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As a android user I see a lot of IOS only apps on Show HN but can't recall an Android only one. Is there a business reason for this given that android has over
by mywacaday 5y ago
As a android user I see a lot of IOS only apps on Show HN but can't recall an Android only one. Is there a business reason for this given that android has over 70% of the market.
- smoldesu 5y agoThe people who use HN frequently are startup fiends, and Apple is an expert at extracting value from their users. The rest of the story writes itself.
- awill 5y agofor paid apps, it's because iOS users are more willing to pay real money when compared to Android users. As for free apps, I suppose it's more complicated. For a small team of 1 dev, if that dev has iOS, then that's what they'll build first. I don't build mobile apps, but I hear generally people prefer building for iOS. Plus, they can use the latest APIs and not worry about supporting a 6 year old OS. Imagine testing your iOS app. You get a small number of iPhones and you're done. Now compare to Android. I'm an Android user who constantly wonders whether he shouldn't give up and switch to iOS.