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Ask HN: Launch iOS/Android/Both?
Hi Everybody
I think this question applies to really almost any app/startup.
What do you think should we launch: one version on one of the platforms or both?
If one then which one?
EDIT: More specifically - I'm talking about tablets (iPad/Android tablet of choice).
Yours, sushidev
- nextparadigms 15y agoWell you decide if you can afford financially to make both in the same time, but if your app gets hyped a lot on blogs and such and it's a good app, too, I can tell you potential users will get angry with you for not launching for their platform as well.
- sushidev 15y agoEventually we intend to launch for both platforms, but the question is whether it's worth the effort to do it at the initial launch.
- alexbosworth 15y agoiPad only if tablet only: Android tablet market is still immature by comparison
- jbrkr 15y agoWhat functionality do you require that only a native mobile application can provide? One option is a mobile-optimized web application, with simple native apps wrapping your URL, one for each supported mobile platform.
- sushidev 15y agoWell, I can't tell more about the application but one of the requirements is for it to work offline. Doesn't it cut out the web app option? Otherwise maybe I can set up a local http server on the device?
- jbrkr 15y agoThere is offline local storage in HTML5 [1]. It is supported by recent versions of iOS and Android. A local HTTP server should not be necessary. [1] http://diveintohtml5.org/storage.html http://diveintohtml5.org/storage.html