Ever since Apple released Swift in 2014 as the new language for app development on its platform, it has unleashed a parallel debate of old, reliable vs. new, agile- Objective-C vs. Swift. It’s not that Apple has stopped supporting the older Objective-C so developers can still choose any of these languages for iOS app development. Then why this fuss? Shouldn’t everyone just pick their preference and end the debate? Yes, they can but there is just one small problem.
The thing is, iOS apps are virtually the gold mine of mobile app development. If you don’t believe, just consider this fact- iOS has just around one-fourth of the Android’s market share but when it comes to app revenues, it makes almost 75% more. Many apps that are available free on Android, are paid on the iOS. There are several reasons for this disconnect and would require its own discussion to the get the bottom of it. But the point we are trying to make here is that if iOS platform promises higher revenues, it should go without saying that they also have equally higher expectations from your product.
This is the reason why the debate between Swift and Objective-C carries so much weight. It’s not just about creating applications but to create lightest, fastest, and the most engaging applications. While we confess we can’t settle the debate here, nor is our purpose, we can still tell you what you will gain by opting for Swift:
