The speed of pushing to the Play Store can't be overrated for startups. If you release an app that has a critical bug this is what happens: iOS: Fix it, wait

The speed of pushing to the Play Store can't be overrated for startups. If you release an app that has a critical bug this is what happens: iOS: Fix it, wait days-weeks for approval, push the update Android: Fix it, wait 30 seconds, update pushed to everyone If the bug is big enough, this can be the difference between losing all of your initial users and gaining critical mass.