Application store

App Store ( from the English abbreviation for Application = computer program and store = transaction and AppStore application store, App Market, App Market Square ) is the name for an Internet-based digital distribution platform for application software. This comes either from the operators of the platform itself, but often predominantly third-party such as freelance programmers. The service allows users to search out software for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers or even for personal computers from an application catalog and download. About the app marketplace payment of the apps will be charged. Here, the app store operators usually receives a commission. In addition to downloading the App Store with the apps on that device up to date, the manufacturer of smartphone operating systems such as Apple, Google, Microsoft and BlackBerry provide for their platform respectively to an app store. But there are also manufacturer - independent app stores such as the Amazon Appstore. On the offer can usually be accessed through its own App Store software on a mobile device or via a website on the Internet.

Apple in 2008 was the first manufacturer to operate with great market success of an online sales platform called App Store for applications for its mobile operating system, Apple iOS. Other companies in the mobile market mimicked this concept. The term App Store originally associated only with Apple was therefore tend to be a generic term, but this is still legally controversial. So Amazon was sued by Apple in the U.S., because it calls its offering Amazon Appstore.

History

With the launch of iPhone OS 2.0 Apple's App Store was the first major distribution platform for applications on mobile phones. This could log in using the Apple ID of the iTunes Store, apps could be purchased and downloaded to iTunes on your Mac / PC directly on the iPhone and iPod touch or. Previously had already come touch through an update of the iTunes Music Store as a standalone application on the iPhone and iPod, with which online music from the iTunes store could be bought. With the introduction of Android, and the renaming of Windows Mobile in Windows Phone and the significance of their distribution platforms rose. Over time, the originally used by Apple term " App Store" for an established distribution platform of application programs for mobile phones.

Surface

The app marketplace is divided into two user interfaces. Firstly, the surface for the consumers of apps and a second surface for providers of apps.

Surface for consumers

About a search, suggestions, or a selection of categories apps can be found by the consumer. The apps are displayed in the app marketplace by screenshot and a description. For better predictability an app marketplace, the ability to offer the apps to review and leave comments as a consumer.

Surface for providers

The seller has here can upload his app to store screenshots and a description. It can process the payment options and usually gets a statistic about the number of downloads of the app.

Known App Stores