3. Strategies for Finding, Buying, and Using Third-Party Apps

In this Chapter

• How to determine what’s different about iPhone-specific, iPad-specific, and Hybrid apps

• How to discover the difference between free, paid, subscription-based, advertiser supported, and in-app purchase apps

In the process of improving its iOS 6 operating system, Apple has once again tinkered with the collection of preinstalled apps that you’ll discover on your Home Screen. This collection of apps enables you to begin utilizing your iPhone or iPad for a wide range of popular tasks without first having to find and install additional apps.

However, one of the things that has set the iPhone and iPad apart from its competition, and has made these devices among the most ...

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