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Xcode

Composite Score

8.6 /10

CX Score

9.0 /10

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What is Xcode?

Xcode adds powerful new team development features, perfect for working with Xcode Cloud as well as with GitHub, Bitbucket, and GitLab collaboration features.

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Awards & Recognition

Xcode won the following awards in the Mobile Application Testing category

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2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

Latest Award, 2024

Strategy and Innovation
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation

Latest Award, 2024

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023

4 Top Rated Capabilities

5 Top Rated Features

2023

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

2 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

2022

Xcode Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

90 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

100 Plan to Renew

85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

4
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+94 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Xcode?

0% Negative

2% Neutral

98% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Feature Ratings

Average 81

Development Use

Virtual Mobile Devices

Device and OS Versions Coverage

Process Simulation

Artifact Management

Automated Testing

Mobile Test Environment and Lab Management

Performance Testing

Functional Testing

Test Run Workflow Manager

Browser Testing

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Quality of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

Ease of Customization

Ease of IT Administration

Xcode Reviews

José Elson ..

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2024

Wow, Fantastic product!

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Xcode from other similar products?

Xcode stands out from other application development tools due to its seamless integration with the Apple ecosystem, making it easy to develop native iOS and macOS applications. It also offers a highly customizable development environment and features robust debugging and optimization capabilities.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of Xcode is its intuitive user interface, which facilitates navigation through the different features and development options. Support for Swift, Apple's powerful and easy-to-learn programming language, is also a major differentiating factor.

What do you dislike most about this product?

What I like least about Xcode is that it can sometimes be slow and require a lot of hardware resources, especially for large and complex projects.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would recommend Xcode to anyone looking to develop native iOS or macOS applications, as it is Apple's official tool and offers a wide range of features and capabilities. It's important to consider that Xcode is exclusive to the Apple ecosystem, so developers who need to work on other platforms should look for more versatile solutions.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Saransh C.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Finance
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2024

Excellent Product!

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Xcode from other similar products?

Xcode, Apple's IDE for macOS, stands out for its deep integration with the Apple ecosystem, providing seamless support for Swift and Objective-C. It offers powerful visual design tools, like Interface Builder and SwiftUI previews, and robust debugging with Instruments for performance profiling, all optimized for Apple platforms.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

One of my favorite aspects of Xcode is its seamless integration with the Apple ecosystem, especially the live preview features in SwiftUI, which allow developers to instantly see UI changes. This, combined with powerful debugging tools like Instruments, makes app development efficient and visually intuitive.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I don't have any dislikes.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

For someone considering Xcode, I’d recommend ensuring you have a macOS device, as Xcode is only available on Apple hardware. Familiarizing yourself with Swift and SwiftUI can also greatly enhance your experience, as these are central to Apple development. Lastly, take advantage of Xcode’s built-in tools like Interface Builder and Instruments to streamline design and optimize performance—these tools can significantly speed up development within the Apple ecosystem.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Enables Productivity
Inspires Innovation

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Construction
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2024

A complete suite that is effective and unique

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

Xcode Ratings

90 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

100 Plan to Renew

85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

4 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+94 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Xcode?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Development Use Supports integrated development environments (IDEs) to allow for easy development and debugging on mobile devices.

Virtual Mobile Devices Provides multiple testing environments (Emulator and/or Simulator) to support different operating systems, legacy versions, and support for new versions.

Device and OS Versions Coverage Support for the mobile devices and OS versions you want to test on and when you need to test on them.

Process Simulation Ability to simulate scenarios and environments when testing your mobile apps, including taking photos, scanning QR codes, authentication, 5G vs Wi-Fi etc.

Artifact Management Testing artifacts can be readily created, reused, moved, and managed through baselines, reviews, approvals, releases, and audits for projects and products.

Automated Testing Ability to efficiently perform and execute automated tests of the software, including scripting, record and replay, codeless tests etc.

Mobile Test Environment and Lab Management Create, organize, and manage mobile devices, apps, and users etc. across multiple sessions concurrently.

Performance Testing Run tests to ensure application performs consistently and in a stable condition, including load testing, single user performance testing, network virtualization

Functional Testing Ability to efficiently perform and execute manual tests of the software, including view and control device, app install, perform gestures etc.

Test Run Workflow Manager Script, configure, execute and manage automated testing workflows, including parallel testing. Automation is initiated internally by test management solution.

Browser Testing Test web apps on various desktop and mobile browsers, versions, and OSs.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Xcode Reviews

José Elson ..

Wow, Fantastic product!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Saransh C.

Excellent Product!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

A complete suite that is effective and unique

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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