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> Android app quality is much worse. Where are you basing this on? Out of some social media apps (Facebook and Snapchat) I have found that Android apps are on-

> Android app quality is much worse. Where are you basing this on? Out of some social media apps (Facebook and Snapchat) I have found that Android apps are on-par with their iOS counterparts.

27182818284 10y ago
Not the grandparent, but having used Android for years I would argue that's true too. Consider that Android apps are generally even made second for a lot of startups, so in a lot of cases Android forfeits by not even having an app in their ecosystem. Most YC companies are in that boat too--companies that make the iOS version first.
x0x0 10y ago
I use both. Currently I have an ipad and an android phone. Android apps are neglected next to ios. Examples: * spotify is shit on android. They broke audio playback during system announcements (like google maps directions) and just didn't give a damn for two months. It's not like anybody uses spotify and maps in a car or anything. * most bank apps on android still don't take advantage of fingerprint auth to avoid typing long bank passwords. Four word passwords with punctuation are super fun to type on mobile. * fitbit: Until about 6 months ago, pushing back from various subscreens would take you out of the app instead of navigating back to the main screen. There's clearly no-one who matters at fitbit that cares about android. It also doesn't particularly reliably connect to the device. Graphs and data desync from each other. I have not seen this on ios. * there really isn't any reader on android as nice as GoodReader * games come second, if ever -- eg kingdom rush frontiers
- sliken 10y ago
  This good reader? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Good.iWare.GoodReader.ebook.Reader https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Good.iWare...
  - x0x0 10y ago
    It doesn't look the same to me... pretty confident the good one (did you see what I did there =p ?) is ios only. https://www.goodreader.com/ https://www.goodreader.com/
  - simonh 10y ago
    Oh that's hilarious. No not that GoodReader, it's a Russian knockoff.
- sigmaml 10y ago
  > there really isn't any reader on android as nice as GoodReader Any particular lacunae in Adobe's Reader?
  - x0x0 10y ago
    At the time I bought it, Good Reader's advantages where: * a full file manager, with folders; * various ways to get files on and off: a built in web server to upload files, good dropbox integration; * the ability to crop pdf pages to just the text to get rid of margins so your ipad isn't displaying an inch of whitespace next to the text. Also the ability to set different crop sizes/locations for even and odd pages. * bookmarks, plus the ability to email them to yourself * tabbed files, including the ability to open a single file more than once so you can easily switch back and forth between different locations I haven't kept up with Adobe's Reader, but it has 3 stars while goodreader costs more and continues to get glowing reviews.

> Android app quality is much worse. Where are you basing this on? Out of some social media apps (Facebook and Snapchat) I have found that Android apps are on-par with their iOS counterparts.

27182818284 10y ago

Not the grandparent, but having used Android for years I would argue that's true too. Consider that Android apps are generally even made second for a lot of startups, so in a lot of cases Android forfeits by not even having an app in their ecosystem. Most YC companies are in that boat too--companies that make the iOS version first.

x0x0 10y ago

I use both. Currently I have an ipad and an android phone. Android apps are neglected next to ios. Examples: * spotify is shit on android. They broke audio playback during system announcements (like google maps directions) and just didn't give a damn for two months. It's not like anybody uses spotify and maps in a car or anything. * most bank apps on android still don't take advantage of fingerprint auth to avoid typing long bank passwords. Four word passwords with punctuation are super fun to type on mobile. * fitbit: Until about 6 months ago, pushing back from various subscreens would take you out of the app instead of navigating back to the main screen. There's clearly no-one who matters at fitbit that cares about android. It also doesn't particularly reliably connect to the device. Graphs and data desync from each other. I have not seen this on ios. * there really isn't any reader on android as nice as GoodReader * games come second, if ever -- eg kingdom rush frontiers

sliken 10y ago
This good reader? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Good.iWare.GoodReader.ebook.Reader https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Good.iWare...
- x0x0 10y ago
  It doesn't look the same to me... pretty confident the good one (did you see what I did there =p ?) is ios only. https://www.goodreader.com/ https://www.goodreader.com/
- simonh 10y ago
  Oh that's hilarious. No not that GoodReader, it's a Russian knockoff.
sigmaml 10y ago
> there really isn't any reader on android as nice as GoodReader Any particular lacunae in Adobe's Reader?
- x0x0 10y ago
  At the time I bought it, Good Reader's advantages where: * a full file manager, with folders; * various ways to get files on and off: a built in web server to upload files, good dropbox integration; * the ability to crop pdf pages to just the text to get rid of margins so your ipad isn't displaying an inch of whitespace next to the text. Also the ability to set different crop sizes/locations for even and odd pages. * bookmarks, plus the ability to email them to yourself * tabbed files, including the ability to open a single file more than once so you can easily switch back and forth between different locations I haven't kept up with Adobe's Reader, but it has 3 stars while goodreader costs more and continues to get glowing reviews.