One of my favorite episodes of the original Twilight Zone asked the question, are people alike all over? Well, it seems that people who use high-end smartphones actually are pretty much alike, at least in their taste for apps.
An interesting study came out this past week from Mplayit, a mobile phone app discovery service reporting on the top apps in several categories among iPhone, Android and Blackberry users. The results: people use many of the same apps regardless of which platform they use.
In the music category, for example, iHeartRadio is tops among iPhone users, with Pandora in 2nd place. Among Android and Blackberry users, Pandora is #1, with iHeartRadio #2 on Blackberry.
There is no iHeartRadio app for Android, so it’s not on the list for that platform — if they release an Andy version, I’m sure you’ll see it shoot to the top of the charts.
In the Lists and Notes category, Evernote is #1 on iPhone and Android. It’s #2 on Blackberry. The results for other categories, such as Location Services and Social Networking get more more diverse, but you still see lots of repeats, like Yelp on iPhone and Blackberry and Facebook on iPhone and Andy.
Tthe Palm Pre’s WebOS is no where to be seen on this list. Ill winds are blowing through the palm fronds, I’m sad to say.
