Major Difference Between Android and IOS App Development

At present, 2.7 billion Smartphone users are there across the globe and over 2 million mobile applications on various app stores, it is clear that mobile apps have made our lives too comfortable. In fact, as per the studies, we used 90% of our mobile usage time on apps only. This inspires businesspeople and companies looking to improve their business with the assistance of mobile app development companies in Amman, Jordan and etc countries who can develop robust mobile apps. But there is a problem that is facing by most companies and startups is which platform to prefer for mobile app development, iOS or Android? Well, we will discuss all the essential points that will assist you to make a well-concerted decision.

Difference between ios and android app development

1. Market Share

If you are thinking to get your app developed by a top Mobile App Development Company in Dubai and etc countries, it is clear that you will look at the market share and possibilities to make revenue. Android apps are existing in large numbers compared to iOS applications. The logic for this lies in the higher number of Android phones. Most of the people preferred to use the android phone rather than ios smartphones

2.  Language for development

As a top Mobile App development company in Riyadh, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, we can tell one thing that the businesses prefer possessing a comprehensive app development language. Java and Kotlin are the Android programming languages with Kotlin being interoperable with java driving to faster development. There is no disadvantage of java; the only thing is that it takes approximately longer time to write code.

While for the iOS platform, Swift and Objective-C is the original languages. Meanwhile, Objective C has gone past, thus starting to Swift being the main programming language for mobile app developers due to its capacity to write fewer lines of code.

3. Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

For developing Android apps, generally, Mobile App Development companies in Kuwait prefer to work on tools like Android Studio, or Eclipse. Android studio particularly has become the most preferred development environment as it is simpler to package apart from having excellent debugging abilities.

iOS app development companies generally, prefer Xcode or AppCode for building apps for Mac/iPad/iOS devices. Since most companies want to get cross-platform apps, either Xcode or Android Studio should be the primary choice to develop apps for either platform.

4. Development  and Testing

App Development and testing go side by side in both iOS and Android. As there are more numerous devices to be tested and developed for in Android app development, it is time-consuming and complex. Moreover, Android devices screen size and resolution differs from iOS and takes more time in developing and at the same time testing also.

5. Audience Size

Not only the size of the audience but also, the insights require to be examined before you start building your marketing campaign or choose for the development platform. Though Google presently owns an advantage over iOS in terms of the audience number, it is the audience data that is a necessary thing to be analyzed which includes user’s age, gender, annual income and time consumed on devices.

6. Revenue Strategy

There is a purpose why apple approved apps are lesser in number than that of the Android platform and still gets nearly double the revenue when compared to Android revenue. The reason is obvious, the app store makes it a bit complicated to get your app launched on it. This is why more mobile app development companies in Amman, Jordan prefer to Android in the beginning and then shift to the iOS platform due to greater revenue generation.

7. Development Speed

As now we understand that Android app development takes considerably more time when compared to iOS app development, hence the speed for mobile app development will be comparatively slow as well. As per statistics, the Android app development project time is about 30-40% higher related to an average iOS mobile app development project time.

8. Cost of Development

We as a top Android App development company in Dubai, Many of our clients ask the very fundamental question is how much does it cost to develop an app on both platforms. To determine the cost of development, first and foremost you require to choose an app development platform. In general, Android app development is more expensive compared to iOS as the application requires to be modified to fit various devices and platforms.

Conclusion

At last both iOS and Android brings many possibilities for companies to get strong and produce higher revenue. But while you are selecting a platform for development, it is necessary to have a glance at some particular differences. This will give companies penetration into app development and will empower them to select the best one that perfectly fit for their business

If you are looking for the best mobile app development company in Abu Dhabi for developing an app on various platforms. Fusion informatics is ready to develop an app with attractive designs and features.

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