The Benefits and Challenges of iOS vs Android App Development

 

The Benefits and Challenges of iOS vs Android App Development



 

Android and iOS are the two most popular mobile app development platforms worldwide. Most consumers, regardless of their technical background, understand that these two operating systems are used in mobile technology across their favorite smartphones and tablets.

From a consumer standpoint, Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS are often compared based on market share, device performance, popularity, usability, user-friendliness, and longevity. From the perspective of a mobile app team, particularly a developer, there are a whole range of considerations that go into which platform to program your mobile app for. 

The two legendary operating systems have similar architecture and should ideally provide the end user a comparable UX, but there are also significant differences between how each type of app is developed and maintained, as well the audience each designed for. As you will invest significant short and long term budget into development, differences between the execution of an Android vs. iOS app will be a top concern for your team.

 

Because Android apps require more customization and are coded in more difficult languages, they tend to be more expensive to develop and maintain. By contrast, iOS apps require a less significant chunk of your resources to build and execute signed for. 

Developers have more liberty for creativity in coding for Android apps because of the OS’s open system infrastructure. With this open environment, developers can make more decisions around the look and feel of an app, including its core features. This does carry the caveat that there are then more ways for your code to break. With iOS, apps have a cohesive look and feel, but Apple gives a limited scope of what developers can customize within their interfaces.

 

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