If you’ve ever compared the apps found on iOS to those found on Android, you’ll notice a distinct difference in size. Apps found on iOS are usually bigger than those on Android. This is probably the first time you’re hearing of it, but I assure you it’s the real deal. For example, WhatsApp on Google Play Store takes up 30MB app size while on App Store, the same app is sized at 134.8MB. That means the WhatsApp on iOS is over four times larger than Android’s WhatsApp. Another popular app, Twitter (on iOS, 181.9MB) was also found to be over ten times bigger than the Twitter app (18MB) found on Android. Asides these two apps just highlighted, iOS takes up more app size when its other apps were compared with similar Android apps. When these turn of events was looked into by Indian news outlet, Gadgets 360, some iOS developers and app experts were interviewed. And when this was done, some reasons were stated regarding why iOS apps consume more app size than their counterpart. Here are the reasons highlighted:
1. The increment in App Features Impacts App Size
iPhone and iPad users love the excessive features churned out by Apple. So, the company doesn’t mind pushing out these features at the expense of more data size. In line with this, one of the iOS developers, Stephen Troughton-Smith said:
2. Duplication of App Components / Codes
Because iOS always go for the jugular, the developers of top apps do implement more multiple teams for the app development. As a result, some of the apps get repeated in the process, thereby causing the app’s jump in size. Troughton-Smith added:
3. Apple’s Swift Language Excessive Requirements
In 2014, Apple launched Swift, a programming language that’s utilised in developing apps on iOS. The iOS app requires multiple entries of libraries and SDKs without relying on those already in the apps before. As the app sizes get bigger, the data consumption rate also follows suit. So, you can now tell why iOS-powered devices zap more data compared to Android. This also serves as proof why iPhones’ memory sections get full on time. Related Posts:
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