---
title: "Paying for Apps"
description: "Just under half (46%) of cell phone and tablet users who have downloaded apps say they have paid for an app at some point."
date: "2011-11-03"
authors:
  - name: "Russell Heimlich"
    job_title: "Former web developer"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/russell-heimlich/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2011/11/03/paying-for-apps/"
categories:
  - "Apps"
  - "E-Commerce"
---

# Paying for Apps

Just under half (46%) of cell phone and tablet users who have downloaded apps say they have paid for an app at some point, according to a survey conducted July 25-Aug. 26, 2011 by the Pew Internet & American Life project. That number is statistically equivalent to the 47% who reported doing so in May 2010.However, the number of people who have downloaded an application has grown, so only 16% of all U.S. adults have ever paid for an app — this compares with 13% who said so in May 2010.This is a small but statistically significant increase.

Among those who have paid for apps, half (52%) report that the most they have spent on an app is $5 or less.However, 17% report having paid more than $20 for a single app. [Read More](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/Reports/2011/Apps-update/Part-5/Introduction.aspx?src=prc-number)