Mobile app store comparison: iTunes vs Google Play vs Zune vs Nokia vs BlackBerry

[jes]

Mobile app store comparison: iTunes vs Google Play vs Zune vs Nokia vs BlackBerry

The SA-friendliness of iTunes, Google Play, the BlackBerry ecosystem, Nokia Store, and Windows Phone / Zune ecosystem compared

[drukkie]

Hopefully Google can launch music in SA soon...I see traffic wa slaunched this week...

[Beri]

Apple apps store in SA is really bad. It shows you the app but then tell you it is not available. You cannot buy in rands. It is just crazy. No wonder people jailbreak and steal apps. And do not even try to find out why or contact core for info as they will not even reply to mails.
Google apps are great

[Mouse]

Hopefully Google can launch music in SA soon...I see traffic wa slaunched this week...

Unlikely, there are regional licensing issues for music and movies (not just for the listed app stores, I even have this problem on PSN)

[Pavan]

Apple apps store in SA is really bad. It shows you the app but then tell you it is not available. You cannot buy in rands. It is just crazy. No wonder people jailbreak and steal apps. And do not even try to find out why or contact core for info as they will not even reply to mails.
Google apps are great

I agree with you. I've only recently acquired my first iOS device (4s) after two BB's (forced by work) and an HTC Legend (android). The appstore available is weak. Categorization of products and search functionality is poor. The lack of availability of apps to SA is frustrating to say the least, The android market was far easier to navigate and search for items, and generally a lot more user friendly. Used the BB appstore once in just over a year across two devices.

[MightyMuffinMan]

MMM bad comparison. Should be about quality not quantity. I have found that the Istore apps exceed most google apps in terms of quality. Talking about reference apps

[Beri]

How about an article on when we will get an apple apps store in SA. Ot when can we buy apps what is available to the rest of the world.

[McT]

Too many no's in the SA columns

[zamicro]

Buying something from the Android market is as easy as pie. To do it on Apple market is a real PITA.

[eshwar]

I really really did not know that iOS games were unavailable in SA. That's just sad. Worse than HTC shafting the local market. Oh well ! Android yay !

[DrJohnZoidberg]

This is why so many iOS users circumvent the local store and open US accounts.

[Elimentals]

Apple apps store in SA is really bad. It shows you the app but then tell you it is not available. You cannot buy in rands. It is just crazy. No wonder people jailbreak and steal apps. And do not even try to find out why or contact core for info as they will not even reply to mails.
Google apps are great

Simple solution: change your country in iTunes to Kenya, and you can both access games and all the apps as well as pay with SA credit cards.

[Beri]

Simple solution: change your country in iTunes to Kenya, and you can both access games and all the apps as well as pay with SA credit cards.

you still need to add your credit card details. i just want access to free ones. there is no longer an option to say none.

[efitol]

you still need to add your credit card details. i just want access to free ones. there is no longer an option to say none.

There is but you need to create the account through iTunes. Had this issue when setting up the SU's iPad.

[Beri]

There is but you need to create the account through iTunes. Had this issue when setting up the SU's iPad.

I have tried that as well. there is no NONE option if you select kenya or USA.