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Android vs iOS app UI design: A complete guide

Both Android and iOS platforms have promising app ecosystems, hardware compatibility, robust technological innovations, and market diversity.

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Android vs iOS app UI design: A complete guide

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  1. Android vs iOS app UI design: A complete guide Both Android and iOS platforms have promising app ecosystems, hardware compatibility, robust technological innovations, and market diversity. While competitors like Windows Phone and Palm OS have come and gone, these two have remained flexible, stable, and safe over the years. Owing to their efficiency, the global mobile application market size stood at $228.98 billion in 2023 and is expected to grow at a 14.3% till 2030. This article looks at the difference between Android and iOS UI design in terms of aesthetics and functionalities, an important aspect when businesses are considering mobile app development services. By Simublade

  2. UI Design Rules for Android and iOS Material design, maintained by Google, is the standard for developing Android applications. This includes guidelines for notifications, fingerprint, snackbars and toasts, launcher icons, and split screen. Human Interface Guidelines (HIG), maintained by Apple, contains best practices for iOS app development, focusing on crisp elements with minimalism and Apple technologies. Understanding these design compliance ideas is crucial for businesses and designers to ensure design consistency that Apple and Google expect from apps on their platforms.

  3. Navigation Differences 3 2 1 Android Navigation iOS Navigation Back Navigation Android apps have a dedicated 'back' button, while iOS users rely on a software-based solution, swiping from left to right or using an on-screen back button. iOS follows a tab-based navigation pattern with a flat, top-level navigation component offering access to all destinations. Secondary navigation is typically found in a global navigation bar at the bottom. Android follows a hierarchical navigation pattern with a hamburger menu and floating action bars, allowing access to all app destinations stacked on top of each other.

  4. Buttons and Gestures Buttons Gestures Android uses Floating Action Buttons (FABs) with shadows, placed on the top navigation bar. iOS has flat buttons on the top or bottom navigation bars. Android offers a detailed range of gestures like tapping, swiping, and long-press. iOS has limited gestures like swipe, pinch, zoom, and tap, but focuses on highly immersive experiences.

  5. Icons and Typography Icons Typography Android and iOS icons follow different grid structures, but both must reflect professionalism, flexibility, and brand identity to boost visibility and user engagement. Android uses the Roboto font, while iOS apps employ the San Francisco font. Both focus on readability and brand tone, with Android emphasizing white space and iOS prioritizing text hierarchy.

  6. Scrolling and Search Scrolling Android uses a Scroll View option for vertically scrollable views, while iOS hides the navigation bar as the user scrolls, providing a more immersive experience. Search Android has a floating search bar with cancel query and cancel search options, while iOS offers 'hidden' and 'prominent' search bars with clean query and clean search features.

  7. Call-to-Action Buttons Android CTA Android app pages have the CTA in the bottom-right as a Floating Action Button (FAB). iOS CTA On iOS, the CTA appears in the upper-right corner of the screen.

  8. Porting Apps Between Platforms Repurposing It's possible to design Android apps to look like iOS, and vice versa, through a process called repurposing or cloning. Benefits This saves time and resources, allows targeting different user segments, and provides massive customization scopes. Conversion Brands can also port their apps from Android to iOS and vice versa, with the help of experienced designers who ensure compatibility and UI/UX designchanges.

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