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Amazon Appstore
Amazon Appstore: Amazon's Android app store, opened March 22, 2011, in nearly 200 countries; exclusive store on Fire tablets and Fire TV, Windows 11 storefront until March 2025, Android access ended August 20, 2025.
Apk (file format)
An APK (Android Package) is the installable file format for Android applications: a ZIP-based archive carrying an app's code, resources, and manifest, which Android devices use to install it.
App store
App Store: Apple's app marketplace, launched July 10, 2008 with 500 apps; reviewed distribution, 30% commission, 175-country storefronts, and DMA-driven EU changes.
App Store (Apple)
The App Store is Apple's digital distribution platform for apps on the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, opened on July 10, 2008; it now operates in 175 countries and regions.
Aptoide
Aptoide is an independent app store founded in 2011 in Lisbon, Portugal, where users download Android apps and games outside the pre-installed ecosystem, with over 430 million users.
BingoPlus
BingoPlus is a Philippine online gaming platform launched in 2022, operated by AB Leisure Exponent under DigiPlus Interactive, and the first PAGCOR-licensed online traditional bingo service.
CBP One
CBP One, later renamed CBP Home, was a U.S. Customs and Border Protection mobile app through which over 900,000 migrants scheduled border entry appointments from 2023 to 2025.
Cydia
Cydia is a package manager for jailbroken iOS devices, created by Jay Freeman ("Saurik") in 2008, used to install software Apple does not distribute through its App Store.
Essentials (PlayStation)
Essentials is the base membership plan of PlayStation Plus, Sony's subscription service for PlayStation 4 and 5 consoles. It provides monthly games, online multiplayer, discounts, and 100 GB of cloud storage.
F-Droid
F-Droid is an open source Android app repository, founded by Ciaran Gultnieks in 2010. It hosts apps whose source code anyone can inspect and improve.
Fever (app)
Fever is a New York-based event discovery and ticketing platform that lists over 150,000 experiences and produces Candlelight Concerts, valued at $1.8 billion in 2023.
Game Center
Game Center, also known as Apple Game Center, is Apple's social gaming network that identifies players across games and devices with leaderboards, achievements, and multiplayer matchmaking.
Google Mobile Services
Google Mobile Services (GMS) is a proprietary bundle of Google apps and APIs, including Search, Chrome, YouTube, and the Play Store, licensed to Android device manufacturers.
Google Play Books
Google Play Books, formerly Google eBooks, is Google's ebook and audiobook store and reading platform, launched in the United States in 2010 and offering nearly 7 million titles.
Health Connect
Health Connect is an on-device Android health data platform, announced by Google in 2022, that lets health and fitness apps share data through a single set of APIs.
I Am Rich
I Am Rich was a $999.99 iPhone app by Armin Heinrich, sold on Apple's App Store in 2008, that displayed only a glowing red gem.
Picsart
Picsart, also known as PicsArt Photo Studio, is an AI media platform for photo and video editing, design, and a creative community, founded in Armenia in 2011.
RuStore
RuStore is the official Russian mobile app store for Android, HarmonyOS, and Aurora OS, developed by VK and launched in May 2022 after sanctions limited Russian payment apps.
Samsung Pay
Samsung Pay is a mobile payment and digital wallet service launched by Samsung Electronics in August 2015 for compatible Galaxy devices, later merged into Samsung Wallet.
Steam (service)
Steam is a digital distribution service for video games run by Valve Corporation, launched in 2003, combining a storefront, game client, and community features for PC gaming.
Universal Windows Platform
Universal Windows Platform, also known as Windows UWP, is a Windows application model introduced with Windows 10 that lets one app package run across PCs, Xbox, and HoloLens.
Weixin Mini Programs
Weixin Mini Programs (微信小程序) are lightweight third-party apps that run inside Tencent's Weixin (WeChat) without any installation, letting users shop, order food, book travel, and pay bills without leaving the app.