Developers Scramble to Build iPad Apps [STATS]

Developers Scramble to Build iPad Apps [STATS]

Although stats yesterday indicated that developer interest in the iPad (perhaps to-be-expected) has fallen off somewhat since it was first announced, another report today from mobile analytics firm Flurry indicates that the iPad has completely shaken up the dynamics of what’s currently being built in the mobile app world.

Analyzing their own data (i.e. – companies that have setup Flurry analytics on their apps), iPad apps have represented 22% of new project starts over the past 60 days. That’s taking a big bite out of Android, with its share of project starts falling from 18% to 10%.

The advent of iPad also took some wind out of iPhone's sails, but on the whole apps for Apple platforms made up 89% of total project starts during the period.

Nonetheless, Android interest does remain strong. Flurry writes that they “count approximately 300 new Android projects in March, which represents a 50% increase over February.” The rush to get an iPad out at launch day though has apparently taken at least some of the share away from Google’s mobile platform.

If you’re a developer, which platform are you most excited about right now? Let us know in the comments.

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