List of mobile app distribution platforms

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This list of mobile app distribution platforms includes digital distribution platforms, or marketplace 'app stores', intended to provide mobile applications, aka 'apps' to mobile devices. For information on each mobile platform and its market share, see the mobile operating system and smartphone articles. A comparison of the development capabilities of each mobile platform can be found in the article mobile app development. For cross-platform development, see mobile development framework. The mobile app article contains other general information.

## Contents

* 1 Mobile app platforms
* 1.1 Native platforms
* 1.2 Third-party platforms
* 2 Introduction of mobile app distribution platforms
* 2.1 List of most popular mobile app distribution platforms
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 4.1 Device platform references

## Mobile app platforms

### Native platforms

These application marketplaces, or 'm' are native to the major mobile operating systems.

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app store
name | date
established | status | owner | available
apps | download
count | installed
base | device
platform | allows
individual
developers
to publish | cut for
developer
per sale | developer
fees
(per
year) | development
tools
(SDK) | free of
charge
IDE?

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Amazon
Appstore
for
Android | 22 Mar 2011 | live  | Amazon.com,
Inc. | 453706 453,706

(Q2 2020)
[1]

| unknown  | unknown  | Android OS
(customised), Android, BlackBerry 10 | yes  | 70 70%

| free [2]
(previously: United States dollar 90 [2]
(waive fee for 1st year, plus $50 AWS promo code))  | Amazon
Mobile
App SDK
[3] | yes
Apple
App Store
(iOS / iPadOS)  | 10 Jul 2008 | live  | Apple Inc. | 2200000 2,200,000

(Jan 2017)
[4]
(1M iPad apps)
(Mar 2016)
[5]

| 130 billion
(Jun 2016)
[6] | 800 million
(Jun 2014)
[7] | iOS[l 1]
iPadOS | yes  | 60–70 60–70%

[8]
originally
56–70% (varies depending on the country) [9]

| 99 United States dollar 99

[10]

| iOS SDK,
Xcode | yes [11]
(Xcode 6 is free on Mac App Store and Apple Developer)
BlackBerry World | 1 Apr 2009 | closed [12][13] | BlackBerry
Limited
(formerly
Research
In Motion)  | 223601 223,601

(26 Oct 2013)
BlackBerry OS, PlayBook, and BlackBerry 10 apps
[14]

| 3 billion
(May 2012)
[15] | 75 million
(Jan 2012)
[16] | BlackBerry OS, BlackBerry Tablet OS, BlackBerry 10 OS[l 2] | closed
for new app
submission  | 70 70%

[17]

| 00 free

[18]

| BlackBerry 10 native SDK (with full POSIX and Qt support), HTML5 Qt4 SDK, Android (via BlackBerry Android Tools SDK), Adobe AIR SDK, BlackBerry OS SDK  | yes
Download Fun / Catalog | 20 Sep 2003

[19]

| closed [20] | Danger, Inc. / Microsoft | unknown

| unknown  | unknown  | Danger OS | yes  | 40 40%

| 00 free

| Danger OS SDK[21] | yes
Firefox
Marketplace  | 6 Sep 2013 | closed [22] | Mozilla
Foundation | 5957 5,957

(Mar 2014) [23]

| unknown  | unknown  | Firefox OS | yes  | 70 70%

[24]

| unknown  | unknown  | yes
Google Play
(formerly
Android
Market)  | 22 Oct 2008 | live  | Google, LLC | 3500000 3,500,000

(Dec 2017)
[25][26]

| 50 billion
(Jul 2013)
[27] | over 2 billion
(May 2017)
[28] | Android
[29] | yes  | 70 70%

| One-time registration fee: 25 United States dollar 25

[30]

| Android SDK, Android Studio | yes
HP App
Catalog | 6 Jun 2009 | closed  | Palm, Inc. / Hewlett-
Packard | 10002 10,002

(Dec 2011) [31]

| 108 million
(Aug 2011)
[32] | 2.6 million
(Jul 2010)
[33] | webOS[l 3] | yes  | 70 70%

[34]

| 00 free

[34]

| Enyo | yes
Huawei
AppGallery | 2011
[35] | live  | Huawei
Technologies
Co., Ltd. | 220,000
(Nov 2022)
[36][37] | 432 billion
(Q4 2022)[38] | 700 million
(Jul 2020)
[39] | Android,
Huawei EMUI,HarmonyOS | yes  | 100 100%

for first 2 years, then 70%
[39]

| 00 free

[39]

| Android SDK,
HMS Core,
HMS Toolkit

HarmonyOS SDK, DevEco Studio

| yes
(Huawei Quick App IDE and DevEco Studio) [40]
Microsoft
Store
(formerly
Windows Store)  | 26 Oct 2012 | live  | Microsoft
Corp. | 669000 669,000+

(Sep 2015)

| unknown  | 410 million
Windows PC devices
(Nov 2015)
[41]
93 million
smartphones
[note 1] (Sep 2015)
[42][43][44][45]
[46][47][48][49] | Windows 8, Windows RT, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 10 Mobile, Windows Phone | yes,
with
restriction [note 2] | 70 70%

- raised to 80% if developer sales exceeds United States dollar 25,000 in a year

| 19 individuals: United States dollar 19, or free for student; companies: US$99.

One registration fee for both Windows Phone Store and Windows Store.

| Visual Studio 2013 or higher for Windows 8.1.
Visual Studio 2015 or higher for Universal Apps.
Windows App Studio | yes
Nokia
Download!  | 2006 | replaced
with the
Ovi Store  | Nokia
Oyj | unknown

| unknown  | unknown  | Symbian (S60),
Series 40 | unknown  | unknown

| unknown  | unknown  | unknown
Nokia
Store
(formerly
Ovi Store)  | 26 May 2009 | closed,
replaced
with the
Opera Mobile Store[52] | Nokia
Oyj | 120000 120,000

(Aug 2012)
[53]

| 17 million/day
(Oct 2012)
[53]
~6 billion
(Aug 2012)
[54] | multiple [l 4]
Symbian, MeeGo, Maemo, S40, Nokia X software platform | yes  | 70 70%

| 01 €1

[55]

| Qt 4 SDK,[56] Nokia Web Tools,[57] Nokia SDK for Java, Java ME,[58] Nokia X services SDK[59] | yes
OpenStore
for
Ubuntu
Touch  | Sep 2014
[60] | live  | UBports
(a democracy) | 001 many

most Linux software applications will run on Ubuntu Touch

| unknown  | unknown  | open-source mobile phones | yes
(anything packaged in the Ubuntu package database should run) | N/A

| 00 free

| Linux | yes
PureOS
Software
Center  | live  | Purism

supported by The Debian Project
(a democracy) | 001 quite many

[61]
most Linux software applications will run on PureOS

| unknown  | unknown  | open-source mobile phones | yes
(anything packaged in the Debian package database should run)[61] | 00 0

| 00 free

| Linux | yes
Samsung Galaxy Store
(formerly
Samsung
Galaxy Apps)  | Sep 2009 | live  | Samsung
Electronics | unknown

| unknown  | over 1 billion
(Oct 2020)
[62] | Android,
Tizen,
Windows
Mobile,
Bada | unknown  | unknown

| unknown  | unknown  | unknown
Snap Store | 9 Dec 2014
[63] | live  | Canonical
Limited | unknown

| unknown  | unknown  | Linux
distributions | yes  | N/A

| 00 free

| Snapcraft | unknown
Ubuntu
Software
Centre
aka
Ubuntu
App Store  | 17 Oct 2013 | closed,
replaced by Snap Store | Canonical
Limited | 2650 2,650+

(Dec 2015, incl. web apps & scopes)
[64]

| unknown  | unknown  | Ubuntu Touch | yes  | N/A

| 00 free

| Ubuntu SDK  | yes
Windows
Phone
Store
(formerly
Windows
Phone
Marketplace)  | 21 Oct 2010 | closed,
merged
with the
Windows Store[65] | Microsoft
Corp. | 400000 400,000+

(Mar 2015)
[66]

| 9 billion
(Mar 2015)
[66]
(105 per device)  | 100 million
(Jun 2015)
[42][43][44][46]
[67][68][69] | Windows Phone[l 5] | yes  | 70 70%

| 19 individuals: United States dollar 19, or free for student; companies: US$99 / unlimited paid apps, and 100 free apps submissions.

[70][71]
One registration fee for both Windows Phone Store and Windows Store.

| Windows Phone Developer Tools, includes specialty versions of Microsoft Visual Studio, Expression Blend  | yes
| date
established | status | owner | available
apps | download
count | installed
base | device
platform | allows
individual
developers
to publish | cut for
developer
per sale | developer
fees
(per
year) | development
tools
(SDK) | free of
charge
IDE?

Notes

1. ↑ Including Windows Phone 8.0, Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows 10 Mobile. Excluding Windows Phone 7, because although it is still live, so is no longer supported and never be able to take advantage of all types of applications (e.g. universal apps)
2. ↑ Microsoft classifies developer accounts to individual accounts and company accounts. Individual accounts are restricted from using specific app capabilities and cannot list desktop apps in Windows Store, while company accounts do not have this restriction.[50] Microsoft verifies company accounts by contacting the company official, while this is not done for individual accounts.[51]

### Third-party platforms

Third-party platforms are software distribution platforms which are used as alternatives for operating system native distribution platforms. Independent operating systems are software collections which use their own software distribution, customised user interface (UI), software development kit (SDK) and application programming interface (API) (except billing API which is related only to application store).

There are Script error: No such module "Table row counter". third-party mobile app distribution platforms currently on this list.

app store
platform
name | date
established | status | owner | available
apps | download
count | install
base | device
platform | cut for
developer
per sale | developer
fees
(per
year) | developer
console | development
platform(s)
(SDK)

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Appland  | 2011 | live  | Appland  | 130,000
[72] | 25 million
(Mar 2016) | 5 million
(Mar 2016) | Android and iOS | 70 up to 70%

| free  | unknown  | unknown
Aptoide | 17 Nov 2009 | live  | Aptoide | 1,100,000
(Oct 2020) | 17.5 billion
(Oct 2020) | 120 million
(Oct 2020) | Android | 75 up to 75%

| free  | unknown  | Android SDK, Java ME
Cafe Bazaar | Apr 2011 | live  | Hezardastan Technologies  | 160,000
(May 2019)
[73] | unknown  | 40 million
(May 2019) [73] | Android | 70 up to 70%

| free  | unknown  | unknown
Cydia | Feb 2008 | live  | saurik | unknown  | unknown  | 30 million | iOS | N/A

| free  | unknown  | iOS SDK, Xcode
F-Droid | 29 Sep 2010 | live  | F-Droid
Limited  | 4,002
[74] | 248 million
(Mar 2015) [75] | unknown  | Android | N/A

| free  | unknown  | Android SDK
GetJar | 2004 | live  | GetJar,
Accel
Partners  | 849,036
(Mar 2015)
[76] | 3 billion
(Mar 2015)
[77] | 200 million users
[76] | multiple [78]
Android, BlackBerry OS, Flash Lite, Java, iOS, Palm OS, Symbian, Windows Phone | N/A

| free
[78] | unknown  | unknown
Handango | 2000 | closed  | PocketGear  | 190,000
(MMM 20YY)
[79] | unknown  | unknown  | multiple [l 6]
Android, BlackBerry OS, Palm OS, PSP, Symbian, Windows Mobile | 42 ≈42%

| free  | N/A  | unknown
Handmark | 2000 | closed  | Handmark | unknown  | unknown  | unknown  | multiple [l 7]
Android, BlackBerry OS, iOS, Java, Palm OS, Symbian, Windows Mobile | unknown

| unknown  | unknown  | unknown
MiKandi | 29 Nov 2009 | closed  | MiKandi | unknown  | unknown  | 80000
(Dec 2009) [80] | Android
[81] | unknown

| unknown  | unknown  | unknown
Opera
Mobile
Store  | Mar 2011 | closed  | Opera
Software  | 300,000
(Nov 2014)
[82] | 45 million per month
(Dec 2012)
[83] | unknown  | multiple [84]
Android, Java, Symbian, BlackBerry OS, Windows Mobile, iOS | 70 70%

Android, Symbian, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile; 50%: Java [85]
| free
[85] | unknown  | Android SDK, Java ME, S60, BlackBerry SDK, Windows Phone Developer Tools
Pocket
Gear  | 1999 | closed  | PocketGear  | 140,000
(Jun 2010)
[86] | unknown  | unknown  | multiple
Android, BlackBerry OS, Java, Palm OS, Symbian, Windows Mobile | 55 ≈55%

| free  | unknown  | N/A
Uptodown
App
Store  | Nov 2011 | live  | Uptodown
Technologies  | 2,500,000
(Mar 2021)
[87] | 450 million per month
(Nov 2021)
[88] | unknown  | Android | 80 80%

| free  | Yes  | N/A
Rootpk  | 2022 | live  | Rootpk  | 700,000+
(Sep 2022) | unknown  | unknown  | Android | 90 90%

| free  | Yes  | N/A
2022 | live  | VK, MinTsifry Of Russia | 21,000+
(Oct 2022) | unknown  | unknown  | Android | unknown  | free  | unknown  | N/A
Applivery
App
Distribution | Feb 2017 | live  | Applivery
Mobility Management[89] | 2,000,000+
(Dec 2020)
[89] | unknown  | unknown  | Android and iOS | 0 {{{2}}}

| free  | Yes  | Android SDK, iOS SDK
Updraft App Distribution | 2014  | live  | Apps with love AG / Moqod BV.  | unknown  | 350,000+ in 2022[90] | 15,000 Users in 2022[90] | Android and iOS  | 0  | free  | Yes  | iOS SDK, Android SDK
| date
established | status | owner | available
apps | download
count | install
base | device
platform | cut for
developer
per sale | developer
fees
(per
year) | developer
console | development
platform(s)
(SDK)

## Introduction of mobile app distribution platforms

Mobile app distribution platforms are online marketplaces where developers can upload and distribute their mobile apps to millions of users worldwide. These platforms serve as a bridge between developers and users, providing a centralized location where users can discover and download new apps, and developers can reach a wider audience. Mobile app distribution platforms are essential for app developers, as they offer a convenient and efficient way to promote and distribute their apps to a large number of potential users.

They also provide a range of tools and services that can help developers to monetize their apps, such as in-app advertising and in-app purchases. Overall, mobile app distribution platforms play a critical role in the mobile app ecosystem, facilitating the growth and success of the industry as a whole.[91]

### List of most popular mobile app distribution platforms

There are many mobile app distribution platforms available for developers to distribute their mobile apps to users.[92] Some of the most popular 10 mobile app distribution platforms are:

1. Apple App Store: This is the official app store for iOS devices. It is the primary distribution platform for iOS apps and has strict guidelines for app approval.
2. Google Play Store: This is the official app store for Android devices. It is the primary distribution platform for Android apps and has more relaxed guidelines for app approval.
3. Amazon Appstore: This is an app store by Amazon and is available on Kindle Fire and Android devices. Developers can distribute their apps to millions of Amazon customers.
4. Samsung Galaxy Store: This is an app store by Samsung and is available on Samsung devices. Developers can distribute their apps to millions of Samsung customers.
5. Huawei App Gallery: This is an app store by Huawei and is available on Huawei and Honor devices. Developers can distribute their apps to millions of Huawei customers.
6. Microsoft Store: This is an app store by Microsoft and is available on Windows devices. Developers can distribute their apps to millions of Microsoft customers.
7. Aptoide: This is an independent app store for Android devices. Developers can distribute their apps to millions of Aptoide users.
8. F-Droid: This is an open-source app store for Android devices. Developers can distribute their open-source apps to millions of F-Droid users.
9. GetJar: This is an independent app store for Android devices. Developers can distribute their apps to millions of GetJar users.
10. SlideME: This is an independent app store for Android devices. Developers can distribute their apps to millions of SlideME users.

Each of these platforms has its guidelines, revenue models, and user bases. Developers need to choose the right platform(s) for their apps based on their target audience and business objectives.[93] [94]

## See also

* Cloud gaming
* Mobile application management
* Mobile content management system
* Mobile device management
* List of Mobile Device Management software
* Mobile security
* Over-the-air update
* Synaptic

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Mobile phones

General|

* Features
* GSM
* services
* History
* Operating system
* Security
* Phone cloning
* Telephony
* airplane mode
* Text messaging
* SMS
* MMS
* RCS
* Spam
* Tracking
* Web browsing
* HTML5

Software|

| Apps|

* Development
* Distribution
* Management
* Cloud computing

|

Commerce|

* Banking
* Marketing
* advertising
* campaigns
* Payments
* contactless
* donating
* Ticketing

Content|

* Blogging
* Email
* Gambling
* Gaming
* Health
* Instant messaging
* Learning
* Music
* News
* Search
* local
* Social
* address book
* Television

Culture|

* Charms
* Comics
* Dating
* Japanese culture
* Novels
* Ringtones
* silent mode
* Selfie
* Txtspk
* Wallpaper

Devices|

* Manufacturers
* 3D phone
* Camera phone
* Car phone
* Feature phone
* Projector phone
* Satellite phone
* Smartphone

Form factors|

* Bar
* Flip
* Phablet
* Slider
* Smartwatch

Smartphones|

* Android devices
* rooting
* BlackBerry 10
* iPhone
* iOS jailbreaking
* Open-source mobile phones
* Symbian devices
* Windows Phone devices

Environment
and health|

* Overuse and relation to mental health
* BlackBerry thumb
* Driving safety
* Electronic waste
* External power supply
* Phantom vibration syndrome
* Radiation and health
* Recycling

Law|

* Carrier IQ
* Use restrictions while driving
* Legality of recording by civilians
* Photography and the law
* Telephone tapping
* Texting while driving
* Mobile phones in prison

Networking|

* Channel capacity
* Frequencies
* Multi-band
* Network operator
* list
* Roaming
* Signal
* SIM
* dual SIM
* SIM lock
* Standards comparison
* Tethering
* VoIP
* WAP
* XHTML-MP

Generations|

* 0G
* 1G
* 2G
* 3G
* adoption
* 3.5G
* 4G
* 4.5G
* 5G

* v
* t
* e

Mobile operating systems

Linux
kernel|

| Mainline|

* Letux-OS
* Maemo Leste
* OpenEmbedded
* Ångström
* KaeilOS
* Openmoko Linux
* QtMoko
* SHR
* OpenEZX
* postmarketOS
* PureOS

|

Out of tree|

* AliOS
* Android
* forks
* Bada
* Firefox OS
* B2G OS
* KaiOS
* Maemo
* MeeGo
* Mer
* Sailfish OS
* Moblin
* MontaVista
* Mobilinux
* MotoMagx
* postmarketOS
* Tizen
* Ubuntu Touch
* UBports
* WebOS
* LuneOS

XNU|

* iOS
* iPadOS
* watchOS

QNX|

* BlackBerry 10
* BlackBerry Tablet OS

Windows|

* Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
* Windows Mobile
* Windows Phone
* 7
* 8
* 8.1
* Windows RT
* Windows 10 Mobile

Zircon|

* Fuchsia

Other|

* BREW
* BlackBerry OS
* EPOC
* GEOS
* Magic Cap
* Nintendo DSi
* Nintendo 3DS
* Nokia Asha platform
* PalmDOS
* Palm OS
* PlayStation
* PSP
* PS Vita
* S30
* S30+
* S40
* Symbian
* S60
* S80
* S90
* UIQ

* Comparison of mobile OSes
* Open-source mobile phones/OSes
* Open Handset Alliance
* Open Mobile Alliance
* Mobile app distributions
* Mobile app development

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* t
* e

Software distribution platforms and content delivery networks

* App store
* Cloud gaming
* Digital library
* Online game store
* Package manager
* Software distribution
* Streaming media

Active|

| Personal
computer|

* Allmyapps
* Amazon Digital Game Store
* Battle.net
* Big Fish Games
* Chrome Web Store
* Digital River
* Direct2Drive
* Discord
* DMM.com
* DotEmu
* Epic Games Store
* GOG.com
* GameHouse
* GameShadow
* GamersGate
* Game Jolt
* GNOME Software
* Green Man Gaming
* Humble Store
* Mac Games Arcade
* itch.io
* Mac App Store
* MacUpdate
* Metaboli/GamesPlanet
* Microsoft Store
* MSN Games
* Origin
* Playism
* Pogo.com
* Pokki
* Steam
* Uplay
* WildTangent

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Video game
consoles|

* GameFly
* Microsoft Store
* Nintendo eShop
* PlayStation Now
* PlayStation Store
* Xbox Store
* Xbox Live Arcade

Mobile|

* Amazon Appstore
* Apple App Store
* Aptoide
* BlackBerry World
* Cafe Bazaar
* Cydia
* F-Droid
* GamersGate
* GetJar
* Google Play
* Handango
* Microsoft Store
* Samsung Galaxy Store
* SlideME
* Opera Mobile Store

Arcade|

* ALL.Net
* NESiCAxLive
* E-Amusement

Discontinued|

* Club Nokia
* Desura
* GameAgent
* GameTap
* Games for Windows – Live
* Games for Windows Marketplace
* Impulse
* Intel AppUp
* Jumboplay
* Kazaa
* N-Gage
* Nokia Download!
* Nokia (Ovi) Store
* OnLive
* PlayNow Arena
* Stardock Central
* Triton
* Ubuntu Software Center
* Ubuntu App Store
* Vodafone live!
* Wii Shop Channel
* Windows Marketplace
* Windows Marketplace for Mobile
* Windows Phone Store
* Yahoo! Games
* Zune Marketplace

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