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App Store

Meaning in mobile app development, with examples

nounCore term

In mobile app development, App Store means: Apple's official store where users find, buy and download apps for the iPhone, iPad and other Apple devices.

In Turkish: App Store, Apple uygulama mağazası

How it is used

Developers submit to, publish on and sometimes get featured on the App Store. Builds, store pages, prices and reviews are managed in App Store Connect, and publishing requires a paid Apple Developer Program membership. Written with capitals as a name; lowercase 'app store' means any app marketplace.

Example sentences

  1. The update went live on the App Store this morning.

  2. We need new App Store screenshots for the redesign.

Common collocations

  • submit to the App Store
  • publish on the App Store
  • App Store Connect
  • get featured on the App Store
  • Google PlayGoogle's official store for Android apps and games, where developers publish their apps and users download and update them.
  • app reviewThe check that Apple or Google does on an app or update before it appears in their store, to make sure it follows their rules and works properly.
  • TestFlightApple's service for sending beta builds of iOS apps to testers, who install them with the TestFlight app before the version is released on the App Store.
  • store listingThe page for an app in an app store, with its name, icon, description, screenshots, ratings and other information that helps users decide to download it.
  • ASOApp Store Optimization: improving an app's store page, such as its title, keywords, screenshots and ratings, so it ranks higher in search and gets more downloads.

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