There are many reasons why developers tend to prefer iOS over Android with a commonly suggested one being that iOS users are more likely to spend on apps than Android users. However, the locked down user base is a far more basic and important reason from the developer perspective.

Is Android or iPhone better for programming?

It’s faster, easier, and cheaper to develop for iOS — some estimates put development time at 30–40% longer for Android. One reason why iOS is easier to develop for is the code. Android apps are generally written in Java, a language that involves writing more code than Swift, Apple’s official programming language.

Is iPhone good for developers?

Ease of Development

iPhone is coding Objective C – it’s an older language, but you can get up to speed. As a developer you have to remember stuff like in Java the system garbage collects for you while with iPhone you have to do it on your own,” he says. The iPhone’s major development advantage is hardware uniformity.