A new website has been created to show users how
much they can expect the most popular free and
premium apps will eat away at their data plans, helping
users understand which apps are draining their data
away when they are not using wifi.
The website, called KnowMyApp.org , has both Apple
and Android apps listed and is run by the CTIA. The
website has 50 of the most popular apps currently on
the website, and more apps will be added each month.
CTIA invites app makers to submit their apps to the
website to be tested so that users can see exactly how
much data each one will use. The website finds the
average amount of data an app uses not just when it is
in active use, but also when it is downloaded, when it is
booted up, and when the app is running in the
background.

This is the first tool aimed at allowing mobile phone
users to see if an app will use too much of their data
before the actual app is downloaded. Most carriers and
devices do not allow users to see how much data a
certain app will use until after it is downloaded, which
can be a problem especially with premium apps. The
website also seeks to appeal to app developers by
helping them figure out how to conserve data usage
and minimize how much battery life an app uses. The
website also gives users strategies for reducing how
much data their apps use.
This tool is very helpful for determining when users
should use certain apps, as data is not used up when a
user is connected to a wifi network. For example,
according to Know My App the video streaming service
Netflix averages over 4GB of data usage per month,
This is above what many user's data plans allow, so
knowing how much data the app uses can save people
from paying extra without needing to.
Many interesting statistics are revealed through this new
website. Minecraft, the popular sandbox game,
averages less than one MB of data use in a month. Pet
Rescue Saga, in comparison, uses 2.93MB of data in
the same time. Social apps such as Snapchat use far
more data than games, however, with Snapchat using
184.66MB of data a month and Skype using 490.07MB
of data on average.

Source: http://www.latinopost.com/articles/2545/20131227/new-website-promises-show-much-data-apps-use-before-users.htm

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