Mobile apps continue to trend upwards thanks to rising smartphone adoption growth and more access to app markets. The number of smartphone users have nearly doubled since 2010. Both Apple’s App Store and Androids App Market have reported increased subscribers. According to Nielson “While the iPhone has been the headline grabber over the last few years in the smartphone market, Google’s Android OS has shown the most significant expansion in market share among current subscribers.”
Words With Friends Top App
Zynga’s popular Words With Friends is among the top downloaded. Words With Friends is Scrabble for smartphones where online literati can compete against friends for high scoring words. Words With Friends is the #1 mobile word game and available on any Android or iOS smartphone or tablet. In addition and recently announced, play Words With Friends on Facebook.
Angry Birds Top App
Rovio’s Angry Birds has also earned it’s stop as top app spot in Android Market and Apple’s App Store. Angry Birds is an arcade style game where plays use a slingshot to launch birds at pigs stationed on or within various structures, with the intent of destroying all the pigs on the playfield. As players advance through the game they’re given the opportunity to use different birds that have various special abilities. Angry Birds is available on any Android or iOS smartphone or tablet and online play through using the Google Chrome browser in Angry Birds Chrome.