Following on from my last post about iPhone apps I thought I’d do a post about Android apps. I have two phones – one Android and one iOS – so I get the best of both worlds. There has been a lot written about the Android store and how it compares to the Apple version, but in my view they aren’t really that different.

One of the main benefits I was told when I bought the Android phone is that “most” of the apps are free. This is not the case – there are many free apps but also a lot of paid apps. The ones which are free usually monetize though adverts so they are not really free, you have to constantly look at the adverts and sometimes have your app interrupted. I’d rather have this than be forced to pay though.

Many of the really good apps, however, are paid so there isn’t much difference in this respect.

The main difference is the amount of games available and the quality. Normal apps like stocks, timers etc are about the same on both systems. The iPhone version of the store has a lot more variety when it comes to games though and they are generally of a higher quality. Why this is I’m not sure, but it’s something Google will want to address in the future if Android is still going to rival iOS in this department.