Th pp Str s n pp mrktplc dvlpd nd mntnd by ppl, fr mbl pps n ts S nd PdS prtng systms. Th str llws srs t brws nd dwnld pprvd pps dvlpd wthn ppl's S SDK. pps cn b dwnldd n th Phn, Pd Tch, r Pd, nd sm cn b trnsfrrd t th ppl Wtch smrtwtch r 4th-gnrtn r nwr ppl TVs s xtnsns f Phn pps.
Th pp Str pnd n Jly 10, 2008, wth n ntl 500 pplctns vlbl. Th nmbr f pps pkd t rnd 2.2 mlln n 2017, bt dclnd slghtly vr th nxt fw yrs s ppl bgn prcss t rmv ld r 32-bt pps. s f 2021, th str ftrs mr thn 1.8 mlln pps.
Whl ppl tts th rl f th pp Str n crtng nw jbs n th "pp cnmy" nd clms t hv pd vr $155 blln t dvlprs, th pp Str hs ls ttrctd crtcsm frm dvlprs nd gvrnmnt rgltrs tht t prts mnply nd tht ppl's 30% ct f rvns frm th str s xcssv. n ctbr 2021, th Nthrlnds thrty fr Cnsmrs nd Mrkts (CM) cncldd tht n-pp cmmssns frm ppl's pp Str r nt-cmpttv nd wld dmnd tht ppl chng ts n-pp pymnt systm plcs.