Xcode Reviews & Product Details

Xcode is Apple's integrated development environment (IDE) that provides a comprehensive suite of tools for developing, testing, and distributing applications across all Apple platforms, including iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS. Designed to streamline the app development process, Xcode offers features like predictive code completion, advanced debugging tools, and simulators for various Apple devices, enabling developers to create high-quality applications efficiently. Key Features and Functionality: - Coding Intelligence: Xcode leverages machine learning models to offer predictive code completion tailored to Swift and Apple SDKs, enhancing coding efficiency. - Previews: Developers can visualize and interact with their app's user interface in real-time using Xcode's preview feature, facilitating rapid iteration and design refinement. - Simulator: Xcode includes a simulator that allows testing of applications across different Apple devices and OS versions directly from a Mac, supporting scenarios like location changes and network conditions. - Debugging Tools: The IDE provides robust debugging capabilities, including breakpoints, memory usage inspection, and variable monitoring, aiding in the identification and resolution of issues. - Performance Analysis: With Instruments, developers can analyze app performance metrics such as CPU, memory, and GPU usage in real-time, helping to optimize app responsiveness and efficiency. - Testing Frameworks: Xcode supports unit and UI testing through frameworks like Swift Testing and XCTest, enabling comprehensive test coverage and quality assurance. - Xcode Cloud: Integrated continuous integration and delivery service that automates building, testing, and distributing apps, enhancing collaboration and development speed. Primary Value and User Solutions: Xcode serves as a unified platform that simplifies the app development lifecycle for Apple devices. By integrating coding, testing, debugging, and deployment tools within a single environment, it reduces development time and complexity. Features like real-time previews and simulators allow developers to iterate quickly and ensure their applications perform optimally across all Apple platforms. The inclusion of Xcode Cloud further streamlines workflows by automating routine tasks, enabling teams to focus on innovation and delivering high-quality apps to users efficiently.

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Verified User in Computer Software

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/21/2019

"Clean, excellent interface for building ios apps"

5/5

What do you like best about Xcode?

It's so much smoother than clunky android studio – makes iOS programming a breeze with the storyboard Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xcode?

It crashes w/ storyboards frequently. Also, it's annoying how you can't see the XML behind the storyboard. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/15/2018

"Overengineered tool"

2.5/5

What do you like best about Xcode?

xCode is a powerful and polished tool for Objective-C and Swift development of iOS and Mac applications. It has many features, such as drag-and-drop user interface creation, auto completion coding, integrated debugging, etc. Upgrading of xCode is easy compared to Google Android Studio as xCode tents to have a single upgrade for all parts of the product Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xcode?

Despite xCode's greater sophistication and polish compared to Google Android Studio, xCode comes across as over engineered, proprietary, harder-use, less accessible, and perhaps less reliable. For example, xCode Interface Builder's proprietary XML format is practically non-editable by humans compared to Studio's easy XML format. And xCode's auto layout editor is a nightmare to use compared to the straightforward layout views, etc. on Studio. Even after 8 years, xCode continues to have caching problems during building due to its "DerivedData". Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Xcode:

If you're developing native iOS applications, you'll be using xCode. But if you can, steer your career to the open Android Studio, which develops apps for an increasing marketshare. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Xcode solving and how is that benefiting you?

I've used xCode to develop iOS applications over 8 years for medical, security, gaming, and more. As the tool has become well integrated with the Apple App Store, xCode is the easiest way to develop and deploy iOS applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Shubham S.

Software Engineer(Asp.net)

Computer Software

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/20/2019

"Xcode wizardry "

5/5

What do you like best about Xcode?

Great embedded with lots and lots of features like storyboards interface builders, drag and drop though in ios we have limited options but it acts as a wizard Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xcode?

Probably nothing but yeah it crashes sometimes which is the only thing that I dislike Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

7/5/2018

"Apple made it easy to develop on iOS"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Xcode?

Not that there's another viable tool (unless you want to go full vim/emacs) on Mac for developing on iOS, but Xcode has all the right features and support for developing Swift/Objective C, Code completion, integration with iOS libraries built in, simulating all kinds of devices, themes. I mean, what more can you ask for!? Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xcode?

Why must Xcode be soooo slow?! Part of the problem is that it's bloated. I mean after you install the initial thing it asks you to install more things! But that's the price you gotta pay for all those feature I guess...

Oh and it's a bit ugly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Padmasripriya B.

Web Developer

Computer Software

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

1/30/2019

"Xcode IDE is great "

4.5/5

What do you like best about Xcode?

Xcode makes mac and ios app development so easy, the tooolset it offers is much better than the other ides available Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xcode?

Xcode is slow with Swift and Apple says it working on i, but would be nice if they make it faster Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Education Management

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

6/3/2019

"Review for xcode"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Xcode?

Has all the amazing applications required to develop an application Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xcode?

Can be more user friendly to new developers Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Reece F.

Founder / CEO

Computer Software

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/12/2018

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"Mediocre but works"

4/5

What do you like best about Xcode?

I like the flexibility it has and how it allows easy access to coding for anybody looking to get into it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xcode?

It’s complicated user interfaces, complicated file manager and searcher, and the use of Swift. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ishan S.

Senior Software Engineer - iOS

Internet

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

9/2/2018

"XCode: The best interactive IDE"

5/5

What do you like best about Xcode?

XCode is the only IDE for mac OS, iOS and watch OS development. It is very fast in detecting errors and warnings. It has the auto suggest option which is one of the best features. The interface is so much interactive that even a layman can understand where to find what Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xcode?

Using instruments is a bit confusing for beginners. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Hardware

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

9/11/2018

"Excellent IDE for Applciation Development"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Xcode?

Xcode allows me to develop any applications ranging from Mobile to Digital Signage Applications just like that. I like the user interface, support and it's beautiful dark mode theme. With Xcode we can create amazing applications for all Apple platforms. I just love it! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xcode?

I have noticed few minor bugs that Apple tend to rectify with each release anyways but sometimes it's frustrating to see Xcode crash/ restart when I am in middle of something important. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Xcode:

Excellent IDE for Mac/iOS Development Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Xcode solving and how is that benefiting you?

I developed many Mac/iOS applications using Xcode and the benefits include the ease of use with the integrated development environment and it's architecture especially. I would say this is the best IDE for Mac/iOS development.; Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Roger W.

Sr. Software Engineer

Computer Software

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

6/20/2018

"Xcode is the best tool to do programming in Mac"

5/5

What do you like best about Xcode?

IDE provides pretty good user interfaces to write codes, debug app, do profiling. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xcode?

Not much. However, if I want to put in wish list is that to allow adding some user plugin to enhance Xcode features. Another thing is that if you want to do kernel debugging, you still need to run lldb in command line. If kernel debugging in IDE, it would be much better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Xcode:

This is the best developing tool if want to do programming in Mac. You can attach to user space processes very easily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Xcode solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use it for my daily work in Forcepoint and do run time debugging to find the bugs' root cause. I can solve my Jira cases in an very efficient way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.