App History

By acva

  • Psion's EPOC

    Psion's EPOC was released with the first apps ever seen.

  • Palm OS

    Palm OS was released. It was cheaper, but its system was similar to EPOC.

  • Nokia's Snake

    Snake was released for the first time by Nokia.

  • iPod

    iPod 1st generation was launched.

  • iPhone

    The iPhone was released.

  • App Store

    App Store was launched - and it had 552 apps available.

  • 100 million downloads

    App Store reaches 100 million downloads in 60 days.

  • Android Market

    Android Market, which later would be called Play Store, is released.

  • Whatsapp

    Whatsapp, one of the most famous texting apps in the world, was launched.

  • Angry Birds

    The famous game Angry Birds was released.

  • Windows Phone Store

    The Windows Phone Store was launched.

  • 1M Apps

    App Store reaches 1 million apps available.

  • 1 billion downloads

    App Store reaches one billion downloads.