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iOS Tops Android For Number of New App Projects From Developers
Analytics firm Flurry recently posted a report comparing the new projects being undertaken by developers for mobile apps on Android and iOS. According to their data, significantly more projects are started for iOS than for Android. The gap has been slowly shrinking over the past few quarters, but it's still bigger than it was a year ago. "For every 10 apps that developers build, roughly 7 are for iOS. While Google made some gains in Q1 2012, edging up to over 30% for the first time in a year, we believe this is largely due to seasonality, as Apple traditionally experiences a spike in developer support leading up to the holiday season." The iPad's dominance of the tablet market is one of several reasons for the gap. "In Flurry’s estimation, the fragmentation of the Android platform is increasing the cost and complexity of app development, perhaps curbing third-party investment in software."
"The gap has been slowly shrinking over the past few quarters, but it's still bigger than it was a year ago"
How does a gap shrink and get bigger at the same time?
Ok I love my iPhone, I tend to be "on Apple's side"... but this sounds like BS... I mean, there is an absurd number of apps for Android, I think it dwarfs iOS App Store app count... what are they using as their definition of "project"?
Perhaps the real news here is that a huge chunk of Android developers don't care for Flurry as their analytic solution, at least relatively speaking compared to iOS developers.
The customer base for I* stuff is obviously much more willing to part with their money than other people (their gadgets are significantly more expensive than others). If you've got to choose one platform or another, it only makes sense to develop for the I* customers.
I don't respond to AC's.
iOS users have been conditioned to pay for apps, and (I would think) are more likely to pay. I would expect a developer to consider iOS first just because it's more likely to show a return.
More developers concentrate on iOS, leading to better monetization on iOS.
Apple touts better monetization, and developers continue to concentrate on iOS.
It's not some big mystery.
I can't believe this. I am a developer, I focus first on iOS, but I don't buy more developers focusing on iOS.
I believe more developers that are willing to invest time and money on polish do go for iOS first. I believe there is more money on iOS. But ignoring quality, just looking at sheer numbers, there are more Android developers out there.
What Would Duncan Count?
No......
Apple's WWDC is on. I would expect iPhone apps to spike now.
It doesn't make sense that Apple's been leading in starts all this time and Google's leading in new entries in the store.
This commercial message has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that the big Apple developer conference is going on in San Francisco today. It's entirely coincidental.
For christ's sake, Apple, couldn't you just have bought some ads instead of all the astroturfing? How about a little something for the effort? Do you know how expensive it is to keep a site like Slashdot going?
You are welcome on my lawn.
The Atari had lots of "apps" (games). So many that it resulted in the Video Game Crash of 1983.
More apps != good apps.
More apps == harder to find the good apps.
Then Sony released the Playstation and inconsiderately stomped all over your point.
"I like to lick butts!" by MobileTatsu-NJG (#32700246) (Score:5, Informative)
"Polish" is the important word. I can spend x hours developing an app that works, but it probably takes 2x to polish it. Depending on the app, polish can take even more than that. Eye candy sells.
Oh, so you mean true developers.
Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean there isn't an invisible demon about to eat your face
And that's all I have to say about that.
I hate the word "polish" in this context. when you read it you think it's talking about poland. I propose we spell it "pollish" to avoid any confusion. english is a living language!
umm... not that many?
From a technical point of view it makes perfect sense to use native execution on a relatively low powered device run by a battery. It is also yet another reason android cannot compete. IOS apps run faster and are much more efficient.
From a money standpoint there really is no comparison the app store lays waste to the android market.
Got Code?
Oh, so you mean true developers.
Sure, contextuality doesn't mean anything anymore.
Since when did Slashdot become so pedantic?
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. --Will
I believe there is more money on iOS.
That's really all you needed to say. You proved my point quite nicely.
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. --Will
Pretty much counters your point, no?
"I like to lick butts!" by MobileTatsu-NJG (#32700246) (Score:5, Informative)
Since certain of its posters became inept at using the language.
Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean there isn't an invisible demon about to eat your face
how is this more expensive than the spectrum of android systems?
How much do these iPhones cost off-contract? A contract-free Android phone starts at $100, and the service starts at $35 (Virgin Mobile USA Beyond Talk).
Since certain of its posters became inept at using the language.
Inept in which part? Is there a portion of my argument you failed to understand?
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. --Will
What the hell is "trim" trimming?
The characters in the string that you provide. Or in this case, if no string is provided, the whitespace characters described in the function's prototype. Here's what it looks like in Python
How about the part where your context magically modifies the definition of developers to only include those who devote above a certain implicit threshold of time/money on their work? Because here on slashdot, there's no way you could be talking about amateur/indie developers is there?
Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean there isn't an invisible demon about to eat your face
From a technical point of view it makes perfect sense to use native execution on a relatively low powered device run by a battery.
Which is why Java and JavaScript tend to be recompiled just-in-time rather than interpreted nowadays.
Since when did Slashdot become so pedantic?
Probably forever. Slashdot users with mod points have been rewarding early-posted pedantry for years. The audience of Slashdot tends to self-select for programming skill, and pedantry is part of programming skill because a computer is probably the most pedantic device in existence.
Most developers are lazy when it comes to device testing. Because Android is open-source and so many devices use it there are many different devices developers would have to test the app on. On an iOS device there is only a few by compairison. This has been stated again and again in developers FAQ's and blogs when asked when they are going to come out with an app that is on iOS and not Android. A Big THANKS to developers who do develop for iOS and Android.
It's good to see all these apps on either iOS or Android. It just means more apps for for my BlackBerry PlayBook!
"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals and you know it." - K
How about the part where your context magically modifies the definition of developers to only include those who devote above a certain implicit threshold of time/money on their work? Because here on slashdot, there's no way you could be talking about amateur/indie developers is there?
How the hell does my definition exclude amateur/indie developers? Sounds more like you're reading what you want into what I said.
Are you saying amateur/indie devs don't devote time/money to their work? Because that's definitely not something I inferred.
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. --Will
Time, yes. Money, often not. And it's not just any time and money, it's whatever threshold of time and money that qualify them to meet your definition of a "real" developer.
Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean there isn't an invisible demon about to eat your face
I hate the word "polish" in this context. when you read it you think it's talking about poland. I propose we spell it "pollish" to avoid any confusion. english is a living language!
So, we need to polish the wording of our Polish pole poll?
No, but there's a tradeoff. JIT offers a measure of sandboxing for code that doesn't have to be approved by anyone but the user, and it works on more than one platform. Using "true natively compiled code" instead of JavaScript + HTML DOM on a web site is what got Microsoft in trouble before with ActiveX: it doesn't work apart from Windows on x86, all developers have to be approved by Norton VeriSign, and even approved developers have been known to publish software that compromises the user account. See also arguments for an inner platform.
that's not apples to apples
You're right: it's Apples to Motorolas, Samsungs, and LGs. Availability on prepaid is another case where Droid does what iDon't.
iphone 4 and 4gs available on cricket and VMo.
This sentence no verb and no tense.
Google virgin mobile iphone shows that you are correct that Virgin plans to sell the iPhone 4 for $550 (source: nytimes.com) starting June 29 (source: virginmobileusa.com). But 1. that's 16 days away, and 2. Virgin already sells the Motorola Triumph and the HTC Evo (WiMAX version) for about half that (source: virginmobileusa.com).
And as Atari showed us (probably before most of the flamebaitors in this thread were born), it's the raw number of titles that count!
Seriously, if you want to whore out to the iOS/Android flamewar for slashdot hits, at least know your basic techie history.
btw the iphone 4 is available on cricket for $400 and your htc evo is on vmo for $300
But what's the price per month? An article in The New York Times states that though Cricket's up-front price is lower than Virgin's, its monthly price is higher.
vmo plas run 35-55, with a special promotional 30 plan for the new iphone. cricket has just a 55 plan which is equivalent in features to the vmo 55 plan.
But not everyone needs the $55 plan. Another member of my household has a home phone with unlimited "airtime" for local and 1-800 calls, and I can delay long calls until I get home, so I don't need as many cellular voice minutes as someone who has completely replaced the home phone with a cell phone because he or she lives alone. See this article and this NYT article. Let's just say "Apple doesn't target the low end".