Podle analýzy společnosti Gartner porostou jak počty stažených mobilních aplikací, tak podíl těch, které jsou zadarmo. V roce 2016 má být staženo 310 milard aplikací, z čehož placených má být pouze 7 procent. Drtivá většina z těch placených – 96 procent – má být levnější než 4 dolary. (TZ)
Podle analytiků společnosti Gartner poroste podíl mobilních aplikací, které obsahují prvek placení za doplňkové služby nebo zboží. Do roku 2016 má jejich podíl vzrůst na 30 %, ze současných pěti procent.
Další informace, včetně např. počtu stažených aplikací z App Store společnosti Apple, najdete v přiložené tiskové zprávě (anglicky).
Gartner Says Free Apps Will Account for Nearly 90 Per Cent of Total Mobile App Store Downloads in 2012
Key Trends for the Mobile Industry to Be Examined at Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2012
STAMFORD, Conn., September 11, 2012 — Free apps will account for 89 per cent of total downloads in 2012, according to Gartner, Inc. Worldwide mobile app store downloads will surpass 45.6 billion in 2012, with free downloads accounting for 40.1 billion, and paid-for downloads totalling 5 billion (see Table 1).
“In terms of the apps that consumers are buying, 90 per cent of the paid-for downloads cost less than $3 each,” said Sandy Shen, research director at Gartner. “Similar to free apps, lower-priced apps will drive the majority of downloads. Apps between 99 cents and $2.99 will account for 87.5 per cent of paid-for downloads in 2012, and 96 per cent by 2016.”
Gartner expects Apple’s App Store to have more than 21 billion downloads in 2012, which is an increase of 74 per cent over 2011 and indicates continued strong demand for mobile app content.
“Apple’s market share is the largest, considering its App Store accounts for 25 per cent of available apps in all stores,” said Brian Blau, research director at Gartner. “The number of apps available is driven by an increasing number of stores in the market today that include platform owners, device vendors, communication service providers (CSPs) and others who want to offer core mobile app services. These stores will see their combined share of total downloads increase, but demand for apps overall will still be dominated by Apple, Google and Microsoft.”
Table 1. Mobile App Store Downloads, Worldwide, 2010-2016 (Millions of Downloads)
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |
| Free Downloads | 22,044 | 40,599 | 73,280 | 119,842 | 188,946 | 287,933 |
| Paid-for Downloads | 2,893 | 5,018 | 8,142 | 11,853 | 16,430 | 21,672 |
| Total Downloads | 24,936 | 45,617 | 81,422 | 131,695 | 205,376 | 309,606 |
| Free Downloads % | 88.4% | 89.0% | 90.0% | 91.0% | 92.0% | 93.0% |
Source: Gartner (September 2012)
Besides a few major app stores from global OS vendors (such as Apple’s App Store, Google Play and Microsoft’s Windows Phone Marketplace), Gartner analysts said there are also stores from third parties that attract users with their brands or take advantage of the lack of dominant players in some markets.
“Amazon has appealed to users with its strong brand, global presence and a good selection of high-quality content while Facebook’s recently launched App Center — supporting both mobile devices and desktops — will become a powerful competitor due to its strong brand and leading position in social networking and gaming,” said Ms Shen. “In China, there is a boom market of independent Android stores, due to the lack of presence of Google Play and ‘weak’ stores from CSPs. We expect to see more new entrants to the market, aiming to deepen relationships with their customers and/or to capture some of this growth market.”
Using an in-app purchase business model is a more effective method of converting casual app users into paying customers and then retaining them with good user experience and continued product updates. This is a different approach from upfront payment where users pay and download, and can be disappointed by the experience and never come back. In-app purchasing opens the door to a recurring revenue stream for developers, but app performance and design will always be the most important factor when attracting new users and keeping them satisfied.
In-app purchases will drive 41 per cent of the store revenue in 2016. While the market is moving toward free and low-priced apps, in-app purchases will drive downloads as well as app store revenue. Gartner expects the number of downloads featuring in-app purchase will increase from 5 per cent of total downloads in 2011 to 30 per cent in 2016, and its contribution to the store revenue will increase from 10 to 41 per cent in the same period.
“App stores should support in-app purchases as soon as possible as this offers a new path of monetisation, and helps to attract developers as they attempt to extend an app’s momentum by providing easy access to upgraded services and functionality,” Mr Blau said.
Additional information is available in the report “Market Trends: Mobile App Stores, Worldwide, 2012” at http://www.gartner.com/resId=2126015.
Gartner analysts will examine the key issues around mobility at Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2012.
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