Infographic shows majority of apps in Apple app stores go without updates and little interest from users

[yousaf465]

What the infographic shows is that the Play Store is growing quicker than the App Store and almost three times as many Android apps get updated each day as iOS apps. The Windows Phone Store is about a quarter of the size in terms of total apps and the number of new apps and updates are at about a quarter too.

Windows Phone has the most “dead” apps – ones with no recent updates and less than 10 ratings and comments from users. The iOS store is close behind, while Android’s Play Store is a lot fresher. Keep in mind, iOS apps get a ton more comments that Android and WP combined.

Infographic shows majority of apps in app stores go without updates and little interest from users - GSMArena Blog




Android rocks!

 

[Lord Ammar]

Doesn't matter. Android apps still suck compared to iOS. This is true with the smartphones and it was true when I used the new Nexus 7.

 

[Thinker]

Developers on iOS are hesitant to give updates because of the downright stupid apple policy of showing only the ratings of the latest version on the front page of an app.

 

[Lord Ammar]

Developers on iOS are hesitant to give updates because of the downright stupid apple policy of showing only the ratings of the latest version on the front page of an app.

Really? What's the source of that claim? How many developers have said this is why they don't give out updates? Seems like a utterly retarded thing to display reviews of old versions of the app on the front page. All it will do is misguide people into thinking a problem exists in the app where as it was actually resolved in the latest update.

 

[Thinker]

Really? What's the source of that claim? How many developers have said this is why they don't give out updates? Seems like a utterly retarded thing to display reviews of old versions of the app on the front page. All it will do is misguide people into thinking a problem exists in the app where as it was actually resolved in the latest update.

The overall rating reflects the performance of the app much better, an app that had problems previously but not anymore generally only takes a little time to get back to good ratings.

What about an app with thousands of ratings and a fantastic score? Why should a developer take a risk in updating it? Most people arent going to rate it again unless its a major update. You know whats really stupid? You open up app store and see that angry birds has very little ratings, a beginner might think its some small time app.

Here goes your source,

"Another developer suggested that some app makers might be fearful of making their existing app ratings and reviews invisible by issuing a brand new update for iPhone 5. Apple's App Store reviews system now makes a point of only showing you reviews for the most current version of the app as a default, so if a particular app has some phenomenal reviews for an older version, the developer may be hesitant to start "anew" with a fresh slate."

Where are all the iPhone 5 app updates? | Ars Technica

I absolutely agree with the idea of showing ratings for the current version but it should only be an extra piece of information after you click on an app and not the default rating on the front. The play store needs to show this info but it certainly does not need to change its default system.

 

[Lord Ammar]

You're asking why should they risk updating. There might be a risk, but there is nothing to suggest they don't take a risk. If there's a feature update of any crossplatform app, there is absolutely no way Android will get it and iOS wont. It just doesn't happen despite whatever risks.