--- title: Kotlin Reviews meta\_title: 'Kotlin Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 43 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Kotlin works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.6 review\_count: 43 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: Mobile Development url: https://www.g2.com/categories/mobile-development --- # Kotlin Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by Kotlin but has limited features. Are you part of the Kotlin team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! Kotlin is a modern, concise, and safe programming language. It's targeting different platforms: Server, Android, Web, and Native platforms. 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[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Dart ](https://www.g2.com/products/dart-dart/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") MySQL ](https://www.g2.com/products/mysql/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Redis Software ](https://www.g2.com/products/redis-software/reviews) Show More ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") UC Verified User in Computer Software Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 12/21/2020 "It's easier and faster to write in, therefore I'm more productive" 5/5 What do you like best about Kotlin? I really like that i don't have to write all the boilerplate i had to in Java. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Kotlin? Nothing really, im happy using it, it's headed in the right direction Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Kotlin: Just try it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Kotlin solving and how is that benefiting you? All the extension functions make everything easier to implement with few lines of code. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 1/5/2021 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Nikola I.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Nikola I.") NI Nikola I. Android Developer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 8/7/2020 "Concise, versatile and powerful, made Android development significantly easier" 5/5 What do you like best about Kotlin? Less boilerplate code, lots of stuff generated under the hood, clean and short syntax, null checks Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Kotlin? No glaring disadvantages in the language itself, but the documentation is too complex with many math oriented examples. The docs could really use some simpler examples for the things they're trying to explain. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Kotlin solving and how is that benefiting you? I'm working in android development, so Coroutines and Flow really refreshed the asynchronous way of thinking. @Parcelize made Parcelables as simple as it gets. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Seller invite ![Verified User in Computer Games](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Games") UC Verified User in Computer Games Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 12/18/2020 "I use Kotlin since 2020 April." 4.5/5 What do you like best about Kotlin? It is easy to write code in Kotlin programming language. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Kotlin? IDEA doesn’t seem to understand Kotlin. It could be better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Kotlin: it is really cool programming language. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Kotlin solving and how is that benefiting you? It helps to write less codes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Program Development](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Program Development") UP Verified User in Program Development Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 10/28/2020 Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores. "Java to kotlin, a more mature way to code" 5/5 What do you like best about Kotlin? Extensions and Dsls are the most the most used features of kotlin that i use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Kotlin? The object key word to create instance from interface. When it has multiple methods. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Kotlin: The book Kotlin in action is a nice way to start your journey learnjng kotlin Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Kotlin solving and how is that benefiting you? New features are less time consuming to do / less error prone Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Seller invite ![Phú L.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Phú L.") PL Phú L. Freelance Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 7/29/2020 "I have 4 years experience develop Android app and I have 2 years working with Kotlin language" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Kotlin? The lines of code will be shorter. Safety, avoid NullPointerException Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Kotlin? The process of building grandle-app / rebuild grandle-app takes a lot of time Some libraries support Java, but not yet support Kotlin Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Kotlin solving and how is that benefiting you? My team is refactor some Java classes that are being used in old projects or old libraries into the Kotlin language Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Saddam J.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Saddam J.") SJ Saddam J. Android Intern Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 8/31/2020 "Kotlin is easy and getting popular" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Kotlin? It make codes shorter and simpler so overall easy to understand. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Kotlin? I think it has lot of features they make ambiguity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Kotlin solving and how is that benefiting you? I am working on android, and using kotlin in android is like best option. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Music](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Music") IM Verified User in Music Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 10/29/2020 Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores. "Android with Kotlin are amazing" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Kotlin? I very like extension functions and syntax sugar that made much less boilerplate Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Kotlin? Some constructions can be are bit complex and required deep to dependencies Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Kotlin: Try it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Kotlin solving and how is that benefiting you? I can write less boilerplate code and focus on more elegant solution Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") CC Verified User in Computer Software Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 10/28/2020 "The Future" 4/5 What do you like best about Kotlin? Kotlin to JavaScript compilation seems very promising Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Kotlin? Fluctuating compilation speed can be irritating Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Kotlin solving and how is that benefiting you? Using Kotlin to develop Android applications. Main benefit is that I don't need to use Java so much anymore. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Telecommunications](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Telecommunications") UT Verified User in Telecommunications Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 8/31/2020 Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores. "Senior iOS developer" 4/5 What do you like best about Kotlin? Type safety, Easy to learn and use Close to another languages like swift Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Kotlin? Compilation speed Comunnity not that big Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Kotlin solving and how is that benefiting you? Multiplatform solution with Kotlin to use in iOs/Android project Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") UC Verified User in Computer Software Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 8/14/2020 "Senior android developer" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Kotlin? Easy to understand, Optimistic, less code Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Kotlin? Debugging area, exceptional handling ways Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Kotlin: It’s strongly recommended Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Kotlin solving and how is that benefiting you? Challenging task can be done in easy way Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ##### Pricing Pricing details for this product isn’t currently available. 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