iPhone app prices drop 15% since December

iPhone application prices decreased an average of 15 percent worldwide between Dec. 1, 2009 and Feb. 28, 2010 according to a new report issued by app store analytics firm Distimo. Average iPhone application prices are lowest in North America ($2.43), where games represent 51 percent of the most downloaded apps, and highest in Europe ($3.86), due in large part to costs associated with turn-by-turn navigation solutions.

Among paid App Store downloads in North America last month, App.mobiler's Live Messenger led the way, followed by Tapulous' Tap Tap Revenge 2.6, Global Agent's Live Messenger (MSN Messenger, Windows Live ID), Lima Sky's Doodle Jump and PopCap Games' Plants vs. Zombies. In the free apps category, Global Agent's Live Messenger Free (MSN Messenger, Windows Live ID) topped Distimo's rankings, followed by Facebook, Activision's Call of Duty: World at War--Zombies Lite, Donut Games' Sunday Lawn and IA Interactive's Cinepolis.

For more on App Store pricing trends:
- read the Distimo report

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