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ryanmc1 09-26-2012 06:47 PM

Amazon android appstore matches google play price drops to $0.25
 
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Amazon android appstore matches google play price drops to $0.25

Let's Create! Pottery [amazon.com]

OfficeSuite Professional 6y [amazon.com]

Clouds & Sheep Premium [amazon.com]

Angry Birds Space (Ad-Free) [amazon.com]

The Cat in the Hat - Dr. Seuss [amazon.com]

runtastic PRO GPS Coach [amazon.com]

Asphalt 7: Heat (Kindle Tablet Edition) [amazon.com]

Draw Something (Kindle Tablet Edition) [amazon.com]

Symphony of Eternity [amazon.com]

It also seems like they have matched the MP3 and possibly the movies and books.

Dr. Seuss' The Lorax [amazon.com]

Pet Sounds 40th Anniversary Stereo Digital [amazon.com]

yuugotserved 09-26-2012 06:47 PM

Google Play $0.25 App Sale: Angry Birds Space Premium, Draw Something, OfficeSuite Pro 6, Asphalt 7: Heat, The Cat in the Hat - Dr. Seuss, Granny Smith $0.25 each & More
 
Google Play is having a $0.25 App Sale celebrating 25 Billion Downloads. Thanks specialized999 & others who contributedAmazon is also having a $0.25 App Sale. Thanks ryanmc1 [Discuss]

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Peatree2 09-26-2012 06:59 PM

*sorry, error*

anothauserhere 09-26-2012 07:44 PM

Would be hot if it included the mp3 credit.

xxxHolic 09-26-2012 07:53 PM

The shitty OfficeSuite Professional wants $4.99 for fonts.

Theg2 09-26-2012 08:03 PM

Even the app's I already have purchased via Amazon aren't worth installing that awful app ever again. Bloated and a constant annoyance. Get your act together Amazon.

dhlee528 09-26-2012 08:15 PM

why would you get it from amazon if you can get it from play store?
amazon appstore is way too slow when it comes to updating the app.

it might be worth it for fire users.. but otherwise stick with play store

JDubTrey 09-26-2012 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Theg2 (Post 53505412)
Even the app's I already have purchased via Amazon aren't worth installing that awful app ever again. Bloated and a constant annoyance. Get your act together Amazon.

I uninstalled the Amazon Appstore the first week it came out because I needed to save some space on the crappy phone I had. All of a sudden, none of the apps that I got from it would work.

The Market/PlayStore doesn't have that limitation. That really turned me off to buying from them ever again even though it shouldn't be that big of a deal. It just bothers me for some reason that the apps need the store in order to run.

papercutMS 09-26-2012 08:17 PM

I would much rather just purchase from Google Play. If Amazon wants my business, they need to step it up and not just match what Google is doing.

Ryuk 09-26-2012 08:30 PM

I also prefer to use google play instead, but this is great news for ppl who don't have access to the play store like the kindle fire users.

MozartA 09-26-2012 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by papercutMS (Post 53506024)
I would much rather just purchase from Google Play. If Amazon wants my business, they need to step it up and not just match what Google is doing.

Good for Kindle user and those with Amazon gift card.

rrc06 09-26-2012 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dhlee528 (Post 53505992)
why would you get it from amazon if you can get it from play store?
amazon appstore is way too slow when it comes to updating the app.

it might be worth it for fire users.. but otherwise stick with play store

Amazon FAOTD makes it worth it IMO

anothauserhere 09-26-2012 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Theg2 (Post 53505412)
Even the app's I already have purchased via Amazon aren't worth installing that awful app ever again. Bloated and a constant annoyance. Get your act together Amazon.

I agree with you. I have some great free apps from them but that app store is so buggy.

DealChasingHigh 09-26-2012 08:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by anothauserhere (Post 53504926)
Would be hot if it included the mp3 credit.

The first two I looked at included $1 mp3 credit for 25 cents!

EDIT: $1 MP3 credit was instantaneous on my account.

anothauserhere 09-26-2012 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DealChasingHigh (Post 53506508)
The first two I looked at included $1 mp3 credit for 25 cents!

They just added it! Thanks

jkuhnen 09-26-2012 08:46 PM

Angry Birds Space will not play on your Kindle Fire....caught that just in time.
Although, I was going to buy a MP3 album and could use the extra buck...hmmm

dhlee528 09-26-2012 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rrc06 (Post 53506306)
Amazon FAOTD makes it worth it IMO


FAOTD isn't really worth most of them are crap and rarely good one

BTW I was referring to apps on sale, not the Amazon app store in general

momomchine 09-26-2012 08:50 PM

It says Angry Birds Space is not compatible with my Kindle Fire! WTF!

Edit: Also, The Lorax is showing as $4 for me.

anothauserhere 09-26-2012 09:03 PM

So is it just me or are they taking away the free mp3?

Mcdrew88 09-26-2012 09:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rrc06 (Post 53506306)
Amazon FAOTD makes it worth it IMO

FAOTD was consistently good for the first few months. I checked every day, and it was almost always something worth downloading. Now it's almost always a bunch of crap.

threebeers 09-26-2012 09:24 PM

Shortsighted discussion above. I bought all apps I wanted from both Play Store and Amazon Store. Why? If I pick up a used Kindle Fire, there they are. If I pick up a cheap device that does not support Gapps, they can be had through Amazon. If one or the other stores limits the number of devices on which they can be downloaded, I'll use the other. Outlay maybe four bucks. Its a quarter each folks...

Korian 09-26-2012 10:14 PM

some of the MP3 credits you get a code through your email - then you have to enter it for the credit to show up.

Also - every once in a while Coinstar has a promo going - you deposit at least $20 in coins/cash - ask for a Amazon gift certificate, and you would get a free voucher for $5 of mp3 credits. Unfortunately this last promo period ended last week - 9/23. But they usually run it every few months - so watch out for the next one.

I scored $25 in free mp3 vouchers - I had $80 in coins stashed away, and cashed them in $20 at a time to get max mp3 vouchers. For the last $20, I had to add in cash to reach the full $20. Another way of going about it, if you shop a lot on Amazon (like I do - ebooks, mp3s, apps, etc.) is to go to the bank and get coins for your money - then feed in $20 at a time to get your $5 mp3 voucher in addition to your $20 voucher (it prints right below your $20 Amazon voucher codes).

I know I'm going to keep my eyes open for the next Coinstar/Amazon Deal.

Korian

ketamine 09-26-2012 11:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MozartA (Post 53506284)
Good for Kindle user and those with Amazon gift card.

I'd still get it from google, the apps on Amazon are rarely up tp date.

Zanthexter 09-26-2012 11:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dhlee528 (Post 53505992)
why would you get it from amazon if you can get it from play store?

I like that I can share an Amazon account with a couple of family members without sharing more than an Amazon account. Pretty much just eBooks, apps, MP3's, etc.

Sharing a Google account you're sharing email, docs, searches, phone numbers, etc. There's just a lot more tied to it.

The free app of the day is occasionally decent too.

MozartA 09-27-2012 12:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zanthexter (Post 53510168)
I like that I can share an Amazon account with a couple of family members without sharing more than an Amazon account. Pretty much just eBooks, apps, MP3's, etc.

Sharing a Google account you're sharing email, docs, searches, phone numbers, etc. There's just a lot more tied to it.

The free app of the day is occasionally decent too.

For people don't have Google Play account yet, you should open a separate Google account just for Google Play. There is no reason you use the same account for Google Play and everything else. In additional, if you want, you can get each of your Android phone a separate Google account for phone book backup, etc.

Zanthexter 09-27-2012 12:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MozartA (Post 53510260)
For people don't have Google Play account yet, you should open a separate Google account just for Google Play. There is no reason you use the same account for Google Play and everything else. In additional, if you want, you can get each of your Android phone a separate Google account for phone book backup, etc.

For someone starting fresh, that is good advice.

rrc06 09-27-2012 02:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dhlee528 (Post 53506616)
FAOTD isn't really worth most of them are crap and rarely good one

BTW I was referring to apps on sale, not the Amazon app store in general

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mcdrew88 (Post 53507048)
FAOTD was consistently good for the first few months. I checked every day, and it was almost always something worth downloading. Now it's almost always a bunch of crap.

I'll still sometimes find decent apps. I check every day and if it sucks, I won't download it

sdbargain 09-27-2012 06:59 AM

+1 to that

Quote:

Originally Posted by threebeers (Post 53507234)
Shortsighted discussion above. I bought all apps I wanted from both Play Store and Amazon Store. Why? If I pick up a used Kindle Fire, there they are. If I pick up a cheap device that does not support Gapps, they can be had through Amazon. If one or the other stores limits the number of devices on which they can be downloaded, I'll use the other. Outlay maybe four bucks. Its a quarter each folks...


AlstonM 09-27-2012 07:02 AM

Thanks, I like it

darkarcon 09-27-2012 11:57 AM

Does the Amazon app store charge tax? If they do, gonna have to go with Google Play.

The_Linux_Crew 09-27-2012 03:45 PM

Here is a link to quickly search the currently available promo apps.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr...6&x=14&y=9

orphicdragon 09-28-2012 01:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dhlee528 (Post 53505992)
why would you get it from amazon if you can get it from play store?
amazon appstore is way too slow when it comes to updating the app.

it might be worth it for fire users.. but otherwise stick with play store


Not so much actually. S#&^^y google play kept crashing my tablet's. Samsung is allergic to Google play(can't tell you how awesome it was finding that out from the Tmobile tablet service dork) Delete cache and restart gets old REALLY fast. Not to mention that all my devices can pull easily from amazon, and that isn't the case with play. It's a misery to have 5 devices with google play. With Amazon app you just log in and go.


There are lots of reasons to use Amazon instead of play and you don't seem to know any of them.:P If you prefer play fine, I can respect that, but preference isn't a terribly valid reason to make a definitive statement like that.

I don't hate play on the phones (I despise it on the tablets) but it's nowhere near as good at meeting my needs as Amazon. It can be a resource hog for sure and the updating on some apps is most definitely lethargic. Put that up against the 150+ apps and multiple devices I can manage easily and without much BS or skipping around and Play is the crap option for my needs.

Not trying to start a pissing match either, it only matters because that was my attitude when Amazon Apps launched :lol: I got tired of the 3 hour calls to tmobile tech support and doing the cache clearing hokey mf'ing pokey and DL'd amazon. The pro's significantly outweigh the cons for my needs.

Play is a fine app, but there are some conditions that make Amazon Apps the better option.

xochief 09-29-2012 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DealChasingHigh (Post 53506508)
The first two I looked at included $1 mp3 credit for 25 cents!

EDIT: $1 MP3 credit was instantaneous on my account.

I don't see any credit in my acct for the last few days, bummer

DealChasingHigh 09-29-2012 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xochief (Post 53578696)
I don't see any credit in my acct for the last few days, bummer

I think only certain ones offered it. It would say "special offers" somewhere near the price.


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