O2 has launched Litmus, its own app store with a twist – it’ll pay people to use it. Find out how O2 Litmus will take on the app world big boys after the jump!

At first glance, O2 Litmus is just another app store, but the network provider has put a fresh spin on it. Almost every mobile platform other than iPhone will be catered for, from Java all the way to Symbian S60. Oh, and it’ll pay you to test apps before release.

Litmus puts developers and tech savvy peeps together to try software before release, but the beauty is that you can bid for your time to test it – if a developer likes the offer, he’ll accept and pay, and as you test more apps your rating and earning power goes up. Cha-ching!

There are apps for sale on Litmus, but the real purpose is to get feedback, and cherrypick the best for sale to Joe Public, so you’ll only be able to join Litmus by request or invitation through a member. So, be nice to us, and we might just ask you.

App Store, App Centre, App Catalog, Android Market, Microsoft something or other: the list of new app stores is endless. Will O2 Litmus survive? Would you join? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

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  • JoelR

    Great example of crowdsourcing – the future of product development. Do you have to be an O2 customer to sign up?

  • Ben Sillis

    @JoelR You need an O2 connection to download, but if you get membership O2 will simply send you an O2 pay as you go SIM if you request one, which is a nice touch.

  • Spider86

    Do you have any invites for this then? if so pretty pretty please can you send me an invite?? thank you :-)

  • moonfleet

    I also would love an invite. The OVI store has taken far too long to come about, and I cant believe ive never heard of this before.

    (PS your blog is great)

  • Ben Sillis

    DM me on Twitter (@bensillis) with your email and I’ll give y’all invites.

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