The year 2013 has been a lucrative and favorable year for developers as well as iPhone users. Based on a survey, it has been found that over 70 billion apps have been downloaded from the Apple App Store. This is a staggering figure for Apple which now denotes that Apple devices are quickly becoming widespread and the most successful mobile OS in the world. Apple has already revealed its completely overhauled mobile OS i.e. iOS-7. Users and developers around the world are waiting to get the update. Apple App Store now holds over 800 million active accounts which is a staggering increase since 2008. Researchers now believe that this year might take Apple to new heights. Apple is taking major overhaul for their products such as: ‘Maverick' operating system for Mac, ‘iOS 7 for iPhone', new Mac book Air and many more.

Earlier, this year we have seen some interesting figures depicting that users are now downloading more application than before. December of last year alone bought over 2 billion downloads, which means that around 750 apps were being downloaded every second and that too throughout the month. In the end this is good news for the iOS app developers who have put tremendous efforts in developing and designing an ecosystem of superior apps for the iPhone and iPad users.

With over 900,000 apps in the App Store, Apple has created a wide application market which has generated a substantial amount of enthusiasm among the developers' community. As far as these numbers are concerned it looks like iOS is still the sole winner of mobile OS platform. There are around 400,000 active app publishers in the App Store who are constantly releasing intriguing and useful apps for iOS devices: iPod Touch, iPad and iPhone.

One of the best things about Apple is its marketing techniques. They have the ability to successfully monetize its applications better than any other platforms. They employ the best marketers who know the art of selling their products. A recent statistics have revealed that developers are paid over 7 billion dollars by Apple which means that Apple has generated over 10 billion dollars from the App Store alone. This is a tremendous increase in the number considering that most of the 900,000 apps in the App Store are free. Applications also tend to feature ads and promotions which could generate a lot of revenue for Apple as well as its developers.

With the release of iOS-7, users can now expect many unique applications from the App Store. As well as with the completely overhauled user experience and design, there will be new utilities and productive apps with fresh and cleaner look and feel.

iPhone developer are now earning maximum profits because of these features and services of iOS application development and Apple Inc. Apple's App Store is now the most profitable mobile app marketplace. It has facilitated iOS application development companies to take advantage of the platform and develop exciting new apps and generate an enormous amount of revenue.