Comments on: iTunes App Store vs. Android Market

By: Natanael L

Natanael L — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 21:15:25 +0000

You can install from everywhere and anywhere. Just tick the box in the settings for allowing non-Market app installs, get Barcode Scanner and you can just point your camera to a Qr code containing an URL directly to an app installer file (.apk) and click OK. Done, installed.

The Market let you upgrade apps directly, it even keeps track of updates for you. You have to upgrade it individually on Android 2.1 and earlier, but on 2.2 (latest) you can mass-upgrade.
You do not need any computer at all to do anything, you can just put your SIM-card in your fresh new Android right out of the packaging and start installing and upgrading apps (Google Maps are likely to have available upgrades out-of-the-box).
All you need is to sign in on your Google account OR create a new one from the phone.

Apps installed from outside Market can manage update checking themselves and then ask you if they should install the new version. If you agree, it downloads the .apk-file and triggers the standard install screen where you click OK.

There are alternate market apps that can do this, so you don’t need the Google Android Market.

By: Vaneet Mehta

Vaneet Mehta — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:06:25 +0000

TBH this is what put me off buying an Android phone and I brought a iPhone. I know Americans have a lot of issues with iPhone due to the fact that it is only on AT&T, but that’s not a problem in the UK, which is why I very rarely see an android phone. I think that the most of the rules for the app store are probably fair and just, although I have no clue, and they will probably make it clearer as it develops. It ensures that the apps work well, do what they should and look and made well. I have very few problems with apps and the app store. My older brother on his HTC hero on the other hand, the marketplace doesn’t even load or work properly…which is probably the main argument against Android phones and the fragmentation of their market. He’s going to reset his phone at some point though to see if it works afterwards…but if it doesn’t then he says he’s just going to leave it and upgrade to iPhone 4 when his contract expires.

By: Vaneet Mehta

Vaneet Mehta — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:59:04 +0000

Unless you, and others, are talking about something else, I’m extremely confused. I upgrade my apps from the app store on my iPhone. Are you talking about consumers or developers, or someone else. Because if you are saying consumers…I very rarely sync my phone to my PC, I upgrade everything on the phone….so can you clarify about your syncing to upgrade comment?

By: Frank P.

Frank P. — Thu, 27 May 2010 22:47:00 +0000

Good article. Fair and balanced. As a Droid owner, I definitely envy the much more refined apps on Apple’s side. Although I don’t agree with all of Apple’s super-strict policies, their app store policy is perfect. The biggest problem with things being open is that every wanna-be with an SDK and a little programming knowledge thinks they’re the next Nintendo in the making. With much more relaxed rules on content, the Android market is, sadly, filled with mostly garbage and blatant knock offs. Utility and productivity apps aren’t quite as bad as games, which are light years behind Apple’s offerings. For example, after playing Topple on my daughter’s iPod Touch, I went searching for it in the Android market. I found a blatant rip-off, with cruddier graphics, designed not by a company (like Topple is), but by an individual who was at least kind enough to provide their G-Mail address. This is true of many of the games. There are no puzzle or strategy games in the Android market that even remotely compare to Angry Birds. My frustration with the Topple knock-off is what prompted me to seek out websites on this topic. I love my Droid, but the games just don’t come close to comparing to what’s available in the app store. Admittedly, Android is still relatively “new” because it was very lightly regarded on T-Mobile until Verizon jumped on board. So I’m optimistic things will eventually improve as it gains in popularity, but if anyone has played around with an iPod Touch or iPhone and is buying an Android device expecting the same experience, consider yourself warned.

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By: Chris Lentz

Chris Lentz — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:28:32 +0000

To your first question, no you don't have to download all apps via the Android Market. I just read an article about an Adult Only Apps Store on the Android. haha As for updating, it is handled sort of the same as the iPhone. You just get notifications when updates are available. As for syncing the phone to a PC, no, in fact, there is no Android software on the computer, it is all handled directly on the handset.

By: WeaponII

WeaponII — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:20:01 +0000

Do all apps created for Android have to be published through the market like iTunes? How is the process of application upgrades performed? Do you have to go through the tedious process of syncing your phone to your PC, or can it be performed over-the-air too?

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By: Chris Lentz

Chris Lentz — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:47:36 +0000

I don't really take volume into consideration, for one main reason: Yes, the iTunes App Store has 100,000+ apps, but 998,000 of them are total crap. The Android Market is up to 12,000+ apps, and growing very very quickly.