Ask.com has launched an Android version of its flagship mobile app, which integrates Q&A-focused web search with timely answers from real people in a single, mobile experience. The launch follows the launch of the iPhone version, which recently passed 1m downloads. The Ask.com Android app is now available on Android Market and Amazon AppStore for Android.

“We have placed a big bet on mobile as part of our growth strategy, and it’s paying off with four times the answer rate as our site users,” says Jason Rupp, senior director of product management at Ask.com. “Over the last three quarters, there was triple digit growth in traffic from smartphones to the Ask.com mobile site, and 60 per cent of that was Android. To win in mobile, you must win on Android.”

Ask.com on Android includes all of the functionality of its iPhone application, with some unique enhancements. Features include voice to text conversion; combined web and real people results; the ability to route a question to a live person in the Ask.com Q&A community, and to browse and respond to other users’ questions; and push notifications to alert you to when a new answer has arrived.

The Android version also enables users to filter Q&A by topics that match their profile. Users can also follow users who provide interesting answers, and personalize their Q&A experience with content from these connections.