.app or .com – Which Domain Name to Choose?

There are over 1,600 domain name extensions available according to IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority), and new ones being released this year.

We’re going to compare the .app and .com domain extensions and see which one to consider for a new website.

But first, you might want to know the difference between TLD, gTLD and ccTLD.

What is an .app domain name?

.app is the top-level domain (TLD) launched in May 2018 by Google Registry. It was the first TLD with built-in/enforced security, as it requires an SSL certificate.

At the moment, there are over 700K .app domain names registered