>IE: you need 7 years of experience for a company at the same level where they only need 1 year of IOS/Android experience. Job requirements for iOS & Android m

>IE: you need 7 years of experience for a company at the same level where they only need 1 year of IOS/Android experience. Job requirements for iOS & Android might say one thing, but you'll still be competing with people who have way more experience than that, unless the company behind the listing refuses to budge on compensation and is up-front about it. One thing that iOS really has going for it is that (IMO) it suffers from ageism far less than other SWE verticals do. I'm having trouble with putting the reasons for why I think this is the case into succinct words, but I would say that the primary reason is that iOS knowledge & experience gained while working is, in most cases, additive. The only exceptions are when things are deprecated, but from what I've seen, this usually just involves API signature changes. The core framework has stayed the same, and SwiftUI is going to be the first significant change. You're also forced to constantly learn new things every year, because you're forced to update, and forced to accommodate new screen dimensions with designs. The downside of this is that it can be extremely difficult to break in as a beginner without doing an internship at a company that can afford interns. You are competing with people who have anywhere from 3-12 years of experience. Or you're competing with people who did the aforementioned internships and did not receive an offer.