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I'm wondering what's a reasonable size for iPhone Apps. Right now I'm working on an iPhone game, and of course it loads fast into my device since I'm connected directly to it through a USB cable, but I've no idea how long it would actually take to download from the App Store.
In my case it's about 2mb in size, which is reasonable for a desktop or even a flash game, but I've no idea if this is reasonable size for the iPhone.
My other concern is what's the non-wifi download limit of the App Store? Occasionally there are Apps that won't download unless you've got a wifi connection. And personally I've never downloaded such apps, since it gives me a bad impression. So I'd definitely want to stay below that limit.
Also since I'm already asking about app sizes, it would be probably be useful to collect good sizes for other types of apps as well.
Thanks!
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As storage space is limited, it's important that an app offers a reasonable file size to the user. The average app sizes vary for the two operating systems, for iOS it's around 35MB and for Android the number is around 12MB and obviously average sizes vary depending on which app category they are assigned to.
The latest data from ABI Research shows that the global average app size across all categories was 23 megabytes in September, 16% more than in March. For the most popular app category, games, the average size was 60 megabytes, meaning a six-month increase of 42%.
"Apps are getting bigger because iOS devices are more powerful, and developers are building more and more complex things for them without considering the impact the size will have around the world," developer Stephen Troughton-Smith tells Gadgets 360.
Looking through some of the games i have on my phone they weigh in around 7 or 8 mb a pop. I think your 2mb will be fine.
One thing i can tell you for sure is that if you want to be distributable over the cell network your application has to be under 50 mb. If you exceed this it will have to be downloaded using wifi or itunes on a computer.
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