Thursday, July 5, 2018

Apple shares new App Store stats ahead of its 10th anniversary

Apple revealed several new numbers today in a report celebrating the App Store’s 10th anniversary, including details about subscription apps.

ResearchKit and CareKit, Apple’s software tools for doctors and medical researchers, are getting used in clinical trials for conditions including physical therapy, Parkinson’s disease, and autism. The report notes that over 500 doctors and scientists have used the tools and 3 million people have participated in such trials.

We now know that over 28,000 iOS apps offer subscriptions and users have subscribed for 95 percent more subscriptions than they did last year. When naming top subscription apps, Apple curiously placed Netflix and Chinese competitor iQIYI side by side on the list, which might be...

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