Happy 1st Birthday to the App Store!

ByMike Moffit

This Saturday, July 11, the App Store turns one year old. To date, well over 1 billion apps have been downloaded from the App Store (Apple celebrated that milestone in April 2009).

In Apple’s own words:

Light a candle and cue the music. Okay, forgive us for sounding like doting parents, but we’re just so proud—having watched the App Store go from promising newcomer to full-fledged revolutionary. To celebrate its first birthday, we’ve gathered some of our favorite games and apps. Part fun. Part function. Entirely amazing.

See their favorite apps here.
See their favorite games here.

Click here for our Top 10 list of paid apps.

Happy Birthday, App Store! Here’s to many more!

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