WP 앱의 카테고리 종류

윈도우 폰을 제출할 때 선택할 수 있는 카테고리의 종류는 다음과 같다. 크게 17개의 카테고리와 추가적인 하위 카테고리로 이루어져 있다 :

Category	Subcategory	Description
entertainment		This top-level category consists of novelty apps designed for fun and enjoyment. Examples include titles such as Random Facts, X-ray Scanner, and Horoscope.
music + video		This top-level category consists of apps associated with music, sound, and video. Examples include apps that allow users to stream music, tune a guitar, create a short movie, or set their movie rental queue or home DVR.
tools + productivity		This top-level category consists of apps to help with or enhance personal productivity, and includes all tools and utilities apps. Examples include task organizers, mileage trackers, project managers, calculators, levels, and compasses.
lifestyle		This top-level category is for lifestyle activities.
	arts + entertainment	Apps that pertain to the fine arts. Examples include apps for museums, ballet, symphony, and art.
	automotive	Apps related to cars and automobiles. Examples include apps for automotive maintenance scheduling, fuel economy, automotive repairs, and auto shopping.
	community	Apps that focus on community activities. Examples include apps for community fundraisers, local bulletin boards, and religious apps.
	food + dining	Apps related to food and dining. Examples include apps for finding restaurants, cooking, and mixing beverages. This category doesn’t include Diet + Nutrition apps; for those, look in the Health + Fitness category.
	out + about	Apps that help users to find leisure and entertainment activities. Examples include apps for movie times, concert tickets, museums, and art exhibits.
	shopping	Apps that help users with shopping, both online and in-store. Examples include apps for shopping lists, online purchasing, finding coupons, and performing price comparisons.
	style + fashion	Apps related to style and fashion. Examples include apps for clothing, cosmetics, and contemporary fashion.
kids + family		This top-level category consists of apps for children and families. Examples include children's television programming apps or toddler entertainment apps.
news + weather		This top-level category consists of news and weather apps. Examples include apps that provide top news stories, entertainment news, and weather forecasts.
	local + national	Apps that cover local and national news and weather. Examples include apps for local television station news and local newspapers.
	international	Apps that cover international news and weather. Examples include apps for world or global news, events, and weather.
travel + navigation		This top-level category consists of eight subcategories for apps that help users when traveling.
	city guides	Apps that provide users with regional travel information and city guides. Examples include apps that provide information on tourist destinations or points of interest in a city.
	hotels	Apps that help travelers find lodging and make reservations.
	languages	Apps that help users with languages. Examples include apps such as language converters and dictionaries.
	mapping	Apps for local attractions and travel.
	navigation	Maps, navigation, and local search apps. Examples include online maps, GPS navigators, and Internet yellow pages.
	planning	Apps that help users with trip planning. Examples include apps to make travel reservations and view flight status.
	travel tools	Miscellaneous travel tools. Examples include currency convertors, metric converters, and world clocks.
	traveling with kids	Apps that help people who travel with kids.
health + fitness		This top-level category is divided into three subcategories: Diet + Nutrition, Fitness, and Health.
	diet + nutrition	Apps that help users achieve and maintain diet and nutrition goals. Examples include calorie counters, diet monitors, and food nutrition guides.
	fitness	Apps that help users achieve and maintain fitness goals. Examples include personal trainers, fitness counters, and physical activity monitors such as pedometers.
	health	Apps about health and medicine. Examples include apps that measure stress, count contractions, or monitor health conditions.
photo		This top-level category consists of photography and digital imaging apps. Examples include apps that allow users to take, view, or edit photos or images.
games		This top-level category for mobile video games is divided into multiple subcategories.
	action + adventure	Action and adventure titles including side-scrollers, first-person shooters, fighting, and others.
	card + board	Poker, blackjack, roulette, and all other card and casino games.
	classics	Popular board games and classic arcade titles.
	educational	Educational and learning development games.
	family	Kid- and family-oriented titles.
	music	Music and dance titles.
	platformer	Games that require the player to jump to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles.
	puzzle + trivia	Puzzles, crosswords, trivia, and other related brain games.
	racing + flying	Vehicle racing and flight-simulation games.
	role playing	Role playing, MMORPG, and simulation games.
	shooter	First-person shooter games.
	sports + recreation	Sports and recreational activities.
	strategy + simulation	Strategy, simulation, and role-playing games (RPGs).
	xbox companion	A non-game application that enhances your experience of Xbox games.
social		This top-level category consists of apps that connect users with social networking sites and help users stay connected with and communicate with their important networks. Examples include apps for social networking sites, alumni networks, and SMS communications.
sports		This top-level category covers all sports-related apps, including sports news. Examples include apps that provide sports scores, manage fantasy football leagues, or assist users with playing sports, such as a golf range finder.
personal finance		This top-level category includes apps that address personal finance. Examples include mortgage calculators and online banking. Apps that focus on enterprise or small businesses are in the “Business” top-level category.
business		This top-level category consists of business apps that address inventory, CRM, documentation, data collection, field services, finance, accounting, manufacturing, and real estate.
books + reference		This top-level category includes eReaders, Fiction, Non-fiction, and Reference.
	ereader	Electronic book readers.
	fiction	Fiction book titles.
	non-fiction	Non-fiction book titles.
	reference	Reference aids such as encyclopedias.
education		This top-level category consists of educational apps and learning tools, as well as apps for educational institutions. Examples include test prep apps, learning flash cards, and university apps.
government + politics		This top-level category consists of apps that address civic organizations and activities. Examples of apps include apps for city and national government, courts, and voting.
	commentary	Political and government commentary.
	government resources	Apps that help users perform civic activities, such as reporting potholes or graffiti, or contacting government organizations for useful information.
	legal issues	Apps that help users with legal matters.
	politics	Apps that pertain to political issues such as voting and elections, government referendums and policies, and miscellaneous political events and discussions.

 

아이폰 앱과는 달리 여러 카테고리(아이폰 앱의 경우 두 개의 카테고리를 선택할 수 있다)를 선택할 수 없다는 점 또한 염두에 두도록 하자.

 

- 참고 :

Application Submission - What categories are available for my app?
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh202922(v=vs.92).aspx#BKMK_AppSub_Question7