<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Details </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Digital distribution and software update </Td> </Tr> <P> The App Store is a digital distribution platform, developed and maintained by Apple Inc., for mobile apps on its iOS operating system . The store allows users to browse and download apps developed with Apple's iOS software development kit . Apps can be downloaded on the iPhone smartphone, the iPod Touch handheld computer, or the iPad tablet computer, and some can be transferred to the Apple Watch smartwatch or 4th - generation or newer Apple TVs as extensions of iPhone apps . </P> <P> The App Store was opened on July 10, 2008, with an initial 500 applications available . As of 2017, the store features over 2.1 million apps . </P>

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