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Report reveals just 34% of apps released in 2012 were paid

by Mike Wehner (Dec 17th, 2012)

The App Store is a very different place than it was four years ago, and nothing makes that point better than Appsfire's 2012 roundup infographic. Arguably the most telling statistic regarding the current state of apps is that just 34 percent of apps released in 2012 landed in the Paid category, ...

iOS App Store to reach 1 million submitted apps milestone

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 19th, 2012)

An unofficial count from AppsFire, an app discovery and promotion platform, suggests the iOS App Store is about to accept its 1 millionth app submission, according to a report in The Next Web. The company broke down the app submissions since 2008 and found that 49 percent (493,289) were paid ...

Average iPhone owner has 108 apps, spends 84 minutes a day using them

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 28th, 2011)

A survey of the 1,000 iOS devices that synchronize with Appsfire's mobile app discovery and sharing platform reveal some interesting statistics about app usage by its iOS owners. Summarized in an infographic, the compiled statistics show that most of its iOS users prefer native apps to web apps. The ...

App Star winners announced

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Aug 4th, 2010)

The App Star awards are hosted by Appsfire, highlighting up-and-coming apps deserving of more attention. In the second round of awards the winners are: IsoCards, Mixr and LiveRider. We'll have more on these apps in the coming weeks, but here's a rundown: IsoCards: $1.99 for iPad and iPhone. One of ...

360iDev: The AppStar awards

by Mike Schramm (Apr 12th, 2010)

Appsfire has just announced the winners of their App Star Awards contest at 360iDev here in San Jose -- they had an "uber-jury" go through 30-second pitch videos from 33 different unreleased iPhone and iPad apps, and narrowed down their favorites to six different apps in three categories, Games, ...