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by gregorkas 4751 days ago
Actually it depends on what you're trying to do - a good Android developer will spend the same amount of time implementing some of the features as a good iOS developer and some things are easier to do here and some there. The main issue I think is the learning curve, because on iOS you usually have to think about memory allocation (although it got better with ARC), but other than that I wouldn't say that either of the platforms is "tougher".

The main reason some apps come to iOS first is better app discovery and a larger user base. If you manage to score a high user base, the monetization is quite awarding so that's why developers choose iOS first. Definitely not because of iOS being easier than Android.

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Thanks mate for your feedback. I sometimes thought products comes first on iOS because its easy and less devices to tackle with as compared to iOS. So, experimenting with iOS is a good way to go. Although I know that for revenue/monetization purposes iOS is more fruitful than Android.