What is a Mobile App?

App is an abbreviation of the word application or software program. In smartphones, apps are softwares that can be installed on a cell phone for a variety of purposes, such as games, weather, photo treatment, social networks, etc.

The apps are installed on your smartphone through the online app stores. Each mobile operating system has its own store and its own type of app, as is the case of the App Store, with app to the iOS system, and Google Play, with softwares for Android smartphones.