Windows Phone has (had? Haven't used a while) the same problem. There are tons of the same apps which are basically just wrappers for the mobile version of a website (facebook, youtube etc.) in the marketplace.
I've heard the same about the Apple App store, not sure if Apple did anything to prevent that in the meantime.
Not sure if it should be prevented. In any case there will be more apps than anybody can browse manually, so all the app stores need good app discovery mechanisms anyway.
Their $100 / app, up to 10 apps per developer account "Keep the Cash" promotion made that very popular. Nokia's DVLUP program rewards people for apps with high numbers of 5-star reviews, so there are a lot of developers swapping 5-star reviews of these junk apps.
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Windows Phone has (had? Haven't used a while) the same problem. There are tons of the same apps which are basically just wrappers for the mobile version of a website (facebook, youtube etc.) in the marketplace.
I've heard the same about the Apple App store, not sure if Apple did anything to prevent that in the meantime.
Not sure if it should be prevented. In any case there will be more apps than anybody can browse manually, so all the app stores need good app discovery mechanisms anyway.
Just using UIWebView to mirror a mobile site will get your app rejected.
2.12 Apps that are not very useful, are simply web sites bundled as apps, or do not provide any lasting entertainment value may be rejected
Their $100 / app, up to 10 apps per developer account "Keep the Cash" promotion made that very popular. Nokia's DVLUP program rewards people for apps with high numbers of 5-star reviews, so there are a lot of developers swapping 5-star reviews of these junk apps.