Did the Android Market Reach 100,000 Apps this Month as Predicted?
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A few weeks back the folks over at AndroLib made the bold claim that the Android Market could be sitting at 100,000 apps by the end of July. I say bold because the last official number was quoted at 60,000 applications. Based on their statistics they felt that growth in the realm of 40,000 apps was not unlikely. Well the end of July is bearing down on us and the unofficial numbers are in. According to AndroLib the market is now up to 100,000 submitted apps.
Now, emphasis on the word ’submitted.’ The actual number of apps the market plays host to currently sits at 83,000. Again, these number are in no way confirmed by Google. If they are true, we are sure the technology giant behind Android will be quick to tout this new number in front of all that mocked the measly 20,000 apps for Android a little over half a year ago. Official or not, if the numbers stick it is a momentous occasion for Android. My head spins thinking of the voluminous number of apps that may be available in a few months if growth continues at this rate.
[via Android Community]
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5-6 apps? I count at least 21 on my screens that I use multiple times a day. While I agree that probably half the apps are not useful, I don’t think you are giving enough credit
Out of 83,000 only about 3500 are useful, unless you need fart jokes and 15000 wallpaper apps and most people only use 5 to 6 apps on there phone, this is true. those apps that are just enhanced websites will meet there doom with HTML5 or ADOBE hits the market for Android. @mrmojoz – IfAppBrain sorts them out then thanks for the HEADS UP! because searching thru the market sucks BIG NUTS!!!! THat has to be controlled like searches on google.
@Isthmus
Considering there are already so many ways to do this (AppBrain etc), how much is this really affecting you?
Frankly I don’t think the future of android is in mobile apps. As we move towards cloud computing , I feel like web based applications are the way to go. They are already working on it by making browser more capable, so it can make use of the camera and gps. This whole idea of get rick quick apps came about when a bunch of devs make a lot of money on apple’s iOS. But unlike apple, google is still mainly an internet services company and web apps is what it should focus on. Most of the good apps on Android (voice, maps, nav. etc) are made by google anyway. Other devs can benefit from this too, since web apps will be platform agnostic.
Now if they could only add a search filter so I could search new apps without digging through a mountain of soundboards, tip calculators or scantly clad girls.
I think once the dev app comes out it will take off. I have had ideas I want to do, but with no formal programming skills it is rough. I know some of the language and Eclipse, but for to develop a location based app, it would be impossible. I think once they get an easy way for the common man to do an app, the market will erupt with good (and some crap) apps
Whenever you look at the most recent apps in the market it’s porn and mostly junk. Kind of depressing.
Isn’t it already like that?
Someone should do a study and see how many apps are actually useful, high quality apps. My bet is about 5%
Of course soon it will be like Iphone with 100 different farting apps.