Android Market Gets A Badly-Needed Facelift

There are competing app stores:

https://developer.vodafone.com/

http://www.orangepartner.com/site/enuk/orange_partner_connec...

I wonder what http://www.appbrain.com/ uses to access Android Market data? It must have some sort of API to get the new apps on there, they update very quickly. Older apps less so, it takes a day or so to sync up.

There's also http://code.google.com/p/android-market-api/ (OT: just me, or is the new Google Code look much more confusing/cluttered?), but that is not official in any way.

> Do any of the mobile app stores have an API?

An API for third party to get "random" app store data, or an API for applications to provide/manage stuff to purchase out of the "main" app store application?

Our company BloomWorlds is developing a family friendly app store for the Android OS. We are catering to a niche market focusing on games, puzzles, and education content. We have some innovative solutions for developers, parents and their children of the Android platform. We will be launching by mid January and plan to have an API. You get can more info at http://bloomworlds.com

Thank you,

Todd R. Levy Co-founder BloomWorlds