Why iPhone Apps Rule !

It should come as no surprise to Apple fans that there are now over 150,000 apps for iPhoneOS, which runs on the 80 million iPhones and iPod Touch devices that are already out there.

There are some however, who questions the need to have that many apps. They ask, do we really need 100 different twitter apps ? 100 different calculators ? 100 different messaging apps ?

I will tell you now that the answer is a big YES! And I shall discuss the various reasons below.

Reason 1 - Competition
When you have 100 different companies making a particular type of app, it means there is very strong competition. In order for their app to stand out above the others, their app must be better, more innovative, more user friendly and better priced. They have to keep making their app better and release improved updates more frequently in order to survive and stay ahead of the competition.

The result from this is that you will get far better apps at a cheaper price on the iPhone than any other mobile devices out there.

Reason 2 - Everyone Is Different
Everyone is different, and have different preferences and needs, even when doing essentially the same thing. Some companies may choose to make their app the most user friendly for newbies, while others might makes theirs the most full featured for power users. So, when you have many choices of apps to choose from, you can pick the one that works best for *YOU*.

The result from this is that you get apps that best suited to you, rather than you having to force yourself to change to suit the app.

Reason 3 - Highly Specialised Apps
There are now over 100,000 iPhoneOS developers/companies. Because of the intense competition, many developers are forced to find more niche markets or specialised tasks to create apps for. Examples for this are the many apps just for doctors, lawyers, real estate agents, etc.

The result from this is that you can get very specialised apps that you would not be able to find on any other mobile platform.

Reason 4 - Sustains the Momentum
The availability of so many apps helps to push even more people to buy iPhones and iPod Touch, which helps expand the market for these apps, and that in turn, pushes developers to create even more apps.

The result from this is that iPhone, iPod Touch and the upcoming iPad will be manufactured in increasing greater numbers, and this will result in greater economies of scale, which will eventually drive down the price of these devices, as well as the apps.

Conclusion
Regardless of whether or not you actually need so many apps, you will still benefit more from buying iPhoneOS devices as opposed to other competing smartphones.