WP7.x to WP8 app compatibility list

Posted by The Fight on November 10, 2012 10:07 am 18

(edited: 12:57 eastern, Nov 10 to add apps, Thanks jhoff80, decimus plancus, mattdchambers)

A lot has been made about the impending fragmentation of the Windows Phone app ecosystem in the lead up to the Windows Phone 8 launch. The ironic thing here is that even though apps like Angry Birds Space and Angry Birds Star Wars are WP8 only apps (right now, they are coming out for WP 7.x in a couple of weeks), the reverse situation of WP7 apps not being able to run on WP8 devices seems to be more prevalent right now.

I thought it would be a good idea to list the apps that WP8 can't run yet (or hasn't received a WP8 specific version). If someone make a list of WP8 apps that can't be run on WP 7.x, I'll be happy to help with that too. Please feel free to add apps you've

WP 7 apps that can't run on WP8 (in no particular order)

1. Skype
2. Tango
3. Pool Pro Online 3
4. Tentacles
5. TestMyNet
6. Call Recorder
7. Photosynth
8. Good
9. PAC-MAN Kart Rally
10. MiniSquadron (app might have been pulled altogether)
11. Full House Poker
12. Glow Artisan
13. The Harvest
14. Contract Killer
15. Crimson Dragon
16. Dodopachi
17. Feed Me Oil
18. Risk
19. Shuffle Party
20. Sid Meier's Pirates
21. TuneIn Radio
22. Microsoft Translator
23. Nokia Play To
24. Nokia Counters
25. Spotify
26. Amazon Kindle** (crashes after first run)

I'm sure there are others...let me know what you guys come up with. The easiest way to do this is signing into you microsoft account and going to your purchase history here: https://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/my/purchase-history (thats a US link, sorry mates).