Smartphone App Stores
Mass-market smartphone software marketplaces that combine mobile application distribution, developer publishing, payment processing, review, updates, identity, and platform governance.
Core metadata
- ID: smartphone_app_stores
- Era: Modern
- First known date: 2008 (exact)
- Region: United States / Apple iPhone App Store, then global smartphone platforms
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: established
Prerequisites
Dependents
- None.
Fields
- None.
Node sources
- Developing a Report on Competition in the Mobile App Ecosystem (Federal Register / National Telecommunications and Information Administration, 2022, official_agency) • Supports: node, maturity
- The App Store turns 10 (Apple, 2018, generic_overview) • Supports: node
- iPhone App Store Downloads Top 10 Million in First Weekend (Apple, 2008, generic_overview) • Supports: node
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 2
- Average edge confidence: 80%
- Prerequisite sources: 2
- review: 2
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smartphones (smartphones) | enabling | 82% | review | Smartphone app stores are the primary distribution channel for third-party apps on mobile devices, so smartphone operating systems and installed user devices are the enabling platform. |
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| Digital Payment Gateways (digital_payment_gateways) | commercial_or_scaling_dependency | 78% | review | Payment systems and in-app purchasing are commercial infrastructure for paid apps and store monetization, not a hard prerequisite for distributing free apps. |
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