Do iPhone/iPad games not work on Mac? Why is nothing in my Mac App Store?

[lPHONE]

I'm new to gaming. and I'm a little confused.
Plants vs. Zombies runs on Mac, but I can't find it anywhere in the new App Store on my Mac, yet it's right there in the top games on my iPhone.

From what I can tell, the App Store is different on the Mac? Very disappointing. When the little App Store icon magically appeared on my dock, I expected to be able to get the same games from the real App Store... What's the real story?

 

[miles01110]

iOS games do not run on OS X because iOS ≠ OS X (yet).

 

[Mackilroy]

Yes, the iOS App Store and the Mac App Store are entirely separate categories. The reason you can't find PvZ in the MAS yet is simple: it's not in the store yet. It may be later, or it may not. Only Apple and the developer know.

To wit: just because it isn't the Mac App Store doesn't make the iOS one a 'fake' store, it just means it's different. They're two very different platforms, so to expect that a program available for one will be available for the other is... foolish.

 

[Hansr]

You can grab the game from Steam or direcly from Pop Cap