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Why Are There So Many iOS-Only Apps?

2025/2/26
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Adam
主持和编辑 STAT 的生物技术播客 “The Readout LOUD”,专注于生物技术新闻和行业分析。
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Andrew
专注于解决高质量训练数据和模型开发成本问题的 AI 研究员。
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Christian Selig
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Curtis Herbert
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Karn Saheb
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Marques
科技评论家、YouTube创作者和播客主持人,知名于对高科技产品的深刻评测和解析。
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Marques: 我经常发现自己想用的待办事项应用是iPhone独占的,这让我很沮丧,因为我同时使用Android和iPhone。iOS应用更容易触达更多用户,因为iOS设备的碎片化程度低于Android,因此开发成本更低。 Andrew: 我从未使用过iPhone,我的iPad Mini上安装的应用都是谷歌服务相关的应用。 Adam: 我经常在iOS和Android系统之间切换,这导致我损失了很多应用的使用权限,这让我很困扰。许多我常用的应用,例如Copilot、Flighty和Gentler Streak,都是iOS独占应用,切换系统后我无法继续使用。 Christian Selig: 开发者时间有限,开发iOS应用能获得更高的投资回报率,因此许多开发者优先选择iOS平台。iOS用户基数大且消费能力强,开发iOS应用的投资回报率更高,这是许多小型团队优先选择iOS平台的原因。 Karn Saheb: 开发iOS应用更赚钱,因为iOS用户的付费意愿更高。 Curtis Herbert: Android设备的碎片化导致应用兼容性问题,例如不同厂商的电池优化策略差异很大,增加了开发和维护难度。许多Android用户默认认为Android应用的优先级较低,这给Android应用开发者带来了挑战。

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This chapter explores why iOS is the preferred platform for many developers, examining factors such as market share, user spending habits, and developer familiarity.
  • Higher iOS user spending incentivizes development for that platform.
  • iOS devices hold a larger market share in North America.
  • Many developers' first experience with mobile development is through iOS devices.

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It's time for a bonus episode! In this one, Adam tries to figure out why there are so many apps that are exclusive to iOS. He brings in Marques, Andrew, and Ellis to talk about some of the reasons he found by talking with developers. Special thanks to Christian Selig, Karn Saheb, and Curtis Herbert for lending their expertise!

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