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 Financial Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

12/25/2018

"Standard for IPhone apps"

5/5

What do you like best about Xcode?

Very comprehensive package to use. The only thing you can probably use to code in Swift anyways Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xcode?

UI development on this application is really really painful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/5/2018

"Xcode is a nice environment, but difficult to learn at first!"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Xcode?

I liked being able to see the storyboard very clearly with the components all laid out. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xcode?

I disliked how confusing it was at first; I didn't know how to connect certain parts of the storyboard to others despite going through a tutorial. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Xcode:

I would say to go through a quick tutorial, then try to dive into a project! You'll be able to learn the most by putting yourself out there and trying to figure things out. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I have realized the benefit of using Xcode because most iOS developers use it. Because of that, it's become very universal. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/13/2018

"Great for developing iPhone appplication"

4/5

What do you like best about Xcode?

It has a great software for making UI for applications. The easy drag and drop is extremely easy to use and doesn't require much coding experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xcode?

The folder management system for Xcode is not the best out there and can be easy to get lost within files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Xcode:

Great and a must need software/IDE for iPhone application developers Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I have been using Xcode to build small personal application for the last two years. Its great for any skill level to get started with and is has a really simple but powerfull UI and UX. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Damian N.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/5/2018

"Great tool but contains a lot of bugs"

3/5

What do you like best about Xcode?

Simplicity is the best thing in XCode IDE. GUI is clear and user friendly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xcode?

A lot of situation with well-known message "Xcode quit unexpectly" make me craze. There should be more tools for text/words searching and replacing (Android Studio is good example of great text editing tools). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Oil & Energy

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

10/19/2018

"A must-have if you want to develop iOS app"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Xcode?

It is easy to use. The UI is great. And it is the must have if you want to develop iOS app. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xcode?

Errors might not be meaningful sometimes. Kinda difficult to build UI for apps. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

8/8/2018

"Easy for app building and installations"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Xcode?

I frequently use Xcode to run our tes builds and directly install it into multiple iOS Devices. Works like a charm for that and have not had any issues at all in that regard. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xcode?

iOS devices and Xcode have to constantly be updated and exactly match the version that is compatible with each other. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

7/30/2018

"Very Solid IDE"

4/5

What do you like best about Xcode?

It's visually appealing, has a wide support of languages, and provides very good syntax highlighting/autocorrect. Reliable in school and continues to be reliable at work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xcode?

Only available on Mac OS (wish they brought it to iOS). Very resource intensive; my battery tends to drain significantly when I use it. Takes up a lot of storage, which is tricky to manage when running on a machine with a small drive. Wish there was a dark mode (but at least it's coming with Mojave). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Xcode:

Jetbrains suite (expensive), text editors (Sublime Text, Visual Studio Code) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Since it's so versatile, it improves my day-to-day coding workflow by consolidating most, if not all, of my coding into one location. Great for workplace software development. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Marketing and Advertising

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/27/2017

"Xcode is good for web design"

3/5

What do you like best about Xcode?

I like how Xcode simplifies everything involved with editing into one software that you can use to create different apps. I also like how Xcode uses the Swift programing language. This makes it easier to use. At first, I thought that it was going to be hard to use because I was not use to it, but it makes app developing a lot easier. It offers a lot of features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xcode?

I do not like the interface builder at all. The interface builder is suppose to help you design apps without using code, but it seems like you can only use this for basic things. More advanced editing requires you to have a knowledge of coding. The debugger also doesn't catch all of the mistakes and some things that it flags as mistakes are not mistakes at all. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/15/2018

"Best option for iOS development"

4/5

What do you like best about Xcode?

Everything you need for developing on Apple platforms is included. It really takes some time to get experienced with the IDE and learn enough shortcuts to make your development time efficient. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xcode?

Xcode typically has some major flaw with each major version update. Uploading a build to the App Store is also very tedious as they don't provide any sort of built in automation and if there are any issues with your build you have to sit through the entire upload process in order to receive information about what failed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Matheus B.

Software Engineer

Computer Software

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/27/2017

"A required tool for everyone developing for Apple platforms - for better or for worse"

4/5

What do you like best about Xcode?

Xcode is actually a huge monster of an IDE - there are so many features that you'll likely never use them all. A lot of them are very useful though - for example, Instruments are great tools to debug your apps, find memory leaks, debug performance issues, etc, and not having to install additional tools is very helpful. Everything you need to develop iOS and Mac apps is built in, from building interfaces to debugging. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Xcode?

Being a huge IDE has its problems, as crashes and mysterious problems are common. Experienced Xcode users know some of the "tricks" by heart - deleting some internal folders when builds fail, restarting the app, avoiding SVN changes while the project is still open, etc - but new users will probably be a little frustrated by the constant problems they might face initially.

There are also issues related to using Swift with Xcode, as syntax completion often fails mysteriously and build times are noticeably slower than projects using Objective-C. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Xcode:

I really recommend using other communities such as Reddit or Twitter to keep yourself informed, since sometimes release notes can be difficult to parse and there are lots of quirks to every new version of Xcode. Either way it's always a good thing to get connected to the community. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

To answer plainly and simply: It's practically the only way to develop, build and upload iOS and Mac apps, which is a business requirement for us and many other companies out there. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.