Sales of iPhones through the official Chinese carrier—China Unicom—might not be breaking any records, but app sales seem to be doing quite well. Developers so far estimate that nearly $1 million worth of apps have been sold in just a few weeks, even though there are numerous hurdles that impede the pushing of apps through the Chinese App Store.

One of the roadblocks is that most apps available so far have English descriptions and are priced in US dollars. The App Store also requires a credit card issued from a Chinese bank, which are still relatively rare in China. Furthermore, many of the estimated 2 million iPhones already in country are jailbroken to run apps available outside the App Store, which includes pirated software.