In 2019, which mobile platform would you developer first if you have to choose one?
Android takes longer to develop but has more market share.
iOS is easier to develop and users are willing to spend money.
Ask HN: Would you develop Android or iOS first?
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Re: Ask HN: Would you develop Android or iOS first?
#2Do both with flutter.
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#3Depends on the app, if I can use one of these multiplatform framework thingy and make it work for both platforms with minimal impact on perf I'd go for that.
If it's a paid app aimed at a "professional" market I'd go for ios as, if I recall correctly, ios users are more inclined to spend money on an app than android ones.
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#4iOS, for sure. Although the market share is smaller, I like that the quality control is much stricter.
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#5Adding to lm28469's answer:
Depends on the user base as well. Which users are likely to use the app and you're able to retain easily.
Another factor is how well you / developer knows the platform. For example, if you have always been writing React Native apps, then you can do RN but focus only either iOS / Android app. That way you can give one platform your 100% and then quickly launch to the other platform with lesser work.
Re: Ask HN: Would you develop Android or iOS first?
#6Both with something cross platform.
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#7Ios
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#8You probably want to check the portion of target users. Suppose, in India, (https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/mobile/india) Android has biggest market share over 85% which absolutely makes sense to put more investment on it rather than any other.
Re: Ask HN: Would you develop Android or iOS first?
#9Android
Re: Ask HN: Would you develop Android or iOS first?
#10Personally iOS due to it being my platform of choice. SwiftUI seems killer to work with!