iOS v/s Android - Comparing 'Apples' to 'Oranges'

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Apple iOS

Google Android

Released

July 29, 2007

September 23, 2008

Latest Version

14

11

Website

https://www.apple.com/ios/ios-14/

https://www.android.com/

OS Model

Proprietary

Open Source

Languages

40

100

Assistant

Siri

Google Assistant

Apps

1,000,000 on App Store

2,000,000 on Play Store

Operating System

Unix

Linux

Latest Phone

iPhone 12

Pixel 5

Phone Website

https://www.apple.com/iphone

https://store.google.com/product/pixel_5


Let's compare some of the default apps on both platforms...

Apple TV v/s Google TV


Apple News v/s Google News


Apple Music v/s YouTube Music


Apple Maps v/s Google Maps


Apple Podcasts v/s Google Podcasts


Apple Books v/s Google Play Books


Home v/s Google Home


Keynote v/s Google Slides


Pages v/s Google Docs


Numbers v/s Google Sheets


Calculator v/s Calculator


Reminders v/s Google Tasks


Watch v/s Wear OS by Google


FaceTime v/s Google Duo


Notes v/s Google Keep


Mail v/s Gmail


Contacts v/s Contacts


Calendar v/s Google Calendar


Files v/s Files by Google


Translate v/s Google Translate

This is a side by side comparison of Apple iOS and Google Android across release history, licensing model, app store size, default assistant, and underlying operating system. It is meant as a quick reference rather than a recommendation.

Bear in mind that figures such as version numbers and app counts reflect the time the post was written and change with every release, so treat them as a snapshot.

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