Android apps are 2.5-times more expensive than iOS?

[Yeahha]

The way I read the article, they were using the results as a way to demonize Android.

The truth is that Android users really aren't buying as many apps compared to iOS users...I just read the other day that Android users are more likely to pirate apps than buy them, if possible. Then again, if iOS users could pirate their apps, I am sure they would

I know the article is biased against android. I was talking about the headline in general.

I am guessing they are just looking at paid apps in the article because there are plenty of free apps out there as well and if they looked at the top 100 apps regardless if they cost or not then I would guess the roles would be reversed.

 

[Bob Maxey]

The way I read the article, they were using the results as a way to demonize Android.

The truth is that Android users really aren't buying as many apps compared to iOS users...I just read the other day that Android users are more likely to pirate apps than buy them, if possible. Then again, if iOS users could pirate their apps, I am sure they would

I do not think most would pirate apps. And if you JB, you can download a specific app that allows you to find cracked iOS apps, download and install them. On the iPad forum i read, you cant even mention the name of the application. We/they do not promote theft so I will not mention it here.

 

[dan330]

Truth, like physics, is relative.

Android users don't buy a lot of apps for many reasons, the primary one being that the apps they want are free. It's a different model than iOS. If each platform were a bakery ...

iOS would sell you a cookie for $.50. It cost them $.25 to make it so they pocket the other $.25.

Android would ask the ingredients supplier to kick in $.05 per cookie to get their name on the wrapper and then give the cookies away for free. It still costs them $.25 to make but between the flour, sugar, eggs, spice, butter, chocolate, raisins and nuts, they collect $.40 per cookie and pocket $.15

pretty good..

but let me take it a little further...
they keep charging others to put their name and logo on the same wrapper.. and keep getting re-occurring income on the same wrapper. customer keeps getting to keep eating the cookie for free.

I do not think most would pirate apps. And if you JB, you can download a specific app that allows you to find cracked iOS apps, download and install them. On the iPad forum i read, you cant even mention the name of the application. We/they do not promote theft so I will not mention it here.

because a lot of the apps have a free version... or very low cost versions($.99)...
i would GUESS that android users are less likely to use cracked versions (pirated apps).

 

[Yeahha]

because a lot of the apps have a free version... or very low cost versions($.99)...
i would GUESS that android users are less likely to use cracked versions (pirated apps).

IMO the fear is not who is more likely to use pirated apps but which is easier to pirate. For iOS you have have jailbreak and find an app that allows you to install them, while android it is as easy as sideloading which is part of the OS in most cases.

 

[DeelishDiscord]

I know the article is biased against android. I was talking about the headline in general.

I am guessing they are just looking at paid apps in the article because there are plenty of free apps out there as well and if they looked at the top 100 apps regardless if they cost or not then I would guess the roles would be reversed.

I think you hit that one on the head.

I do not think most would pirate apps. And if you JB, you can download a specific app that allows you to find cracked iOS apps, download and install them. On the iPad forum i read, you cant even mention the name of the application. We/they do not promote theft so I will not mention it here.

I didn't say most Android users would or did pirate; I said they are more likely to. As another member said, it is only a matter of a few simple things that any n00b could do (without having to root), as opposed to iOS, where you need to jailbreak and blahblahblah first.

I think I read it on Wired or Mashable. Must look for the article....

 

[TxGoat]

From my perspective as a consumer, I had an iPhone 3GS for a total of about 4 months. In that 4 months I acquired 57 apps and spent roughly $30. I've used Android devices for about 11 months and have roughly 150 apps and have probably spent a total of $20. The last app I paid for was removed from the Android Marketplace and thus I've been a little hesitant to buy another App, but I can say that I have more apps while spending less money on Android (granted most of my apps have come from Amazon's Free App of the day).

 

[lunatic59]

I didn't say most Android users would or did pirate; I said they are more likely to. As another member said, it is only a matter of a few simple things that any n00b could do (without having to root), as opposed to iOS, where you need to jailbreak and blahblahblah first.

I can see where the confusion comes with a statement like this, especially in a "us vs. them" context. It's really semantics. By saying "more likely to" there is an implied desire. It would be equivalent to saying Catholics are more likely to steal from the poor box than Presbyterians because the former leaves the poor box out in the church unguarded, while the latter keeps theirs under lock and key. What you really mean (or at least what i hope you really mean) is that Android users have a greater opportunity to pirate apps than iOS users.

I am not sure that isn't by design. When an iOS is pirated, the dev loses 100% as does the app store. If an ad supported Android app is pirated, the dev and Google still benefit. Just thinking out loud here.

 

[Rico ANDROID]

this may have already been stated, but i find that I am pleased with the free version of an app (with ads). Most of the apps Ive used so far are actually the same as the paid version (but you pay to remove the ads). Im ok with current android apps and prices.

 

[pastafarian]

Please refrain from "check your spelling/grammar" and "learn to use search" type responses. You may think it harmless and funny but it's often not received that way. And try to stay on topic...please!

 

[aysiu]

The comparison is a false one. Instead of comparing the price of an iOS app to the price of its equivalent Android app, they just looked at the top 100 apps in each app store.

For example, the top paid app on the App Store is Midway Arcade for $.99, and the top paid app in the Android Market is Where's My Water for $.99. Two games. Both $.99.

The second place for iOS is Where's My Water for, you guessed it, $.99. The second place for Android is Beautiful Widgets for $2.89.

Doesn't really make sense to compare Where's My Water to Beautiful Widgets. If you compare Where's My Water to Where's My Water, you'll see it's priced the same on both platforms.