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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

Pankaj I.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2024

Xcode Implementation and Support Overview: Limited

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Xcode from other similar products?

Xcode's deep integration with Apple’s ecosystem, robust debugging tools, and built-in simulators make it ideal for iOS/macOS development.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The seamless UI design tools, Interface Builder, and real-time previews simplify creating and testing complex UIs.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The large memory footprint and occasional performance slowdowns, especially on older hardware, can hinder productivity.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Ensure you have a high-spec Mac and understand Swift/Objective-C, as these are essential for leveraging Xcode’s full potential.

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Unique Features

Cons

Less Generous
Under Delivered
Less Friendly Negotiation

Alan S.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2024

Outstanding development platform

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Xcode from other similar products?

This is the best software and it gives maximum solutions for accurate mobile app development. It opens doors for developers by enabling them have unleash potential. It has greatly contributed to streamlining the workflows. It enhances the productivity of an organization.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The foremost pro of Xcode is that it lets us have effortless coding. With the cutting-edge tools, Xcode has brought many innovations. Its intuitive interface has simplified the development process. Xcode has the capability of stacking up against other development tools. It has brought a great revolution for our development team. It has brought much improvement in the development workflow.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It is doing a great job. However, sometimes glitches may occur and make users feel frustrated. Its initial setup is quite difficult but after getting familiar with it, it really becomes easy.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you are looking for software that helps you in the right transformation of development, then Xcode is the best choice. Moreover, it introduces the right opportunities for iOS development. This will surely benefit you as it is the world's best choice for Mobile app developers.

Pros

Reliable
Trustworthy
Caring
Altruistic

Jason S.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2024

Extraordinary tool with advanced features

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Xcode from other similar products?

The thing which differentiates Xcode from other similar products is particularly the Debugging and inspection capabilities. It is the comprehensive software development software. It is playing a key role in boosting my development work. It consists of wide range of design options. It always give extraordinary performance.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My most favorite aspect of this software is that it is incredibly easy to use. It let us complete all kinds of programming related tasks in short time. It saves my precious time otherwise I had to rely on many other tools such as app development and software development and many more. Its team collaboration features made me its biggest fan.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Although it offers updated features but the only thing that I noticed is that sometimes our system get hanged if we open multiple tabs at the same time that further effects our computer memory.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It is strongly recommended tool for any kind of software development. It is well suited for ios apps. If you are looking for a software that can can help you develop enterprise applications, ios apps or games then I assure you it will prove beneficial to you,

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Inspires Innovation
Caring

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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

Pankaj I.

Xcode Implementation and Support Overview: Limited

Likeliness to Recommend

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Cons

Alan S.

Outstanding development platform

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Jason S.

Extraordinary tool with advanced features

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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