Mobihand is offering a beta release of their own
on-device app store client for BlackBerry smartphones as well as offering OnlyBlackBerry.com
The beta-release version of the MobiHand App Store includes over 5000 free
and paid applications from hundreds of leading BlackBerry developers. Best-
selling applications. The MobiHand App Store also features a
"Deal-of-the-Day" -- where consumers are offered a deep discount on a
different best-selling application every day.
The on-device app store allows users to browse and
search applications that are compatible with their specific phone, viewed
by best-sellers, new, updated, free, and discounted categories. Once users
have registered, they can purchase applications with a single click and
have them delivered over-the-air within seconds.
In contrast to the upcoming BlackBerry App World by Research in Motion, the
MobiHand App Store features over 2500 themes -- the top-selling category of
applications for BlackBerry smartphones. In addition, MobiHand allows
developers to price applications as low as $0.99 versus the anticipated
$2.99 minimum price point within BlackBerry App World. Consumers can
purchase using credit cards and soon with Paypal. Augmenting the on-device
store, consumers can also purchase from the companion desktop store located
at with over-the-air delivery of applications
direct to the device for easy installation.
MobiHand allows developers to sell their products for a one-time fee or as
a subscription with automated re-billing. They can also choose to provide
free trial versions of their applications within the store. Developers can
sign up, list their applications, and start selling within hours. There
are no up-front fees to developers.
In addition to appearing in the MobiHand store, applications within the
MobiHand catalog appear in the entire network of MobiHand-powered white-
label stores, co-branded stores, and affiliate websites reaching millions
of mobile consumers every day. In parallel with the MobiHand App Store
launch, Crackberry.com, the leading BlackBerry community site on the
Internet with over 3.8 million visitors and 45 million page views per
month, has launched their own custom branded MobiHand-powered App Store to
augment their existing store.