List of mobile app distribution platforms

This list of mobile app distribution platforms includes digital distribution platforms, or marketplace 'app stores', intended to provide mobile applications, aka 'apps' to mobile devices. For information on each mobile platform and its market share, see the mobile operating system and smartphone articles. A comparison of the development capabilities of each mobile platform can be found in the article on mobile app development. For cross-platform development, see the mobile development framework. The mobile app article contains other general information.

Mobile app platforms Native platforms These application marketplaces, or 'm' are native to the major mobile operating systems. Anyway, the relative store APK can often be installed in other compatible systems without rooting a device, as it happens for Huawei AppGallery and stock Android.

There are native mobile app distribution platforms currently on this list.

app storenamedateestablishedstatusowneravailableappsdownloadcountinstalledbasedeviceplatformallowsindividualdevelopersto publishcut fordeveloperper saledeveloperfees(peryear)developmenttools(SDK)free ofchargeIDE?AmazonAppstoreforAndroidAmazon.com,Inc.(2025 estimate)Android OS(customised), Android, BlackBerry 10free (previously: US$90)AmazonMobileApp SDKyesAppleApp Store(iOS / iPadOS)Apple Inc.(approx., 2025)iOSiPadOS iOS SDK,Xcodeyes BlackBerry World BlackBerryLimited(26 Oct 2013)(May 2012)(Jan 2012)BlackBerry OS, BlackBerry Tablet OS, BlackBerry 10 OSBlackBerry 10 native SDK (with full POSIX and Qt support), HTML5 Qt4 SDK, Android (via BlackBerry Android Tools SDK), Adobe AIR SDK, BlackBerry OS SDKyesDownload Fun / Catalog 20 Sep 2003 Danger, Inc. / MicrosoftDanger OSDanger OS SDKyesFirefoxMarketplace MozillaFoundation(Mar 2014)Firefox OS yesGoogle Play(formerlyAndroidMarket)Google, LLC(approx., Apr–May 2025; post-purge)(historical: Jul 2013)over (historical: May 2017)AndroidOne-time registration fee: Android SDK, Android StudioyesHP AppCatalogPalm, Inc. / Hewlett-Packard(Dec 2011)(Aug 2011)(Jul 2010)webOSEnyoyesHuaweiAppGalleryHuaweiTechnologiesCo., Ltd.300,000 (HarmonyOS apps; reported November 2025)(Q4 2022 - historical downloads figure)(Huawei ecosystem / device numbers reported by Huawei; see notes)HarmonyOS, (formerly) Android,Huawei EMUI for first 2 years, then 70%-90% flexibleHarmonyOS SDK,DevEco Studio, (formerly) Android SDK,HMS Core,HMS Toolkityes(Huawei Quick App IDE and DevEco Studio).MicrosoftStore(formerlyWindows Store)MicrosoftCorp.(reported Sep 2015)(no authoritative global app-count published since 2015)(historical figure for Windows PC device base — Sep 2015 estimate)Windows 8, Windows RT, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 10 Mobile, Windows Phone - raised to 80% if developer sales exceeds US$25,000 in a yearOne registration fee for both Windows Phone Store and Windows Store (historical).Visual Studio (various versions), Windows App Studio (historical)yesNokiaDownload!with theOvi StoreNokiaOyjSymbian (S60),Series 40NokiaStore(formerlyOvi Store),replacedwith theOpera Mobile StoreNokiaOyj(Aug 2012)/day(Oct 2012)~multiple Symbian, MeeGo, Maemo, S40, Nokia X software platformQt 4 SDK, Nokia Web Tools, Nokia SDK for JavayesOpenStoreforUbuntuTouchUBports(a democracy)most Linux software applications will run on Ubuntu Touchopen-source mobile phones(anything packaged in the Ubuntu package database should run)LinuxyesPureOSSoftwareCenter ? Purismsupported by The Debian Project(a democracy)most Linux software applications will run on PureOSopen-source mobile phones(anything packaged in the Debian package database should run)LinuxyesSamsung Galaxy Store(formerlySamsungGalaxy Apps)SamsungElectronicsover (Oct 2020 - device / service related metric)Android,Tizen,WindowsMobile,BadaSnap StoreCanonicalLimitedLinuxdistributionsSnapcraftUbuntuSoftwareCentreakaUbuntuApp Store,replaced by Snap StoreCanonicalLimited(Dec 2015, incl. web apps & scopes)Ubuntu TouchUbuntu SDKyesWindowsPhoneStore(formerlyWindowsPhoneMarketplace),mergedwith theWindows StoreMicrosoftCorp.(Mar 2015)(Mar 2015)(Jun 2015)Windows PhoneWindows Phone Developer Tools, includes specialty versions of Microsoft Visual Studio, Expression Blendyes dateestablishedstatusowneravailableappsdownloadcountinstalledbasedeviceplatformallowsindividualdevelopersto publishcut fordeveloperper saledeveloperfees(peryear)developmenttools(SDK)free ofchargeIDE?

Notes Google Play — App figures reported by app intelligence firms in 2025 indicate a substantial reduction in listed Play Store apps (from ~3.4M at the start of 2024 to ~1.8M in 2025) following tightened policy enforcement and purges. For details see TechCrunch / The Verge coverage. Huawei AppGallery — commonly reported HMS / AppGallery figures (220k+ HMS apps; ~580M MAU) are from Huawei / industry reporting in 2022; Huawei's HarmonyOS native app totals (HarmonyOS NEXT) and developer counts have been advanced in Huawei's 2024–2025 messaging (see Harmony Developers report).

Third-party platforms Third-party platforms are software distribution platforms which are used as alternatives to operating system native distribution platforms. Independent operating systems are software collections that use their own software distribution, customised user interface (UI), software development kit (SDK) and application programming interface (API) (except billing API which is related only to the application store).

There are third-party mobile app distribution platforms currently on this list.

app storeplatformnamedateestablishedstatusowneravailableappsdownloadcountinstallbasedeviceplatformcut fordeveloperper saledeveloperfees(peryear)developerconsoledevelopmentplatform(s)(SDK)Appcircle App Distribution2021Appcircle IncAndroid and iOSApplandAppland(Mar 2016)(Mar 2016)Android and iOSAppliveryAppDistributionAppliveryMobility Management(Dec 2020)Android and iOSAndroid SDK, iOS SDKAptoideAptoide(Oct 2020)(Oct 2020)(Oct 2020)Android, iOSAvailable in EU only.Android SDK, Java MECafe BazaarHezardastan Technologies(May 2019)(May 2019)AndroidCydiasaurikiOSiOS SDK, XcodeF-DroidF-DroidLimitedF-Droid Client --> Settings --> Repositories --> F-Droid --> Number of apps — 13 Dec 2022(Mar 2015)AndroidAndroid SDKGetJarGetJar,AccelPartners(Mar 2015)(Mar 2015) usersmultiple Android, BlackBerry OS, Flash Lite, Java, iOS, Palm OS, Symbian, Windows PhoneHandangoPocketGear(MMM 20YY)multiple Android, BlackBerry OS, Palm OS, PSP, Symbian, Windows MobileHandmarkHandmarkmultiple Android, BlackBerry OS, iOS, Java, Palm OS, Symbian, Windows MobileMiKandiMiKandi(Dec 2009)AndroidOperaMobileStoreOperaSoftware(Nov 2014) per month(Dec 2012)multiple Android, Java, Symbian, BlackBerry OS, Windows Mobile, iOS: Android, Symbian, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile; 50%: Java Android SDK, Java ME, S60, BlackBerry SDK, Windows Phone Developer ToolsOnsideMar 2025liveOnsideunknownunknownunknownIOS0-10%freeYesPayment SDKPocketGearPocketGear(Jun 2010)multipleAndroid, BlackBerry OS, Java, Palm OS, Symbian, Windows MobileRootpkRootpk(Sep 2022)AndroidRuStoreVK (company), MinTsifry Of Russia (Oct 2022)AndroidAndroid SDKUpdraft App Distribution2014liveApps with love AG / Moqod BV.unknown350,000+ in 202215,000 Users in 2022Android and iOS0freeYesiOS SDK, Android SDKUptodownAppStoreUptodownTechnologies(Mar 2021) per month(Nov 2021)Androiddateestablishedstatusowneravailableappsdownloadcountinstallbasedeviceplatformcut fordeveloperper saledeveloperfees(peryear)developerconsoledevelopmentplatform(s)(SDK)

List of mobile app distribution platforms

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