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AndroLib estimates that just five paid-for Android apps have been bought more than 250,000 times.

Spacetime says its daily user activity on Android is more than double its level on iOS in practically every measure. On Android, the game is downloaded about 9,000 times a day, according to Spacetime; on iOS, daily downloads are in the 3,000 to 4,000 range. Perhaps even more significant, Android users who have the app use it about three times more than their Apple counterparts.

Platform Wars: Growth of Apps in The Android Market Outpaces Apple App Store, but iOS Still Attracts Far More Developers

• The number of apps available on the Android Market increased by approximately 127% since August 2010, while the Apple App Store grew at a relative rate of 44%.
• If each market continues to grow at the same rate, the Android Market will have more apps than the Apple App Store by mid-2012.
• Android Market developers typically release more apps than Apple App Store developers.