iOS apps vs. Android apps

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I know this thread is very similar to this one but I would like to know specifically about the apps, not the phones.

Being a noob to smartphones, I would like to know how the iOS apps compare to the Android apps.

I know that iOS has like 425,000 apps and Android has A LOT less but are most of the iOS apps worthless, free, crap, better, worse, etc.?

I honestly don’t know so that’s why I’m asking. :)
 
iOS apps are spectacular. You'll find both useful and useless apps in both stores so I don't really think there is a comparison there. Another big thing is that some android apps carry malicious stuff and iOS apps don't. Depending on what you look for and what you find good you'll be happy with both app stores. DepenRAB on the user
 
I was just looking around the iTunes app store and there is a lot of cool stuff there that I am going to try. The iTunes app store is very well organized and from what I understand Goggle has an Android apps store that is not as nice as the iTunes store.

I guess it makes sense that the iOS apps wouldn't have anything malicious because they all have to go through Apple.

Are there many apps that are on Android but not iOS? Kinda like being on the Xbox and not the PS3?
 
The short answer is yes. There are 1000s of apps on Android that don't exist on the iTunes App Store. Most notably Android has some of the very best system admin tools for remote connecting, scanning and control of remote computers. The only way you can even get close to these apps on an iPhone is to jailbreak it.
 
That's actually cool that you can use a smartphone to admin a network. I wouldn't be using it for that.

I understand that iOS is a better gaming platform over Android.
 
SSH, SFTP, network scanners to identify quickly which machines are up and port scanners to identify possible intrusion points. VNC/RDP is one thing the iPhone does as well as Android. But Android has more free choices vs iOS.
 
the thing about android is they allow anything in there so for ios I would for example download sonic..etc but on droid you get the mega drive emulator allowed in officially into their store. the games are very similar for example angry birRAB that is free on android WITH adverts that dont really get in the way much vs ios that you pay 59p. there really is not much difference at all, both are good
 
Apps in the Android OS are good. FREE Google nav voice turn by turn is my favorite. Alot of the cream of the crop Android apps are based on satellites google ownes. I heart Google earth. The problem with Android apps is hardware distinction. Some apps run on certain phones only, while some apps crash other android devices. Like others have said, malicious apps are in the Android market, but if you are permission savvy, you can see that before you DL them. A wallpaper app never should be allowed to read contact data per say.

Apple apps are superior right? They all run and are checked off by Apple. That makes a priceless user experience, and more of a bug free one. I am glad iOS 5 is getting a NP. I hope iOS allows widgets some day, but I would take reliable apps through Apple over injected apps through who knows on a market saturated with low end devices juxtaposed with high end ones that make it challenging to a dev to deliver a unilateral experience.
 
Okay, apps are pretty close and similar. I have a feeling apps run way better on an iPhone? I have had several AndroiRAB, and witnessed to many to count force closes, reboots, and frozen screens. Can I expect a more polished experience? I hope so, I am tired of bugs, and having to "manage" my phone to get it to operate well. I am ready for something OTB that plain and simple, works well.
 
That is exactly why I switched from Android to iOS. And I have not been disappointed for one minute. Do I miss widgets and Swype, heck yes. Do I miss the missed calls, the wrong ringtone playing when someone calls, the video recordings that have skips because the CPU is to busy dealing with a misbehaved app? No. Not for one second.
 
I agree with you 100%! I went from the iPhone 3G to 3GS to iPhone 4. For some stupid reason I got bored & switched to the Samsung Captivate. Wow, what a buggy phone that was. I blame Android. Way too many force closes, lockups, reboots.....I play WorRAB With FrienRAB a lot & it would take forever to update or wouldn't load my game or would crash all the time. It never does that on the iPhone. So I switched to the Motorola Bravo. That phone was even worse, so I switched to the Motorola Atrix. Thought that would be a good phone after reading all the reviews & the great specs. Not! Needless to say, I am back to the iPhone 4 & couldn't be happier. Android is just way too buggy. iOS just works! It's smooth & my apps don't lock up on me all the time & the phone doesn't crash if I have too much running in the background. WorRAB With FrienRAB updates and doesn't lock up or crash. Games are much better on iOS too. I will never go back to Android again!! Ever!! Oh, and the touch screen is way more responsive on iOS than any Android phones I had. I do miss swype, but I'm getting over it pretty quick now that I have a stable phone.
 
All technology increases day by day. Let's see how the Android market compares next year. Its a unstable platform alongside the android companies bc of the openness.
 
Actually, Google didn't make Android. Android Inc made the original OS that is in use today. Google bought Android Inc two years after the Android OS was created. Google then launched, two years after that acquisition, the Open HanRABet Alliance and Android Open Source Project to corabat iOS.

Google is actually an infant in the OS field. Which is why Android OS is having so many growing pains. Andy Rubins original design didn't account for the OHAs diverse nature in hardware specs.
 
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