
For instance, Flux can be taken as alternative to Flipboard as well as Google Reader thus, AppSwitch pairs it with both of them as a match.Ĭlicking or tapping an app takes you to its page that contains screenshots, reviews and a mini description. In certain cases, a single app can match multiple apps on other platform. The apps list itself appears in a tiled manner to present you with a significant number of matched app pairs.

The ‘latest’ section constantly updates itself with new apps. However, you can click or tap ‘see more’ below any section to check out all the apps available under it. While it seems fairly impressive, the results shown on the main screen can be quite random an app that you found under featured or another app group may not be there the next time you launch AppSwitcher. When you first launch the app, its intuitive interface instantly presents you with some popular Windows Store apps under featured, latest, popular, top rated and favorites sections. Even when it doesn’t find a decent match, it suggests a similar application relating to the same category as the next best alternative. The app suggests you perfect or very close matches on Windows Store for popular Android and iOS apps, such as eBay, Facebook or Flipboard, to make it easy for you to find the right apps on the platform. Worry not though – AppSwitch for Windows 8 aims to come to the rescue. With such a wide range of choices though, finding the perfect replacements for your iOS or Android devices on Windows Store might not be too easy.


Although the overall library doesn’t yet offer as many options as Google Play Store and Apple App Store, it’s clear that the ecosystem is growing at an impressive speed. It has been a while now since the launch of Windows 8 and as expected, a lot of fresh apps Modern UI apps have started to make their way to the Windows 8 ecosystem.
