Since Geogad has its Android-powered travel app on the Android Market and also hosts the Informal Android Developer Meetup, I am sometimes asked about the pricing difference between the Android Market and the iPhone Apps Store. Usually, this question comes from developers who are trying to decide between learning to program Android or iPhone first or from iPhone developers who are considering porting their iPhone apps to Android.

I really don’t have any direct knowledge of pricing on the various stores since all of Geogad’s apps are free and since Geogad makes its content available for free with ads over all of its various delivery channels.

However, I did spot this timely news article from fiercemobilecontent.com.  It quotes a report published by Distimo that says that apps are priced about the same on both stores. The article did point out two slight differences in the gaming category.

The most popular Android games typically cost between 99 cents and $5.95, with most selling for $2.99, while most App Store titles sell for 99 cents, with a few offered between $6.99 and $9.99.

…games remain the App Store’s best-selling category, with more titles in the premium Top 15 than in the free Top 15. Classic games are particularly popular in Android Market, where three out of the Top 15 are emulators. (The App Store does not approve emulators.)

Tags: Android, Geogad, iPhone

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