Have you ever wondered what the world would be like if there were no mobile apps? Society is impacted daily by new technological developments. Someone always claims that their inventions will revolutionize the world, but no invention has been more successful over the years in the cellular world than mobile applications. Around the world, millions, if not billions, of applications are used daily for personal and professional purposes. For example, social networks used by all generations. This has an influence on the way we purchase cell phones, in order to have the capacity. With the creation of different smartphones and tablets, comes the demand for more mobile applications. This causes competition between app creators. Mobile apps are designed for their users, making their experience less complicated. Mobile apps have their pros and cons, depending on their design and designer. They can be created to be very simple or complex, depending on the intended function. Has society benefited from the uses of mobile applications or is it simply a distraction? What impact do mobile applications have on society. Mobile apps are a very aggressive market, there are hundreds of platforms to choose from when building apps. There are several platforms that currently dominate other platforms. The Android platform is very popular, it is one of the most popular platforms for creating applications. Most of its applications are built using JAVA software, but there are other software programs that are equally equal or even better. Java software is free and offers a free software development kit. The kit includes sample applications, source codes, development tools and emulators...... middle of paper ......Mobile application - IBM Impact Blog. Retrieved February 25, 2014, from https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/aim/entry/the_Economics_of_a_mobile_app5?lang=en_usHopkins, J. and Turner, J. (March 12, 2012). Nine tools to create your own mobile app | Entrepreneur.com. Retrieved February 25, 2014 from http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/223177Islam, R., Islam, R. and Mazumder, A. (December 2010). Mobile application and its global impact. Retrieved February 25, 2014 from http://ijens.org/107506-0909%20IJET-IJENS.pdf Kukreja, A. (nd). Mobile app trends and impact on mobile platforms. Retrieved February 25, 2014, from http://www.eeherald.com/section/design-guide/mobile_platform_trends.html Walters, D. (July 25, 2011). The advantages of mobile applications. Retrieved February 25, 2014 from http://blog.infomedia.com/business-strategies/the-advantages-of-mobile-apps/