Android vs iOS.pdf
- 2. Android ● Maintained by Google since 2008 ● Open Source ● Fully customizable ● Devices manufactured by third party OEMs ● Based on Linux
- 3. iOS ● Created by Apple in 2007 for iPhones ● Closed software with few open source components ● Limited customizable but focused on privacy ● Every aspect of experience from hardware to apps is heavily controlled by apple. ● Based on MacOS’ hybrid kernal.
- 4. App Development Comparison of speed of going from idea to code in both the platforms
- 5. Android Development ● Development possible on all platforms- linux, windows and macOS ● Development possible with Java, kotlin and even C/C++ using NDK. ● Very detailed courses are available ● Very strong developer community
- 6. iOS Development ● Requires XCode which is available only on macOS ● Develop app using Swift or Objective-C ● Lack of variation among devices means exact specifications are known. ● Free swift trainings available from apple.
- 7. Cross-Platform Development Cross platform development allows to code once and deploy on both platforms React Native . Flutter . Native Script . Ionic .
- 9. Android Play store ● 💰 $25 one time Fee ● 📱 2.5bn Users ● 💸 15% fee on first $1mn ● 🔽 84.3 bn downloads(2019) ● 💲 $30.6 bn revenue (2019) ● 🛒 Aptoide, apkpure,tap-tap are few of the many alternatives ● 💰 $99 yearly recurring fees ● 📱 1bn Users ● 💸 15% fee on first $1mn ● 🔽 30.6 bn downloads (2019) ● 💲 $58.4 bn revenue (2019) ● 🛒 No alternative unless jailbroken iOS Apple App Store
- 10. User Demographics Android has immense reach, it is way more popular than iOS across geographies.