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CMV: It's 2020, so there's no excuse anymore for popular apps to not be available on both iOS AND android phones.

I believe that if an app developer has an app on the App Store, they should also work towards releasing that app on the google play store as well. Obviously if there's a specific reason it's only meant for iOS, then fine. If the app isn't popular enough for it to make sense for them to spend the money to develop the app, then fine. 10 or so years ago it was super common for apps to only be on the App Store. As someone who grew up with android, I felt cheated out of certain apps or games I wanted. 

Thankfully, it's become easier in the past decade to create apps and release them to the public. For the most part, apps do have both apple and android versions. However, there are still apps that are only available on iOS that I would like to download (e.g. Procreate) and it just doesn't make sense at this point. 

also: please no comments about whether apple or android are "superior" or whatever. both phones have pros and cons.

EDIT: have awarded deltas based on the concept of "opportunity cost" between iPhones and androids, and on the concept that android tablets arent nearly as popular as iPads. My view has not completely been changed. However, a new take that I have is that even if Procreate doesn't make an app for android tablets, they could release a version of Procreate Pocket for android phones, which are about as popular as apple phones. OR another option I'd accept is for them to release a version for windows (due to the wide availability of touch screen laptops from them). 

EDIT #2: a lot of comments are from solo/small developers who say that it would be difficult for them to personally make an app for both platforms. that's understandable. my post is more about the larger app companies whose job it is to create/maintain apps. hope that cleared things up.

EDIT #3: someone brought to my attention that the specific company I am talking about in my example (Savage Interactive) is not as big of a company as some sources I've seen make it seem. I awarded a delta to them because I can see why it may take more effort to produce an app for multiple platforms if there aren't many people. they only have 17, but I still think it's a project they should work towards due to the popularity of the app. also they say on their site they are hiring, which means they are looking for more team members and can afford to hire more. imo they should hire people who have android or windows experience.

EDIT #4: omg okay yall i get it, its not something they decided is financially a good decision lol. i've awarded a delta to a user who explained to me that apple users spend more than android users and that the company has decided it's not worth it to develop.
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2020 changed nothing major in the ecosystem for either iOS or Android. There's no reason 2020 is any more likely to have both versions than 2019. 

In case you don't know why some companies choose to not make an app for both platforms it's because you have two choices:

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1. You choose a agnonistic framework that work on both OSs. This not only requires a completely different skill set than developing to either of the platforms but also comes with several technical limitations.
2. You have two teams, one for each platform. This obviously has a huge cost. 

Neither of them is very good.