mobile apps

Smartphone software downloads

Mobile apps are software applications designed to run on smartphones and tablets rather than desktop computers.

Short for mobile applications, they range from games and social media platforms to productivity tools and banking services, typically downloaded from app stores like Apple's App Store or Google Play.

I spend too much time on mobile apps or There's a mobile app for almost everything now.

Opposites
platform/device type

mobile appsconsole games

Entertainment for gaming systems

PC software · computer programs · embedded systems

software distribution model

mobile appsweb applications

Internet-accessed software programs

web apps · websites

technological era

mobile appstypewriters

Key-operated printing devices

filing cabinets · pen and paper · rotary phones · card catalogs

Family

mobile, apps

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G