App Center Categories
If your app meets our App Center guidelines, people will be able to find it by clicking a category (e.g., Games or Music). To make your app easy to find, please choose a category that:
- Reflects what your app is and does
- Makes sense to most people
Note: If your app doesn’t fit logically into the category you’ve chosen, we may reclassify it in a more accurate category. Some categories listed below will be combined in the App Center.
| Category | Description |
| Books | Apps for finding, sharing, rating and buying books. (Examples: Scribd, Kobo, Nook by Barnes & Noble, Goodreads) |
| Business | Apps that help people find or share jobs, learn about professions, etc. (Examples: BranchOut, LinkedIn) |
| Communication | Apps that help people interact and have conversations with one another by chat, video, status updates, etc. (Examples: Skype, Zoosk, Twitter) |
| Education | Apps that help people learn new skills by taking courses, buying textbooks, finding tutors, etc. (Examples: Chegg, Khan Academy) |
| Entertainment | Apps for finding shows, rating movies, keeping up with celebs and general enjoyment. (Examples: Netflix, Hulu) |
| Fashion | Apps for sharing clothing, trends, and styles. (Example: Pose, Pinterest) |
| Finance | Apps that help people track and learn about money, spending and investments. (Examples: PayPal) |
| Food & Drink | Apps that help people share recipes, discover new restaurants, track where they’ve eaten, etc. (Examples: Foodspotting, Foodily) |
| Games | Apps for structured playing and having fun. Games should be interactive, with plenty of goals, rules and challenges. |
| Health & Fitness | Apps that help people with their health, wellness or fitness. (Examples: Runkeeper, Nike, Endomondo) |
| Lifestyle | Apps related to lifestyle trends and habits. Topics might include fashion, entertaining guests, interior design, real estate, etc. (Examples: Causes, Horoscope, Calendar) |
| Local | Apps that help people find places around them. (Examples: Yelp, Foursquare) |
| Music | Apps for listening to music, discovering new bands, creating playlists, keeping up with musicians, etc. (Examples: Spotify, Pandora, SoundCloud) |
| Navigation | Apps that help people get where they’re going by providing maps, directions, etc. (Examples: MotionX) |
| News | Apps for reading the news, understanding current events, sharing important stories, etc. (Examples: Washington Post Social Reader, The Guardian, Huffington Post) |
| Apps for Pages | Apps that help businesses manage or enhance their Facebook Pages. (Examples: Static HTML, BandPage, Wildfire Iframes for Pages) |
| Photo | Apps for viewing, sharing and editing photos and artwork. (Examples: Instagram, iPhoto) |
| Productivity | Apps that help people organize and manage their time. (Examples: DropBox, SlideShare, Wunderlist) |
| Reference | Apps that give people comprehensive or additional information on a variety of topics. (Examples: Bing) |
| Shopping | Apps for buying clothes, housewares, jewelry, etc. (Examples: Etsy, Fab.com, Groupon, LivingSocial) |
| Sports | Apps for watching, following and learning about sports. (Examples: ESPN, NFL Fan Zone) |
| Travel | Apps for discovering places around the world. (Examples: TripIt, TripAdvisor, Gogobot) |
| Utilities | Useful apps that make everyday activities, like tracking battery life or searching on the web, easier. (Examples: Norton Safe Web, Bump, RockMelt) |
| Video | Apps for creating, finding and watching videos, trailers, short clips, etc. (Examples: Social Cam, Viddy) |
| Weather | Apps for tracking and planning around the weather. |
The Games category supports an additional subcategory:
| Subcategory | Description |
| Arcade | Games with very short levels, simple and intuitive control schemes, and rapidly increasing difficulty. (Examples: Diamond Dash, Bubble Island, Bejeweled Blitz) |
| Action | GGames that are focused on combat or high-intensity competition (Examples: Offensive Combat, CSR Racing) |
| Adventure & RPG | Games with little reflex challenges or action. Players are required to solve puzzles by interacting with people or the environment, mostly in a non-confrontational way. (Examples: Wild Ones, Backyard Monsters) |
| Board | Turn-based games. (Examples: Words with Friends, RISK: Factions, Farkle) |
| Card | Games that revolve around cards. (Examples: Uno, Poker) |
| Casino | Games where advancement is based on chance or luck. (Examples: Bingo Blitz, Slotomania) |
| Family | Easy to moderately difficult games that are appropriate for kids. (Examples: Ice Age Village) |
Hidden Object | EGames where players are required to identify hidden objects in a landscape. (Examples: Criminal Case, Manor Mystery) |
| Puzzle | Games that require players to solve logic puzzles or navigate visual challenges like mazes. (Examples: Hidden Chronicles, Tetris Stars) |
| Simulation | Games that mimic a real or fictional reality. (Examples: Cityville, The Sims, Café World) |
| Sports | Games that mimic playing sports or managing teams. (Examples: FIFA Superstars, Madden NFL Superstars) |
| Strategy | Games that require careful thinking and planning to win. (Examples: Empires & Allies, Social Empires, Chess with Friends) |
| Trivia & Word | Knowledge-based games where players are required to remember names, facts and events. (Examples: Family Feud, Scrabble) |
Updated about 3 months ago