Xcode Reviews & Product Details

It’s easy to develop and deploy an app for iOS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

If you don’t have enough experience using it, it’s hard to understand everything. Also, the cache files take up a lot of hard disk space. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like how tightly integrated everything is within the Apple ecosystem. You’re not juggling separate tools for editing, building, debugging, and UI design—it’s all in one place, and it’s clearly designed with iOS/macOS development as the primary focus. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

One of the biggest downsides of Xcode is its performance and stability. It can feel slow, especially with larger projects—build times can be long, indexing sometimes gets stuck, and the whole IDE can become unresponsive for no obvious reason. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that Xcode has a lot of benefits like coming with Swift and Objective-C, and it includes all of Apple's ecosystem kits and SDKs. It's like a native simulator for all Apple devices, which I find really valuable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I don't like the slow indexing and autocomplete in Xcode. Indexing can take minutes on large projects, which is frustrating. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I use Xcode for microservice and UI development on my MacBook, and it provides a centralized development environment that really improves productivity with smart editing. The debugging experience is better, and I appreciate the smooth Git integration. It helps me improve performance and manage resources with profiling and CPU memory inspection tools, which are great for diagnosing issues with the UI and backend I run locally. I like its seamless integration with macOS and the great performance and responsiveness that really stand out. Xcode offers most features like other IDEs, but its integration with macOS is something I particularly enjoy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

During large builds and indexing, it's too heavy on the system. Additionally, build and indexing occasionally slow down productivity and I've noticed this issue with most of the IDEs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Well in few words best App Development IDE for Apple ecosystem. It has the best built in simulator and it really gives the idea on how your application will work in real time whether you are building app for iOS, ipadOs or watchOS, i have personally made project for ipadOS and watchOS both were perfect in terms simulation and real time usage. On of the best UI, for and IDE, and one thing loved is the debugging and code completion, literally save you a load of time. Plugins are great too. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Now coming to the bad part which I personally faced, was the simulator was bit too slow, Once you are working on Xcode you might have to close all other applications for it to even load the simulator properly, I had a high end MacOs only but still had this issue,it often crashed as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I find the Xcode Organizer very useful because it allows me to see all crashes reported by TestFlight users and identify the specific file or line that caused the crash. This helps me debug and resolve issues effectively. I also appreciate the support for Apple's AI assistant in the newer versions of Xcode, which provides code suggestions. Although it's not as good as other agents like Cursor, Windsurf, Antigravity, or Kiro, it's still better than going outside Xcode to search for code snippets. I also found the initial setup of Xcode very easy, just follow the instructions and you're good to go. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I feel the build system and settings are very complex. These can be improved and simplified for new users and should have advanced options for all the advanced users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like Xcode for its overall ease of use, smooth implementation process, great integration with Apple’s ecosystem, and its wide range of built-in features. I use it frequently because it streamlines development, and Apple’s documentation and support resources make it easier to get help when needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Xcode can be slow on large projects, sometimes feels buggy, and the storyboard merging conflicts in version control are a frequent headache. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the seamless integration with iOS development. I use it to build UI and it is a big time saver. I also prefer their debugging tools and simulators to review my app in real time Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I have not had much bad experience with xcode, but it can be a resource hog and the error messages are sometimes not very informative Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like Xcode's debugging and simulator features. It's really helpful to test when I cannot test features on the simulator, as I can build the preview of the app and test it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I feel that Xcode could improve in its code autocomplete and AI integration, similar to what Visual Studio Code offers. Also, the initial setup was a little difficult for me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I really like that it includes an integrated simulator, as it allows you to test the app directly. Additionally, the previewer is very useful when making design changes, because you can instantly see how they will look. All of this makes the experience easy, intuitive, and saves a lot of time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

In my experience, it consumes quite a bit of battery, I would even say too much. Also, I'm not convinced by the customization or the management of git within the same application. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.