Com2uS says iPhone applications sales are twice as big as Android

9th August, 2010 by adina
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Mobile developer Com2uS from Korea achieves merely half of the volume of Android applications downloaded compared to the similar offerings for Apple’s iPhone. Com2uS, which says it is the leader on the Korean market, is offering many of the applications it creates on both platforms.

For instance, Home Run Battle, a baseball game, had 400 to 500 downloads each day during the first months of presence on the Android Market, but recent sales have slowed down to 200-300 downloads. The application has reached the top on the list of the most wanted paid applications, but estimations of revenue indicate the company brought in only $200,000 to $250,000.

Meanwhile, downloads from iTunes are almost twice as large as those from Android, as the general manager of Com2uS, Don Kim, says in an interview for Business Insider. He said that looking at the number one on each list gives a clear idea that the iPhone has much more downloads.

Google has actively promoted the Android Market to developers of the iPhone. The search giant has offered free Nexus One phones to developers in order to determine them to rewrite applications for Android. A new attraction for developers seems to be the Android App Inventor, which eliminates the constraint of having to learn code to be able to create simple applications.

Although the App Store is dominating the mobile arena, Don Kim still believes that Android is capable of closing the gap. Com2uS’ executive says that the iPhone has the chance to lead thanks to its superior specifications at the time, but the most recent high-end offerings of Android are meant to equilibrate the playing field.


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