🆚 Google Play vs. Progressive Web App

📈 Progressive Web App is three times more popular than Google Play.
🌎 Progressive Web App is more popular in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
🌍 Google Play is more popular in India, Saudi Arabia, and Bangladesh.

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

Google Play

Progressive Web App

Type

App platform

About

Google Play is a digital distribution service and official app store for Android operated by Google, providing access to apps, games, and other digital content across supported devices such as phones, tablets, TVs, and wearables.

It includes a catalog with device compatibility filtering, automatic app updates, payment processing and subscriptions, developer publishing tools, and a built-in security service, Google Play Protect, which scans for malware and prevents the installation of harmful apps.

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

Mountain View, California, United States

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Website

play.google.com

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Pricing

For usersFree ✔️

For developersDeveloper registration fee$25
Service feeDevelopers enrolled in the 15% service fee tier
first $1M USD of annual earnings15%
Standard30%
Subscriptions15%

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

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

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 Google Play is more popular in India, Saudi Arabia, and Bangladesh.

United States

Germany

United Kingdom

France

Netherlands

Russia

Italy

India

Japan

Brazil

Awards

🥇 Most popular in India in the Apps category.
🥇 Most popular in Bangladesh in the Apps category.
🥇 Most popular in Pakistan in the Apps category.
🥇 Most popular in Nigeria in the Apps category.
🥇 Most popular in Nepal 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 Google Play is more commonly used on marketing and merchandising, travel, and games sites.

Business

Online Shopping

Education/Reference

Internet Services

General News

Entertainment

Blogs/Wiki

Finance/Banking

Sports

Health

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name

Rank

#11

#15

#19

#31

Name

Rank

#12

#13