The App Center is expected to be rolled out globally in "the coming weeks", said Facebook's Aaron Brady in a <link> <caption>post on the network's developer blog</caption> <url href="http://developers.facebook.com/blog/post/2012/05/09/introducing-the-app-center/" platform="highweb"/> </link> .
"All developers should start preparing today to make sure their app is included for the launch," he wrote.
However, Mr Brady said the store was not designed to compete head-on with the likes of Apple's App Store and Google Play.
"The App Center is designed to grow mobile apps that use Facebook - whether they're on iOS, Android or the mobile web," he wrote.
"From the mobile App Center, users can browse apps that are compatible with their device, and if a mobile app requires installation, they will be sent to download the app from the App Store or Google Play."