So your favorite iPhone app isn’t on Android

[Peter Simpson]

Yet another reason your favorite iPhone app isn’t on Android

http://bgr.com/2015/10/30/ios-vs-android-apps-development/

 

[Ed Brown]

Interesting data.
I've only just purchased my licence for B4i and will start coding with it shortly...leading to me saying that a similar IDE and designer for both Android and iOS AND also code re-use between the two platforms should help cut down that bloat in time for Android development

 

[susu]

Quote from the article:

1. Just more code – applications for Android are written in Java, which is simply a more verbose language than Objective-C or Swift. You’re bound to write more code. More often than not, having to write more code means working longer and more potential bugs.

2. Emulators are slower – even with GenyMotion, Android emulators are just slower than iOS simulators. This is just a factor that slows down the overall development.

3. Fragmentation – more devices to test against, more potential vendor-specific bugs (“Damn, this only shows up on this random Chinese phone you can only buy in Lithuania!”)

4. XML layouting – on Android, layouts are primarily written manually in XML, so WYSIWYG techniques are used less than on iOS.

For point #2: Why did they test their apps on emulator? I saw many companies that buy many real phones/tablets just to test their apps. I myself always test on real device too.

Number #3: Did they really care about users use cheap Chinese devices? I don't think so.

Number #4: Hah hah... Just because you didn't know our amazing B4A! Poor you!

 

[LWGShane]

#4: The author doesn't know about Android Studio and B4A? Android Studio has been offered as the "official" tool for Android developers since May 2013. Android Studio has a WYSIWYG layout editor. B4A has had WYSIWYG layouts since it launched in 2011.