iPhone users spend seven times more on apps than Android users

iPhone users spend 7 times more on apps than Android users, not 4 times as previously estimated.
Apple has 650M active App Store users, Google has 2.5B Play Store users.
Monthly revenue per user is $10.40 for iPhone, $1.40 for Android.
Analyst believes Vision Pro apps could generate 10x more revenue than mobile apps.
Apple has a strong history of attracting high-spending app customers.

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