A method for providing application information in an electronic device includes providing at least one application item including information regarding a corresponding application, by using a first specified area of a display operatively coupled to an electronic device, identifying or selecting at least one item from the at least one application item, providing execution information of an application corresponding to the at least one item via a second specified area of the display based on the identifying, and providing additional information related to the execution information via the first specified area, based on the execution information. Other embodiments are also possible.