We performed a comparison between Apple Xcode and Xamarin Platform based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Mobile Development Platforms solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The tool's most valuable features are debugging and code management."
"We like the ease of access and navigation that this solution provides."
"It is complete and relevant to the job at hand."
"Xcode is pretty smart. It's easy to set up and works perfectly on Android."
"It is stable and user-friendly."
"Xcode has quite a bit of code error checking built-in, which is great. It also goes a step further and suggests fixes."
"The most valuable feature of Apple Xcode is that it is up to date."
"The best part while using the Xamarin Platform is a cross-platform application. We could execute iOS and Android while writing a single line of code."
"The solution is easy to understand and has banking integrated. The shorter development time, the bugging and as well as availability of a lot of documentation on the web. Also the native integration is easy."
"This solution is a cross-form technology, meaning that we don't have to create separate code to deploy apps across different platforms."
"For me, developing apps for iOS and Android is a dream came true, without migrating to Objective-C or Java. Xamarin enables me to do so."
"The ability to share a platform-agnostic common core, or business logic, enables a mobile developer to write code for all targeted mobile platforms, independent of the individual developer's specialization in iOS, Android, or Windows. This helps not only during development but also enables easier maintenance of deployed apps, since bug fixes or feature additions can be often made in the platform-agnostic layer."
"Xamarin.Forms exposes a complete cross-platform UI toolkit for .NET developers. The advantage is that a single team can target multiple platforms (Android, iOS, and Windows) on a shared C# codebase."
"The initial setup is very simple."
"Xamarin.Forms reduced the effort and time to build and market our solution, market our features, and get our solution into production."
"We would like a 'light' version of this solution to be developed, as it currently uses a lot of memory space."
"There should be additional documentation on App Store deployment. In terms of features, they're pretty much on top of where they need to go. I've been happy with its progress so far. As things evolve, they need to evolve to match that need."
"There is a drag-and-drop visual system, but as soon as you do something dynamic, then you are unable to use it."
"It is a bit challenging to sign in."
"The size of Apple Xcode could improve. It is too large."
"It consists of multiple components and needs a simplified process. This particular area could be more stable."
"As Apple has introduced more and more features on top of Xcode, it sometimes, but very rarely, hangs."
"The solution always has room for improvement with price, integration, stability, and documentation."
"Needs to improve the customization of its screens."
"For those who use only XAML to design the UI, it would be better if there was a better XAML previewer or designer."
"The debugging functionality could be improved in Xamarin Platform because sometimes it takes very long to move through the stages of setting up the application build to the final deployment on a mobile app that resides in a physical device."
"It needs offline sync capabilities to store data on devices persistently."
"From time to time, it is a bit harder to code some specific scenarios compared to the native approach."
"The solution struggles a little bit with binding libraries."
"The application platform could be improved."
Apple Xcode is ranked 10th in Mobile Development Platforms with 7 reviews while Xamarin Platform is ranked 6th in Mobile Development Platforms with 38 reviews. Apple Xcode is rated 7.6, while Xamarin Platform is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Apple Xcode writes "Efficient, up-to-date, and straightforward installation". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Xamarin Platform writes "It's about to be retired and replaced with an inferior product, but offers excellent cross-platform development capabilities". Apple Xcode is most compared with OutSystems, Appium, Microsoft Azure App Service and ServiceNow, whereas Xamarin Platform is most compared with Appium, Ionic, OutSystems, Mendix and Microsoft Azure App Service. See our Apple Xcode vs. Xamarin Platform report.
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