How many apps....

I checked out the numbers the other day to see how many apps have been downloaded - interesting numbers. 

It's pretty common knowledge that iPhone lead the way.  As of September 1, 2010, over 6.5 billion apps had been downloaded.  Obviously an insane number.

What is less common knowledge, however, is just how well Android phones are doing.  According to AndroLib, over 1.5 billion Android apps have been downloaded.  For developers, this is a startling high number...and perhaps a number that will speak volumes about the ability of Android to stay on the market. 

Let's be honest - a Droid has a lot of advantages that the iPhone doesn't - a bigger screen and better camera being the two most prevalent.  One of iPhone's biggest advantages over Droid is the App store - generally you can get high quality products that are readily available.  iPhone has the market momentum in that sense.

But so did MySpace.  And Friendster.  And AoL.  And plenty of other tech companies that have since gone the way of the DoDo Bird (no, not the Grand Theft Auto DoDo).

Before learning the stats, as an iPhone App Developer, I hadn't paid too much attention to Android.  That is starting to look like an error.  Not yet.  But maybe in the future.

Anyone have any information on the trends?  How are iPhone App downloads doing vs. Android App downloads?  That be some REALLY interesting information.

And now, for your viewing pleasure...the DoDo from Grand Theft Auto 3.  I could never get the thing to fly.........