Google Takes Cue From Amazon, Offers ‘Free App Of The Week’ On Google Play
Amazon has been running free app promotions for quite a while, so it’s not surprising that Google is providing a little competition. Weirdly though, Google is burying its free app in a family fun section, whereas Amazon makes its free apps easy to find. Unless you follow a direct link to the Daniel Tiger Grr-ific Feelings app, you’ll need to follow a fairly convoluted path to find it. Click the New Family Fun link on the Google Play main page, then click the Free App of the Week banner. The app’s information and Install button then (finally) appear.
Parents are bound to be happy with a free app for their kids – particularly an app from PBS Kids – but for other users, Amazon is still the place to go for app promotions. The company offers a free app of the day and recently offered a free app bonanza: 34 apps and games to Android device users. It will be interesting to see whether Google keeps the App of the Week program in its Family section or expands it to other areas of Google Play.
