🆚 App Store vs. Progressive Web App

📈 Progressive Web App is three times more popular than App Store.
🌎 Progressive Web App is more popular in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
🌍 App Store is more popular in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Qatar.

Statistics based on 3.3M+ analyzed websites. About this data

App Store

Progressive Web App

Type

App platform

About

Apple App Store is a digital distribution platform that allows users to download and purchase apps and digital content for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and other Apple devices.

It provides a curated marketplace with nearly 2 million apps reviewed for quality and security, supports global distribution in over 175 regions, includes integrated payments and subscriptions, personalized recommendations, and family sharing.

A progressive web application (PWA) is a type of web app that can be installed on a device and run as a standalone application while being delivered through the web.

It is defined via a web app manifest and uses a service worker to enable offline support, background caching, push notifications, home screen installation, and access to device features such as camera, geolocation, and storage.

Headquarters

Cupertino, California, United States

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Website

apple.com/app-store/ #8

w3.org #12,884

Pricing

For usersFree ✔️

For developersDeveloper Program fee$99/year
Commission feeEU10% or 17%
Small Business Program
(up to $1 million in proceeds)15%
Standard30%

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Progressive Web App platform is 3 times more popular than App Store.

Total websites

Market share

Apps

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Progressive Web App is more popular in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom, while App Store is more popular in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Qatar.

United States

Germany

United Kingdom

France

Netherlands

Russia

Italy

Japan

Poland

Spain

Awards

🥇 Most popular in Saudi Arabia in the Apps category.
🥇 Most popular in Kuwait in the Apps category.
🥇 Most popular in Qatar in the Apps category.
🥇 Most popular in Bahrain in the Apps category.
🥈 Second most popular in the United States in the Apps category.

🥇 Most popular in the United States in the Apps category.
🥇 Most popular in Germany in the Apps category.
🥇 Most popular in the United Kingdom in the Apps category.
🥇 Most popular in France in the Apps category.
🥇 Most popular in the Netherlands in the Apps category.

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Progressive Web App is more popular among sites focused on business, online shopping, and education and reference, while App Store is more commonly used on marketing and merchandising, travel, and games sites.

Business

Online Shopping

Education/Reference

General News

Internet Services

Entertainment

Blogs/Wiki

Finance/Banking

Sports

Health

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name

Rank

#11

#13

#15