Distribution of free and paid iOS apps 2019-2025
As of May 2025, 95.41 percent of all iOS apps were available for free. In comparison, in the Google Play Store, the share of freely available apps was 96.95 percent.
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Distribution of free and paid iOS apps in the Apple App Store from June 2019 to May 2025
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42matters. (May 2, 2025). Distribution of free and paid iOS apps in the Apple App Store from June 2019 to May 2025 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1020996/distribution-of-free-and-paid-ios-apps/
42matters. "Distribution of free and paid iOS apps in the Apple App Store from June 2019 to May 2025." Chart. May 2, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1020996/distribution-of-free-and-paid-ios-apps/
42matters. (2025). Distribution of free and paid iOS apps in the Apple App Store from June 2019 to May 2025. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1020996/distribution-of-free-and-paid-ios-apps/
42matters. "Distribution of Free and Paid Ios Apps in The Apple App Store from June 2019 to May 2025." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 May 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1020996/distribution-of-free-and-paid-ios-apps/
42matters, Distribution of free and paid iOS apps in the Apple App Store from June 2019 to May 2025 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1020996/distribution-of-free-and-paid-ios-apps/ (last visited June 18, 2025)
Distribution of free and paid iOS apps in the Apple App Store from June 2019 to May 2025 [Graph], 42matters, May 2, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1020996/distribution-of-free-and-paid-ios-apps/
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