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Android SDK vs Codename One comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Android SDK
Ranking in Mobile App Platforms
1st
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
8.9
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Codename One
Ranking in Mobile App Platforms
8th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Mobile App Platforms category, the mindshare of Android SDK is 6.5%, down from 16.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Codename One is 3.2%, down from 7.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Mobile App Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Android SDK6.5%
Codename One3.2%
Other90.3%
Mobile App Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

Zain Omer - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer (Kony-Temenos | Android) at Xpert Digital
A stable and scalable product that offers ease of coding and designing to build applications
There isn't a need for any improvement in Android SDK since they provide users with two or three updates in a year, making it quite stable. The security part in Android SDK depends on how you build an application using the tool so you can apply some security to your application. The reason why Temenos Quantum is the best security tool is because it uses a middleware named Fabric, so the APIs are connected from Fabric to Temenos Quantum. The middleware offered by Temenos is really strong. If I compare the security offered by Android to that of Temenos Quantum, Android will lose in terms of security. You can create a secure application with Android SDK. The amount of security offered by Android SDK is less when compared to Temenos, making it an area of concern where improvement can be made. I don't think Android SDK needs to add any features because they give updates frequently.
it_user480888 - PeerSpot reviewer
Chicken Little at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Uses standard Java, with low rewrite requirement for existing applications.
Uses standard Java, with low rewrite requirement for existing applications I ported a couple of large-ish real world Java applications, and maintained a common code base. Future development continues, fully cross platform, on standard desktop Java, Android and iOS. Core Java features are not…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Wide range of resources available (code, snippets, examples, samples, blogs...etc)."
"The IDE is easy to use and has a ton of APIs that allow you to tie into Google's large base of services offered."
"Applications built with Android SDK can run on a large number of devices from various vendors and are not restricted to a particular vendor"
"Android SDK is very scalable, secure, and fast...It is a completely stable solution that has been working for many years."
"Although iPhone offers a lot of development tools, the freedom offered by Android is virtually unmatched."
"Android SDK's best feature is its ease of use."
"Best SDK"
"Being an Android developer this SDK platform will continue to grow as the developer community invests in it."
"To the best of my knowledge CN1 is better than some of the available mobile app development frameworks such as Xamarin and Nativescript because it gives almost 100% -- if not 100% -- write once run anywhere."
"A few things that stand out to me are a well-documented and pretty extensive API, build server, access to native functionality via native interface, easy extension with third-party libraries, active developer support, and attractive pricing."
"Uses standard Java, with low rewrite requirement for existing applications."
 

Cons

"The development environment of Android SDK could improve."
"There are security issues in the Android platform, so it is more vulnerable to attack."
"Developing apps for tablets is comparatively difficult because the emulator is extremely slow."
"Emulators are slow, especially the ones above API level 12 (Tablets and ICS). Slow emulators can really hinder the process of development."
"UI needs to improve, I feel since I come from a Microsoft RAD developer environment."
"Android SDK could use some new features, for example, picture-in-picture."
"We encounter compatibility issues between the product and the device from the manufacturer."
"It is an excellent solution, and it would be nice to get fewer updates."
"Testing through a CLI simulator is free but difficult to setup."
"Windows Phone port. However, that is actively being improved and should be released later this year if all goes well."
"Core Java features are not fully supported (introspection, serialization) and many standard functionalities (windows, events) are implemented in an idiosyncratic way, not standard Java."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Many countries, even those with fewer resources, prefer using Android SDK because it is cheap."
"I am using the free version of Android SDK."
"Android SDK can be cheap and can go high in terms of prices, and it all depends on who the customers are and what kind of application you want. One application may cost 5,000 USD and can go up from 1,00,000 to 2,00,000 USD."
"Android SDK is essentially an open-source product on which anybody can work."
"It is an open-source platform."
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Top Industries

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Construction Company
22%
Comms Service Provider
14%
University
8%
Healthcare Company
8%
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Company Size

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Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Large Enterprise8
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Android SDK?
In terms of pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Android SDK, it is quite cheap; I did not spend much and even received vouchers for Gemini Pro.
What needs improvement with Android SDK?
Android SDK could be better if its integration for Flutter was improved; I understand it is tailored for Kotlin and Java apps, but many of us are using Flutter. When working on a Flutter project, I...
What is your primary use case for Android SDK?
My main use case for Android SDK is writing code and developing apps, including developing some Java apps, Kotlin apps, and apps using Flutter and Dart. In addition to that, I also use the integrat...
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