Starting as an app developer: iPhone or Android? Which one to choose?

Re:Starting as an app developer: iPhone or Android? Which on... by darylteo on Saturday August 27, 2011 @09:24AM (#2931405)

Personally? It depends on your goal/model.

If you're in it for the money (passive side income etc.) I would go for iPhone. There are people who have made considerable income from ads on Android, but as usual this differs between apps and situation.

If you're just doing it for fun, either works.

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Re:Starting as an app developer: iPhone or Android? Which on... by g-garron on Saturday August 27, 2011 @09:35AM (#2931425)

Nice advice, so iPhone could be the one.

If either works for fun, and iPhone have more chances to generate some income, so iPhone is the direction to go. :).

thanks for the advice.

As someone post in my blog, maybe start with iPhone and then create the Android app (just for fun).

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Re:Starting as an app developer: iPhone or Android? Which on... by gte910h on Saturday August 27, 2011 @10:24AM (#2931519)

iPhone is a much better place to start toolset wise and ecosystem wise. I think android is still the secondary market now.

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Re:Starting as an app developer: iPhone or Android? Which on... by libria on Saturday August 27, 2011 @10:14AM (#2931492)

> If you're in it for the money (passive side income etc.) I would go for iPhone.

I wonder why this is. The culture of those who would buy Apple, would by apps? $100/y dev fee ensures greater quality apps than Androids 1-time $25? iPhone maturity?

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Re:Starting as an app developer: iPhone or Android? Which on... by sneak on Saturday August 27, 2011 @12:02PM (#2931764)

In a nutshell? Macs and iPhones and iPod Touches and iPads are expensive. Their owners have more disposable income, which is why they end up with a $650 iPad instead of a $250 netbook. It's also why they buy more apps.

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