When Apple announced that users had downloaded more than one billion apps from their site, the news sent shockwaves though the online community. It was also confirmation that apps were in fact big business. How big? Six months after Apple announced their one billionth download, they reported that users had downloaded another billion apps.
While the company does spend nearly 70 percent of the money they earn on apps for licensing fees, that still leaves 30 percent, or one billion dollars that Apple earned on Apps last year. As you might expect, that kind of revenue stream has sent every other Smartphone maker on the planet into overdrive. These companies are now obsessed with buying and creating as many applications for their mobile devices as they possibility can.
For consumers this situation presents an even mix of costs and benefits. On the one hand, they have virtually unlimited apps to choose from. (The Apps Store alone has a catalogue of over one hundred thousand apps). But on the other, the sheer number of choices can be a bit overwhelming, as there are many similar and redundant apps to choose from. That is one reason why top apps review sites have become so popular.
If you have never visited one, a review site is basically just a forum for interested apps buyers. They let users write and post reviews of the newest apps for every kind of Smartphone. Though users are rarely paid for posting reviews, they do receive the respect of a grateful online community.
The first thing you should look for when searching for a reliable apps site is to make certain that they separate their reviews into categories. For example, they should have grouping of the top office apps, mobile games, or financial apps. This will make finding top apps much easier.
