Within the iOS app store, and found on some iOS devices, the App Store is seeing some inconsistent results, based on a new report.
According to TechCrunch, based on information gathered by the app store optimization firm Sensor Tower, the inconsistencies are placing some Apple apps at the head of the Top Free charts on some iOS devices, while the same behavior isn’t happening on other devices. The version number of iOS on the device also appears to play a role in the results, too.
For instance, results on an iPhone 6 Plus, 6s Plus, an iPad Pro, and an iPad Air 2 show that Apple’s Keynote, iMovie, Numbers and Pages aren’t listed in the Top 20 of the Top Free charts at all. Apple’s iTunes U, on the other hand, is showing up on the Top 20 chart. However, the same exact apps are showing up in the Top 10 of the same charts on an iPhone 5s, excluding iTunes U.
According to information compiled by Sensor Tower, iTunes U should be the only Apple app that’s present in the Top 10 chart within the Top Free category.
As seen on an iPhone 5s running iOS 9.1:
And, on an iPhone 6s running iOS 9.1:
The initial report does indicate the problem seems to be present on a wide range of Apple devices that are running iOS 9.1. On the other hand, devices that are still running iOS 8.3 aren’t seeing the inconsistencies within the App Store’s Top Free charts at all. With that in mind, it has many believing that this specific situation could be a bug within the iOS App Store:
“The discrepancy, of course, could be related to a bug in Apple’s App Store ranking algorithm, but it’s a persistent one if that’s the case.”
The presence of Apple’s iWork apps is certainly interesting, considering that while the apps are provided for free by Apple when a new Mac or iOS devices is purchased, the apps are technically not free, with many costing $9.99. They do show up in that specific chart for new device buyers, though, which still makes the randomness seem strange.
[via TechCrunch]
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