App Gap Becoming a Myth by the Hour

Jorge Holguin

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I was watching CNET UK reviewing the Lumia 930 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFQ_dO-fdJo
great video but with a caveat. Watch it and you see the review of the phone is one of the best I've seen until the same old theme came out, It feels as the guys have an agenda mentioning this [The App Gap]. I totally don't understand this if you are going to review a phone do it by the phone features what it can and it can't do, specs and more... I know and understand how important apps are becoming for the every day user, but apps are not part of the phone core.

So I decided to look at some of the apps I owned and own to see how big the gap really is. Check the list and please don't be afraid to add some apps you believe are good it does not matter if they are 3rd party apps, like 6tags and 6snap. Note: I posted some games because I wanted to focus in other area. I know we have a huge stack of games so we are not short in that area.
  1. Accessory Shop
  2. Adobe PhotoShop Express
  3. Adobe Reader
  4. Amazon
  5. EBay
  6. Facebook
  7. Twitter
  8. Instagram [Beta] but is there.
  9. Whatsapp
  10. KiK
  11. Amtrak
  12. Another Level
  13. At Bat
  14. Bank of America
  15. CNN
  16. CNET
  17. Discus
  18. Dictionary.com
  19. Doorstep
  20. Dailymotion
  21. Emergency Kit
  22. Engage
  23. ESPN hub
  24. Evermore
  25. Eztube
  26. Fandango
  27. Fhotoroom
  28. Fresh Paint
  29. GasBuddy
  30. Hike Messenger
  31. Hipstamatic Oggl
  32. Hotel tonight
  33. Hues
  34. IMDb
  35. Intrix Traffic
  36. Mint
  37. Netflix
  38. NFL Mobile
  39. Network Speed Test
  40. Number Guru
  41. OneLens
  42. OneMusic
  43. ooVoo Video Call
  44. Pageonce
  45. PayPal
  46. PDF reader
  47. Photo Editor by Aviary
  48. PhotoBeamer
  49. PhotoFunia
  50. Photosynth
  51. Piano.Tiles
  52. Pocket Recorder
  53. Privet lite
  54. Rebel
  55. Remote Desktop
  56. Ringtone Maker
  57. Skype
  58. Sicker
  59. Telegram Messenger
  60. Textme
  61. Travel
  62. Truecaller
  63. Tuneln Radio
  64. Unit Converter
  65. Upload to YouTube
  66. VEVO
  67. Fiber
  68. Vimeo
  69. Wikipedia
  70. Walgreens
  71. GoPro
  72. Redbox Instant
  73. Wells Fargo
  74. Keek
  75. Vine
  76. CamScanner
  77. WeChat
  78. Hulu
  79. Roku
  80. Xfinity TV Remote
  81. History Channel
  82. Lifetime
  83. A&E Be Original
  84. Discovery
  85. Animal Planet
  86. Pandora
  87. Spotify
  88. iHeartRadio
  89. Shazam
  90. Beats Music
  91. SoundHound
  92. Google Search [Haven't been updated in awhile though]
  93. File
  94. UC Browser
  95. Flashlight
  96. QR code readers.
  97. App Folder
  98. ShopSavvy
  99. Stopwatch
  100. Surry
  101. Univision
  102. Domino's
  103. Zillow
  104. Group on
  105. Pizza Hut
  106. Newegg
  107. The Home Depot
  108. RedLaser
  109. McDonald's
  110. CarMax
  111. Best Buy
  112. Kids TV
  113. Pocoyize
  114. Weather Channel
  115. Zinio
  116. NBC news
  117. Fox News
  118. USA today
  119. ABC news
  120. Bloomberg
  121. Today
  122. Al Jazeera
  123. AP Mobile
  124. Site
  125. Prognoza
  126. MapQuest
  127. Priceline
  128. Copilot GPS
  129. Yelp
  130. Hilton HHonors
  131. TripAdvisor
  132. Kayak
  133. United Airlines
  134. Car Dash
  135. Alaska Airlines
  136. Scout GPS Maps
  137. Delta airlines
  138. Expedia
  139. American Airlines
  140. Hotels.com
  141. Translators...
  142. Compass...
  143. Orbits
  144. Avis
  145. Despegar.com
  146. National Car Rental
  147. YPmobile
  148. Hotels 4D
  149. N Spanish Translator
  150. Hertz
  151. Endomondo Sports
  152. 6 Week Training
  153. Runtastic Pro
  154. Health & Fitness.....
  155. PicsArt
  156. textPlus free text
  157. badoo
  158. Tagged
  159. Line
  160. Linkedin
  161. Pinterest Beta
  162. Nearby Live
  163. Vyclone
  164. Tumbler
  165. Groupie
  166. Ask.FM
  167. Haywire
  168. Nimbuzz
  169. Foursquare
  170. Tapatalk
  171. IM+
  172. Football Pro 14
  173. ESPN radio
  174. Basketball Pro 14
  175. Televise Deportes
  176. CBS sports
  177. NASCAR Mobile
  178. NBC sports live extra
  179. WWE
  180. PGA Tour
  181. Yahoo! Cricket
  182. Chase Mobile
  183. GEICO
  184. USAA
  185. Budget Buddy
  186. Fidelity Investments
  187. E*Trade Mobile
  188. Esurance Mobile
  189. TD Ameritrade
  190. ATM Hunter
  191. UPS
  192. Box
  193. Splashtop Personal
  194. CBNC
  195. Yammer
  196. HotSchedules
  197. Cisco WebEx Meeting
  198. Concur
  199. Ally Bank
  200. Amazon Kindle
  201. Audible
  202. Bible
  203. PublicStuff
  204. Politico
And more related to each one of those mention above. Plus the MS[Nokia] Collection. Yes we may be missing some apps like YouTube, but we have Vimeo, VEVO and others. Clash of Clans no, but we have Royal Revolt 1 & 2,
Total Conquest, Throne Wars, Kingdoms & Lords, Hugo Troll Wars, Rule of Kingdoms and so on. So choose . The App Gap excuse is less than 10% and getting smaller by the day.
 

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You've got all those apps on your phone (or is that your list of owned, including uninstalls) ?

... like to add Weave News Reader ( News consolidator)
 

Jorge Holguin

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You've got all those apps on your phone (or is that your list of owned, including uninstalls) ?

... like to add Weave News Reader ( News consolidator)
I have close to 10% of the list. I have installed a least 65% to try it and see if I have use for it. Yes, owned and installs.
 

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Are all those apps full feature parity with the other 'big two'? I would guess probably not.

Unfortunately for me the app gap is a small number of apps, but they are indeed a big gap.

Missing from my list:
Almost all Canadian banks
Sirius/xm (one of the biggest gaps)
A working myfitnesspal
BBM (yes I know the beta)

I lament this as someone who has been with WP since it began in 2010. The gap to me is as big as ever.
 

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As a non English language user the gap is enormous. I would guess 1 out of 20 apps comes for WP, the other is analyst
Android / ios only... Also the wp8 apps is worse than the android counter part (eg Netflix doesn't have seasons splits and so on).
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Jorge Holguin

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Are all those apps full feature parity with the other 'big two'? I would guess probably not.

Unfortunately for me the app gap is a small number of apps, but they are indeed a big gap.

Missing from my list:
Almost all Canadian banks
Sirius/xm (one of the biggest gaps)
A working myfitnesspal
BBM (yes I know the beta)

I lament this as someone who has been with WP since it began in 2010. The gap to me is as big as ever.
Yes they all are full feature party apps. I clear stated which ones are not in my note. I understand the gap can vary by person to person but in general the gap is closing really fast. We don't even have all U.S.A banks but they are coming; I never use myfinesspal but it is there are other good health apps available.
 

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Think about it this way. It is a great OS and it is extremely underrated. However it does not do anything radically better than the competition. Because so they don't bother going into how the OS works and how smooth it is. They are then only focusing on what other people use their smartphones for; which are apps. If they can do something which makes navigating your phone easier or more intuitive, it will always be about apps.
 

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I believe that as soon as 8.1 goes live, things will get serious. It adds so many things that will definitely bring people in. Like pretend you were a life long android user just browsing at the windows phone os. It would more than likely laugh. but things like the action center and volume controls are small things that people look for. I just think that Microsoft isn't taking this whole 8.1 update seriously, or the entire os seriously. As soon as they do this, app developers are going to finally see potential (hopefully) and start developing apps for the Windows Phone os.
 

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I will be posting new apps every day as soon I learn from them.
Nokia Pocket Magnifier 2014
Climatology 7/15/2014
Video Tuner [MS] 7/15/2014
Adidas miCoach. 7/20/14
Video Calling Via Tango 7/16/2014
 

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Take eBay, for example. I just tried to review offers I have and I get a nice warning saying I can't review my offers and I need to use a browser. You call that full featured? 😞
 

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Are all those apps full feature parity with the other 'big two'? I would guess probably not.

Unfortunately for me the app gap is a small number of apps, but they are indeed a big gap.

Missing from my list:
Almost all Canadian banks
Sirius/xm (one of the biggest gaps)
A working myfitnesspal
BBM (yes I know the beta)

I lament this as someone who has been with WP since it began in 2010. The gap to me is as big as ever.
Sirius XM is one of the apps
am waiting for!
 

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Getting most major banks and credit card companies in the fold would pacify a lot of people. I myself didn't groan about my bank not having an app (mainly because it's a credit union that has NO apps), but now that I moved to bank of America who has an app I can appreciate the convenience of never having to visit or even call the bank anymore.
 

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Take eBay, for example. I just tried to review offers I have and I get a nice warning saying I can't review my offers and I need to use a browser. You call that full featured? ��
It is featured. There is a difference between featured and updated. And as WP 8.1 is getting released updates will be coming it just doesn't make sense to update your app if the OS is not fully ready. What I've been noticing is as 8.1 is rolling out updates are coming.
 

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What I'm saying to think is that what they do is either just go with the "they still don't have any apps" story without even checking. Or they would check... but, for like one or two random unpopular apps that they use. It probably goes like this.
> searches for first app
> is not there
> searches for second app
> that one not there too
Then they just go like "yup, the app gap is still there".... Just unf*cking believable. Trust me man, the last place you want to check for news and reviews is Cnet.
 

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I checked The Verge's review on Windows Phone 8.1 (yes I know it's not a phone review but still). And I though that it would be a biased review. But no, it was actually a fair review. I know respect the guys at The Verge. They make fair reviews.
 

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What I'm saying to think is that what they do is either just go with the "they still don't have any apps" story without even checking. Or they would check... but, for like one or two random unpopular apps that they use. It probably goes like this.
> searches for first app
> is not there
> searches for second app
> that one not there too
Then they just go like "yup, the app gap is still there".... Just unf*cking believable. Trust me man, the last place you want to check for news and reviews is Cnet.
I agree 100% but you have to be open to listen to others so we don't live in a bubble.
 

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Dish Network's sling app... Something I have been dreaming for...

Anyone who says there is not a app gap, does not have a lot of apps. No question in my mind there is STILL a app gap on Windows Phone, Sure they have a lot of common apps now, it but, there are applications and games released every day, and some AAA titles but, not for Windows Phone....

Think of Cut the Rope for example, yea, we got the first 2 but, there is 3-4 more that we don't have. Then we have quality problems on apps, sure most apps have original apps or 3rd party apps but, the app refinement is not to the level as iOS or Android...(my wife had a 928 for a while coming from a iPhone 4, she showed me 25 apps one by one and compared them to the iPhone version, no question there is an issue here)
 

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It's not so much about the app gap, it's mostly about perception of mobile support.
When a company is releasing a mobile app, everybody (literally, everybody) is expecting it to be released on Android and iOS, because it's already usual and normal, while WP (unfortunately) is getting less attention and every time we get an official big app (anyone: Instagram, BBM, etc etc) WP community somehow "celebrates".
When the perception itself will be changed, there should not be any more tears and complaints about "App gap".
 

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