Android Market Has The Most Free Apps

Distimo presented some interesting stats at the Mobile World Congress this year. Their stats show that Android has the highest percentage of free apps for mobile devices. Every month there are over 3,000 apps added to the Android Market, 57% of which are free.

As Android owners are aware, Android has always had a great selection of free apps. This is the great thing about open source..a lot of times open source leads to free stuff. Android is a growing platform the number of apps, especially free apps, is growing exponentially. ReadWriteWeb points out, “Relative to the number of apps housed, Android is actually the fastest growing store.” Most apps offer a paid and free version which is great for testing out an app and getting a feel for it before you purchase it.