I've worked with both, and I can't really disagree. Android interface work IS a pain. "Counter-intuitive and time-consuming" is a very good way to describe it

I've worked with both, and I can't really disagree. Android interface work IS a pain. "Counter-intuitive and time-consuming" is a very good way to describe it. The fact that Eclipse is often painfully slow on my Macbook doesn't help. On the plus side, I was pleasantly surprised that the layout DOES scale well for different screen sizes - which is the whole point of jumping through all the hoops in the first place. iPhone interface work isn't perfect, either - Interface Builder only gets you so far, and its strength is fixed layouts - once you throw in variable size elements, you have to do a lot by hand. I'd rate Android's interface system as a 7 or 8 on my personal "annoyance" scale, and iPhone a 4 or 5. I enjoy Android more than iPhone overall, but the interface is definitely not its strength.