====== Independent Application Stores ======

^ ^ **AppBoy** ^ **GetJar** ^ **Handango App Store** ^ **Handmark** ^ **Mobango Store** ^ **oneforty (Twitter apps)** ^
|**Company**|AppBoy Holdings Ltd.|GetJar Networks Ltd.|Handango, Inc.|Handmark Inc.|Mobango Ltd.|oneforty Inc.|
|**Launch**|2009|2004|2007|2000|2004|2009|
|**Category**|independent|independent|independent|independent|independent|independent|
|**Platform**|multi-platform|multi-platform|multi-platform|multi-platform|multi-platform|multi-platform|
|**Widgets**|yes?|no|no|no|yes|yes|
|**Supported Devices**|iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, Palm Pre|> 1700 **(1)**|-|-|-|-|
|**Store preinstalled**|web-based|web-based|-|web-based|web-based|web-based|
|**Countries**|worldwide|worldwide|worldwide|-|over 30 countries |worldwide|
|**Price**|free or paid apps|free|free or paid apps|free or paid apps|free|free or paid apps|
|**Revenue Share**|-|-|60/40|-|-|oneforty earns commission percentage off each sale|
|**Development Cost**|-|free|free|-|-|-|
|**Billing Options**|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|**QA duration**|-|1 day|-|-|-|-|
|**Special Restrictions**|-|-|-|-|-|only Twitter apps|
|**Interesting Facts**|-|serves 35,000,000 downloads per month through its own site and network of OEM and carrier partners that include Vodafone, Sony Ericsson, Blackberry and others **(2)**|-|platform provider for Samsung app store **(7)**; Handmark uses Amazon’s mobile payments service **(10)**|-|rumors that Twitter might be interested in buying oneforty **(12)**;[[http://twitdom.com/|Twitdom]] is also Twitter Applications Database|
|**Plans**|-|a global payment system is coming soon|-|-|-|-|
|**Users total**|-|15 million **(3)**|-|-|5 million **(9)**|-|
|**Major downl. countries**|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|**Apps+Widgets total**|20,000|57,000 **(4)**|5000 **(6)**|4000 **(8)**|-|1855 **(11)**|
|**Downloads total since launch**|-|600 million **(5)**|-|-|548 million **(9)**|-|
|**Store URL**|[[http://www.appboy.com/|Appboy Homepage]]|[[http://www.getjar.com/|GetJar Homepage]]|[[http://www.handango.com/|Handango Homepage]]|[[http://mobile.handmark.com/|Handmark Homepage]]|[[http://m.mobango.com|Mobango Mobile Homepage]], [[http://www.mobango.com/|Mobango Homepage]]|[[http://oneforty.com/|oneforty Homepage]]|
|**URL Developer**|[[http://www.appboy.com/developers/|Appboy Dev Info]]|[[http://my.getjar.com/site/Developers|GetJar Dev Info]]|[[http://developer.handango.com/|Handango Dev Info]]|[[http://www.handmark.com/company/application_developers.php|Handmark Dev Info]]|[[http://www.mobango.com/swarea/index.php/homedeveloper|Mobango Dev Info]]|[[http://oneforty.com/sessions/new|oneforty Developer]]|
|**Forum**|-|[[http://forum.getjar.com/developer|GetJar Dev Forum]]|-|-|-|-|
|**News/Info URLs**|[[http://blog.appboy.com/|Appboy Blog]], [[http://www.facebook.com/pages/AppBoy/156124689277?v=wall&ref=search|Appboy Facebook]], [[http://twitter.com/appboy|Appboy Twitter]]|[[http://blog.getjar.com/developer/|GetJar Blog]]|[[http://developer.handango.com/DeveloperInformation.jsp?siteId=1&CKey=DEV_FAQ|Handango Dev FAQ]], [[http://corp.handango.com/Handango.jsp?siteId=1&CKey=CORP_YARDSTICK&option=pressroom|Handango Pressroom]], [[http://microsoft.handango.com/PlatformSoftware.jsp?siteId=75&platformId=2|Handango Win Mobile Store]], [[http://store.handango.com/blackberry/BlackBerryLanding.jsp?siteId=1181&platformId=5|Handango BB Store]]|[[http://www.handmark.com/|Handmark Homepage]]|-|-|
^ ^  **AppBoy** ^ **GetJar** ^ **Handango App Store** ^ **Handmark** ^ **Mobango Store** ^ **oneforty** ^
==== Sources: ====

(1) http://www.getjar.com/site/info

(2) http://www.mobileattitudes.org/2009/03/embedded-content-is-now-major-new.html

(3) http://www.slideshare.net/getjar/app-store-comparison-from-getjar

(4) http://www.getjar.com/site/info

(5) http://my.getjar.com/site/Developers

(6) http://corp.handango.com/Handango.jsp?siteId=1&CKey=CORP_STATS&option=company

(7) http://vhirsch.com/blog/2009/09/02/handmark-powers-samsungs-app-store/

(8) http://store.handmark.com/products/listings.php?cat=23

(9) http://www.mobango.com

(10) http://vhirsch.com/blog/2009/10/07/enter-one-click-on-mobile-amazon-handmark/

(11) http://oneforty.com/

(12) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/07/AR2009100702680.html

===== Application Store Overview =====
[[App Store Overview]]

===== Other App Store Types =====
[[Operator-Driven Application Stores]]

[[Manufacturer-Driven Application Stores]]

[[Operating System-Driven Application Stores]]