Google Play VS. Apple iTunes
Who's better?
Apple
Pros & Cons
Apple iTunes
Pros
- Probably the biggest app store, comprising more than 1,00,000 apps
- Largest category of apps, ranging from fun apps to more serious ones
- Features a whole lot of free apps. The paid ones are very reasonable
- iTunes, is Apple’s biggest advantage. No other store so far offers users this facility
Cons
- Only the most downloaded apps are featured prominently
- Using the Apple App Store is the only method a user can install apps in their iPhone
- There is duplication of many apps in the "lite" version of apps
- Apple’s recent inclusion policies are very restrictive
Google Play
Pros
- The Android Market features about 250,000 apps
- Developers only pay a low fee of $25 to register
- The apps are available at low costs too
- Each item is categorized and listed out neatly
Cons
- Quality of apps leaves a lot to be desired
- Google supports only 29 countries to sell apps in their store. Developers from all other nationalities can only publish free apps
- The app store is accessible only in certain countries of the world
- Many developers feel that the app market is highly fragmented.