Android vs iOS App Development: What Platform to Choose for Your Mobile App

Sophie Zoria
Swag Soft
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7 min readAug 26, 2020

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Android vs. iOS: the never-ending battle. For businesses, the question is which platform they should focus on to develop their first application. This often is a hard choice for many companies.

iOS and Android both have their advantages but to make the right choice you need to consider which one is the better option for your needs. The main considerations that come to mind are:

  • Audience
  • Development cost
  • Revenue model
  • Target market
  • Features
  • Compatibility
  • Ease of use
  • Security

Of course, if you have target users in both iOS and Android, you might consider building a cross-platform app eventually. However, if you still need to choose a starting point, we can help you by outlining the differences. With years of experience in the field of mobile app development, we have them rather mapped out.

Revenue Generation

You might think that since Android has a bigger market share, it generates larger revenue, but you’d be wrong. When it comes to revenue, Apple’s App Store earns about 2 billion dollars more than Google Play per year. A reason…

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Sophie Zoria
Swag Soft

Sophie Zoria is a passioned author covered tech trends, mobile apps, and design.