App Store (iOS)

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App Store

Developer(s)	Apple Inc.
Initial release	July 10, 2008; 16 years ago (2008-07-10)
Operating system	iOS, iPadOS
Platform	iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, iPad Mini, iPad Air , iPad Pro
Type	Electronic commerce
License	Proprietary freeware
Website	www.apple.com/app-store

The App Store is an online market used on Apple's iOS, managed by Apple Inc. The App Store lets users view and download applications that were made with the iOS Software Development Kit. Apps can be downloaded onto an iOS device directly, or onto a computer using iTunes (also managed by Apple).

Apps in the App Store are made mainly for iOS devices, such as iPhones and iPads. Some apps can be downloaded for free while others have a cost. Some have "in-app purchases", which are purchases made within the app. These are sometimes done to remove ads or to add features to an app. 30% of all profit made through apps goes to Apple, while 70% goes to whoever made the app.^[2]

Apple iOS 11 App Store is the current eleventh major release of the iOS mobile operating system developed by Apple Inc. It was announced and the first beta version released to developers at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference on June 5, 2017.

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2. ↑ Apple's App Store: An economy for 1 percent of developers. CNET. Retrieved July 9, 2014.