If you are using Android phones, Google Play is the default store from which you download additional Android apps, games and other paraphernalia for your phone. Google Play store, coming from the software creator, is good - no doubt about it. But Android also represents 'choices', and it is good to have more than one choice for your software. Especially if that choice also means you are saving some money on your favorite apps.
Amazon AppStore is not really new. Started in 2011, this is offered as the only app store for Amazon Kindle devices and other devices can install the Amazon app to access the store.
Though Amazon app store appears slower and more clunky than Google Play, it offers three distinct advantages:
Amazon AppStore is not really new. Started in 2011, this is offered as the only app store for Amazon Kindle devices and other devices can install the Amazon app to access the store.
Though Amazon app store appears slower and more clunky than Google Play, it offers three distinct advantages:
- Amazon has been long running a feature to get you one paid app for free on any day. The "free app a day" has had some interesting apps for free in the past. All this started with the ad free version of Angry Birds back in 2011.
- You can also test-drive the apps using your browser. This runs on an Android emulator on the Amazon EC3 instance and provides a good overview of what the app is about in your browser
- Amazon app purchases and in-app purchases are integrated with your Amazon account. Amazon coins are yet to take off as virtual currency, but with Amazon's support that looks to have some future
Go ahead and try Amazon AppStore on your Android phone.
For a limited time (till 28-Dec-13), you get a $5 store credit when you download or update Amazon PlayStore on your Android phone. [expired]
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