Look out Apple, the Android Army is gaining ground!

More Android apps were downloaded than iOS apps in the second quarter of 2011, according to the technology research firm ABI Research. The marketshare of Android apps downloaded was 44%, whereas the marketshare of iOS apps downloaded was 31%.

The shipment growth of mobiles running Google’s Android operating system helped to explain the increased amount of Android apps being downloaded. Apple had 15% marketshare of apps being downloaded in the first quarter of 2011, however this dropped to 9% in the second quarter of 2011, due to Android shipments increasing 10% in the second quarter. The install base for Android, when compared to iOS, was 2.4 to 1 worldwide, and is expected to increase to a radio of 3 to 1 by 2016.

Although more Android apps are being downloaded than iOS apps, Apple still holds the lead when it comes to the amount of apps downloaded per user, by a radio of 2 to 1. The amount of global app downloads for 2011 is expected to be 29 billion, compared to 9 billion in 2010. The total smartphone install base is expected to grow 46% in 2011, according to the technology research firm ABI Research.

Source: iTWire