There are multiple parameters which are different when it comes to Android and iOS Mobile App Testing. Such parameters include device type, software upgrade, screen sizes and many more.

1. ANDROID VS. IOS
MOBILE APP TESTING
Android apps can be
downloaded from the
Google Play store and
from other websites too.
Apple apps can be
downloaded from
Apple’s digital
distribution platform-
App Store only.
There are a large
variety of Android
devices available.
Hence, the updates
undergo a long
deployment process
which time-taking
The testing process is
faster for iOS devices
due to less number of
devices compared to
Android ones.
Android devices are
available from various
manufacturers that
have different design
and functionalities and
to test all of them is
crucial.
The manufacturer of
iOS is Apple, and they
understand their
design. So, testing is
easy because there’s
only one manufacturer.
There are many
Android devices, so
capacity planning is
crucial.
The capacity planning
of iOS is not crucial but
necessary.
Android is Google’s
open-source operating
system and uses
mostly Linux OS.
iOS is a closed-source
operating system and
uses the XNU kernel.
The updates for
Android take a long
time to be available
depending on various
devices and their
manufacturers.
iOS users can install
the updates on all iOS
devices at once as
there’s only one
manufacturer.
Due to a large number
of screen sizes and
layouts, screen
resolutions are also
different which
increases the chances
for bugs and errors.
There are only a few
numbers of devices
with various resolutions
compared to Android
devices when it comes
to iOS.