| 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);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 | Appboy Homepage | GetJar Homepage | Handango Homepage | Handmark Homepage | Mobango Mobile Homepage, Mobango Homepage | oneforty Homepage |
| URL Developer | Appboy Dev Info | GetJar Dev Info | Handango Dev Info | Handmark Dev Info | Mobango Dev Info | oneforty Developer |
| Forum | - | GetJar Dev Forum | - | - | - | - |
| News/Info URLs | Appboy Blog, Appboy Facebook, Appboy Twitter | GetJar Blog | Handango Dev FAQ, Handango Pressroom, Handango Win Mobile Store, Handango BB Store | Handmark Homepage | - | - |
| AppBoy | GetJar | Handango App Store | Handmark | Mobango Store | oneforty |
(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
(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