Why More and More Developers Choose IOS Platform than Android?

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Flurry announces the latest data that the number of the application development in January for the Android platform is below than last period compared to Apple iOS platform, Flurry finds that the number of application developers for the Android platform is one- third to iOS platform, but a year ago, the ratio is two-thirds.

The survey only relates to developers who use the Flurry tools for application design, but this change still confirm that Google tried to go beyond the Apple’s App Store, the efforts may lose motivation. The data shows that Apple's App Store has more than 550 thousand applications, while the number of applications of the Google Android Market – 400 thousand. Both companies rely on apps to enhance the attractiveness of their mobile phone products, while retaining the users that have purchased their products. Peter Farago, the vice president of marketing of Flurry said: "Our survey found that developers are more inclined to iOS platform." Since the launch of the Android phone in 2008, Google is constantly eating away at Apple's market share. Nevertheless, Flurry data show that the number of applications in 2011, the Android adds only half of the iOS.

According to a survey conducted by Appcelerator and IDC about 2000 developers discovered that the number of the developers for Android phone and tablet apps in November last year, their interest of iOS devices in the development and application of five months has not changed. Google spokesman Christopher Katsaros and Christine Monaghan were all declined to comment. The reason why developers declined interest in the Android platform for that it relates to the time and money spent on this platform. IOS application development is faster and easier to get profit, which to some extent, thanks to Apple's iTunes store. Farago said: "The developers can make more money from iOS applications.”

According to game developer GameHouse vice president Ken Murphy, the iOS game revenue of the company to create Android game three to four times, but on the Android game development time than iOS game more than two months. As a result, the time of the Android game release later one third than iOS game. Murphy said: "developing the Android platform game is more difficult than the iOS platform game." GameHouse had developed a "Doodle Jump" and "NCIS the Game" and other popular games. The Marmalade president of software developer Alex Caccia said: "about 90 of the Android platform app store, if you place great emphasis on this market, then you must bear this suffering".

In addition, with the iPhone and Pad, the user's credit card information already stored in the iTunes store, so that the application to purchase a breeze. Murphy said: "In the short term, the contribution of the iOS platform will give application developers a lot of income, but in the long run, we are very optimistic about the earnings outlook for the Android platform.