Google Play versus Apple Store
Hoy les traigo un amplio análisis comparativo de los resultados del primer trimestre del año (Q1: del 1º de enero al 31 de marzo) entre Google Play e iOS App Store.
El presente informe es elaborado por: App Annie Market Index, the barometer of the macro trends that are emerging in the app ecosystem across stores, countries and categories. We bring you the most complete analysis of the global app market available, using worldwide data that represents over 150 countries on both the iOS App Store and Google Play. This report highlights the trends that are shaping mobile content distribution at the highest level and how it will impact your app business.
Key Trends Across Stores, Countries and Categories
- Google Play worldwide downloads now exceed iOS App Store downloads by around 45%, driven by growth in emerging markets. Russia and Brazil have been on the rise for some time now, but Mexico and Turkey also had a strong influence on Google Play downloads in Q1 2014.
- The iOS App Store remains comfortably ahead in worldwide revenue, generating about 85% more revenue than Google Play. This gap narrowed over the last quarter though, as Google Play revenue increased markedly in the United States and United Kingdom.
- China was the key market for iOS App Store growth, showing exceptional gains in both downloads and revenue. iOS App Store revenue in China grew around 70% quarter-over-quarter.
- Games remained the key category driving growth in both app stores. However, there was also growth in categories outside of Games. Tools saw gains in Google Play revenue, dominated by anti-virus and security apps. On iOS, Finance grew in revenue during tax season in the United States.
- Messaging apps remained a huge growth area, contributing to the gains for the Communication category on Google Play and Social Networking on iOS.
Dado que las apps de Android a las cuales se acceden a través de Google Play, suelen ser en su mayoría gratuitas, por ello es razonable que tenga un mayor número de descargas frente a la tienda de Apple, donde la mayor parte de sus productos y servicios son de pago. De la misma manera, por esta misma razón, la tienda de apps de Apple tiene mayores ingresos que la tienda de apps de Google.
A continuación resumo el Top 5 entre las dos tiendas de aplicaciones (de primer a quinto lugar, respectivamente):
- Por descargas iOS App Store: EE.UU., China, Japón, Reino Unido y Rusia.
- Por descargas Google Play: EE.UU., Brasil, Rusia, Corea del Sur e India.
- Por ingresos iOS App Store: EE.UU., Japón, China, Reino Unido y Australia.
- Por ingresos Google Play: Japón, EE.UU., Corea del Sur, Alemania y Reino Unido.
- Por categorías descargadas iOS App Store: Juegos, Entretenimiento, Foto y Vídeo, Redes Sociales y Estilo de Vida.
- Por categorías descargas Google Play: Juegos, Comunicaciones, Herramientas, Entretenimiento y Social.
- Ingresos por categoría iOS App Store: Juegos, Redes Sociales, Música, Educación y Entretenimiento.
- Ingresos por categoría Google Play: Juegos, Comunicaciones, Social, Herramientas y Viajes.
Fuente: App Annie Index – Market Q1 2014: Revenue Soars in the United States and China.
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