Apps
Apps are an incredibly important part of your smartphone experience, as pretty much everything you tend to do on your phone requires you to use them. Both iOS and Android offer a huge number of applications to have you do all manner of crazy things. Want to know where that plane is flying overhead? Without wanting to sound like a commercial, there’s an app for that.
According to figures from February 2016, the Google Play Store had 2.2 million apps available for users to download. Apple’s App Store comes in as the second-largest app store behind Google Play with 2 million apps. What is important to note, however, is that Apple’s App Store is more thoroughly monitored than the Play Store. What we mean by this is that you’re not going to come across anything that could cause harm to your phone on your iOS device, but you may well do that on your Android. Apps on Android can also just straight up not work, be filled with ads, or be rubbish altogether. Though it’s rare that you will come across anything overly malicious, these unwanted apps can become a nuisance when browsing the Play Store. As long as you know what you’re looking out for and generally follow the ratings, however, you should be okay.
In terms of basic apps that come on your phone, each once again, have very similar offerings with equal performance. Ultimately, it’ll come down to your own preference and what you’re used to.
