Who has more apps? PalmOS/Treo or iPhone?

mikeerwilliams · #1 (**permalink**) 03-18-2009, 08:35 AM

I have people keep on telling me I should upgrade my Treo to an iPhone. But I believe there are a few cool apps for the iPhone, and THOUSANDS of actually useful apps for the PalmOS/Treo (and I have a LOT of them).

Does anyone know HOW MANY apps there are for PalmOS/Treo vs. iPhone?

ToneSumFunBoi · #2 (**permalink**) 03-18-2009, 03:26 PM

iPhone, it's got tons and some of them are even for free

Ploni Almoni · #3 (**permalink**) 03-19-2009, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by ToneSumFunBoi

iPhone, it's got tons and some of them are even for free

So does PalmOS. I'd say they have roughly the same amount of apps. PalmOS has about 10,000 apps, some of which are also free. That's assuming his Treo doesn't run Windows Mobile rather than PalmOS, but even then he has a fair amount of applications to chose from. The difference of course is that the iPhone platform has momentum, while PalmOS is being terminated by Palm.

The types of apps in general are different though, iPhone apps tend to be entertainment apps., while most of the PalmOS ones are practical. Especially in the PIM and medical fields, it is still unmatched by any mobile platform due to it's PDA heritage.