App Store to Launch Over a Million New Apps This Year, Breaking Records; AI Coding Tools Trigger a Tsunami of Poor Quality Applications
According to Sensor Tower, Apple's App Store added about 560,000 apps in H1. It is projected to surpass 1 million new apps in 2026, exceeding the 2016 record of 890,000. Growth is driven by non-professional developers using AI tools like Replit and Bolt.new, lowering barriers but causing a flood of low-quality apps.....