The last time Apple mentioned how many apps were in its App Store was in their Q3 2013 earnings report. They boasted 900,000 apps back then, 375K of those were specifically for the iPad. Today, app discovery service Appsfire says the total has reached 950,000, and is quickly nearing the 1 million app milestone.
Apple often celebrates milestones for its App Store with some type of giveaway or contest for users. Earlier this year it made a number of premium apps available for free to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the App Store and also gave away a $10,000 App Store gift card to announce the 50 billionth app download. We wouldn’t be surprised to see Apple do something similar for the 1 millionth app on the App Store.
Its certain that Apple has seen a definite “bump” in the number of app submissions in the last week or so, as developers react to the new iPhone 5s and the introduction of iOS 7.
So, what do you think Apple will offer as a prize for the one millionth app? A $100,000 App Store gift card? A solid gold iPhone 5s? Tell us what you think Apple will offer for the event in the comments section below.
