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Categories of Apps
Apps have become an integral part of our life. Nowadays, people are using mobiles for many purposes
such as communicating, learning, teaching, and playing games. This leads to the development of
several types of apps. As you know, Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play Store are the two most
popular app stores. These stores contain different types of apps which are further categorised to
various categories.
Prime (Ver. 2.2)-VIII Today’s most popular category of mobile apps, is gamming apps which shared more than 24% area
Gaming Apps
of the app store. Gaming apps allow us to improve our cognitive skills such as attention and focus.
Some of the gaming apps allow children to learn while playing. These apps also allow us to play games
with other friends and share scores on social media.
The most commonly used gaming apps are Clash of Clans,
Candy Crush Saga, and Angry Birds.
152 Productivity Apps
Productivity apps, also known as business apps used by businessmen to perform several complex tasks.
These apps allow businessmen do their work more effectively.
The most commonly used productive apps are Google Calendar,
Evernote and Dropbox.
Entertainment Apps
Entertainment apps are developed to entertain the people. These apps allow users to watch videos,
post photos, search upcoming events, etc. The main purpose of the entertainment apps is to keep their
users engaged. Gaming apps also entertain users but they are different from entertainment apps.
The most commonly used entertainment apps are Netflix,
Disney Plus Hotstar, and YouTube.
Utility Apps
Utility apps allow us to do our daily tasks such as booking a cab, booking a railway ticket, booking an
appointment with doctor, sharing files, and performing calculations. These apps make our work easy.
The most commonly used utility apps are Google Asssistant,
Calculator, and Flashlight.
Educational Apps
Today’s world is more cautious about self-education. Educational apps provide a platform for
children to learn from anywhere and anytime. These apps use advance methodologies and new
concepts to make the learning easier. Some of the educational apps help teachers to support their
teaching process.
The most commonly used educational apps are Khan Academy,
Vedantu, and Learn English Grammar.

