The Top 10 Mobile Applications of 2012 (back in 2009)

Back in late 2009, Gartner predicted applications in the categories of mobile payments, money tranfsers, location-based services, mobile health monitoring and those that provide fast access to content will be among the top mobile applications in the next few years.

Gartner’s list of top ten consumer mobile applications for 2012:

Money Transfer
Location-Based Services
Mobile Search
Mobile Browsing
Mobile Health Monitoring
Mobile Payment
Near Field Communication Services
Mobile Advertising
Mobile Instant Messaging
Mobile Music

2010 breakdown
Location, search, music and browsing was big in 2010 – no surprises there. New players like Square and local banks such ANZ both released apps that allow simple Money Transfer / Mobile payments – whilst in-app purchases made an excellent model to up-sell consumers after a free initial download.

So as we stroll in to 2011 will the predictions of NFC and Advertiser will to spend more on Mobile Ads be realised?

eCommerce, geo-location, iPhone, iphone application design, iphone development, mobile, music, search

Mark Cracknell

Director + Creative Lead at Binary Studio. Mark has 18 years experience within the digital and advertising industry. His passion (and talent) for design across digital platforms has made his work internationally awarded on campaigns for Volkswagen, Philips, McDonald’s and Johnson & Johnson. Recent mobile projects have been featured by Apple (Worldwide) and reached the coveted ‘Number 1′ position within the Australian App Store on multiple occasions. He is a member of the AIMIA (Australian Interactive Media Industry Association) and an all round nice guy.