

As a result, we removed the app from Google Play and published the Amazon Shopping app. Google subsequently changed their Developer Distribution Agreement on September 25. We launched a new Amazon App for Android Phones on September 9 that provides an award-winning mobile shopping experience, enables customers to discover and purchase all of Amazon’s digital catalogue, and provides customers access to the Prime Instant Video player and unlimited streaming of over 40,000 movies and TV episodes. It claims that the app was removed due to Amazon Prime Video. When you download an app, you'll see the "Guidance Suggested" tag on it and a reminder in the description to configure in-app purchasing parental controls.Amazon has a different story on what happened to its app.

This is especially helpful if you're a parent and your kid frequently uses your phone or tablet. The Amazon Appstore displays much of the same info-like the ratings, an expandable description, and images-but it puts more of an emphasis on whether an app has in-app purchases. In the Google Play Store, you'll see reasons why Editors love an app, an expandable description, and images, along with the app's ratings, number of reviews, number of downloads, and maturity rating. There are a few small differences in how each store presents an app. For Google Play Store refunds, you can make a request on the website, or just uninstall the app if you've only had it for a few hours. For Amazon Appstore refunds, you have to go to the Digital Orders screen within your Amazon account. And if you accidentally download an app or find that an app just isn't what you expected, the refund process is simple. And honestly, neither is the refund process.īoth app stores allow users to give an app a rating of one to five stars and leave a written comment justifying their rating. While there are a few huge differences between the Amazon Appstore and the Google Play Store, reviews aren't one of them.
