Android Market to overshadow Apple’s App Store to reach 425,000 in August

According to a new report from German firm Research2guidance there is a significant gap between the growth of Android Market and Apple’s App Store. The research forecasts that in August 2011 Android Market will overtake Apple's App Store.

The findings of the study show that the Android Market's growth has accelerated to reach 28,000 new Android apps uploaded in April alone, compared to the App Store's 11,000. As shown in the Research2guidance's stats Android Market has a total of 294,738 apps as of May 1, nipping at the heels of the App Store's 381,062. Thus, the report forecasts that the Android Market will speed past the App Store in total number of apps around the 425,000 mark in August.

Certainly, the report does not lack some bias and blague but the forecast of that Android Market will exceed the volume of App Store is supported by another independent report and the growth of Google’s app marketplace is more than obvious.

Research2guidance also notes that only 36 percent of apps for Android are paid, compared to over 60 percent in other app stores. It also makes light of significant growth in the number of games uploaded to the Android Market, with nearly 5,000 new titles added in April alone.