[Android Apps and Games] Skyica:
Comparison of the free and paid features with the Play Store search

Play Store search​

App Finder (free)​

App Finder (paid)​

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Available apps

Probably about 3,800,000 *

3,700,000+

3,700,000+
Countries / regions	200+	200+	200+
Apps for which user ratings are shown in the US	About 450,000 (country-average) **	About 1,360,000 (world-average) / 430,000 (country-average) **	the same

Keyword search
• Require all words / phrases from the query to occur	✔ if quotes are used	✔	✔
• Allow partial match	yes, but also apps that don't match the query at all are returned	If an OR operator is used	the same
• Require exact word forms	✔ if quotes are used	(planned)	(planned)
• Allow other word forms	✔ if quotes are not used	✔, also inside quotes	✔, the same
• Allow synonyms	✔ if quotes are not used	(planned)	(planned)
• Phrase search	✔, must match exactly	✔, different word forms are allowed	✔, the same
• OR operator	✔, undocumented, evaluation is not clear	✔, two OR operators with different evaluation priority, one can be used inside quotes	✔, the same
• Minus operator	✔	✔	✔
• Parentheses	-	✔	✔
• Requiring words in title / summary	-	✔	✔
• Keyword highlight in results	-	✔	✔

Filters
• Average user rating	4 or 4.5 stars, country-average ***	✔, 0.1-star steps, country-average / world-average	✔, the same
• Number of ratings	-	✔, min / max	✔, min / max
• Number of downloads	-	-	✔, min / max
• Free / Paid	Paid only	✔	✔
• Price range	-	-	✔
• In-app purchases	-	Without only	✔
• In-app price range	-	-	✔
• Without ads	-	✔	✔
• Play Pass	✔	✔	✔
• Category	(only without keywords)	✔	✔, with multi-select
• Age rating	-	-	✔
• Date updated	-	-	✔
• Date released	-	-	✔
• Required Android version	For current device	-	✔
• Target API	-	-	✔

Sort options
• Average user rating	-	✔, country-average / world-average	✔, the same
• Number of ratings	-	✔, up / down	✔, up / down
• Release date	-	-	✔, up / down

Data in result list
• Average user rating	✔, country-average ***	✔, country-average / world-average	✔, the same, 2 decimals
• Rating distribution	(in details page)	✔, high-resolution visualization	✔, the same
• Number of ratings	(in details page)	✔	✔
• Number of downloads	inexact	(in details page, 2 digits)	✔, 2 digits
• Price	✔	✔	✔
• In-app price range	(in details page)	✔	✔
• With / Without ads	(in details page)	✔	✔
• Category	✔	✔	✔
• Age rating	(in details page)	✔	✔
• Date updated	(in details page)	✔	✔
• Date released	(in details page)	(in details page)	✔
• Required Android version	(in details page)	(in details page)	✔

Summaries in result list

(in details page)

✔

✔

Screenshots in result list

(in details page)

✔, scrollable

✔, scrollable and scalable
• Feature graphics	(for promoted apps)	✔	✔

Reviews

✔

✔, on linked Play Store page

✔, the same
• In diffident languages	(Google Play website only)	Link to Google Play website	the same

Protection against malware

✔

✔, as apps are installed through the Play Store

✔, the same

Privacy

See Google's policy

No sign-in required, no personal data collected, no data shared with third parties

the same

User Interface

Limited adaption to screen size

Adapts to screen size, customizable, 1-, 2-, or 3-pane layout

the same
• Optimized for tablets	-	✔	✔
• Dark theme	✔	-	✔

* 42matters

reports

~3,690,000. AppBrain

reports

only ~2,590,000 apps.

Note that a large part of the apps on Google Play are low quality, have near to zero installs and zero ratings.

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here

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*** In most larger countries. In other countries world-average only.