With more and more developers jumping on the mobile apps bandwagon, standing out in the sea of apps is becoming more difficult. There are 25 billion apps in Apple’s App Store, 450,000 in Google Play and 82,000 in Microsoft Windows Phone Marketplace. So it takes some strategizing to pick a category where you can succeed and also find loyal base of users who will spend money on and in your app. Which categories are the best bet? And what does it take to make a successful app in not just the popular gaming market but also areas like weather, news and productivity apps? Developers, this one’s for you.
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