iOS App Store Vs. Google Play Store: The Pros and Cons for App Developers

It has been a long time now since the cold war between Android and iOS has been going on in the market. But it has not been decided yet as to which one of it better from another. Other than this, there are frequent comparisons in the field of development, app store launch, marketing and other factors associated with the app making. After successful study of all the rules framed by all the app stores, the conclusion can be made. Also there are lot of difficulties for mobile application developers in making applications for iOS or android at any point of time.



For any operating system that exists in the market, there are pros and cons. But the two giants of mobile applications development market have come up with different strategies to be prevalent in the market. Here is the list of straight forward comparison between Android and iOS systems with respect to development and other perspective.

Costing for the app launch

Once the mobile application development for any platform viz. Android or iOS is done, both these platforms have some pre-defined rules that are required to be followed before launching the mobile application. Considering this as an advantage of Google Play store, it has got some easy steps that give your application the permission to launch it on the app store. On the other hand, Apple has made some clumsy requirements on which satisfaction of which it raises the green flag for the launch of the application. Thus launching of the application becomes easy with Google Play store making it an enormous advantage for the app developers to implement their idea into the app.

Best ROI (Return on Investment) or Profits

This is another important for any firm running the business of mobile applications development. It is a tough ask to get your application cleared on the Apple store. But the biggest advantage once this is done is that your application has set a perfect standard for other platforms. Also you get a very huge amount of profit margin on each and every download and this will increase your sale in the market. The same thing is disadvantageous with Android as it accepts almost all types of mobile applications even it is made from crash or bugged codes. Thus, it can be said that the mobile application launched on iOS has received a benchmark of a perfectly bug-free app.

Freedom for the app developers

In order to develop a successful application on any platform, it is required that the developers get full benefit of making application using tools that can make their business grow thick and fast. With Android, it is much easy to set up a business giving 25$ for the app launch. But Apple Inc. has guidelines which make it difficult for fresh entrepreneurs to get in to it. iOS app developers have fortified methodologies in front of them before making an application which can cater the customers. On the whole, the business scenarios are developed at a faster pace in Android rather than iOS.

While opting for any particular thing in the field of IT, it will have its own pros and cons which will make it difficult to choose. So it depends upon individual to make choice of the best one according to the resources available in the market. In the field of mobile applications, Android at current stage holds the upper hand over other platforms present in the market.