Game of Phones: How the World Downloads iOS, Android Apps

Although Apple's mobile operating system iOS is still leading the app-downloading market, Google's Android platform is keeping up pace with its rival, according to a new infographic.

App Annie, a provider of app store analytics and intelligence for iOS, Mac and Android publishers, highlights in an infographic that shows iOS makes up 71% of global revenue for app downloads -- compared to Android's 29% share -- but both companies are growing 14% year-over-year in revenue for app downloads.

"iOS publishers are undoubtedly making more money than Android publishers," an App Annie spokesperson told Mashable. "But Android has shown impressive growth in the global market."

In fact, Android…
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