Softwares / Mobile App Distribution Platforms List

Mobile app distribution platforms are used to develop mobile applications for mobile devices

Native platforms
Name Status Owner Device platform Development tool(s)
Amazon Appstore Live Amazon.com Android OS (customized), Android Amazon Mobile App SDK
App Catalog Closed Palm/HP webOS Enyo
App Store(iOS) Live Apple iOS iOS SDK, Xcode
BlackBerry World Live BlackBerry BlackBerry OS, BlackBerry Tablet OS, BlackBerry 10 OS BlackBerry 10 Native SDK (with full POSIX and Qt support), HTML5 Qt4 SDK, Android (via BlackBerry Android Tools SDK), Adobe AIR SDK, BlackBerry OS SDK
Download Catalog Closed Danger, Inc./Microsoft Danger OS Danger OS SDK
Firefox Marketplace Closed Mozilla Foundation Firefox OS Unknown
Google Play Live Google Android Android SDK, Android Studio
Microsoft Store Live Microsoft Windows 8, Windows RT, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 10 Mobile, Windows Phone Visual Studio 2013 or higher for Windows 8.1., Visual Studio 2015 or higher for Universal Apps, Windows App Studio
Nokia Download! replaced with the Ovi Store Nokia Symbian (S60), Series 40
Nokia Store (formerly Ovi Store) replaced with the Opera Mobile Store Nokia Multiple Symbian, MeeGo, Maemo, S40, Nokia X software platform Qt 4 SDK, Nokia Web Tools, Nokia SDK for Java, Java ME, Nokia X services SDK 
Samsung Galaxy Apps Live Samsung
Ubuntu App Store Live Canonical Ubuntu Touch Ubuntu SDK
Windows Phone Store merged with the Windows Store Microsoft Windows Phone Windows Phone Developer Tools, includes specialty versions of Microsoft Visual Studio, Expression Blend


Other platforms
Name Status Organizations Device platform Development platform(s)
Appland Live Appland Android and iOS Unknown
Aptoide Live Aptoide Android Android SDK, Java ME
Cafe Bazaar Live Hezardastan Technologies Android
Cydia Live saurik iOS iOS SDK, Xcode
F-Droid Live F-Droid Limited Android Android SDK
GetJar Live GetJar, Accel Partners Multiple Android, BlackBerry OS, Flash Lite, Java, iOS, Palm OS, Symbian, Windows Phone Unknown
Handango Closed PocketGear Android, BlackBerry OS, Palm OS, PSP, Symbian, Windows Mobile
Handmark Closed Handmark Multiple Android, BlackBerry OS, iOS, Java, Palm OS, Symbian, Windows Mobile Unknown
MiKandi Live MiKandi Android Unknown
Opera Mobile Store Live Opera Software Android, Java, Symbian, BlackBerry OS, Windows Mobile, iOS Android SDK, Java ME, S60, BlackBerry SDK, Windows Phone Developer Tools
PocketGear Closed PocketGear Multiple Android, BlackBerry OS, Java, Palm OS, Symbian, Windows Mobile N/A


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