-apps-are-games-or-entertainment <p><!--paging_filter--> <p>As of last night there were 802 total applications available in Apple’s App Store for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Of those, 393 or a full 49 percent were classified in either the “Games” or “Entertainment” categories, <a href="http://www.medialets.com/blog/2008/07/15/app-store-pricing-by-category-score-card/" rel="nofollow">according to data put together by Medialets</a>.</p> <p>While that may not seem like a big surprise, remember that the iPhone was not built to be a gaming machine. Yet those are the apps people are buying and those are the apps people are making. Having already tried out several of the games myself, I can tell you first hand — <a href="http://venturebeat.com/2008/06/11/analyst-theres-a-great-future-in-iphone-apps/" rel="nofollow">there’s a future in iPhone/iPod Touch games</a>.</p> <p>Some other interesting data as illustrated in the chart below shows that 22.7 percent of all apps are free, with another 23.8 percent costing just $0.99. Only 5.6 percent are selling over the $9.99 mark.</p> <p><a href="http://venturebeat.com/2008/07/14/iphone-advertising-app-maker-medialets-publishes-early-app-store-metrics/" rel="nofollow">Medialets is focused on providing ads for applications running on the iPhone and gathering metrics</a>. They also have a great breakdown of the top apps by several metrics including paid/non-paid, rating and price. Find that chart <a href="http://www.medialets.com/app-store-metrics/" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/0715_by_price_by_category1.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/0715_by_price_by_category1.jpg" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-95163" title="0715_by_price_by_category1" height="286" width="500" /></a></p> <p>More news, commentary, and predictions from The Industry Standard:</p> <ul> <li>Special Feature: <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/07/10/iphone-naysayers-one-year-later" rel="nofollow">The iPhone naysayers, one year later</a></li> <li>News: <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/07/11/briefly-iphone-problems-resolving-finally-real-time" rel="nofollow">iPhone 3G problems finally resolving (for real this time!)</a></li> <li>News: <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/07/11/breaking-iphone-purchases-are-totally-screwed-every-imaginable-way" rel="nofollow">iPhone 3G launch turns into a disaster</a></li> <li>Prediction: <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/apple-will-ship-10-million-iphones-2008" rel="nofollow">Apple will ship 10 million iPhones in 2008</a></li> <li>Analysis: <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/06/06/independent-gaming-could-flourish-iphone" rel="nofollow">Independent gaming could flourish on the iPhone</a></li> </ul> http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/07/16/fun-nearly-half-all-iphone-app-store-apps-are-games-or-entertainment#comments Business &amp; Finance Business and Technology co:Apple DigitalMedia Mobile/Comm Breaking News Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:46:02 -0400 Venture Beat 109757 at http://www.thestandard.com http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/07/16/fun-nearly-half-all-iphone-app-store-apps-are-games-or-entertainment <p><!--paging_filter--> <p>As of last night there were 802 total applications available in Apple’s App Store for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Of those, 393 or a full 49 percent were classified in either the “Games” or “Entertainment” categories, <a href="http://www.medialets.com/blog/2008/07/15/app-store-pricing-by-category-score-card/" rel="nofollow">according to data put together by Medialets</a>.</p> <p>While that may not seem like a big surprise, remember that the iPhone was not built to be a gaming machine. Yet those are the apps people are buying and those are the apps people are making. Having already tried out several of the games myself, I can tell you first hand — <a href="http://venturebeat.com/2008/06/11/analyst-theres-a-great-future-in-iphone-apps/" rel="nofollow">there’s a future in iPhone/iPod Touch games</a>.</p> <p>Some other interesting data as illustrated in the chart below shows that 22.7 percent of all apps are free, with another 23.8 percent costing just $0.99. Only 5.6 percent are selling over the $9.99 mark.</p> <p><a href="http://venturebeat.com/2008/07/14/iphone-advertising-app-maker-medialets-publishes-early-app-store-metrics/" rel="nofollow">Medialets is focused on providing ads for applications running on the iPhone and gathering metrics</a>. They also have a great breakdown of the top apps by several metrics including paid/non-paid, rating and price. Find that chart <a href="http://www.medialets.com/app-store-metrics/" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/0715_by_price_by_category1.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/0715_by_price_by_category1.jpg" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-95163" title="0715_by_price_by_category1" height="286" width="500" /></a></p> <p>More news, commentary, and predictions from The Industry Standard:</p> <ul> <li>Special Feature: <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/07/10/iphone-naysayers-one-year-later" rel="nofollow">The iPhone naysayers, one year later</a></li> <li>News: <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/07/11/briefly-iphone-problems-resolving-finally-real-time" rel="nofollow">iPhone 3G problems finally resolving (for real this time!)</a></li> <li>News: <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/07/11/breaking-iphone-purchases-are-totally-screwed-every-imaginable-way" rel="nofollow">iPhone 3G launch turns into a disaster</a></li> <li>Prediction: <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/apple-will-ship-10-million-iphones-2008" rel="nofollow">Apple will ship 10 million iPhones in 2008</a></li> <li>Analysis: <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/06/06/independent-gaming-could-flourish-iphone" rel="nofollow">Independent gaming could flourish on the iPhone</a></li> </ul> http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/07/16/fun-nearly-half-all-iphone-app-store-apps-are-games-or-entertainment#comments Business &amp; Finance Business and Technology co:Apple DigitalMedia Mobile/Comm Breaking News Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:46:02 -0400 Venture Beat 109757 at http://www.thestandard.com