<s>
Chomp	B-Application
was	O
an	O
app	B-Application
search	O
engine	O
company	O
founded	O
by	O
Cathy	O
Edwards	O
and	O
Ben	O
Keighran	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
could	O
search	O
for	O
apps	O
across	O
multiple	O
platforms	O
,	O
including	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
;	O
and	O
there	O
were	O
Chomp	B-Application
apps	O
for	O
both	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2012	O
,	O
Apple	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
acquired	O
Chomp	B-Application
for	O
an	O
amount	O
that	O
was	O
officially	O
undisclosed	O
,	O
but	O
which	O
industry	O
insiders	O
claimed	O
was	O
around	O
$50	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
,	O
Chomp	B-Application
stopped	O
all	O
Android	B-Application
app	B-Application
searching	O
,	O
and	O
removed	O
its	O
Android	B-Application
app	B-Application
from	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
;	O
Chomp	B-Application
's	O
iOS-based	O
app	B-Application
,	O
though	O
—	O
and	O
its	O
website	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
search	O
for	O
Apple	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPad	B-Device
apps	O
—	O
continued	O
,	O
unabated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
five	O
months	O
later	O
,	O
in	O
September	O
2012	O
,	O
Chomp	B-Application
was	O
finally	O
completely	O
discontinued	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
website	O
became	O
non-responsive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2009	O
the	O
company	O
launched	O
and	O
released	O
its	O
first	O
iPhone	B-Device
app	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chomp	B-Application
acquired	O
over	O
300,000	O
users	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
eight	O
weeks	O
after	O
its	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
Chomp	B-Application
made	O
further	O
improvements	O
to	O
its	O
search	O
engine	O
by	O
enhancing	O
its	O
search	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
February	O
2011	O
Chomp	B-Application
brought	O
its	O
search	O
to	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
platform	I-Application
and	O
released	O
its	O
Android	B-Application
app	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
provided	O
an	O
improved	O
experience	O
from	O
the	O
existing	O
search	O
capabilities	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
market	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
May	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
apps	O
available	O
had	O
increased	O
to	O
500,000	O
on	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
market	O
and	O
200,000	O
on	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
market	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chomp	B-Application
released	O
a	O
complete	O
redesign	O
of	O
their	O
iPhone	B-Device
app	B-Application
in	O
September	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
iPhone	B-Device
app	B-Application
included	O
a	O
new	O
interface	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
faster	O
and	O
cleaner	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
Chomp	B-Application
also	O
announced	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
their	O
new	O
product	O
“	O
Chomp	B-Application
Search	O
Ads	O
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chomp	B-Application
Search	O
Ads	O
allowed	O
app	B-Application
developers	O
to	O
bid	O
on	O
key	O
words	O
or	O
phrases	O
that	O
will	O
deliver	O
their	O
ads	O
to	O
users	O
who	O
search	O
for	O
those	O
terms	O
within	O
the	O
app	B-Application
search	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ads	O
shown	O
to	O
Chomp	B-Application
users	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
relevancy	O
and	O
bid	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chomp	B-Application
announced	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
Verizon	O
in	O
September	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2012	O
,	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
acquired	O
Chomp	B-Application
Inc	O
for	O
an	O
undisclosed	O
amount	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
,	O
Chomp	B-Application
stopped	O
all	O
Android	B-Application
app	B-Application
searching	O
,	O
and	O
removed	O
its	O
Android	B-Application
app	B-Application
from	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
;	O
Chomp	B-Application
's	O
iOS-based	O
app	B-Application
continued	O
unabated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
five	O
months	O
later	O
,	O
in	O
September	O
2012	O
,	O
Chomp	B-Application
was	O
finally	O
completely	O
discontinued	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
website	O
became	O
non-responsive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
features	O
of	O
chomps	B-Application
search	O
program	O
may	O
have	O
been	O
integrated	O
into	O
apple	O
's	O
App	B-Application
Store	O
.	O
</s>
