I am afraid I have to say that I don't trust popularity contests. They are based on the false premise that popularity (what can be measured) truly correlates with quality (what people really want to use).

Couple points:

• What happens if application, although quite solution, is still the only mean to accomplish the something? Giving points and encouraging route towards road to nowhere surely can't be the correct thing to do!
• Even if there were nearly perfect applications many people would use and thus probably vote (knowingly or nonknowingly) even the worse ones due information asymmetry.
• The raw data lacks points for reasoning that could support strategic decision making. If proper marketing study would have to be made anyways why not then start with it and stop messing with the whole argumentum ad populum mess?

Tbh the setting of the original question in this thread and in brainstorm sets dangerous agenda. Liked probably because people instrisicly love being part of decision making process but misleading nevertheless. Experts are still experts. Dig that word "expert" from some better dictionary and ponder about that - I urge you all!