iPhone now has 100,000 apps

By Oli Welsh Published 5 November, 2009

Over 18,000 games available.

Apple has announced that the App Store for the iPhone and iPod Touch now has over 100,000 programs available for download, making it the "largest applications store in the world", the company claims.

According to Apptism (via Gamasutra), 18,554 of the applications are games.

Apple says it has distributed 2 billion applications since the store opened last year - an average of 20,000 downloads per application and over 4 million downloads a day.

As of this week, one of the 100,000 programs is the ads-free Eurogamer iPhone app. It's a lot quicker than Safari, supports comments, the forum and Eurogamer TV, and costs £2.39 from the App Store.

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Oli is Eurogamer's acting deputy editor and reviews editor and likes to take things one word at a time. He is among the best dressed people in South London.

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Comments (25) Latest comment 2 years ago

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  • Peew971 #1 2 years ago

    And about 100 good ones :)
    Edited by 1 at 05/11/09 @ 09:09

  • orakio #2 2 years ago

    I'll finally get mine in january when I start my new job \o/

  • mode7 #3 2 years ago

    I've downloaded about 20ish, only two of which I've played for more than 10 minutes.

    As for the Eurogamer app... at £2.39 i'll be sticking with safari

  • UncleLou #4 2 years ago

    I've downloaded about 20ish, only two of which I've played for more than 10 minutes.

    The trick is to download the good ones, you know.

  • GamesProgrammer Verified Games Team Programmer, Eutechnyx Ltd. #5 2 years ago

    Is it me or does the eurogamer app just look like an RSS feed reader that can only pick up 1 website?

  • Nath_monn #6 2 years ago

    Whether it's it's thru updates or not it's still a huge feat to achieve. Despite the games That are good are few and far between, the iPhone isn't all about games. I've so many good apps that arnt games, including the eurogamer app I'm using now.

    All in all the iPhone kicks ass, I don't care who states "iPhone fan boi!!! Get a nokia N series model sick sick 101 lulz" i already have done and they suck, I won't ever have another phone now

  • rudedudejude #7 2 years ago

    Android. Kicking the ass of lamer apple fan-bois since the dawn of time.

  • Skurmedel #8 2 years ago

    About 50 000 are those "100 pictures of sexy babes" applications.

  • kendoji #9 2 years ago

    I hate the iPhone.

    I want one.

    I'm confused.

  • skuzzbag #10 2 years ago

    You need an iPhone or iPod touch.

    Ever wondered what it would be like to surf the web from the comfort of a rainy bus stop?

    Now take that thought and add a specialised EG app into the mix and oh oh oh oh shit oh ah ah aaaaah

  • azazel_fallenangel #11 2 years ago

    Is this counting the "Lite" versions, as that could effectivly double the number of apps available. A lot of apps are redundant anyway, there's loads of spirit levels and unit conversion apps etc.

  • rudedudejude #12 2 years ago

    Just get an Andoid phone. Much much cheaper, does everything a iphone can do and more, including yes, multitasking!

  • hilts #13 2 years ago

    I love my iPhone! Just research before you buy - there is a lot of tat but a few gems - have about 30 games , 70 apps - 90% of which I am very pleased with! (this was sent from my iPhone on the eurogamer app. :). )

  • Xerx3s #14 2 years ago

    "Ever wondered what it would be like to surf the web from the comfort of a rainy bus stop?"

    No, not really but I'd reckon that you'd be wet and cold, trying to look cool.

  • UncleLou #15 2 years ago

    Just get an Andoid phone. Much much cheaper, does everything a iphone can do and more, including yes, multitasking!

    No, it doesn't.

  • Skurmedel #16 2 years ago

    They are both good, Android (at least on the HTC) and iPhone, there is no need to get religious.

  • skillian #17 2 years ago

    My experience is that an iPhone is still probably better for the man on the street, but a more tech-minded person will get more from a good Android phone if you're willing to do a little reading and customising. A masochist would get on well with WinMo.

    I am a proud geek so it's Android all the way baby.
    Edited by 1 at 05/11/09 @ 12:34

  • makeamazing #18 2 years ago

    My first game is nearly ready for the iPhone... dont think I will sell many with that number of games already available :D

  • IneptPercy #19 2 years ago

    Is there an app to kill all igadget apple sheep.

    My Sony Ericsson W880 is better than the iphone.

  • Pac-man-ate-my-wife #20 2 years ago

    Once again another platform that gamers are cutting off their noses to spite their faces over.

    There are plenty of great, engaging titles that'll absorb you for hours and days (as well as a host of fun, pick-up-and-play disposable titles). If you read any half-decent review site you'll find them.

    Jesus, it's comment threads like these that make me realise most gamers really are tossers.

    EDIT: And while the Android platform has great potential at the moment it has very few games that compare to the quality now found on the iPhone. In time I'm sure it'll be a real contender in the not too distant future, however at the moment you've got to be kidding me!
    Edited by 2 at 05/11/09 @ 13:48

  • GamesConnoisseur #21 2 years ago

    Sure other phones may be better in some regards, iPhone just simply have the bigger presence and likely get served better.

    I was in Paris for full week, never used anything other than my useful iPhone for everything, Metro, Musuems, navigating Latin Quarter and so on.

    Also my main EG browser too.

    Plus EG added new iPhone app, neat but still prefer the website version though.

  • skillian #22 2 years ago

    I was in Paris for full week, never used anything other than my useful iPhone for everything, Metro, Musuems, navigating Latin Quarter and so on.

    Unlimited internet on my phone is only £5 a month, but using it abroad is just so expensive it is basically unuseable.

  • skuzzbag #23 2 years ago

    "No, not really but I'd reckon that you'd be wet and cold, trying to look cool. "

    We need [verily I say to thee] tags on this site.

  • Mnia786 #24 2 years ago

    "And about 100 good ones :)"

    Seconded.

  • AOFanboi #25 2 years ago

    Everyone download Dungeon Hunter and Soosiz now. Skip Settlers of Catan, it drinks batteries like a very thirsty thing.