Is there an official name for Metro-Style apps?

Is there an official name for the apps that are found in Windows Store? They were previously called Metro-Style apps. But now it seems they are being called Modern UI apps or Windows Store apps.


Yes, there is, according to this link

Soma Somasegar (vice president of Microsoft's development software division) officially confirmed that "Windows Store apps" would be the official term for the apps

the official term for the apps is Windows Store apps


They are called "Windows Store Apps" – nothing very fancy.

  • The Windows Store | Microsoft
  • Windows Store - Wikipedia