Android smartphones continue to fly off their shelves. According to anew report by IDC, Android now has 68.1% of the smartphone marketshare worldwide after experiencing 106% year-over-year growth.
“Android continues to fire on all cylinders,” said Ramon Llamas, an analyst with IDC. “The market was entreated to several flagship models from Android’s handset partners, prices were well within reach to meet multiple budgetary needs, and the user experience from both Google and its handset partners boosted Android smartphones’ utility far beyond simple telephony.”
The Android Market was opened in 2008, a mere day after Google released the initial version of its mobile operating system. Since then Google has rebranded the Android Market, Google Play. In June 2012, Google announced that it currently had 600,000+ apps in the Google Play marketplace, just under Apple’s reported total of 650,000 in their App Store. The company also announced that over 20 billion android apps have been downloaded.
If you were looking for a list of most expensive android apps, the first thing you should recognize is that unlike the Apple App Store’s maximum price point of $999.99, Google only allows developers to charge at most $200 for their android apps.
10. I’m Rich!! (White Diamond) – $130.00
Described as a “non-functional app to place on the desktop of your Android Device to show off your Wealth.” Isn’t there a saying about how people don’t get rich by being stupid?
9. pcMapper Db – Nova Spatial – $149.00
Have a big passion for collecting GIS data and editing maps? We’ve got the app for you!
8. Anesthesia Central – Unbound Medicine, Inc – $149.95
Anesthesiologists can make a lot of money so they should be able to afford this app. I’m not sure I’d want an anesthesiologist that needs an app to tell him or her how to do their job though.
7. Nursing Central – Unbound Medicine, Inc – $159.95
Unbound Medicine dominates the upper end of Google Play apps with their medical reference apps. This app caters to both nurses and students, including Davis’s Drug Guide, Tabor’s Medical Dictionary and a study system to help aspiring nurses pass their exams.
6. Emergency Central – Unbound Medicine, Inc – $159.95
Who knows, maybe the next time you are bleeding profusely you won’t be be concerned that an EMT is playing with their smartphone. This app, intended for use in the ER, features “the Emergency Medicine Manual, Davis’s Drug Guide, Diagnosaurus DDx, Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests, and MEDLINE Journals.”.
5. Medicine Central – Unbound Medicine, Inc – $159.95
This app, intended for physicians, nurse practitioners and students, includes a “5-Minute Clinical Consult”, MEDLINE journals and resources on drugs and drug interactions. With all these medical apps, before you know it we won’t even need health care professionals!
4. MBE Preparation – e-BarReview – E-MBE, LLC – $199.99
Study for your bar exam inbetween games of Angry Birds or Words With Friends right on your android device! Just one easy payment of $199.99.
3. Vuvuzela World Cup Horn Plus – $200.00
Missing the sound of vuvuzela’s since the last world cup? Don’t fret! Download this simple app to hear the sound again. As the one app reviewer Kevin states, “This app is crapp. For $200 it should come with a happy ending.“
2. The Most Expensive Play App – Etay Cohen-Solal $200
Another app that does nothing. You’d think maybe Google would just not approve these expensive worthless apps. The practice should be considered digital begging.
1. Got Cash? – Vishnu Menon – $200.00
Yep, this app is completely useless. It should probably be called, Do you want to get rid of cash? Thankfully it is compatible with all android devices.
Now you can stop staying laying awake at night wondering what is the most expensive android app.
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