Mark Cooke’s G-Mixer

In the “Health & Fitness” section of the Japanese Apple application store the free version of Prescription for Sleep is the most popular application.

The application is much more popular in Japan than it is in the rest of the world currently. I’m not sure why that is given that there are far more iPhones in the US and Europe. Certainly having it localized in Japanese helped immensly but that doesn’t account for its comparatively lower download count in other countries. There may be cultural elements at work here I don’t understand. The idea for the application was conceived by a Japanese person after all and perhaps simply appeals more here.

The application certainly isn’t for everyone but it is nice to see that a good number of users are enjoying it.

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