Thursday, 3 July 2014

iOS App Store vs Windows Phone Store in 2014


App store of any Operating Sysem is most important part to look when you going buy smartphones. There are Servals OS out there in market like I=iOS ,Windows Phone  ,Android etc. Smartphone makers take it in turns to trump each other for storage, processor speed and camera megapixels, but it’s the largely Application store of  the mobile OS - that makes the biggest difference to your everyday use.

Time to check in on how the Windows Phone Store is doing against competitors. While the app marketplaces for Android and iOS are larger than Windows Phone, the gap between high-quality apps gets smaller and smaller each week.
Today we're going to check out the top 10 free apps in the iOS App Store and see if they're available for Windows Phone. If an app isn't available, we'll try and offer an alternative for Windows Phone fans. Let's go.

iOS Top Charts 25
1. Guess The Emoji: Emoji Pops

  • Publisher: Conversion
  • What it is: A guessing game where emoji are paired together. Your job is to figure what word the emoji represent.
  • Available for Windows Phone: No
  • Alternatives for Windows Phone: Some third-party knock-offs exist in the Windows Phone Store, but nothing official.
2. True Skate

  • Publisher: True Axis
  • What it is: Another game, this time an 'authentic' skateboarding game. Reminds me of those Fingerboards in elementary school.
  • Available for Windows Phone: No
  • Alternatives for Windows Phone: None. There are some skateboarding games on Windows Phone, but none that appear to be similar to True Skate on iOS.
3. Kim Kardashian: Hollywood
  • Publisher: Glu Games
  • What it is: An 'official' game about Kim Kardashian…
  • Available for Windows Phone: No
  • Alternatives for Windows Phone: Hahaha. I would hope not.
4. Paperama

  • Publisher: FDG Entertainment
  • What it is: Another game, this time a puzzler with an Origami theme.
  • Available for Windows Phone: No
  • Alternatives for Windows Phone: Nope. Sadly couldn't find any similar games.
5. Fit the Fat

  • Publisher: FIVE BITS
  • What it is: Another game, this one with a fitness focus. You help your character lose weight by going to the gym.
  • Available for Windows Phone: No
  • Alternatives for Windows Phone: None like it.
6. FIFA Official App

  • Publisher: FIFA
  • What it is: The official app of the 2014 World Cup Brazil. You use it to get exclusive coverage of the massive sporting event.
  • Available for Windows Phone: No
  • Alternatives for Windows Phone: Bing Sports is probably your best bet to stay up to date with the World Cup. 

7. World of Tanks Blitz

  • Publisher: Wargaming.net
  • What it is: A free-to-play MMO action game. You get to play with tanks!
  • Available for Windows Phone: No
  • Alternatives for Windows Phone: Nothing. Though you'll find a shady game from a shady dev trying to front as the real thing
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8. TwoDots

  • Publisher: Betaworks One
  • What it is: A minimalist puzzler. It's a beautiful game.
  • Available for Windows Phone: No
  • Alternatives for Windows Phone: None. This game has polish like no other. You might find an imitator here or there in the Windows Phone Store, but they aren't close at all.

9. YouTube

  • Publisher: Google
  • What it is: The official YouTube app for iOS. YouTube is the largest streaming site on the internet.
  • Available for Windows Phone: HAHA
  • Alternatives for Windows Phone: myTube [Download] and MetroTube  are the community favorites for third-party YouTube apps on Windows Phone.

10. Instagram

  • Publisher: Instagram
  • What it is: A free photo-centric social network.
  • Available for Windows Phone: Yes, but beta + missing features 
 Windows OS has Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, Pandora, WhatsApp, and Facebook Messenger, but they  missing out on some really great apps like:

  • WatchESPN
  • FIFA Official App
  • YouTube
  • Snapchat
  • Google Maps
  • Univision Deportes
Three of those apps are super popular right now because of the World Cup. Anyone walking into a store to buy a new phone will turn down Windows Phone because they can't watch the World Cup live on their new smartphone. Instead, they'll turn to iOS.

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