Skip to main content

Just over a month in, there are 2600 Apple TV apps, most priced just like iPhone apps

The AppFigures blog has been running the numbers on Apple TV apps, are there are no great surprises. It found that there were 2,624 apps in the store at the time of writing (in line with Eddy Cue’s statement yesterday that there are “more than 2000”), and that the vast majority of them fall into the games and entertainment categories.

So far, at least, developers seem to be pricing them very much like iPhone apps, with $0.99 the most common price, and 85% of them costing no more than $2.99. One slight surprise, though, is that almost 40% of them are paid, rather than free or with in-app purchases.

TV apps are currently growing at the rate of a little under 500 apps per week. Have you got any favorites yet? If so, let us know in the comments.

FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.

You’re reading 9to5Mac — experts who break news about Apple and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Mac on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Don’t know where to start? Check out our exclusive stories, reviews, how-tos, and subscribe to our YouTube channel

Comments

  1. iSRS - 8 years ago

    Still would love a way to see a list of, or browse, the available apps. I still have 2 weeks to go before I potentially get mine!

    • I would like this as I still do not appear to have ‘Categories’ option in the TVOS app store (only my Purchased apps can be browsed by category..???)

      Have any UK ATV4 owners got the option to browse ‘Categories’ yet?

  2. PLEX! Although the UI could be nicer for the app, but I’m just so happy to have a dedicated app on the Apple TV.

  3. Since you asked: Zova, Yoga Studio, Netflix, HBO Now, and few simple games. When we add the two Nimbus controllers (Christmas) I’m looking forward to trying some of the more intricate games.

  4.  iVan Cerra (@icerra) - 8 years ago

    My Favourite App is GalaxyTV, A Galaxian 3D game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGOBwiJdnwk

  5. chrisl84 - 8 years ago

    1500 are digital fire places

  6. quandmeme - 8 years ago

    Infuse for AppleTV is everything I hoped it would be. Worth the upgrade to not have to AirPlay NAS video from an iPhone.
    I really thought that multiplayer gaming would work much simpler than it is. We’ve done it like twice in Crossy Road.

Author

Avatar for Ben Lovejoy Ben Lovejoy

Ben Lovejoy is a British technology writer and EU Editor for 9to5Mac. He’s known for his op-eds and diary pieces, exploring his experience of Apple products over time, for a more rounded review. He also writes fiction, with two technothriller novels, a couple of SF shorts and a rom-com!


Ben Lovejoy's favorite gear