App Store Index

Chinese Name: 华为应用市场

Parent Company: Huawei

Company Type: Tech Hardware/Software

Description: Huawei AppGallery is the official application distribution platform for Huawei devices. It serves as an application management platform developed by Huawei for Android, HarmonyOS (Hongmeng OS), and Windows 11 operating systems. It is part of Huawei Mobile Services (HMS) and is pre-installed on Huawei devices in over 170 countries. Huawei AppGallery ensures a safe and secure environment for app downloads and usage through its four-tier detection mechanism and domestically pioneered application rating system. It offers a range of 18 app categories and carefully selects premium digital content from around the world.

Chinese Name: 应用宝

Parent Company: Tencent

Company Type: Online Services

Description: Tencent Appstore, also known as "Tencent MyApp", is a third-party comprehensive management software for Android smartphones developed by Tencent. It is primarily used for downloading applications for the Android platform. With Tencent MyApp, users can freely download software, games, music, videos, e-books, wallpapers, and other resources. It also offers features such as mobile optimization, app detection, one-click root, and data backup.

Chinese Name: OPPO软件商店

Parent Company: Oppo

Company Type: Mobile Hardware/Software

Description: OPPO Software Store is the official application and game download and management platform provided by OPPO. It offers users access to over 100,000 resources, including software, games, e-books, fonts, themes, wallpapers, and ringtones, all available for free download. OPPO Software Store ensures the security of its platform by conducting rigorous checks on all resources, protecting every download made by its users.

Chinese Name: 小米应用商店

Parent Company: Xiaomi

Company Type: Tech Hardware/Software

Description: Xiaomi Market is an Android application recommendation software that is included in the MIUI ROM, developed by Xiaomi Technology. The purpose of Xiaomi Market is to discover the most enjoyable Android applications and games.

Chinese Name: vivo 应用商店

Parent Company: Vivo

Company Type: Mobile Hardware/Software

Description: Vivo App Store is the official application and game distribution platform of Vivo smartphones. It has a large user base and robust distribution capabilities. The platform aims to create a healthy growth environment for applications and provide developers with a high-quality service platform.

Chinese Name: HONOR

Parent Company: Shenzhen Zhixinxin Information Technology Ltd

Company Type: Mobile Hardware/Software

Description: originally a brand under Huawei, was established in 2013 and is a global leader in providing smart devices. The Honor App Store is the official application distribution platform for Honor devices, offering a vast array of high-quality resources and smooth downloads.

Chinese Name: 三星应用商店

Parent Company: Samsung Group

Company Type: Multinational Conglomerate

Description: Samsung Electronics is a South Korean multinational manufacturer of smartphones, TVs, semiconductors, and other home electronics. Its flagship series of smartphones is the Galaxy series, and the Samsung App Store comes preinstalled on all Samsung smartphones. In 2019, Samsung announced it would stop manufacturing mobile phones in China due to lack of demand.

Chinese Name: 360手机助手

Parent Company: Qihoo 360

Company Type: Internet Security/Software

Description: 360 Mobile Assistant is a Chinese app store from Qihoo 360, a Chinese internet security company with products including antivirus software and a popular web browser used by millions across China.

Chinese Name: 百度手机助手

Parent company: Baidu

Company Type: Internet Search Engine/Software

Description: Even before Google left the Chinese market in 2010, Baidu had been the country’s largest search engine. It remains the dominant player to this day, which is why it is often referred to as “The Google of China”. Baidu’s app store, Baidu Mobile Assistant, is always served up as an option when users search for an app on baidu.com.

Chinese Name: 豌豆荚

Parent Company: Alibaba

Company Type: Online Services

Description: Wandoujia was founded in 2009 by a former employee of Google China and a telecoms engineer. It was China’s 5th largest Android app store when it was purchased by Alibaba in 2016. The company developed a multimedia marketplace as an alternative to streaming large amounts of data that allows users to search for videos across multiple platforms, download them locally, and compress them.

Chinese Name: PP助手

Parent Company: Alibaba

Company Type: Online Services

Description: PP Assistant is Alibaba's official app store in China. In addition to apps for Android, PP Assistant also has two app stores for iOS, including one for iOS devices that have been “jailbroken”.

Chinese name: 中兴应用商店

Parent company: ZTE

Company Type: Telecom Equipment and Systems

Description: ZTE is was founded in 1985 in Shenzhen, China, and is one of China’s leading telecom equipment manufacturers. ZTE now has a strong international presence, with subsidiaries around the world. They make mobile phones, smartphones, tablet computers, and OEM hardware and software. It is one of the top five mobile phone manufacturers in China. The ZTE app store comes preinstalled on its smartphones in China.

Chinese Name: 酷派应用商店

Parent Company: Coolpad

Company Type: Mobile Hardware/Software

Description: CoolPad Group was founded in 1993 and previously known as China Wireless Technologies Limited. At first a maker of pagers and paging systems, it started to make mobile phones in 2002. The company is headquartered in Shenzhen. Its market penetration in China has diminished substantially in recent years as it has faced heavy losses and a series of ownership changes. The CoolPad app store comes preinstalled on its devices.

Chinese Name: 联想乐商店

Parent Company: Lenovo

Company Type: Mobile Hardware/Software

Description: Lenovo is a Chinese multinational company, founded in 1984 and headquartered in Beijing. By 2019, it was the world’s largest PC vendor by unit sales, but they also develop storage devices, IT management software, smartphones, tablets and smart TVs running the Android operating system. The Lenovo Le Store is preinstalled on many of its devices, including Smart TVs.

Chinese Name: 安智市场

Parent Company: Anzhi

Company Type: Software

Description: Anzhi Market is a China app store that has been around for many years. It has an active community that allows members to discuss and rate Android apps. Anzhi Market was launched in June 2010.

Chinese name: 应用汇

Parent company: AppChina

Company Type: Technology / Application Services

Description: AppChina - not to be confused with our company, AppInChina - is an independent, standalone app store, not connected with any hardware company or products. Within 9 months after it launched in 2011, it had more than 100 million downloads. It was one of the early projects of the Innovation Workshop investment group, hosting apps and games through its app store app and website.

Chinese Name: 魅族应用商店

Parent Company: Meizu

Company Type: Telecoms Equipment

Description: Established in 2003 and headquartered in Zhuhai, China, Meizu designs and produces smartphones created to provide a simple, intuitive mobile experience for people whose time is expected to be simply spent in using their devices instead of figuring out the way of using them. Meizu expanded into the smartphone market in 2008 and has been committed to developing high-end smartphones ever since.

Chinese Name: 乐视应用商店

Parent Company: LeTV Interactive Entertainment Technology

Company Type: Tech/Entertainment

Description: Founded in 2016, LeTV Interactive Entertainment Technology Co., Ltd provides mobile devices and smart TVs with apps and games. LeTV integrated game development, publishing, operating, distribution, and smart accessories into its multi-functional interactive entertainment platform with its seven sub-ecologies.

Chinese name: 谷歌应用商店

Parent company: Google

Company Type: Internet Search Engine/Software

Description: Google Play is the official flagship Android app store from Google, originally launched alongside its Android operating system in October 2008 as Android Market. It has since grown to host apps, games, music, and eBooks. Because of government restrictions, Google Play is not available in China, which has led to the creation of an ecosystem of third-party Android app stores in Mainland China. It is only accessible by Chinese users using a VPN.

Chinese Name: 酷安, also known as 酷市场

Parent Company: Coolapk

Company Type: App Store

Description: Coolapk is an independent app market based in Shenzhen, formerly known as Cool Market. The company also has a WeChat public account called Ku'an Digital, a WeChat applet, and a channel on bilibili.com where they host reviews of tech products and software. The company’s slogan is “Discover New Life in Science and Technology”.

Chinese Name: 搜狗手机助手

Parent Company: Sogou

Company Type: Internet Search Engine/Software

Description: Sogou is originally a search engine and smartwatch company, launched in 2004. In 2006, the company invented Sogou Pinyin, which is now the dominant input platform in China for both desktop and mobile systems. They are currently focused on developing AI, lip reading, and voice recognition technology for its smartwatches and translation devices. Sogou is a Beijing-based public company, listed on the New York Stock Exchange. They are currently majority-owned by Tencent, and it is the only search engine able to search WeChat public accounts.

Chinese Name: 卓易市场

Parent Company: Shanghai Zhuoyou Network Technology

Company Type: Mobile Hardware/Software

Description: Zhuoyi is an independent app store developed and maintained by a Shanghai-based company established in April 2013 and engaged in a variety of business activities, including technology and business consulting, ecommerce, event and conference planning and support, and software development. In addition to the Zhuoyi app store, they also develop and maintain the Android-based Freeme OS.

Chinese Name: 金立软件商店, also known as 易用汇

Parent Company: Gionee Communication Equipment

Company Type: Electronics

Description: Launched in 2011, Gionee app store was developed and dedicated to android users.

Chinese Name: MM 应用商场

Parent Company: China Mobile

Company Type: Telecommunications Operator

Special Requirements: Requires SDK integration and takes a 30% share of revenue

Description: China Mobile is one of three state-owned telecoms companies in China that provides mobile services across Mainland China.

Chinese Name: 安卓市场

Parent Company: Baidu

Company Type: Internet Search Engine/Software

Description: HiMarket was founded in Sept 2009 by 91 Wireless (also the creator of 91 Wireless Assistant), which was later bought out by Baidu in 2013 for $1.85 billion USD. The HiMarket app store has both an English and Chinese version of its app store.