Thursday, December 20, 2012

Where, oh where, are the Android apps?

Where in the hell are  Android compatible versions of popular apps? This week I've searched a handful of apps, including MoviePass which I just purchased with a year-long commitment, that I haven't been able to find in the Android marketplace that's fully functioning on iOS.

I love my Android phone. I rage against the iPhone. But this has got to stop!

Android's marketplace is by far more interesting. Without Apple's watchful eye which sometimes reviews items for weeks, new apps can be created within hours and released to the Android marketplace, plus the little green robot gives consumers more apps for free. What's more, Android supports multiple app stores and allows consumers to choose their own defaults, including keyboards, email and web browsing. And last but not least, the Android platform is aesthetically pleasing, allowing for more personalization than the iPhone, which thinks consumers are technologically mentally handicapped.

But... But... But... Companies that I love, tools that I use, apps that I need are missing from the marketplace. I'm utterly perturbed by this.

Snapguide, a pitcure-laden "How To" guide for the mobile generation, no. MoviePass, an app linked with a plastic card that allows users to watch one movie per DAY in theaters for a low monthly membership cost ($29.99 in New York), nada. Atlas by Collins, a data visualization tool overlaying a map for surveying global patterns, nope.

And many more.

If you're going to create a mobile app, ladies and gentlemen, make sure the Android available one launches with the iOS version please. You're lack of concern about the real tech geeks (those powered by Droid) is starting to piss me off.



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