iOS vs Android: How Do I Choose? — Part 1
This is the first article of a two-part series in which you’ll learn about the differences between iOS development and Android development.
This article originally appeared on the OpenClassrooms Blog.
This is the first article of a two-part series in which you’ll learn about the differences between iOS development and Android development.
If you love mobile development or want to begin exploring a career in the field, this article is for you. Let’s talk about iOS first…
The Popularity of iOS
Although the development of Android started earlier than iOS, it was iOS that was first publicly released with the unveiling of the first iPhone by Steve Jobs in 2007. It has been 12 years since iOS has been around, so you can imagine how far it has come.
In 2019, an impressive 68.1% of developers prefer iOS to other platforms, according to Stack Overflow’s 2019 Survey. That’s a pretty good number! So what makes iOS development so great?
The Pros and Cons of working on iOS
Good question! That depends. So if you’re thinking about becoming an iOS developer, you really need to weigh the pros and cons. Let’s give that a shot and take a look at some of the major points now.
Pros
- iOS works well with macOS because of the good ecosystem of Apple devices that Apple has created. Also, there’s watchOS for Apple smartwatches and tvOS for Apple smart TVs. So if you are interested in developing apps for a family of Apple devices, iOS development is a good start!
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